Ron's Annual Book List

I have once again reached (barely) my goal of reading 50 books during the year. Reading is one of the important lifelong hobbies that I try to instill in my students. By reading 50 books per year, I come close to my goal of reading one hour per day, every day. Here is this year's list:

In order read -

T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton
Your Cabin in the Woods
The Choice - Nicholas Sparks
Without Fail - Lee Child
Tripwire - Lee Child
Freefall - Kyle Mills
Echo Burning - Lee Child
The Enemy - Lee Child
Pursuader - Lee Child
Lady Killer - Lisa Scottoline
Stone Cold - David Baldacci
The Appeal - John Grisham
7th Heaven - James Patterson
One Shot - Lee Child
Hardway - Lee Child
Running Blind - Lee Child
The Shooters - W.E.B. Griffin
Die Trying - Lee Child
Nothing to Lose - Lee Child
Whiskey Island - Emilie Richards
What the Best College Teachers Do - Ken Bain
Parting Glass - Emilie Richards
Killing Floor - Lee Child
Bad Luck and Trouble - Lee Child
Whole Truth - David Baldacci
Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich
Blight Way - Patrick McManus
Mortal Allies - Haig
Galileo's Daugther - Sobel
Dead Hotshot - Victoria Huston
Sail - James Patterson
Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Conspiracy Club - Jonathon Kellerman
Heat Lightening - John Sanford
Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
Moving Waters - Sam Cook
Transcontinental Railroad - Stephen Ambrose
The Other - David Guterson
Phantom Prey - John Sanford
Sunday at Tiffany's - James Patterson
Winter Study - Nevada Barr
Degrees of Separation - Sue Henry
Out of Sight - Elmore Leonard
Pagan Babies - Elmore Leonard
Bandits - Elmore Leonard
That was Then this is Now - S.E. Hinton
Hunted - Elmore Leonard
Marley and Me - John Grogan
South of Shiloh - Chuck Logan
My Sister's Keeper - Jonathon and Faye Kellerman

Top 3:
1. Power of One (hands down no contest - if you haven't read it, do)
2. Marley and Me (I haven't seen the movie, but the book is great)
3. Whiskey Island and The Parting Glass (a good two book series)

As usual, the top 3 are out of my normal genre - mystery. I have read so many mysteries that I cannot remember plotlines from hardly any of them during the year, but I still love to read them.

Best new author (to me) - Lee Child
Best character - Jack Reacher (Lee Child)

Best Bookstore - Powell's in Portland - an absolute must for your bucket list.

Happy New Year's Eve - Angie and I are heading to the North Shore for a snowshoe into a backwoods cabin for an overnight.

Stay safe...and warm.