Well I have had 6 years running a goal of reading a certain number of books each year. I've succeeding in averaging 12-15 books a year read. Although I'd like to read more, other priorities perpetually take precedent.
I was however excited that I've read a number of these books, 13 in fact. Here are my results:
Born To Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown - about 3,000 times to my girls at bedtime!
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley - I had an odd affinity for Malcolm X my sophomore year in high school. I read this and used to listen to a CD of all his speeches.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank - inspired read after my visit to the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan - all of Michael Pollan's books are a great challenge to healthy dietary habits. Great read!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - a kid staple.
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein - a kid staple.
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - a kid staple and all around great book.
In addition to the "have reads", here are the ones on this list that are on my "to read" list:
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - Controversial figure in the culinary world.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - incredible medical story, Sheila has encouraged me to read this book. Also recommended by others.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
What about the Good Reads list? This one seems to be a bit more classics focused. Of this list I've read 15:
1984 by George Orwell
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins
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