Friday, January 10, 2020

2019 in the rear view mirror, Part 2


Following are noteworthy books from the past year.  I will link to my initial review if possible. Some of the reviews are on an old website that no longer exists.   

Books that took less than a day...
The History of the Wonderous World as recorded for the The Laurel Society, Practitioners of The Wonderous Science, Updated and Approved by the Most High Hidden Librarian, An Overview of Significant People, Concepts and Events, A Supplementary Volume to Mysteries of the The Laurel Society by Brian W. Parker & Josie Parker

The Next Person you Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.  A sequel to the Five People you will meet in Heaven

Dangerous Minds, A Knight and Moon Novel by Janet Evanovich

Biggest Disappointment
Blue Moon by Lee Child

Favorite Thrillers
City of Windows by Robert Pobi
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay

Books to reread on a regular basis
12 Rules For Life, An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
Keep Your Love On!, Connection, Communication & Boundaries by Danny Silk

Book that hit me emotionally
Between Heaven & The Real World, My Story by Steven Curtis Chapman with Ken Abraham

I read it in 2018 and 2019, it's that good
Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison

The Biggest Surprise
Aloha Rodeo, Three Hawaiian Cowboys, The World's Greatest Rodeo and a Hidden History of the American West by David Wolman and Julian Smith

The Biggest Book I read in 2019
Deep River by Karl Marlantes, 724 pages

Book whose world I would like to read more about
The History of the Wonderous World as recorded for the The Laurel Society, Practitioners of The Wonderous Science, Updated and Approved by the Most High Hidden Librarian, An Overview of Significant People, Concepts and Events, A Supplementary Volume to Mysteries of the The Laurel Society by Brian W. Parker & Josie Parker

Books that expanded my mind
The Color of Compromise, The Truth About The American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
12 Rules For Life, An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson



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