| Linux Kernel in a Nutshell |
Greg Kroah-Hartman |
Print |
Purchased |
182 |
03-09-2007 |
12-30-2011 |
8 |
A great resource for geeky types. |
| The Gun Seller |
Hugh Laurie |
Print |
Library |
341 |
12-12-2010 |
01-06-2011 |
7 |
Really quite funny and enjoyable, though I didn't read it straight through and probably lost something. |
| Gregor the Overlander |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Library |
311 |
12-31-2010 |
01-15-2011 |
9 |
I liked it even better as a read-aloud. |
| NLT Study Bible: New Living Translation |
Various Authors |
Print |
Owned |
2275 |
01-03-2011 |
12-15-2011 |
8 |
Still like it, but I'll go back to ESV next year. |
| Pathfinder |
Orson Scott Card |
Print |
Borrowed |
672 |
01-04-2011 |
01-15-2011 |
9 |
Another terrific adventure from OSC. |
| Fountains of the Deep: The Creation Story and Mainstream Science |
Steven L. Ross |
Print |
Review Copy |
269 |
01-14-2011 |
01-28-2011 |
7 |
Interesting and thought provoking. |
| The Lost Gate |
Orson Scott Card |
Print |
Library |
384 |
01-15-2011 |
01-20-2011 |
9 |
Fantasy isn't my cup of tea, but this was just plain entertaining. |
| Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Library |
309 |
01-16-2011 |
01-26-2011 |
9 |
great followup to Gregor the Overlander. |
| War |
Sebastian Junger |
Print |
Library |
304 |
01-21-2011 |
02-21-2011 |
8 |
gripping and fascinating |
| Never Let Me Go |
Kazuo Ishiguro |
Print |
Library |
288 |
01-25-2011 |
02-14-2011 |
8 |
Amazing writing, but I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. |
| Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Purchased |
358 |
01-27-2011 |
02-10-2011 |
9 |
great stuff again! |
| In Fifty Year We'll All Be Chicks: ...And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy |
Adam Corolla |
Audio |
Library |
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01-28-2011 |
02-02-2011 |
7 |
Funny and surprisingly wise. |
| The Last Sorcerers: The Path From Alchemy to the Periodic Table |
Richard Morris |
Print |
Library |
282 |
01-28-2011 |
02-07-2011 |
9 |
Excellent history of chemistry. |
| Will the Theologians Please Sit Down |
David Bercot |
Print |
Library |
195 |
02-09-2011 |
02-15-2011 |
7 |
Intriguing and provocative. I can't say I resonate with him on everything, but he made me think. |
| Gregor and the Marks of Secret |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Purchased |
352 |
02-11-2011 |
03-01-2011 |
9 |
Great setup for the final book! |
| What the Night Knows |
Dean Koontz |
Print |
Library |
442 |
02-15-2011 |
02-26-2011 |
6 |
Just really not my favorite Koontz ever. |
| Armageddon Science: The Science of Mass Destruction |
Brian Clegg |
Print |
Library |
294 |
02-25-2011 |
03-14-2011 |
8 |
A very good primer on a few scary issues. |
| The Christian Atheist: Believing in God But Living as if He Doesn't Exist |
Craig Groeschel |
Print |
Library |
241 |
02-27-2011 |
03-05-2011 |
9 |
Terrific, challenging, inspiring. |
| Pathfinder |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Library |
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03-01-2011 |
03-17-2011 |
8 |
A very good audio production, though one of the performers used a ridiculous falsetto when voicing Umbo. These things should not be. |
| Gregor and the Code of Claw |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Purchased |
412 |
03-01-2011 |
03-14-2011 |
9 |
Terrific ending to the series. |
| Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse |
James Swanson |
Print |
Library |
464 |
03-03-2011 |
04-24-2011 |
7 |
Loved the Jefferson Davis parts, but the Lincoln parts just didn't grip me. |
| Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christianity |
David Bercot |
Print |
Purchased |
180 |
03-10-2011 |
03-27-2011 |
8 |
Another challenging book from Bercot. Very inspiring. |
| Holes |
Louis Sachar |
Print |
Owned |
233 |
03-14-2011 |
03-29-2011 |
8 |
Ethan had trouble getting into it but liked the ending. |
| The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book |
Timothy Beal |
Print |
Library |
244 |
03-20-2011 |
04-03-2011 |
6 |
Not quite sure what the point was here. |
| Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived |
Rob Bell |
Print |
Purchased |
211 |
03-23-2011 |
03-24-2011 |
8 |
A nice, inspiring, quick read. I didn't agree with everything, but he made some good points. |
| And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning |
Joel Hoffman |
Print |
Purchased |
272 |
03-28-2011 |
06-06-2011 |
8 |
Terrific primer on how translation works...and doesn't. |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
J. K. Rowling |
Print |
Purchased |
320 |
03-30-2011 |
04-18-2011 |
8 |
I still love it, but not so much as a read-aloud. |
| Euphemania: Our Love Affair With Euphemisms |
Ralph Keyes |
Print |
Library |
277 |
04-03-2011 |
04-09-2011 |
9 |
Hilarious, terrific fun, and very interesting. |
| The Lost Gate |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Library |
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04-03-2011 |
04-12-2011 |
8 |
Excellent audio performance. |
| Vanished |
Joseph Finder |
Audio |
Library |
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04-09-2011 |
05-08-2011 |
8 |
Great stuff! Now I'm ready for Buried Secrets! |
| The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality |
Richard Panek |
Audio |
Library |
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04-12-2011 |
04-20-2011 |
7 |
Good stuff, though I did zone out here and there. |
| The Lightning Thief |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
Library |
377 |
04-20-2011 |
05-14-2011 |
8 |
Read-aloud this time. Still lots of fun. |
| Architects of Tomorrow, Volume 1 |
William Van Winkle |
Print |
Online or eBook |
258 |
05-04-2011 |
05-25-2011 |
8 |
Great stuff and I'm not just saying that because I know the author. |
| Frankenstein: Lost Souls |
Dean Koontz |
Audio |
Library |
|
05-11-2011 |
05-16-2011 |
8 |
cool |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
J. K. Rowling |
Print |
Purchased |
341 |
05-15-2011 |
06-06-2011 |
8 |
Still fun after all these years. |
| Speaker for the Dead |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Owned |
|
05-17-2011 |
05-21-2011 |
10 |
I can't help myself!!!! I must listen to this one! |
| Begat: The King James Bible & The English Language |
David Crystal |
Print |
Library |
326 |
05-31-2011 |
08-27-2011 |
8 |
Very interesting stuff...not sure why it took 12 weeks to finish... |
| The Sea of Monsters |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
Library |
279 |
06-07-2011 |
06-23-2011 |
8 |
enjoyable once again. |
| Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything |
Stephen Baker |
Print |
Library |
269 |
06-07-2011 |
06-20-2011 |
8 |
Just fascinating, from the specifics of the Jeopardy match to the general outline of how AI works. |
| The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos |
Brian Greene |
Audio |
Library |
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06-14-2011 |
07-22-2011 |
7 |
intstirring |
| The Magician's Elephant |
Kate DiCamillo |
Print |
Library |
208 |
06-24-2011 |
07-02-2011 |
8 |
Another fine read-aloud from Kate DiCamillo. |
| Robopocalypse |
Daniel Wilson |
Print |
Library |
349 |
06-28-2011 |
07-03-2011 |
9 |
Awesome! |
| The Titan's Curse |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
Library |
312 |
07-03-2011 |
07-29-2011 |
8 |
read-aloud
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| Buried Secrets |
Joseph Finder |
Print |
Library |
400 |
07-04-2011 |
07-12-2011 |
8 |
Another nice, tight thriller! |
| The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions |
Karl W. Giberson |
Print |
Library |
251 |
07-09-2011 |
07-18-2011 |
10 |
Probably the best book I've read on this topic. |
| Knuckler: My Life With Baseball's Most Confounding Pitch |
Tim Wakefield |
Print |
Library |
288 |
07-09-2011 |
08-08-2011 |
8 |
Baseball books are awesome, and this one's pretty terrific. |
| Frankenstein: The Dead Town |
Dean Koontz |
Print |
Library |
423 |
07-12-2011 |
07-22-2011 |
8 |
Nice wrapup to the series. |
| The Cross & the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants |
Kenneth E Bailey |
Print |
Library |
151 |
07-20-2011 |
07-27-2011 |
9 |
A beautiful book in many ways. |
| Frankenstein: The Dead Town |
Dean Koontz |
Audio |
Library |
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07-23-2011 |
07-29-2011 |
8 |
finished! |
| A Boy and His Bot |
Daniel Wilson |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
180 |
07-30-2011 |
08-20-2011 |
7 |
Whimsical and fun. |
| World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War |
Max Brooks |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
352 |
08-06-2011 |
08-20-2011 |
9 |
Pretty much pure awesomeness. |
| The Man Who Folded Himself |
David Gerrold |
Print |
Library |
144 |
08-11-2011 |
08-12-2011 |
8 |
great science fiction, but whoa. |
| The Battery: How Portable Power Sparked a Technological Revolution |
Henry Schlesinger |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
280 |
08-20-2011 |
09-11-2011 |
8 |
Another great popular science/history. |
| The Ruins of Gorlan: Ranger's Apprentice Book One |
Flanagan |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
249 |
08-21-2011 |
09-14-2011 |
8 |
surprisingly good. |
| After America: Get Ready for Armageddon |
Mark Steyn |
Print |
Review Copy |
400 |
09-06-2011 |
10-22-2011 |
7 |
A bit depressing, but still enjoyable. |
| Robopocalypse |
Daniel Wilson |
Audio |
Library |
|
09-09-2011 |
09-16-2011 |
8 |
good audio production. |
| The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead |
Max Brooks |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
288 |
09-09-2011 |
09-21-2011 |
7 |
A fun "technical manual" to go with World War Z. |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins |
Richard Atwater |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
138 |
09-15-2011 |
09-23-2011 |
7 |
quite delightful! |
| The Battle of the Labyrinth |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
361 |
09-24-2011 |
10-03-2011 |
8 |
Very enjoyable as a read- aloud. |
| The Few |
Alex Kershaw |
Audio |
Library |
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09-24-2011 |
09-29-2011 |
9 |
inspiring and engaging. |
| Cooking Solves Everything: How Time in the Kitchen Can Save Your Health, Your Budget, and Even the Planet |
Mark Bittman |
Print |
Online or eBook |
37 |
09-29-2011 |
10-02-2011 |
8 |
Inspiring. Makes me want to do more cooking! |
| The Red Pyramid |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
516 |
10-04-2011 |
11-10-2011 |
7 |
Another fun myth-laden series! |
| The Classics: All You Need to Know, from Zeus's Throne to the Fall of Rome |
Caroline Taggart |
Print |
Library |
170 |
10-05-2011 |
10-18-2011 |
7 |
Great little survey of the classics. |
| Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects |
Amy Stewart |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
288 |
10-08-2011 |
11-22-2011 |
9 |
Wonderfully creepy and awesome. |
| Dracula |
Bram Stoker |
Print |
Online or eBook |
433 |
10-21-2011 |
10-29-2011 |
9 |
Loved it! |
| Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly |
Anthony Bourdain |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
320 |
10-27-2011 |
11-09-2011 |
9 |
Terrific and engrossing. |
| 11/22/63 |
Stephen King |
Print |
Library |
864 |
11-08-2011 |
11-17-2011 |
9 |
Great stuff! |
| The Last Olympian |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
NOOK Store |
381 |
11-11-2011 |
11-30-2011 |
8 |
Enjoyable once again. Now on to the Heroes of Olympus series. |
| The Strain |
Guillermo Del Toro |
Print |
OverDrive/Libby |
401 |
11-20-2011 |
12-10-2011 |
8 |
Great, spooky stuff! |
| A Christmas Story |
Jean Shepherd |
Print |
Library |
131 |
11-22-2011 |
12-02-2011 |
8 |
Extremely funny, though the movie still has the power of purest awesome. |
| Where the Red Fern Grows |
Wilson Rawls |
Print |
NOOK Store |
184 |
12-01-2011 |
12-17-2011 |
8 |
Such a wonderful book, but it made the boy sad. |
| The Litigators |
John Grisham |
Print |
Library |
385 |
12-06-2011 |
12-13-2011 |
8 |
Back to good old Grisham form! |
| Micro |
Michael Crichton |
Print |
Library |
428 |
12-13-2011 |
12-29-2011 |
5 |
Not really worth the time. |
| Inheritance |
Christopher Paolini |
Print |
Library |
860 |
12-16-2011 |
12-26-2011 |
8 |
Excellent conclusion to the series! |