Monday, December 30, 2019

Read in 2019

2019 was not a banner year for reading. I struggled quite a bit. Got a second wind here about a month ago, but I am far short of my 1,000-pages a month goal.

Some of these books were new. And some were slogs. Some I've re-read many times. I love to go back to old favorites.

And No Birds Sang, by Farley Mowat. 250 pages.
Animals in Translation, by Temple Grandin. 359 pages.
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin. 298 pages.
Boy Scout Handbook, The; by the Boy Scouts of America. 472 pages.
Bridge at Remagen, The; by Ken Hechler. 237 pages.
Cruel Shoes, by Steve Martin. 128 pages.
Daisy Chain, The; by James O'Shea. 374 pages.
Dave Barry is Not Taking this Sitting Down, by Dave Barry. 229 pages.
Dave Barry Turns 50, by Dave Barry. 220 pages.
Demon in the Freezer, The; Richard Preston. 241 pages.
Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball; by Jeff Kinney. 217 pages.
Feet of Clay, by Terry Pratchett. 249 pages.
Guardians, The; by John Christopher. 214 pages.
Hit or Myth, by Robert Asprin. 170 pages.
John Steinbeck: A Centennial Tribute. Edited by Stephen George, 205 pages.
Life Among the Lava Beds, by Leonard Stephenson. 122 pages.
Lost Race of Mars, by Robert Silverberg. 125 pages.
Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat, The; by Oliver Sacks. 242 pages.
Maskerade, by Terry Pratchett. 271 pages.
Men at Arms, by Terry Pratchett. 420 pages.
Monstrous Regiment, by Terry Pratchett. 351 pages.
Myth Directions, by Robert Asprin. 202 pages.
New Testament, The; King James Version, 405 pages.
Pyramids, by Terry Pratchett. 360 pages.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. 208 pages
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury. 293 pages.
The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of the Actor Jim Varney; by Justin Lloyd. 290 pages.
Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett. 399 pages.
Usborne Spy's Guidebook, The; illustrated by Colin King, written by Falcon Travis, et al. 192 pages.
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art; by Madeline L'Engle. 199 pages.
Western Ghosts, edited by Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles Waugh; and Martin Greenberg. 215 pages.
Where There's A Will, There's A Way, or All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Shakespeare; by Laurie Maguire. 214 pages.
Your New Job Title is Accomplice, by Scott Adams. 127 pages.
Ze Page Total: 8,498

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