Personal Development;Life Enhancement;Achievement
Books I’ve Read
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ~Groucho Marx
What has Jack been reading? I am a passionate reader of books. I thought it might be fun to start to collect somewhere a listing of the books that I have read. I am not going to rank them or review them, although I will sometimes do that elsewhere. Still over time, this might be an interesting list.
January 2012
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer (NF 2011)
Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals by Mark Sisson and Jennifer Meier (NF 2011)
11/22/63 by Stephen King (F 2011)
Ringworld by Larry Niven (F 1970)
21 Day Total Body Transformation by Mark Sisson (NF 2011)
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December 2011
The Litigators by John Grisham (F 2011)
Curtain by Agatha Christie (F 1975)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (F 1926)
Agatha Christie – An Autobiography by Agatha Christie (NF 1977)
Hercule Poirots’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (F 1938)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (F 1920)
Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens (F 1990)
Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras (NF 2004)
The Annotated Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie / Edited and Introduction by Maria Tatar (NF 2011)
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November 2011
Living Low Carb by Jonny Bowden (NF 2010)
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons (F 1997)
Endymion by Dan Simmons (F 1995)
Desilu by Coyne Steven Sanders and Tom Gilbert (NF 1993)
The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane (F 2009)
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October 2011
Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (F 1985)
Life Itself by Roger Ebert (NF 2011)
Good to Great by Jim Collins (NF 2001)
Microstyle by Christopher Johnson (NF 2011)
Worlds Enough & Time by Dan Simmons (F 2002)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick (F 1974)
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September 2011
A Perfect Spy by John le Carre (F 1986)
Ageless by Edward L. Schneider M.D. (NF 2003)
The Paleo Diet Cookbook by Loren Cordain (NF 2011)
Shelving and Storage by Tim Snyder (NF 1992)
Smiley’s People by John le Carre (F 1979)
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (NF 2000)
Noble House by James Clavell (F 1981)
Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilson (F 2011)
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (F 2003)
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August 2011
Tai-Pan by James Clavell (F 1966)
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (F 1999)
Shogun by James Clavell (F 1975)
Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan based on the PBS series by Julia Child (NF 1996)
The Joy of Hobby Farming by Michael and Audrey Levatino (NF 2011)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (F 1990)
King Rat by James Clavell (F 1962)
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July 2011
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly (NF 2011)
Get Rich Click! by Marc Ostrofsky (NF 2011)
The Flexitarian Table by Peter Berley (NF 2007)
The Flexitarian Diet by Dawn Jackson Blatner (NF 2008)
Robert Redford – The Biography by Michael Feeney Callan (NF 2011)
Flashback by Dan Simmons (F 2011)
The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil (NF 2005)
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke (F 2004)
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June 2011
American Rebel – The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot (NF 2009)
The Russia House by John le Carre (NF 1989)
Win by Dr. Frank I. Luntz (NF 2011)
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (NF 2008)
A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda (NF 1971)
My Life & 1000 Houses by Mitch Stephen (NF 2008)
Fantastic Voyage – The Science Behind Radical Life Extension by Kurzweil and Grossman (NF 2004)
Boneheads – My Search for T.Rex by Richard Polsky (NF 2011)
The Ghost by Robert Harris (F 2007)
The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson (F 2009)
The Best of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Dolye (F ~1930)
Against All Things Ending by Stephen R. Donaldson (F 2010)
Fatal Revenant by Stephen R. Donaldson (F 2007)
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May 2011
The West End Horror by Nicholas Meyer (F 1976)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer (F 1974)
The Runes of the Earth by Stephen R. Donaldson (F 2004)
The Templar Salvation by Raymond Khoury (F 2010)
3001 – The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (F 1997)
The Teachings of Don Juan: a Yagui way of knowledge by Carlos Castaneda (NF 1968)
The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle (F 2009)
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April 2011
Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood (F 2010)
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Jr. (NF 1998)
Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction by Gabellini, Gregory, Canfield, Hansen (NF 2008)
Conspirata – a novel of ancient Rome by Robert Harris (F 2010)
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March 2011
The Reversal by Michael Connelly (F 2010)
2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke (F 1987)
2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke (F 1982)
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre (F 2010)
The Active Side of Infinity by Carlos Castaneda (NF 1998)
Man-Kzin Wars IX by Larry Niven (F 2002)
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February 2011
Empire by Steven Saylor (F 2010)
Children of the Night by Dan Simmons (F 1992)
N – SPACE by Larry Niven (F 1990)
Betrayer of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (F 2010)
A Good Year by Peter Mayle (F 2004)
Layover in Dubai by Dan Fesperman (F 2010)
The Dinosaur Hunter by Homer Hickman (F 2010)
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January 2011
2001 – A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (F 1968)
A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin (F 1991)
The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor (F 2008)
Under the Dome by Stephen King (F 2009)
The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox (NF 1992)
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December 2010
A Mist of Prophecies by Steven Saylor (F 2002)
Alexander the Great – A Biography by Robin Lane Fox (NF 1973)
The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth (F 2010)
Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich (F 2007)
Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons (F 1994)
The Judgement of Caesar by Steven Saylor (F 2004)
Hardcase by Dan Simmons (F 2001)
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November 2010
The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner by David Bach (NF 2005)
Rubicon by Steven Saylor (F 1999)
The Firm by John Grisham (F 1991)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer (NF 1960)
Ride Your Way Lean by Selene Yeager (NF 2010)
The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor (F 1995)
The Client by John Grisham (F 1993)
The Execution of Sherlock Holmes by Donald Thomas (F 2007)
A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor (F 2005)
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October 2010
Catalina’s Riddle by Steven Saylor (F 1993)
The Crook Factory by Dan Simmons (F 1999)
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor (F 1991)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson (F 2007)
A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons (F 2002)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (F 1997)
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth (F 1972)
Exodus by Leon Uris (F 1958)
Koko by Peter Straub (F 1988)
The Small Boat of Great Sorrows by Dan Fesperman (F 2003)
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September 2010
My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme (NF 2006)
Lie in the Dark by Dan Fesperman (F 1999)
The Arms Maker of Berlin by Dan Fesperman (F 2009)
Insomnia by Stephen King (F 1994)
My Word is my Bond by Roger Moore (NF 2008)
The Dark Tower VII / The Dark Tower by Stephen King (F 2004)
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August 2010
The Dark Tower VI / Song of Susannah by Stephen King (F 2004)
The Dark Tower V / Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (F 2003)
The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr (F 2005)
The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls by John R. King (F 2008)
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (F 1990)
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (F 1989)
Drood by Dan Simmons (F 2009)
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July 2010
The Terror by Dan Simmons (F 2007)
Black Hills by Dan Simmons (F 2010)
The Appeal by John Grisham (F 2008)
My Name Escapes Me by Alex Guinness (NF 1996)
Ringworld’s Children by Larry Niven (F 2004)
The Rainmaker by John Grisham (F 1995)
Icon by Frederick Forsyth (F 1996)
Dreamer of Dune by Brian Herbert (NF 2003)
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June 2010
Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (F 2009)
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth (F 1991)
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy (F 1987)
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (F/NF 1910)
The Fourth Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders (F 1985)
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May 2010
McNally’s Secret by Lawrence Sanders (F 1992)
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (F 1953)
The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders (F 1981)
Dune by Frank Herbert (F 1965)
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller (NF 1969)
The Hurricane Story by Paul Gallico (NF 1959)
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (F 2009)
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April 2010
The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders (F 1977)
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (F 2009)
The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler (F 1949)
Ron Carlson Writes a Story by Ron Carlson (NF 2007)
Echo Park by Michael Connelly (F 2006)
Up till Now by William Shatner (NF 2008)
The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach (NF 1984)
If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell (NF 2001)
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March 2010
March 2010
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (F 1939)
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (F 1940)
The High Window by Raymond Chandler (F 1942)
The Narrows by Michael Connelly (F 2004))
The Testament by John Grisham (F 1999)
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler (F 1943)
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (F 2005)
The Partner by John Grisham (F 1997)
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (F 2006)
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February 2010
A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly (F 2001)
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub (F 2010)
The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (F 2005)
Dragons by Michael Connelly (F 2009)
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January 2010
Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (F 1997)
The Stand (complete and uncut) by Stephen King (F 1978 and 1990)
The Poet by Michael Connelly (F 1996)
Last Words by George Carlin and Tony Hendra (NF 2009)
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December 2009
The Sign by Raymond Khoury (F 2009)
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November 2009
Writing Nonfiction by Dan Poynter (NF 2005)
So You Want to Write a Book by Manny Luftglass (NF 2002)
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (F 2009)
Avenger by Frederick Forsyth (F 2003)
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly (F 1993)
The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury (F 2007)
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly (F 1994)
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October 2009
Angels Flight by Michael Connelly (F 1999)
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth (F 1972)
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September 2009
Seinfeld – The Making of an American Icon by Jerry Oppenheimer (NF 2002)
Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff (NF 2008)
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August 2009
Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson (NF 1998)
Archangel by Robert Harris (F 1998)
Blood Work by Michael Connelly (F 1998)
City of Bones by Michael Connelly (F 2002)
Layer Cake by J. J. Connolly (F 2000)
How I lost 5 Pounds in 6 Years by Tom Arnold (NF 2002)
The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code by Lisa Rogak (NF 2005)
The Closers by Michael Connelly (F 2005)
Mr. X by Peter Straub (F 1999)
The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (F 1995)
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi (NF 2005)
The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. McDonald (F 1964)
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (F 2008)
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July 2009
Woody Allen by Eric Lax (NF 1991)
Einstein – The Life and Times by Ronald Clark (NF 1971)
Imperium by Robert Harris (F 2006)
Final Witness by Simon Tolkien (F 2002)
Pompeii by Robert Harris (F 2003)
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June 2009
Contact by Carl Sagan (F 1985)
Shogun by James Clavell (F 1975)
Dare to Succeed by Mark Burnett (NF 2001)
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May 2009
Running Past 50 by Richard Benyo (NF 1998)
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons (F 1997)
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April 2009
Pilots Also Pray by Tom Harmon (NF 1944)
Stealing God’s Thunder by Philip Dray (NF 2005) Benjamin Franklin’s Lightning Rod…
Nightmare in Pink by John D. McDonald (F 1964) A Travis McGee Novel
Dirk Pitt Revealed by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo (NF 1998)
Juggler of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (F 2008)
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March 2009
Fleet of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward Lerner (F 2007)
The Battle for Iwo Jima by Robert Leckie (NF 1967)
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February 2009
Lisey’s Story by Stephen King (F 2006)
River God by Wilbur Smith (F 1993)
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January 2009 and December 2008: I was rereading old friends. I have not noted those here.
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November 2008
Steel Beach by John Varley (F 1992)
Saint Jack by Paul Theroux (F 1973)
Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results by Norman Vincent Peale (NF 1986)
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October 2008
The Mission Song by John Le Carre (F 2006)
Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins (NF 1979) As Perceived by the Patient
Void Moon by Michael Connelly (F 2000)
Oprah Winfrey by George Mair (NF 1994) The Real Story
Protein Power by Michael and Mary Dan Eades (NF 1996)
You Can Make It Happen by Stedman Graham (NF 1997) A Nine-Step Plan for Success
Everything’s Eventual by Stephen King (F 2002) 14 Dark Tales
Steps in Time by Fred Astaire (NF 1959) An Autobiography
The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum (F 1993)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre (F 1974)
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September 2008
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffery Archer (F 1976)
Century of the Manikin by E. C. Tubb (F 1972)
The Gospel According to Judas by Jeffery Archer and Francis Moloney (F/NF 2007)
The Return by E. C. Tubb (F 1997) Dumarest of Terra #32
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August 2008
Prison of Night by E. C. Tubb (F 1977) Dumarest of Terra #17
Incident on Ath by E. C. Tubb (F 1978) Dumarest of Terra #18
The Quillian Sector by E. C. Tubb (F 1978) Dumarest of Terra #19
Web of Sand by E. C. Tubb (F 1979) Dumarest of Terra #20
Iduna’s Universe by E. C. Tubb (F 1979) Dumarest of Terra #21
Fatal Revenant by Stephen R. Donaldson (F 2007) The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Volume II
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (NF 2007)
The Terra Data by E. C. Tubb (F 1980) Dumarest of Terra #22
World of Promise by E. C. Tubb (F 1980) Dumarest of Terra #23
Nectar of Heaven by E. C. Tubb (F 1981) Dumarest of Terra #24
The Terridae by E. C. Tubb (F 1981) Dumarest of Terra #25
The Coming Event by E. C. Tubb (F 1982) Dumarest of Terra #26
Earth is Heaven by E. C. Tubb (F 1982) Dumarest of Terra #27
Melome by E. C. Tubb (F 1983) Dumarest of Terra #28
Angado by E. C. Tubb (F 1984) Dumarest of Terra #29
Symbol of Terra by E. C. Tubb (F 1984) Dumarest of Terra #30
The Temple of Truth by E. C. Tubb (F 1985) Dumarest of Terra #31
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (F 2007)
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July 2008:
The Winds of Gath by E. C. Tubb (F 1967) Dumarest of Terra #1 – The quest begins
Derai by E. C. Tubb (F 1968) Dumarest of Terra #2 – The quest continues…
Lose Weight: The smart low-carb way by Newman and Joachim (NF 2002) 200 high flavor recipes and seven step plan to stay slim forever
Toyman by E. C. Tubb (F 1969) Dumarest of Terra #3 – On Toy nothing was cheap but life itself.
S.T.A.R. Flight by E.C. Tubb (F 1969) The curse of eternal youth threatens to destroy earth!
Kalin by E. C. Tubb (F 1969) Dumarest of Terra #4 – Finding needles in haystacks hardly compares with hunting diamonds in dinosaurs!
The Bane of Kanthos by Alex Dain (F 1969) Was he Lansing of the Amazon – or Rocar master of sword -and-sorcery?
The Jester at Scar by E. C. Tubb (F 1970) Dumarest of Terra #5 – The quest continues…
The Power of an Hour by Dave Lakhani (NF 2006) Business and Life Mastery in One Hour a Week
Lallia by E. C. Tubb (F 1971) Dumarest of Terra #6 – In the place of miracles, Dumarest seeks the one answer the cannot grant him.
Technos by E. C. Tubb (F 1972) Dumarest of Terra #7 – The quest continues…
Veruchia by E. C. Tubb (F 1973) Dumarest of Terra #8 – The quest continues…
Mayenne by E. C. Tubb (F 1973) Dumarest of Terra #9 – A Dumarest space novel
Jondelle by E. C. Tubb (F 1973) Dumarest of Terra #10 – A Dumarest space novel
Zenya by E. C. Tubb (F 1974) Dumarest of Terra #11
Eloise by E. C. Tubb (F 1975) Dumarest of Terra #12
Eye of the Zodiac by E. C. Tubb (F 1975) Dumarest of Terra #13
Jack of Swords by E. C. Tubb (F 1976) Dumarest of Terra #14
Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun by E. C. Tubb (F 1976) Dumarest of Terra #15
Haven of Darkness by E. C. Tubb (F 1977) Dumarest of Terra #16
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June 2008:
The 4 – Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris (NF 2007) Escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich
The Everyday Writer by Lunsford and Connors (NF 1999) A Brief Reference
Duma Key by Stephen King (F 2008) A Novel
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May 2008:
I’ll Steal You Away by Niccolo Ammaniti (F)
Running from Safety by Richard Bach (F/NF)
The Liberation of Italy by Luigi Vilari (NF)
The Nations at War by Willis Abbot (NF)
Over There by Frank Freidel (NF)
On Pacific Frontiers by Captain Carl Rydell (NF 1924) A story of life at sea and in outlying possessions of the United States.
The West End Horror by Nicholas Meyer (F 1976) A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D.
January 2008
New Mind, New Body Bio-Feedback: New Directions for the Mind by Barbara Brown, Ph.D. (NF)
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson (F)
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (F)
Jondelle by E.C. Tubb (F)
Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun by E.C. Tubb (F)
The Dark Tower / The Gunslinger by Stephen King (F)
The Loo Sanction by Trevanian (F)
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel (F)
Marathon Man by William Goldman (F)
Brothers by William Goldman (F)
Hype and Glory by William Goldman (NF)
Spring Training by William Zinser (NF)
Atkins for Life by Robert Atkins (NF)
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov (F)
Three Days of the Condor by James Grady (F)
Bobby Fischer teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer (NF)
Play to Win! by Larry and Hersch Wilson (NF)
Wilderness Survival by Bernard Shanks (NF)
Poems of Patriotism by Edgar Guest (F)
Mystery by Peter Straub (F)
Wind River Trails by Finis Mitchell (NF)
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February 2008:
In the Arena by Charlton Heston (NF)
Incident on Ath by E.C. Tubb (F)
The Quillian Sector by E.C. Tubb (F)
Shibumi by Trevanian (F)
Making a Killing by Captain James Ashcroft (NF)
The Empire Builder by Oscar Sullivan (NF)
A Perfect Crime by Peter Abrahams (F)
Mayenne by E.C. Tubb (F)
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (F)
Flying Know-How by Robert Buck (NF)
Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison (F)
Seawitch by Alistair MacLean (F)
Ciao, America! by Beppe Severgnini (NF)
Band of Brothers by Ernest K. Gann (F)
Magic by William Goldman (F)
Eloise by E. C. Tubb (F)
Cowboy Life by William Savage (NF)
Cinnamon Skin by John D. MacDonald (F)
The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux (NF)
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March 2008:
Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. MacDonald (F)
Stardeath by E.C. Tubb (F)
People to See by Jay Robert Nash (NF)
A Tan and Sandy Silence by John D. MacDonald (F)
World of Promise by E.C. Tubb (F)
The Serena Technique of Belly Dancing by Serena and Alan Wilson (NF)
The Long Lavender Look by John D. MacDonald (F)
The Terra Data by E.C. Tubb (F)
Breakthrough by Konstantin Raudive (NF)
Passport to Survival by Esther Dickey (NF)
Big Game Hunting and Marksmanship by Kenneth Lee (NF)
The Turquoise Lament by John D. MacDonald (F)
Good Ol’ Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz (F)
The Mercenary by Jerry Pournelle (F)
Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov (F)
In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark by Gerald Snyder (NF)
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry (F)
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April 2008:
The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders (F 1973)
Barrier Island by John D. MacDonald (F)
Sullivan’s Sting by Lawrence Sanders (F)
Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes by Noah Dietrich (NF)
Night Fall by Nelson Demille (F)
The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Charles Neider (NF)
Operation Time Search by Andre Norton (F)
McNally’s Trial by Lawrence Sanders (F)
Flying Aces of World War I by Gene Gurney (NF)
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“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ~Toni Morrison