My Reading List (2007 – 2008)

Books that I have read listed by the most recent at top:

(The star ratings are entirely my own opinion.)

2008

  1. Reconciliation, Islam, Democracy, and the West, by Banazir Bhutto, 2008, HarperCollins Publishers, New York 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  2. Girls of Riyadh, by Rajaa Alsanea, Read by Kate Reading, 2005 by Rajaa Alsanea, Translation 2007 by Rajaa Alsanea and Marilyn Booth, 2007 by Penguin Audio 2 starsMy Review
  3. A Land Remembered, A Novel, by Patrick D. Smith, 1984, Pineapple Press, Inc., Sarasota, FL 4 1/2 starsMy Review
  4. The Walking Wind, by Tony Hillerman, Read by George Guidall, 2002 by Tony Hillerman, 2002 by Recorded Books, LLC. My Review
  5. Thirteen Moons, by Charles Frazier, Read by Will Patton, 2006 by Random House, Inc., 2006 by 3 Crows Productions. 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  6. Under a Wing, A Memoir, by Reeve Lindbergh, 1998, Simon & Schuster, New York 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  7. Fly Boys, A True Story of Courage, by James Bradley, 2003, Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, New York  three starsMy Review
  8. Saturday, by Ian McEwan, Read by Steven Crossley, 2005 by Ian McEwan, 2005 by Recorded Books, LLC  2 1/2 starsMy Review
  9. Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Advisor to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia, by Janet Wallach, 1996, by Janet Wallach, Anchor Books, a Division of Random House, Inc., New York. four starsMy Review
  10. The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett, 1989, 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  11. Endgame, 1945, The Missing FInal Chapter of World War II, by David Safford, 2007, Little, Brown and Company, New York three starsMy Review
  12. War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, Translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, original written 1863-1868, new translation published in 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 2 starsMy Review
  13. The Cat Who Went Up The Creek, by Lilian Jackson Braun, Read by George Guidall, 2002 by Lilian Jackson Braun, 2002 by Recorded Books, LLC 2 starsMy Review
  14. The Bridesmaid, by Ruth Rendell, Read by Barbara Rosenblat, 1989 by Kinsmarkham Enterprised, Ltd., 1991 by Recorded Books 2 starsMy Review
  15. No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy, 2006, Vintage International, New Yorkfour starsMy Review
  16. Everyman, by Phillip Roth, 2006, Recorded Books, LLC, read by George Guidall. 2 starsMy Review
  17. The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King, 2005, Audioworks (Simon & Shuster), read by Jeffrey DeMunn. 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  18. Telegraph Days, by Larry McMurtry, 2006, Recorded Books, LLC, read by Annie Potts,one starMy Review
  19. Moscow, 1812, Napolean’s Fatal March, by Adam Zamoyski, 2004, HarperCollins, New York 4 1/2 starsMy Review

2007

  1. The Screwtape Letters, How a Senior Devil Instructs a Junior Devil in the Art of Temptation, by C.S. Lewis, 1959 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  2. The Rising Tide, a Novel of World War II, by Jeff Shaara, 2006, Ballentine Books, New York three stars My Review
  3. Shark River, by Randy Wayne White, audiobook narrated by Ron McLarty, 2001, Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York. three starsMy Review
  4. Tishomingo Blues, by Elmore Leonard, audiobook narrated by Frank Muller, 2001, Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York. 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  5. Parish Priest, Father Michael McGivney and American Catholocism, by Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster, 2006, HarperCollins Publishers, New York. three starsMy Review
  6. Handbook of Great Aircraft of WWII, by Dr. Alfred Price and Mike Spick, 2000. Abbeydale Press, Leicester, England three starsMy Review
  7. Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky, Translated by Sandra Smith, 2006, Vintage International, New York three starsMy Review
  8. Echo Park, by Michael Connelly, 2006, Warner Books, New York, My Review
  9. Hour Game, by David Baldacci, audio CD, 2 starsMy Review
  10. Mysteries of the Middle Ages, The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe, by Thomas Cahill, 2006, Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, New York 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  11. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006, Penguin Books, New York 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  12. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, 2006, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5 starsMy Review
  13. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, 2007, Riverhead Books, New York 4 1/2 starsMy Review
  14. Just One Look, by Harlan Coben, 2004, Signet Books, New American Library, New York 2 1/2 stars
  15. Manhunt, by James L. Swanson, 2006, HarperCollins Publishing, New York three stars
  16. The Forsyte Saga: Book 2, In Chancery, by John Galsworthy, 1920, unabriged audio book, 1988, Recorded Books, LLC, Charlotte Hill, MD, read by Neil Hunt 3 1/2 stars
  17. The Moon and Sixpence, by W. Somerset Maugham, 1919, unabridged audio book, 1994, Brilliance Audio, Grandhaven, MI, read by Michael Page. 2 1/2 stars
  18. Atonement, by Ian McEwan, 2003, Anchor Books, New York 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  19. Flashman, by George McDonald Fraser, Penguin Books, New York, 1969three stars My Review
  20. Mayflower, by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, New York, 2006 four starsMy Review
  21. The Reluctant Tuscan, How I Discovered My Inner Italian, by Phil Doran, 2005, Gothan Books, New York 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  22. Last Train to Paradise, by Les Standiford, 2002, Three Rivers Press, New York 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  23. The March, by E.L. Doctorow, 2006, Random House Trade Paperback 2 1/2 starsMy Review
  24. The Sea, by John Banville, 2005. Vintage Books, a Division of Random House 3 1/2 starsMy Review
  25. State of Denial, Bush at War, Part III, by Bob Woodard, 2006. Simon & Schuster. four starsMy Review