Thanks Wolfy. eleusis and thumper actually bought it for me two years ago and I forgot to read it, so I do own it. I finished it in one day on my cruise. I couldn't put the book down! I love books like that. Armstrong is such an inspiration.

However, I will probably read Alive. I watched the movie several years ago. Hard movie to watch, but I'd love to read the extra info that they couldn't fit into the movie.

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:39 AM. Reason : .]

1/20/2010 10:35:45 AM

Took me a bit to finish my 1st one, but once it picked up it really picked up. So! Late to the game, but hopefully w/ some faster reads I can stay on track

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe

1/21/2010 1:01:20 AM

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1/21/2010 1:15:27 AM

^^how is I am Charlotte Simmons? I got a free copy of that a few years ago and still have yet to pick it up.

1/21/2010 10:14:59 AM

Haven't started it yet...it's sitting right in front of me

I'll let you know though as I get more in to it.

1/21/2010 10:17:58 AM

i too would like to know

i love tom wolfe but ive heard bad things about this one

1/21/2010 10:19:58 AM

I remember reading bad reviews as well when I first acquired it.

So, how long have I had it and been meading to read it? OH since Megan and Ingle moved to Portland, and Megan gave me a ton of her books b4 moving

1/21/2010 10:27:27 AM

i am about to start reading "Low Country" by Anne Rivers Siddons so i can write a book report for my Environmental Ethics class i'm not sure how this book applies to Environmental Ethics, but it was on the list

1/21/2010 10:28:29 AM

just read nerd in Shining Armor....

you guys didn't say they couldn't be trashy books lol

1/21/2010 11:27:21 AM

finished Fever Pitch, starting World War Z

1/22/2010 12:04:43 AM

world war z is good

megan actually said i am charlotte was a good book despite the reviews

1/22/2010 12:21:50 AM

(1) Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
(2) Eating the Dinosaur - Chuck Klosterman
(3) Killing Yourself to Live - Chuck Klosterman
(4) currently reading - Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer

1/26/2010 10:35:15 AM

Ugh, house-hunting and all the stuff associated with that has really cut into my reading time outside of work. oh well, it will be worth it. Think I'll read Red Seas Under Red Skies when I get some free time.

1/26/2010 12:27:57 PM

I have 20 books to read between my English classes this semester alone--and then even more novels in my other classes.

Managing two a week right now. I'll meet this challenge easily.

1/26/2010 12:53:15 PM

1) The Road - Cormac McCarthy
2) Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
3) History Is Dead: A Zombie Anthology - Kim Paffenroth (i'm bogging down in this one, some of the short stories aren't very good )

1/26/2010 1:00:45 PM

Sweet, someone is reading decent books.

And by book I mean book.

The Road is very much worthwhile.

1/26/2010 1:05:45 PM

Five down, 47 to go! So far:

1) He's Just Not That Into You
2) The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle
3) It's Not About The Bike, by Lance Armstrong
4) Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk
5) Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

I highly recommend #3 and #5.

1/26/2010 1:07:26 PM

I'm way behind...just finished my first.

1) Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories by Jean Shepherd

1/26/2010 7:42:52 PM

fwiw, Earth Abides is much much better than The Road

1/26/2010 7:44:18 PM

Those Who Save Us, Jenna Blum

I read this yesterday. It's FANTASTIC. It switches between WWII in Weimar, POV: Anna, Aryan, making it through the war with a daughter, and 1997, POV: Anna's daughter, working on a project that combines the two time periods together right at the end.

1/27/2010 5:07:43 PM

1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Highly recommended
2. All Brave Sailors by J. Revell Carr meh.
3. Don't Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock Recommended
4. Good To Great by Jim Collins
5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
7. Callapse: How Societies Choose to Faile or Succeed by Jared Diamond
8. Made to Stick, Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
9. Great Bridge by David McCullough
10. Know-How by Ram Charan
11. Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
12. Judgement by Noel M. Tichy & Warren G. Bennis
13. Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
14. Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
15. Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car by Allan Staniforth
16. Subaru Impreza by Graham Robison
17. How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car by Philip Young
18. Hands-On Race Car Engineer by John H. Glimmerveen
19. It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong
20. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain


This is my list so far of my intended first 20. We'll see how it goes.

1/27/2010 7:39:08 PM

1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Highly recommended
2. All Brave Sailors by J. Revell Carr meh.
3. Don't Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock Recommended
4. Good To Great by Jim Collins
5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
7. Callapse: How Societies Choose to Faile or Succeed by Jared Diamond
8. Made to Stick, Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
9. Great Bridge by David McCullough
10. Know-How by Ram Charan
11. Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
12. Judgement by Noel M. Tichy & Warren G. Bennis
13. Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
14. Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
15. Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car by Allan Staniforth
16. Subaru Impreza by Graham Robison
17. How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car by Philip Young
18. Hands-On Race Car Engineer by John H. Glimmerveen
19. It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong
20. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain


This is my list so far of my intended first 20. We'll see how it goes.

1/29/2010 11:36:24 AM

^ Ultramarathon Man is on my list as well. Sounds awesome. You'll love Kitchen Confidential. I just finished it and it's hilarious, as expected.

Next on my list is Open, An Autobiography, by Andre Agassi.

1/29/2010 11:46:16 AM

Just throw some Goosebumps in the mix to help you catch up.

1/30/2010 2:10:06 PM

^I was considering the Little House on the Prairie set since I haven't read them in about 15 years, but I wasn't sure if that would be a cop out.

Finished my second:


1) Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories by Jean Shepherd
2) The Duggars: 20 and Counting by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar

1/30/2010 11:11:46 PM

I read today: Escape by Carolyn Jessop; still working on Shanghai Girls by [name] Lee - it's not as pleasurable to read as I had hoped.

1/31/2010 2:40:44 AM

1) All the Pretty Horses-McCarthy
2) The Crossing-McCarthy
3) Cities of the Plain-McCarthy
4)Columbine-Dave Cullen
5)reading-102 Minutes

1/31/2010 10:07:55 AM

A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Blind Side - Michael Lewis
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks

Almost finished with The Politician
Game Change is next after that
Then maybe Kite Runner
Two more Nicholas Sparks books
And then possible the Ayn Rand book I got for christmas

(figure it's a good opportunity to get through them all)

1/31/2010 10:15:04 AM

Finished

1. The Other Woman....Jane Green
2. You Could Do Better....Stephanie Lehmann
3. The Beach....Alex Garland

2/1/2010 11:37:06 PM

^^

2/2/2010 12:49:16 AM

Hoping to power through World War Z by the end of the week. I like it, but the change of narration every 8 pages makes it difficult to read for long periods of time. Probably going to read Catcher in the Rye or Ender's Game next.

2/2/2010 8:34:41 AM

^^ haha, why do i get a ???

2/2/2010 8:38:17 AM

1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Highly recommended
2. All Brave Sailors by J. Revell Carr meh.
3. Don't Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock Recommended
4. Good To Great by Jim Collins
5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
7. Callapse: How Societies Choose to Faile or Succeed by Jared Diamond
8. Made to Stick, Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
9. Great Bridge by David McCullough
10. Know-How by Ram Charan
11. Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
12. Judgement by Noel M. Tichy & Warren G. Bennis
13. Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
14. Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
15. Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car by Allan Staniforth
16. Subaru Impreza by Graham Robison
17. How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car by Philip Young
18. Hands-On Race Car Engineer by John H. Glimmerveen
19. It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong
20. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain


Finished another this past weekend.

2/2/2010 12:29:36 PM

H8R, I could barely get through Tipping Point. I was going to read all of Gladwells books, but I dont plan on reading anymore now.

I read in the last week or two.

E-Myth by Michael Gerber

E-Myth Physician Gerber

Percy Jackson and the lightning thief.


Currrently reading When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

2/2/2010 1:40:14 PM

^ Did you read blink? I had to read it for my educational psych class and I loved it!

2/3/2010 12:12:50 AM

If there is any fantasy in your list you should scratch it out and read something that wasnt written for someone 15 and younger.........The Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker. Just FYI, Bakker tried to go back in time to teach Tolkein/Pratchet/Jordan how to write fantasy, but they were too simple.

2/3/2010 1:11:56 AM

Screw Fantasy and read some Science Fiction. Everyone should be reading a copy of Dune. If you don't appreciate it for the character and story, the use and implementation of fictionalized ecology is unparalleled.

^^^^^You get a for not only reading Nicholas Sparks (I know you're a female but I still have to get my h8r in) but wanting to follow it up with Ayn Rand. I'd be okay with the Sparks if you just traded the Rand in at a used bookstore for something more... worth your time and criticism.

2/3/2010 2:56:55 AM

I found a cool reading challenge for 2010..it's only 20 books but may be something cool to work into the 52 book challenge

Quote :

"Rules: * Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total. * The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **) * Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed. * Each book can only qualify for one category. * Crossovers with other challenges are allowed. * Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible. So, on with the categories 1. Young Adult Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category. 2. T.B.R. ** Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09. 3. Shiny & New Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count! 4. Bad Blogger’s *** Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago). *** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on. 5. Charity Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop. 6. New in 2010 This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!) 7. Older Than You Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior! 8. Win! Win! Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so! 9. Who Are You Again? This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before! 10. Up to You! The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post. "

2/5/2010 10:16:19 PM

ive remembered how i just cant read fiction, ive been stuck on pride and porejudice and zombies for weeks

its a great book

but fiction just bores me

2/5/2010 10:21:26 PM

really? I'm nearly the opposite

well I guess to be fair, non-fiction doesnt completely bore me depending on the subject as there are certain things that really interest me that I "research" which requires me to read non-fiction texts. But there are some people I know who seem like all they read are biographies and motivational books etc. and the majority of those bore me unless its someone I am really really interested in.

But give me a stack of good fiction and I'll keep my nose in the books until theyre done

[Edited on February 5, 2010 at 10:32 PM. Reason : ]

2/5/2010 10:30:43 PM

1. Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
2. Fever Pitch
3. World War Z
4. Catcher in the Rye

I read Catcher in the Rye in two days. Great book!

2/6/2010 1:11:20 PM

read in 2010

The name of the wind - patrick rothfuss
barbarians at the gate - Burrough
the dispossessed - ursela k le guin
the greatest trade ever - zuckerman
the man who loved books too much - bartlett
the billionaires vinegar - wallace
soldier of the mist - gene wolfe
why beautiful people have more daughters - miller/kanazawa
sandworms of dune - herbert
au revoir to all that - steinberger
the vintage caper - mayle

in progress
the house of morgon - chernow
soldier of arete - gene wolfe
the partnership - ellis
the last tycoons - cohan

on deck
gods at war - davidoff
byzantium the apogee - Lord john julius norwich
darwins black box -
andrew carnagie - nasaw
commonwealth of thieves - kenneally
the art of strategy - nalebuff

open to suggestions...

[Edited on February 6, 2010 at 1:43 PM. Reason : forgot a few]

2/6/2010 1:40:26 PM

Quote :

"^ Did you read blink? I had to read it for my educational psych class and I loved it! "

No baby, Tipping point was my first gladwell book. I might look into it eventually, but tipping point really turned me off of gladwell. Its probably just me though.

2/7/2010 8:00:15 AM

I'm currently reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not as bad as I was expecting so far.

2/7/2010 8:10:57 AM

1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Highly recommended
2. All Brave Sailors by J. Revell Carr meh.
3. Don't Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock Recommended
4. Good To Great by Jim Collins
5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Recommended
7. Callapse: How Societies Choose to Faile or Succeed by Jared Diamond
8. Made to Stick, Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
9. Great Bridge by David McCullough
10. Know-How by Ram Charan
11. Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
12. Judgement by Noel M. Tichy & Warren G. Bennis
13. Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
14. Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
15. Race and Rally Car Source Book: The Guide to Building or Modifying a Competition Car by Allan Staniforth
16. Subaru Impreza by Graham Robison
17. How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car by Philip Young
18. Hands-On Race Car Engineer by John H. Glimmerveen
19. It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong
20. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain


Finished another this past weekend.

2/8/2010 7:09:40 AM

(1) Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
(2) Eating the Dinosaur - Chuck Klosterman
(3) Killing Yourself to Live - Chuck Klosterman
(4) Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer
(5) Currently Reading - The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

2/8/2010 3:02:48 PM

I liked The Lost Symbol, although he could have left out the last 30-50 pages. imo

2/8/2010 3:23:59 PM

I am currently reading Alice in Wonderland.

2/8/2010 10:26:58 PM

cool, I read that and Through the Looking Glass a couple weeks ago

2/8/2010 10:55:46 PM

I highly recommend Set Em Up by JCE2011

2/8/2010 11:55:28 PM