Robin M Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thursday marks the beginning of book week 21 We are on Week 21 of our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks. It is time to start book # 22. (If you haven't already.) :) To recap the rules: Read an average of a book a week - 52 books in 52 weeks Re-reading a book counts--as long as you first read it before 2009 School related books don't count (unless you want them to. You may post your reviews, thoughts, reactions to the books you've read here or on the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Blog. ******************************************* We are heading into the summer and things are slowing down. But there is nothing like a good book to carry you through the day. I'm currently reading "The Link" by B.Sandy. An interesting book my father purchased for me when he stumbled across the author doing a book signing at Las Vegas airport Borders. Also, do you guys have any recommendations for book sites, blogs, bookish people or companies you would like to see highlighted on the 52 books blog? Every Thursday I highlight a few sites and if there is anything you'd like to see on the blog let me know. What are you all reading this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Unless by Carol Shields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Lemme see what I got here...OK, latest list (recent reads bolded) My list so far 1. Nine Days a Queen 2. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist 3. Driving Over Lemons 4. Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses 5. Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future 6. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the way we cooked 7. Vanity Fair 8. Spiritual Counsels of Father John of Kronstadt 9. Les Miserables 10. Macy's, Gimbels and Me by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon 11. The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop 12. The Scarlet Letter 13. Our Hearts' True Home, Virginia Nieuwsma, ed. 14. Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris 15. Model Behavior by Jay McInerny 16. Readings in Christianity, compiled by Robert E. Van Voorst 17. Married to a Catholic Priest by Mary Vincent Dally 18. Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Robert B. Cialdini 19. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert 20. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration by various authors 21. Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing by Arthur Woodward 22. Baghdad-by-the-Bay by Herb Caen 23. Encore Provence by Peter Mayle 24. Finding My Way by Borghild Dahl 25. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 26. The Suez Canal by Gail Stewart 27. Unseen Warfare - classical spiritual work 28. A Concise History of Bolivia by Herbert Klein (put this one on hold for the time being) 29. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger 30. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie 31. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 32. New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries by Warren Beck (reading now) 33. Emma by Jane Austen 34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 35. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman 36. Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner 37. Homeschooler's College Admissions Handbook by Cafi Cohen 38. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart 39. Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart 40. The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart (this one was kind of disappointing. I almost didn't finish it. Definitely not up to the standard of her earlier books.) 41. Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss (reading now) 42. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (finally getting around to reading this. It's very good.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 We've been watching David Starkey's Monarchy series, but the library only has the first two seasons. So I found the book and have picked up where the dvds left off. England has just been invaded by William of Orange. Very exciting stuff. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I just finished Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. I think I might want to buy that one. Still working on Beethoven's Hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Not yet sure what I am in the mood for this week--off to browse my shelves. Everything I have read thus far has been off my own shelves of "I want to read this someday" collection of used and gift books. I have been very restrained and have brought home very few new finds these past months as I am really enjoying whittling down and weeding out those I already own in to keepers and not. It has been amusing to have my husband urging me to visit bookstores and browse and buy something new instead of urging me to try and whittle down my enormous piles of must own. I think he is made nervous by my uncharacteristic self-control:lol: He needn't worry as I am positive it is only temporary and will go the way of all "diets" and end in wild rebound the other way any day now. Happy Reading to all! Week 21: The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, A History by Lewis Buzbee Week 20: Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World by Maria Shriver Week 19: Lost in America by Isaac Bashevis Singer (do not bother to read this--UGH!) Week 18: Libby: The Alaskan Diaries and Letters of Libby Beaman, 1879-1880, as presented by her Granddaughter Betty John. Week 17: Without a Trace by Colleen Coble. Week 16: On Colfax Avenue: A Victorian Childhood by Elizabeth Young Week 15: One Woman Against the Reich by Helmut W. Ziefle Week 14: Index to Murder by Jo Dereske Week 13: Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen Week 12: Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff Week 11: Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family by Stephen J. Dubner Week 10: Body in the Bouillon by Katherine Hall Page Week 9: Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah Week 8: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester Week 7: The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff Week 6: Shelf Life by Suzanne Stempek Shea Week 5: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Week 4: Mosaic by Amy Grant Week 3: The Faith Club by Idilby, Oliver and Warner Week 2: The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page Week 1: Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 1. Here, There Be Dragons 2. The Candy Shop War 3. New Moon 4. Eclipse 5. Breaking Dawn 6. The Contest 7. The Climb 8. The Summit 9. The Deep 10. The Discovery 11. The Danger 12. My Sister's Keeper (Jodi P.) 13. Nineteen Minutes (Jodi P.) 14. Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti (The Farrels) 15. Willy's Trunk (Lamplighter) 16. Cobwebs & Cables (Hesba Stretton: Lamplighter) 17. Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks 18. Prisoners of the Sea (Kingsley: Lamplighter) 19. The Lost Clue (Walton: Lamplighter) 20. Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol 21. Boy Scouts wirh the Cossacks (Donohue) My next few books will be pre-reads or catch up reads for whatever my DS(12yo) is reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hey guys, The 52 weeks blog has been given an award by Sunflower Ranch. Check it out. The link is in my signature. If you want to pass it on to another blogger, feel free to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I am behind in posting my books but I am actually ahead in my reading. Book #21 -- Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book #22 -- Amazing Grace: The Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper Book #23 -- Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (wonderful book) Next book is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Week 1: The Templars Week 2: End of America Week 3: Kluge Week 4: Spook Week 5: Panic in Level 4 Week 6: Killing the Imposter God Week 7: Journeys to a Mythical Past Week 8: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blonds? Week 9: When Men Become Gods Week 10: The Score Week 11: More Harm Than Good Week 12: The Unthinkable Week 13: Deep Survival Week 14: How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia Week 15: Web of Conspiracy & Secret Societies Week 16: Marley & Me and Be the Pack Leader Week 17: Cesar's Way Week 18: TWTM again (new edition) Week 19: The Great Pyramid Week 20: The Survivors Club Week 21: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue Week 22: Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life I think that the next thing on the list is The Jesus Papers with five others in que. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I cannot possibly remember everything from the first week on but in the last three weeks I read: "On every Side" by K. Kingsbury "Homestead" by Rossi "Breach of Promise" by Perry - working on this one now. They were/are all very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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