50 Books Project
Wherein I attempt (and, so far, fail) to read 50 books each year.
Here’s the list from 2008:
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
The Passion of Mary Magdalen: A Novel (The Maeve Chronicles)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
The Hollow (Book Two of the Sign of Seven Trilogy)
Nickel And Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
I Gotta Crow: Women, Voice, and Writing
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Moral Disorder and Other Stories
Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life
Son of a Witch: Volume Two in the Wicked Years
Thank You for All Things (Bantam Discovery)
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
I attempt and fail each year as well. I only ever make to 20-25. If I had more time, and more interesting books that really catch my attention.
You read a Salty Piece of Land?!? I love Jimmy Buffet books!!! When we were little, my dad used to read us JollyMon. It’s a kid’s book, based on one of his songs, but I loved it SOOOO much. And then I found out that he wrote grown up books and that was way too exciting. It’s funny because he’s such a great story-teller, and you can find bits of his songs work their way into the book. Like “cowboy in the jungle”, something about riding a pony on a beach, and all kinds of stuff.
Anyway, sorry to ramble, I just really love that book but nobody takes me seriously when I tell them that I like Jimmy Buffet’s books. Big shocker, huh?
lol! Thanks, Meredith. You brightened my day.
Yes, I read the book and enjoyed it. I’ve been meaning to check out more of his books (especially the one he wrote when — and about — he turned 50.