Saturday, January 05, 2008
It's been a slower reading year, but I had a baby so I have been a bit busier! LOL
Books I've read in 2007: (* indicates I received this book from another bookcrosser.)
80. How to Read a French Fry by Russ Parsons 8/10 stars Dec. 18
79. Around the World in a Bad Mood by Rene Foss 6/10 stars Dec. 15 (Travel Swap to Apolonia)
78. Give It Up! My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less by Mary Carlomagno Dec. 13
77. The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer by Eric Nansen 9/10 stars Dec. 12 (Travel Swap to rootmartin)
76. Death By Sudoku by Kaye Morgan 6/10 stars Dec. 8 (Passed on to a friend)
75. Find More Time by Laura Stack 9/10 stars Dec. 4 (library book)
74. The Kitchen Detective by Christopher Kimball 7/10 stars Nov. 30 (library book)
73. Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson 8/10 stars Nov. 29 (library book)
72. Celebrity Detox by Rosie O'Donnell 7/10 stars Nov. 20 (library book)
71. The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook by Justin Spring 8/10 stars Nov. 10 (library book)
70. Cooking Up Murder by Miranda Bliss 7/10 stars Oct. 29 (library book)
69. The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine 8/10 stars Oct. 22 (library book)
68. Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle 7/10 stars Oct. 21 (Released via PBS)
*67. Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 8/10 stars Oct. 8
66. Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg 5/10 stars Oct. 7 (library book)
65. For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani 8/10 stars Oct. 3 (library book)
64. Murder Uncorked by Michelle Scott 8/10 stars Oct. 2 (Passed on to a friend)
*63. Song of the Magdalene by Donna Jo Napoli 9/10 stars Sept. 30
62. Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated for a Year by an Ocean by Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery 8/10 stars Sept. 25 (Travel Swap to Tranq1)
61. Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene by Ingrid Bauer 9/10 stars Sept. 18 (library book)
60. Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron 9/10 stars Sept. 15 (library book)
59. Unclutter Your Life by Katherine Gibson 9/10 stars Sept. 14 (library book)
58. How to Break an Egg by the Editors of Fine Cooking Magazine 8/10 stars Sept. 13 (library book)
57. The Best Kitchen Quick Tips by The Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine 7/10 stars Sept 12 (library book)
56. Eat well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding by Eileen Behan 7/10 stars Sept. 10 (library book)
55. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10 stars Sept. 6 (library book)
54. What Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD 8/10 stars Sept. 3 (library book)
53. A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain 7/10 stars Sept. 2 (library book)
*52. Chocolate Dipped Death by Sammi Carter 8/10 stars Aug. 26 (Mystery swap to ALterEgoZoe)
51. Candy Apple Dead by Sammi Carter 6/10 stars Aug. 23 (RABCK to ALterEgoZoe)
*50. By Hook or By Book by D.R. Meredith 7/10 stars Aug. 22 (July YBS to Cheesygiraffe)
49. Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot 7/10 stars Aug. 21 (library book)
48. The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger 9/10 stars Aug. 19 (library book)
47. Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark 7/10 stars Aug. 18 (library book)
*46. Plane Insanity: A FLight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet by Elliott Hester 8/10 stars Aug. 12 (August YBS to Breeze144)
*45. Murder in Volume by D.R. Meredith 7/10 stars Aug. 5 (July YBS to Cheesygiraffe)
44. Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night by Peggy Orenstein 8/10 stars July 30
*43. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 7/10 stars July 27
*42. Callie's Tally by Betsy Howie 8/10 stars July 25
*41. Family History by Dani Shapiro 7/10 stars July 22 (passed on to Gothamgal)
*40. The Pursuit of Alice Thrift by Elinor Lipman 6/10 stars July 19 (Live swap at the Columbus BO meetup)
39. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 6/10 stars July 15 (library book)
*38. The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty 8/10 stars July 14
37. The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde 7/10 stars July 6 (library book)
*36. Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien 6/10 stars July 4 (Mystery VBB to Noumena12)
*35. The Student Body by Valerie Wolzien 6/10 stars June 30 (Mystery VBB to Chronicbooker3)
34. Never Shower in a Thunderstorm by Anahad O'Connor 9/10 stars June 24
33. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 8/10 stars June 18 (library book)
32. Skinny Bitching by Jenny Lee 5/10 stars June 6 (June Nonfiction swap to rootmartin)
31. Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life by Craig T. Ramey and Sharon L. Ramey 7/10 stars June 2 (unregistered permanent collection)
*30. Cuban Heels by Emily Barr 7/10 stars May 31 (Romance VBB to Ramson)
29. Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America by Linda Furiya 8/10 stars May 27 (library book)
28. Breastfeeding Naturally by Hannah Lothrop 9/10 stars May 19 (library book)
27. The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver by Claire Martin 8/10 stars May 15 (library book)
26. New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding by Joan Younger Meek 7/10 stars May 13 (library book)
*25. The Sex Lives of Cannibals 8/10 stars May 11 (Armchair Travel Swap to teachie)
24. The New Experience of Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger 8/10 stars Apr. 29 (unregistered permanent collection)
23. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin 9/10 stars Apr. 28 (library book)
22. Releasing the Mother Goddess by Gail Carr Feldman and Eve Adamson 7/10 stars Apr. 27 (unregistered permanent collection)
*21. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig 9/10 stars Apr. 26
20. Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck 9/10 stars Apr. 22
*19. Around the World in 80 Dates by Jennifer Cox 9/10 stars Apr. 21 (bookring to greystonegirl16)
18. Spook by Mary Roach 4/10 stars Apr. 20 (library book)
17. The Prada Paradox by Julie Kenner 8/10 stars Apr. 12 (library book)
16. The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush ad Other Bizarre Medical Cases by Rob Myers, MD 5/10 stars Apr. 9 (library book)
15. Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl 9/10 stars Mar. 29 (library book)
14. The Dim Sum of All Things by Kim Wong Keltner 9/10 stars Mar. 21 (library book)
13. The Girls' Global Guide to Guys by Theresa Alan 7/10 stars Mar. 14 (Chick Lit/Contemporary Romance Swap to ladiibbug)
12. Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 8/10 stars Mar. 6 (Nonfiction Swap to AceofHearts)
11. If I Am Missing or Dead by Janine Latus 8/10 stars Feb. 27 (March YBS Swap to irenic)
*10. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman 8/10 stars Feb. 23 (April YBS Swap to ???)
9. Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier 7/10 stars Feb. 19 (library book)
*8. Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs 5/10 stars Feb. 12 (ALS to Nursiegirl42)
7. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson 10/10 stars Feb. 2 (passed on to my sister, Snakegroup, unregistered)
*6. Birth Marks by Sarah Dunant 7/10 stars Jan. 28 (ALS to AmericanMuse)
*5. Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs 7/10 stars Jan. 17 (ALS to Nursiegirl42)
4. Good Debt, Bad Debt by Jon Hansen 6/10 stars Jan. 14 (library book)
3. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Getting Pregnant by Raymond Chang 8/10 stars Jan. 10
*2. The Jinx by Jennifer Sturman 7/10 stars Jan. 8 (Mystery VBB to catsalive)
*1. The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pepin 8/10 stars Jan. 6 (trade with ghir)
Books I've read in 2007: (* indicates I received this book from another bookcrosser.)
80. How to Read a French Fry by Russ Parsons 8/10 stars Dec. 18
79. Around the World in a Bad Mood by Rene Foss 6/10 stars Dec. 15 (Travel Swap to Apolonia)
78. Give It Up! My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less by Mary Carlomagno Dec. 13
77. The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer by Eric Nansen 9/10 stars Dec. 12 (Travel Swap to rootmartin)
76. Death By Sudoku by Kaye Morgan 6/10 stars Dec. 8 (Passed on to a friend)
75. Find More Time by Laura Stack 9/10 stars Dec. 4 (library book)
74. The Kitchen Detective by Christopher Kimball 7/10 stars Nov. 30 (library book)
73. Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson 8/10 stars Nov. 29 (library book)
72. Celebrity Detox by Rosie O'Donnell 7/10 stars Nov. 20 (library book)
71. The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook by Justin Spring 8/10 stars Nov. 10 (library book)
70. Cooking Up Murder by Miranda Bliss 7/10 stars Oct. 29 (library book)
69. The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine 8/10 stars Oct. 22 (library book)
68. Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle 7/10 stars Oct. 21 (Released via PBS)
*67. Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle 8/10 stars Oct. 8
66. Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg 5/10 stars Oct. 7 (library book)
65. For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani 8/10 stars Oct. 3 (library book)
64. Murder Uncorked by Michelle Scott 8/10 stars Oct. 2 (Passed on to a friend)
*63. Song of the Magdalene by Donna Jo Napoli 9/10 stars Sept. 30
62. Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated for a Year by an Ocean by Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery 8/10 stars Sept. 25 (Travel Swap to Tranq1)
61. Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene by Ingrid Bauer 9/10 stars Sept. 18 (library book)
60. Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron 9/10 stars Sept. 15 (library book)
59. Unclutter Your Life by Katherine Gibson 9/10 stars Sept. 14 (library book)
58. How to Break an Egg by the Editors of Fine Cooking Magazine 8/10 stars Sept. 13 (library book)
57. The Best Kitchen Quick Tips by The Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine 7/10 stars Sept 12 (library book)
56. Eat well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding by Eileen Behan 7/10 stars Sept. 10 (library book)
55. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10 stars Sept. 6 (library book)
54. What Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD 8/10 stars Sept. 3 (library book)
53. A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain 7/10 stars Sept. 2 (library book)
*52. Chocolate Dipped Death by Sammi Carter 8/10 stars Aug. 26 (Mystery swap to ALterEgoZoe)
51. Candy Apple Dead by Sammi Carter 6/10 stars Aug. 23 (RABCK to ALterEgoZoe)
*50. By Hook or By Book by D.R. Meredith 7/10 stars Aug. 22 (July YBS to Cheesygiraffe)
49. Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot 7/10 stars Aug. 21 (library book)
48. The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger 9/10 stars Aug. 19 (library book)
47. Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark 7/10 stars Aug. 18 (library book)
*46. Plane Insanity: A FLight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet by Elliott Hester 8/10 stars Aug. 12 (August YBS to Breeze144)
*45. Murder in Volume by D.R. Meredith 7/10 stars Aug. 5 (July YBS to Cheesygiraffe)
44. Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night by Peggy Orenstein 8/10 stars July 30
*43. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 7/10 stars July 27
*42. Callie's Tally by Betsy Howie 8/10 stars July 25
*41. Family History by Dani Shapiro 7/10 stars July 22 (passed on to Gothamgal)
*40. The Pursuit of Alice Thrift by Elinor Lipman 6/10 stars July 19 (Live swap at the Columbus BO meetup)
39. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 6/10 stars July 15 (library book)
*38. The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty 8/10 stars July 14
37. The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde 7/10 stars July 6 (library book)
*36. Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien 6/10 stars July 4 (Mystery VBB to Noumena12)
*35. The Student Body by Valerie Wolzien 6/10 stars June 30 (Mystery VBB to Chronicbooker3)
34. Never Shower in a Thunderstorm by Anahad O'Connor 9/10 stars June 24
33. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 8/10 stars June 18 (library book)
32. Skinny Bitching by Jenny Lee 5/10 stars June 6 (June Nonfiction swap to rootmartin)
31. Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life by Craig T. Ramey and Sharon L. Ramey 7/10 stars June 2 (unregistered permanent collection)
*30. Cuban Heels by Emily Barr 7/10 stars May 31 (Romance VBB to Ramson)
29. Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America by Linda Furiya 8/10 stars May 27 (library book)
28. Breastfeeding Naturally by Hannah Lothrop 9/10 stars May 19 (library book)
27. The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver by Claire Martin 8/10 stars May 15 (library book)
26. New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding by Joan Younger Meek 7/10 stars May 13 (library book)
*25. The Sex Lives of Cannibals 8/10 stars May 11 (Armchair Travel Swap to teachie)
24. The New Experience of Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger 8/10 stars Apr. 29 (unregistered permanent collection)
23. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin 9/10 stars Apr. 28 (library book)
22. Releasing the Mother Goddess by Gail Carr Feldman and Eve Adamson 7/10 stars Apr. 27 (unregistered permanent collection)
*21. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig 9/10 stars Apr. 26
20. Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck 9/10 stars Apr. 22
*19. Around the World in 80 Dates by Jennifer Cox 9/10 stars Apr. 21 (bookring to greystonegirl16)
18. Spook by Mary Roach 4/10 stars Apr. 20 (library book)
17. The Prada Paradox by Julie Kenner 8/10 stars Apr. 12 (library book)
16. The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush ad Other Bizarre Medical Cases by Rob Myers, MD 5/10 stars Apr. 9 (library book)
15. Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl 9/10 stars Mar. 29 (library book)
14. The Dim Sum of All Things by Kim Wong Keltner 9/10 stars Mar. 21 (library book)
13. The Girls' Global Guide to Guys by Theresa Alan 7/10 stars Mar. 14 (Chick Lit/Contemporary Romance Swap to ladiibbug)
12. Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 8/10 stars Mar. 6 (Nonfiction Swap to AceofHearts)
11. If I Am Missing or Dead by Janine Latus 8/10 stars Feb. 27 (March YBS Swap to irenic)
*10. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman 8/10 stars Feb. 23 (April YBS Swap to ???)
9. Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier 7/10 stars Feb. 19 (library book)
*8. Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs 5/10 stars Feb. 12 (ALS to Nursiegirl42)
7. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson 10/10 stars Feb. 2 (passed on to my sister, Snakegroup, unregistered)
*6. Birth Marks by Sarah Dunant 7/10 stars Jan. 28 (ALS to AmericanMuse)
*5. Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs 7/10 stars Jan. 17 (ALS to Nursiegirl42)
4. Good Debt, Bad Debt by Jon Hansen 6/10 stars Jan. 14 (library book)
3. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Getting Pregnant by Raymond Chang 8/10 stars Jan. 10
*2. The Jinx by Jennifer Sturman 7/10 stars Jan. 8 (Mystery VBB to catsalive)
*1. The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pepin 8/10 stars Jan. 6 (trade with ghir)
