Books Read so far in 2010

Meeting Month
Book Author pp. Chooser Location
January Watchmen (graphic novel)
Alan Moore 416
Joe
Veronica
February
All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy 320
poll
Jasone & Marianne
March
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Eric Hoffer
168
poll
(no meeting)
April
Bee Season Myla Goldberg

poll
Annie
May
The Secret History of Science Fiction

poll
Schirmers
June
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Tucker Max

poll
(no meeting)
July
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Feynman

poll
Laura
August
Flashman George Fraser

poll
Veena
September
How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life Thomas Gulvich

poll
Annie
October
A Touch of Frost


Schirmers
November
The Graveyard Book



Veena
December
The Christmas List



Lewis
 



Books Read so far in 2009

Meeting Month
Book Author pp. Chooser Location
January Rethinking the Great Depression Gene Smiley
192
Jason
Annie
February
Twilight



Mike
March
Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment

384

Veena
April
Marshall Hollenzer is Driving

236
Marianne
Annie
May
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
208

Schirmers
June
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference  Malcolm Gladwell 304

Veena
July
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach 336

Jason & Marianne
August
The Road  Cormac McCarthy 304

Laura
September
A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony 352
Annie
October
Neverwhere Neil Gaiman 375

Schirmers
November
Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 1)  Charlaine Harris 292

Laura
December
Metamorphasis Franz Kafka


Veena
 


Books Read so far in 2008

Meeting Month
Book Author pp. Chooser Location
January Glenngarry Glen Ross David Manet


Mike
February
Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne and Kim Stanley Robinson 240
Jean
Veena
March
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War Nathaniel Philbrick 480
Mary
Annie
April
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions



May
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles



June





July





August
God's Mechanics



Annie
September
(no meeting this month)



-
October
Hornblower: Beat to Quarters


Lewis
November
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in it.


Veena
December
Margaritaville Buffett


Schirmer
 


Books Read so far in 2007

Meeting Month
Book Author pp. Chooser Location
January
Good to Great:  Why Some Companies Make the Grade... and Others Don't




Veena
February
Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers
Mary Roach


Jason & Marianne
March
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel


Annie & Marcus
April
Ramayana



Veena's
May
Sharing the Universe"  Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life Seth Shostak 216

Schirmers
June
Little House on the Prairie


Mike
July
Slaugherhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut
288

Jean's
August
Three Men in a Boat


Annie
September
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows


Jason and Marriane
October
Lion in the Valley Elizabeth Peters


Schirmers
November
The Island of Doctor Moreau H.G. Wells 107

Venna's
December
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore


Annie

 

Books Read so far in 2006

Date Book Author pp. Chooser Location
January

 

      Joe & Mary's
February

Napoleon's Buttons: 17 Molecules That Changed History

Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson   Jason Veena's
March
Naked in Baghdad
Anne Garrells


Annie & Marcus
April
Bel Canto



Joe & Mary's
May
A Brief History of Time



Michael Garramone
June
Men are From Mars



Faith & Scotts's
July
Kite Runner



Venna's
August
Time Traveler's Wife



Jason & Mariane's
September
Freakonomics



Annie & Marcus
October
  Adventures With an Ice Pick: a short history of lobotomy
  Amityville: Horror or Hoax?
??
&
Troy Taylor
~ 11
~ 11

Joe & Mary's
November
Wicked



Michael Garramone
December
Naked
David Sedaris


Scott & Faith

 

Books Read so far in 2005

Date Book Author pp. Genre Chooser Location
January

Artemis Fowl, Book 1

Eoin Colfer 304 Children's Fantasy Mary Veena's
February Ender's Game Orson Scott Card 384 Science Fiction Mike Annie & Marcus'
March The Art of War Sunzi, Lionel Giles, Sun Tzu 96 Classic Annie Annie & Marcus'
April Falling Angels Tracy Chevalier 336 Historical Fiction Mary Annie & Marcus'
May Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Erik Larson 336 Historical Fiction Veena Veena's
June Foundation Isaac Asimov 320 Science Fiction Joe Joe & Mary's
July Postmortem Patricia Cornwell 352 Mystery/thriller Annie Mike's
August The Secret Life of Bees Sue Kidd 336 Fiction Marianne Marianne
September

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling 652 Fantasy All Annie & Marcus'
October The Plot Against America Philip Roth 400 Speculative Fiction Mike Annie & Marcus'
November Coraline Neil Gaiman 176 Horror Joe Annie & Marcus'
December The Mountains of Mourning Lois McMaster Bujold   Science Fiction Mary Veena's

 

Books Read in 2004

Date Book Author pp. Genre Chooser Location
January Rational Justification and other stories Philip Blaiklock -na- Armature short story Jason Joe & Mary's
February The Palestine-Israeli Conflict Dan Cohn-Sherbok (et. al.) 192 History Jason Jason's
March The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown. 454 Spiritual/Philospohy Tod Veena's 
April The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain 368 Classic Annie Annie and Marcus's
May Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, No 1) Tamora Pierce 256 Fantasy Mary Veena's
June The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick 272 Speculative Fiction Michael Jason's
July The Namesake : A Novel Jhumpa Lahiri 304 Historical Fiction Veena Joe and Mary's
August I, Robot Isaac Asimov 304 Science Fiction Joe Annie and Marcus's
September Pegasus Bridge Stephen E. Ambrose 208 History Joe Joe and Mary's
October

Life of Pi

Yann Martel 336 Fiction Annie Mike's
November

Best of H.P. Lovecraft : Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

H.P. Lovecraft

432 Horror Joe Jason's
December

Maus II

Art Spiegelman 144 Graphic Novel Joe Faiths

 

Books Read in 2003

Date Book Author pp. Genre Chooser Location
January The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis   Children's Book Joe Joe & Mary
February New Cardiff Charles Richard Webb   Romantic Comedy Mary Stacey & Doug
March  The Lovely Bones Alice Seabold   Other Annie Jason
April  Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking M. Neil Browne   Non-fiction Jason Heather
May  The Day Breakers Louis L'Amour   Western  Jason Annie & Marcus
June  The Professor and the Madman Simon Winchester 272 Historical  Veena Veena
July  The Winter of Our Discontent John Steinbeck 288 Classic  Stacey Stacey & Doug
August Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 870 Fantasy  Mary Jason
September Diamonds Are Forever Ian Fleming 192  Action/Adventure Joe Stacey & Doug
October Seabiscuit: An American Legend Laura Hillenbrand 448  Biography  Annie Annie & Marcus
November The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson 246  Horror Susie Joe & Mary
December Screwjack and Other Stories Hunter S. Thompson 64 Short Story / Anthology Doug Faith

 

Books Read in 2002

Date Book Author
January Salome Oscar Wilde
February Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard Feynman
March  Shopgirl Steve Martin
April  Amanda's Wedding Jenny Colgan
May  Nigger Randall Kennedy
June  War of the Worlds H. G. Wells
July  The Liars' Club Mary Karr
August  Life Is so Good George Dawson & Richard Glaubman
September  The Autobiography of Ben Franklin Ben Franklin
October  Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie
November  Best of H.P. Lovecraft : Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

( The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Color Out of Space )

H.P. Lovecraft
December  Maus: A Survivor's Tale Volume 1: My Father Bleeds History Art Spiegelman

 

Books Read in 2001

Date Book Author
January The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle
February Dave Barry's Guide to Life Dave Barry
March  Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
April  Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach
May  Left Behind Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
June  A Patchwork Planet   Anne Tyler
July  Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy
August  The Sweet Hereafter Russell Banks
September  To Kill A Mockingbord Harper Lee
October  The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Douglas Adams
November  The World's Religions Huston Smith
December  All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Robert Fulghum

 

Books Read in 2000

Date Book Author
January Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
February Portnoy's Complaint Philip Roth
March  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone  J.K. Rowling
April  High Fidelity Nick Hornby
May  The Postman Always Rings Twice James M. Cain
June  Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden
July  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
August  Personal History Katharine Graham
September  Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
October  Tuesday with Morrie Mitch Albom
November  Frankenstein Mary Shelly
December  The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien

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Last updated October 1,, 2010  by Jason Lewis