Read in 2017

A banner year, this. Particularly as for the last few years, I’ve missed my goal of 1,000 pages a month.

Finishing reading the Old Testament as a family certainly helped, with an 1,100-plus page boost in the spring. Another opportunity also led to more reading, but I can’t yet discuss that openly.

Here’s the tally:

Airframe, by Michael Crichton. 348 pages.

Asterix Chez les Helvetes, by Uderzo and Goscinny. 48 pages.

Blood Rose Rebellion, by Rosalyn Eves. 408 pages.

Boom! Talking About the Sixties, by Tom Brokaw. 659 pages.

Brass Check, The; by Upton Sinclair. 78 pages.

Bridge at Remagen, The, by Ken Hechler. 239 pages.

Crossings, by Sarah Johnson. 360 pages.

Crystal Blade, by Kathryn Purdie. 360 pages.

Crystal King, by John M. Olsen. 309 pages.

Dark Breaks the Dawn, by Sara B. Larson. 301 pages.

Dave Barry Turns 50, by Dave Barry. 211 pages.

Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Double Down, by Jeff Kinney. 218 pages.

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Old School. By Jeff Kinney, 217 pages.

Emil and the Detectives, by Erich Kastner. 160 pages.

Essential C.S. Lewis, The; edited by Lyle W. Dorsett. 536 pages.

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. 184 pages.

Feet of Clay, by Terry Pratchett. 247 pages.

First on the Moon, by Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. 511 pages.

Flying Dutch, by Tom Holt. 251 pages.

Good Intentions, by Ogden Nash. 180 pages.

Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, The; by Erma Bombeck. 239 pages.

Grey Seas Under, by Farley Mowat. 255 pages.

Holy Thief, The; by Ellis Peters. 246 pages.

Hot Zone, The; by Richard Preston. 300 pages.

How to Be (a Fake) Kreskin: Mental Marvels, Feats, and Stunts that You can Do, from the World's Greatest Mentalist; by Kreskin, the Amazing. 130 pages.

I'll Mature When I'm Dead, by Dave Barry. 254 pages.

Joachim a des Ennuis, by Sempe and Goscinny. 191 pages.

Joy of A Peanuts Christmas, The; by Charles M. Schulz. 120 pages.

Le Bouclier Arverne, by Uderzo and Goscinny. 48 pages.

Making of the President 1960, The, by Theodore White. 481 pages.

New Realities, The; by Peter Drucker. 276 pages.

Non Campus Mentis, by Anders Henriksson. 150 pages.

Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial, by Joseph E. Persico. 520 pages.

Old Testament, The. King James Version. 1,145 pages.

Peter Principle, The: Why Things Always Go Wrong, by Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull. 180 pages.

Princess of Mars, A; by Edgar Rice Burroughs. 185 pages.

Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett. 253 pages.

Richard Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask, by Gary Allen. 433 pages.

Rules of Thumb, by Tom Parker. 148 pages.

Slip of the Tongue, A; by Joel Fram and Sandra Salmans. 176 pages.

Teapot Dome Scandal, The; by Laton McCartney. 351 pages.

Toposaurus: A Humorous Treasury of Toponyms, by John D. Jacobson. 243 pages.

Up the Down Staircase, by Bel Kaufman. 340 pages.

Wheel on the School, The; by Meindert DeJong. 298 pages.

Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt. 206 pages.

Winter Falls, by Jacque Stevens. 288 pages.

Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett. 323 pages.

Page total: 13,707 pages.

Again, I’ve read a lot of nonfiction this year. Best read of the year is a tie between Joseph Persico’s Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial, and Meindert deJong’s The Wheel on the School.