2011 Reading List

Welcome! This is a running list of everything I’ve read in 2011. I am fascinated with what books others are reading, as I find that it gives me an inside look at what their interests and priorities are at the moment, where their business is going (or where they want it to go), and what ‘streaks’ they’re going through. Sometimes I feel like it even provides a sneak peek into rarely seen parts of their personalities.

I hope you find my list even a fraction as interesting.

All books listed I have read cover to cover, unless otherwise noted. Books upon which I have posted a formal review are linked as well. All links are Amazon affiliates.

Happy reading to you!
~Annie

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2011 READING LIST

December:
We Are All Weird Seth Godin
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
The World According to Twitter (skimmed) David Pogue
Pregnancy & Childbirth: The Only Book You’ll Ever Need (skimmed) Tracie Hotchner
Baby Play, Gymboree (skimmed) Wendy Masi PhD
Being Committed: A Novel Anna Maxted
I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit Sethi
Vegabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel Rolf Potts
Three Feet From Gold: Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities (Think and Grow Rich) Sharon Lechter & Greg Reid

November:
Her Fearful Symmetry Audrey Niffenegger
Seriously…I’m Kidding Ellen Degeneres
Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Education Robert T Kiyosaki

October:
Anything You Want Derek Sivers
Miracles Happen: The Life and Timeless Principles of the Founder of Mary Kay Inc. Mary Kay Ash
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth Jenny McCarthy
Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl Susan McCorkindale
The Right to Lead: Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage John Maxwell
Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives Annie Murphy Paul

September:
Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be Rebecca Eckler
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew Zak Bagans
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back Todd Burpo
The Girls From Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship Jeffrey Zaslow

August:
Night Elie Wiesel
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Michael Gerber
Persuading Annie Melissa Nathan
My Dream to Trample AIDS: What Everyone at Any Age Should Know About HIV/AIDS (unpublished manuscript) Don Carrel
That Night Alice McDermott
Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend Robert James Waller

July:
One Day David Nicholls
Googled: The End of the World As We Know It (skimmed) Ken Auletta
Have a Little Faith: A True Story Mitch Albom
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun Gretchen Rubin
The Book of Awesome Neil Pasricha
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Betty Smith
Life As We Knew It (review) Susan Beth Pfeffer
Ford County: Stories (review) John Grisham

June:
Bel Canto Ann Patchett
Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss Dean Karnazes
The Blind Side Michael Lewis
Promises to Keep Jane Green
Real Estate Investing from A to Z: The Most Comprehensive, Practical, and Readable Guide to Investing Profitably in Real Estate (skimmed) William Pivar
The World Without Us Alan Weisman
Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity Hugh MacLeod
What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing Ron Hall & Denver Moore

May:
Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You’ll Love Nate Berkus
The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks
It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life Lance Armstrong
The Help Kathryn Stockett
The ABC’s of Property Management: What You Need to Know to Maximize Your Money Now (review) Ken McElroy

April:
Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir (made it through half of the book, ugh) Frank McCourt
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels Ree Drummond
Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable, Word of Mouth Movements (skimmed) Robbin Phillips, Greg Cordell, Geno Church, Spike Jones
Never Get a “Real” Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke Scott Gerber
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Truman Capote

March:
Poke the Box Seth Godin
The Thank You Economy Gary Vaynerchuk
From Baghdad with Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava Jay Kopelman
Paradise General: Riding the Surge at a Combat Hospital in Iraq Dr. Dave Hnida
Chocolat Joanne Harris
Beach Money: Creating Your Dream Life Through Network Marketing Jordan Adler

February:
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income (skimmed) Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett
The Middle Ages: A Novel Jennie Fields
Bergdorf Blondes Plum Sykes
The Big Love: A Novel Sarah Dunn
The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All (skimmed) Azim Jamal & Harvey McKinnon
StrengthsFinder 2.0 Tom Rath
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Jim DeFede
In The President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect Ronald Kessler
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny Robin Sharma

January:
Up in the Air Walter Kirn
Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life Neil Strauss
The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss (skimmed) Arthur Agatston MD
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman (review) Timothy Ferriss
Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal Lance Armstrong
The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World (review) Chris Guillebeau

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Archive:
2010 Reading List

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