Friday, 4 January 2013

List of Favorite Books 2013

Favorite Books 2013


The Circle Maker - Mark Batterson
Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson
Apostle of the Exiled St. Damien of Molokai - Margaret Bunson and Matthew Bunson
The Circle Maker - Enhanced eBook Edition - Mark Batterson
How I Got Rich Writing C Papers - Andy Hueller
Game - I Hunt Killers # 2 - Barry Lyga
The Not So Simple Life - Stephen Shea - aka Arthur Slade
Damage - Stephen Shea - aka Arthur Slade
A 40 Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics - Bob Rice
The Sandman - The Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce
The Man in the Moon - The Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce
The Testing #1 - Joelle Charbonneau
Crush. Candy. Corpse - Sylvia McNicoll
Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout - Stink Moody Book 8 - Megan McDonald and Peter H Reynolds
Doll Bones - Holly Black
Bookmark Days - Scot Gardner
Johnny Hangtime - Dan Gutman

Sorrow's Knot - Erin Bow
The Wide, Wide Sea - Chaos Walking 2.5 - Patrick Ness
Snowscape - Chaos Walking 3.5 - Patrick Ness
The New World - Chaos Walking 0.5 - Patrick Ness

The Runaway Queen - Bane Chronicles #2 - Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson
Vampires, Scones, and Edmond Herondale - Bane Chronicles #3 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet! - Diamond Dallas Page and Dr. Craig Aaron

The Midnight Heir - Bane Chronicles #5 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
Death by Living - N.D. Wilson
Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
You - Stephen Michael King       
Rapunzel Let Down - Fairy Tale Retold #6 - Regina Doman  
           
Tin Star - Cecil Castellucci
The Forbidden Stone - The Copernicus Legacy 1 - Tony Abbott
Independent Study - The Testing #2 - Joelle Charbonneau
DDP Yoga Program Guide - Diamond Dallas Page
DDP Yoga Certification Level 1 Training Guide - Diamond Dallas Page & Dr. Craig Aaron

The Circle Maker For Kids: One Prayer Can Change Everything - Mark Batterson and Antonio Javier Capara
Seal Up The Thunder - Erin Bow -  Erin Noteboom
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health - William Davis




I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. I have lists for:
All Books Read by Year
Favorite Books By Year
All Movies and TV Series Watched by Year
Favorite Movies and TV Series by Year


I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)



Thursday, 3 January 2013

List of Books Read 2013

Books Read 2013


Evernote Essentials - Brett Kelly
The Circle Maker - Mark Batterson

Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson

Apostle of the Exiled St. Damien of Molokai - Margaret Bunson and Matthew Bunson

Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson
The Circle Maker - Enhanced eBook - Mark Batterson
How I Got Rich Writing C Papers - Andy Hueller
Game - I Hunt Killers # 2 - Barry Lyga
Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson
Firehouse - Mark Teague
Scoubidou: A Book of Lanyard & Lacing - Klutz - Karen Phillips
Fancy friendship Bracelets - Klutz - Anne Akers Johnson
The Not So Simple Life - Stephen Shea - aka Arthur Slade
Viper - Stephen Shea - aka Arthur Slade
Damage - Stephen Shea - aka Arthur Slade

Goofballs #3 Superhero Silliness - Tony Abbott and Colleen Madden
Coin Blaster Arcade - Klutz
Klutz Build a Book - Klutz
Headbands & Hairstyles - Eva Steele-Saccio - Klutz
Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson
A 40 Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics - Bob Rice
The Sandman - The Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce
The Man in the Moon - The Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce
The Testing #1 - Joelle Charbonneau
What Really Happened In Peru - Bane Chronicles #1 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
The Testing Guide - The Testing Prequel - Joelle Charbonneau
Crush. Candy. Corpse - Sylvia McNicoll
The Mysterious Talent Show Mystery - Goofballs #4 - Tony Abbott and Colleen Madden
Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout - Stink Moody Book 8 - Megan McDonald and Peter H Reynolds
Jacob the Baker - Noah benShea
Jacob's Journey - Noah benShea
Jacob's Ladder - Noah benShea  
Fyrelocke: Jack Boomershine and the Prophecy Untold - R. Christopher Kobb
One Dead Seagull - Scot Gardner
Zoe gets Ready - Bethanie Deeney Murguia
DC Universe Super Heroes Handbook - Lego - Scholastic
Camp Fear - Scooby-Doo - Lee Howard
A Merry Scary Holiday - Scooby-Doo - Lee Howard
Dino Destruction - Scooby-Doo - Lee Howard       
A Haunted Halloween - Scooby-Doo - Lee Howard
We Have Always Lived on Mars - Cecil Castellucci
Doll Bones - Holly Black
Bookmark Days - Scot Gardner
Johnny Hangtime - Dan Gutman
Sorrow's Knot - Erin Bow
The Wide, Wide Sea - Chaos Walking 2.5 - Patrick Ness
Snowscape - Chaos Walking 3.5 - Patrick Ness
The New World - Chaos Walking 0.5 - Patrick Ness
The Runaway Queen - Bane Chronicles #2 - Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson
Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet! - Diamond Dallas Page and Dr. Craig Aaron
Vampires, Scones, and Edmond Herondale - Bane Chronicles #3 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
DDP Yoga Program Guide - Diamond Dallas Page
Apples A to Z - Margaret McNamara and Jake Parker

Bailey - Harry Bliss
Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet! - Diamond Dallas Page and Dr. Craig Aaron
The Midnight Heir - Bane Chronicles #4 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
Tampa - Alissa Nuttind
Death by Living - N.D. Wilson
Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
The Rise of Hotel Dumort  - Bane Chronicles #5 - Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson
Unsoul'd - Barry Lyga
Hugaboo, I Love You - Hans Wilhelm
This Little Light Of Mine - Shelagh McNicholas
You - Stephen Michael King
The Biggest Pumpkin Surprise Ever - Steven Kroll and Jeni Bassett
Rapunzel Let Down - Fairy Tale Retold #6 - Regina Doman
Tin Star - Cecil Castellucci
The Forbidden Stone - The Copernicus Legacy 1 - Tony Abbott 
Saving Raphael Santiago  - Bane Chronicles #6 - Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
The Fall of Hotel Dumort - Bane Chronicles #7 - Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson
Always Dance With A Hairy Buffalo - Ghost Buddy 4 - Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Independent Study - The Testing #2 - Joelle Charbonneau
Super Heroes Save The Day! - Trey King and Kenny Kiernan
DDP Yoga Program Guide - Diamond Dallas Page
DDP Yoga Certification Level 1 Training Guide - Diamond Dallas Page & Dr. Craig Aaron
The Circle Maker For Kids: One Prayer Can Change Everything - Mark Batterson and Antonio Javier Capara
Seal Up The Thunder - Erin Bow -  Erin Noteboom
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health - William Davis
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything - Bane Chronicles Book 8 - Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan



I started keeping track of the books I finished reading in October of 1995, and movies watched in January of 1996. I have lists for:
All Books Read by Year
Favorite Books By Year
All Movies and TV Series Watched by Year
Favorite Movies and TV Series by Year


I also do a Top Ten List of books each quarter and for the year. They can be found here. I was also asked to pick a Top Ten Catholic Books I have read, you can find that list here (and occasionally I add a note when I come across something exceptional.)



Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012

 Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012


This year the top ten non-fiction books are an equal mix of catholic, Christian, Fitness and Technology the same topics I focus on for this blog. It was a very well rounded year for reading and this list made me smile as I composed it so I hope you enjoy it also.

1. Faith At Work - Kevin Lowry
2. Every Body Matters - Gary Thomas
3. Holiness for Everyone - Eric Sammons
4. Wish You Were Here: Travels Through Loss and Hope - Amy Welborn
5. The Circle Maker: Dream Big. Pray Hard. Think Long - Mark Batterson
The Circle Maker Student Edition - Praying Circles Around Your Children - The Circle Maker
6. The Ten Commandments Of Lifting Weights - Jared Zimmerer
7. Reconciled to God Daily Lenten Devotions - Amy Welborn
8. How to Think Like A Neandertal - Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge
9.Training Kit Exam 70-461 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Itzik Ben-Gan, Dejan Sarka and Ron Talmage
10. Training Kit Exam 70-462 Admin SQL 2012 - Orin Thomas, Peter Ward and Bob Taylor
11. The Primal Blueprint 21 Day Total Body Transformation - Mark Sisson



Honorable mentions because I read it last year but this year read it as a daily devotion and loved it!
12. Tending the Temple - Dr. Kevin Vost, Shane KaplerPeggy Bowes

Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010

Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap

Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010

Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011
 

Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update
 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012

Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013

Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015

All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More

Statistics Books Read By Year: 

176- 2012
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996



Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Top Ten Reading Goals 2013


Last year only hit one but time to try again..

1. Read all 6 book in the Duncton series by William Horwood.
2. Read the rest of the books in The Gardians of Ga'Hoole Series.
3. Read all books by N.D. Wilson and review.

4. Try and hit 100 novels read this year.
5. Create a top ten list each quarter for fiction, and at end of year for fiction, non-fiction and picture books. (1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, 4th Quarter and Top Ten Book of 2013.)6. Review every book read in 2013.
7. Finish reading at least one book by every contributor in Geektastic.
8. TDB

9. TBD
10. TBD


Statistics Books Read By Year: 
176 - 2012

163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996


Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010

Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap

Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010

Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011
 

Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update
 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012

Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013

Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015

All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More

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