The 50 book Challenge 2011

Post by **anna09** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:53 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood

Post by **anna09** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:29 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens

Post by **anna09** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:30 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin

Post by **anna09** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:28 pm

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer

Post by **anna09** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:31 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens

Post by **anna09** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:26 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens
65. Sherlock Holmes in Cape May- Steve Leadley
66. Bad Astronomy- Philip Plait

Post by **anna09** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:52 am

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens
65. Sherlock Holmes in Cape May- Steve Leadley
66. Bad Astronomy- Philip Plait
67. The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress- Peter Singer

Post by **anna09** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:21 pm

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens
65. Sherlock Holmes in Cape May- Steve Leadley
66. Bad Astronomy- Philip Plait
67. The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress- Peter Singer
68. god is not Great- Christopher Hitchens (reread)

Post by **Tero** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:30 pm

Looks like Hunger Games is big with teens. Movie in spring.

Minimaul wrote:

1. The End of Faith - Sam Harris
2. I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
3. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
6. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
7. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
8. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9. The Princes Bride, by William Goldman
10. Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said, Philip K. Dick
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, by Ken Kesey
12. The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov
13. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
14. All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
15. We, Yevgeny Zamyatin
16. Contact, Carl Sagan
17. The Duel, Anton Chekhov
18. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
19. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
20. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
21. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
22. Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
23. The Stranger, Albert Camus
24. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
25. The Pale King, David Foster Wallace
26. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
27. As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
28. Death By Black Hole, Neil deGrasse Tyson
29. Embassytown, China Mieville
30. The Corner: A Year In The Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, David Simon
31. Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
32. VALIS, Philip K. Dick

I'm loving the Philip K. Dick and Cormac McCarthy books. Also The Stranger, Anna Karenina, The Corner, All Quiet... and Catch-22 are in my list of top favorite books.

I use Goodreads to keep track of my books. It's nice.

Post by **anna09** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:02 pm

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens
65. Sherlock Holmes in Cape May- Steve Leadley
66. Bad Astronomy- Philip Plait
67. The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress- Peter Singer
68. god is not Great- Christopher Hitchens (reread)
69. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter S. Thompson

Post by **anna09** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:52 pm

51. Why Orwell Matters- Christopher Hitchens
52. Lying- Sam Harris
53. The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty- Simon Baron-Cohen
54. Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
55. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City- Anonymous
56. Medium Raw- Anthony Bourdain
57. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined- Steven Pinker
58. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness- V.S. Ramachandran
59. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
60. Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable- Bruce M. Hood
61. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America- Christopher Hitchens
62. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- Temple Grandin
63. Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins- Carl Zimmer
64. Arguably- Christopher Hitchens
65. Sherlock Holmes in Cape May- Steve Leadley
66. Bad Astronomy- Philip Plait
67. The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress- Peter Singer
68. god is not Great- Christopher Hitchens (reread)
69. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter S. Thompson
70. The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel- Anthony Horowitz

Post by **Svartalf** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:57 pm

Not in, but will there be a redux for 2012? I may try for that one.

Post by **Bella Fortuna** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:36 pm

1. Moab is My Washpot - Stephen Fry
2. The Fry Chronicles - Stephen Fry
3. Good Omens - Gaiman/Pratchett
4. Earth vs. Everybody - John Swartzwelder
5. The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
6. The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
7. At Home - Bill Bryson
8. The Man With the Getaway Face - Richard Stark
9. American Eve - Paula Uruburu
10. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand - Helen Simonson
11. Passing - Nella Larsen
12. The Outfit - Richard Stark
13. The Disappearing Spoon - Sam Kean
14. Stealing the Mystic Lamb - Noah Charney
15. Hard Times - Charles Dickens
16. Keep the Aspidistra Flying - George Orwell
17. The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
18. Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell
19. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
20. Coming Up for Air - George Orwell
21. A Hatful of Sky - Pratchett
22. Will Warburton - George Gissing
23. The Throwback - Tom Sharpe
24. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde
25. The Invisible Man - HG Wells
26. The Time Machine - HG Wells
27. War of the Worlds - HG Wells
28. The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Seltzer
29. Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear
30. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
31. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

Didn't make it.

Post by **Callan** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:56 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
Didn't make it.

Curse this childcare, damn this working for a living!

Post by **Bella Fortuna** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:57 pm

Callan wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
Didn't make it.
Curse this childcare, damn this working for a living!

I know! I need to get my priorities straight.

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