I had made a personal goal to read 52 books this year and then I found this team and had to join. Here's my list for the year. Next year I'll add a post for each book: Book List for 2008 1. Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath You Can Do This! By Terrie Lynn Bittner (library) January 1, 2008 2. What Stories Does My Son Need? By Michael Gurian (library) January 8, 2008 3. In the Royal Manner by Paul Burrell (library) January 8, 2008 4. Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto (library) January 17, 2008 5. A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style by Tim Gunn January 20, 2008 (gave to Karen Niemela) 6. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon January 24, 2008 7. You Are Your Choices by Alexandra Stoddard January 29, 2008 8. The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann January 29, 2008 (gave to Allison Richardson) 9. You Are What You Eat by Dr. Gillian McKeith February 12, 2008 10. The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson (library) February 12, 2008 (bought three copies and gave one to Athena Panos and Christina Pollard) 11. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon March 1, 2008 12. Atonement by IanMcEwan March 12, 2008 13. To Marry an English Lord: or How Anglomania Really Got Started …especially in America! By Gail MacVoll and Carol McWallace March 19, 2008 14. The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea by Helen Simpson March 21, 2008 15. Outside In by Courtney Thorne-Smith March 24, 2008 16. sTori Telling by Tori Spelling March 28, 2008 17. Helping Gifted Children Soar by Carl A. Strip. Ph.D. and Gretchen Hirsch (didn’t like) March 31, 2008 18. Ghost by Alan Lightman April 2, 2008 19. Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education by David Palmer, Ph.D. April 6, 2008 20. Black Dogs by Ian McEwan April 7, 2008 21. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan April 15, 2008 22. Read to me: Raising kids who love to Read by Bernice E. Cullinan May 3, 2008 23. Einstein Never Used Flash Cards by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D. with Diane Eyer, Ph.D. May 4, 2008 24. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan May 10, 2008 25. Pretty is What Changes by Jessica Queller May 22, 2008 26. Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown by Adena Halpern May 24, 2008 27. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman May 29, 2008 28. Fabulosity by Kimora Lee Simmons June 6, 2008 29. Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk June 12, 2008 30. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill June 30, 2008 31. My Folks Don’t Want Me To Talk About Slavery by Belinda Hermence July 4, 2008 32. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread by Don Robertson July 15, 2008 33. Savannah Spectres byMargaret Wayt DeBolt July 21, 2008 34. The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander July 28, 2008 35. Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk August 10, 2008 36. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling August 15, 2008 (read to Ethan) 37. Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain August 22, 2008 38. The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis August 27, 2008 39. How I live now by Meg Rosoff September 7, 2008 40. On Account of Conspicuous Women by Dawn Shamp September 25, 2008 41. Ghosts Among Us by James Van Praagh October 1, 2008 42. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho October 4, 2008 43. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan October 9, 2008 44. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson October 12, 2008 45. Austenland by Shannon Hale October 14, 2008 46. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster October 18, 2008 47. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Nahl October 26, 2008 (read to Ethan) 48. Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon October 29, 2008 (excellent) 49. Louder than Words by Jenny McCarthy October 31, 2008 50. The Lost: a search for six of six million by Daniel Mendelsohn November 23, 2008 51. Back from Africa by Corinne Hofmann November 28, 2008 52. Reunion in Barsaloi by Corinne Hofmann December 2, 2008 53. The Music Teacher by Barbara Hall December 6, 2008 54. Defeating the Totalitarian Lie by Hilmar Von Campe December 26, 2008
Here's my list for the year. Next year I'll add a post for each book:
Book List for 2008
1. Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath You Can Do This! By Terrie Lynn Bittner (library) January 1, 2008
2. What Stories Does My Son Need? By Michael Gurian (library) January 8, 2008
3. In the Royal Manner by Paul Burrell (library) January 8, 2008
4. Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto (library) January 17, 2008
5. A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style by Tim Gunn January 20, 2008 (gave to Karen Niemela)
6. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon January 24, 2008
7. You Are Your Choices by Alexandra Stoddard January 29, 2008
8. The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann January 29, 2008 (gave to Allison Richardson)
9. You Are What You Eat by Dr. Gillian McKeith February 12, 2008
10. The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson (library) February 12, 2008 (bought three copies and gave one to Athena Panos and Christina Pollard)
11. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon March 1, 2008
12. Atonement by IanMcEwan March 12, 2008
13. To Marry an English Lord: or How Anglomania Really Got Started …especially in America! By Gail MacVoll and Carol McWallace March 19, 2008
14. The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea by Helen Simpson March 21, 2008
15. Outside In by Courtney Thorne-Smith March 24, 2008
16. sTori Telling by Tori Spelling March 28, 2008
17. Helping Gifted Children Soar by Carl A. Strip. Ph.D. and Gretchen Hirsch (didn’t like) March 31, 2008
18. Ghost by Alan Lightman April 2, 2008
19. Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education by David Palmer, Ph.D. April 6, 2008
20. Black Dogs by Ian McEwan April 7, 2008
21. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan April 15, 2008
22. Read to me: Raising kids who love to Read by Bernice E. Cullinan May 3, 2008
23. Einstein Never Used Flash Cards by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D. with Diane Eyer, Ph.D. May 4, 2008
24. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan May 10, 2008
25. Pretty is What Changes by Jessica Queller May 22, 2008
26. Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown by Adena Halpern May 24, 2008
27. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman May 29, 2008
28. Fabulosity by Kimora Lee Simmons June 6, 2008
29. Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk June 12, 2008
30. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill June 30, 2008
31. My Folks Don’t Want Me To Talk About Slavery by Belinda Hermence July 4, 2008
32. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread by Don Robertson July 15, 2008
33. Savannah Spectres byMargaret Wayt DeBolt July 21, 2008
34. The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander July 28, 2008
35. Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk August 10, 2008
36. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling August 15, 2008 (read to Ethan)
37. Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain August 22, 2008
38. The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis August 27, 2008
39. How I live now by Meg Rosoff September 7, 2008
40. On Account of Conspicuous Women by Dawn Shamp September 25, 2008
41. Ghosts Among Us by James Van Praagh October 1, 2008
42. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho October 4, 2008
43. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan October 9, 2008
44. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson October 12, 2008
45. Austenland by Shannon Hale October 14, 2008
46. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster October 18, 2008
47. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Nahl October 26, 2008 (read to Ethan)
48. Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon October 29, 2008 (excellent)
49. Louder than Words by Jenny McCarthy October 31, 2008
50. The Lost: a search for six of six million by Daniel Mendelsohn November 23, 2008
51. Back from Africa by Corinne Hofmann November 28, 2008
52. Reunion in Barsaloi by Corinne Hofmann December 2, 2008
53. The Music Teacher by Barbara Hall December 6, 2008
54. Defeating the Totalitarian Lie by Hilmar Von Campe December 26, 2008