{"id":1508,"date":"2015-08-17T16:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T23:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2015-08-17T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T03:51:50","slug":"books-ive-read-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/2015\/08\/books-ive-read-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Books I\u2019ve Read in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Total Pages Read: 6,036<\/strong>
\nShortest Book: 168 pages
\nLongest Book: 496 pages
\nFiction: 13
\nNon-Fiction: 5
\nCookbook: 1
\nPoetry: 0<\/p>\n

Last Book Read:<\/em><\/strong>
\n19.\u00a0Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World’s Greatest Sports Rivalry<\/em> by Sid Lowe. The history of the two biggest clubs in Spain, how they became rivals, and why you are either a fan of Bar\u00e7a or Madrid if you live in Spain. 480 pages. (Finished 17 Aug 15).<\/p>\n

Past Lists:
\n2014 List<\/a>
\n2013 List<\/a>
\n2012 List<\/a>
\n2011 List<\/a>
\n2010 List<\/a>
\n2009 List<\/a>
\n2008 List<\/a>
\n2007 List<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Belfast Noir<\/em> edited by Adrian McKinty & Stuart Neville. A collection of short “noir” stories set in and around Belfast. 256 pages. (Finished 6 Feb 15).<\/li>\n
  2. Jar City<\/em> by Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason. (Inspector Erlendur #3) An old man is found murdered in his flat with a cryptic note on his body. A photograph of a young girl’s grave is also found. \u00a0As\u00a0Inspector Erlendur\u00a0searches for answers he must delve into the past of a small community. 304 pages. (Finished 19 Feb 15)<\/li>\n
  3. The Laughing Monsters<\/em> by Denis Johnson. After ten years, Roland Nair returns to Africa to meet his friend Michael Adriko. They plan on one last scheme to finance the next stage in their lives (and leave the spy world behind). As they venture further into Africa loyalties shift and goals change. 228 pages. (Finished 28 Feb 15).<\/li>\n
  4. Silence of the Grave\u00a0<\/i>by Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason. (Inspector Erlendur #4). A human bone is found in a partially completed development in outer Reykjav\u00edk. As the skeleton is slowly excavated, Elendur and his team search for clues from a half century back to discover what happened. 293 pages. (Finished 10 Mar 15).<\/li>\n
  5. Pirates, Punks, & Politics: FC St. Pauli: Falling In Love With A Radical Football Club<\/em> by Nick Davidson. Alternating between chapters about the history of the club and area it is located with stories of matches attended, this book looks at one of the worlds most famous supporters culture. 288 pages. (Finished 31 Mar 15)<\/li>\n
  6. Voices<\/em>\u00a0by Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason. (Inspector Erlendur #5) A reclusive man who lives alone in a hotel basement is found murdered right before Christmas. Erlendur has to find out about this man who no one knows to discover who and why he was killed. 368 pages. (Finished 16 Apr 15).<\/li>\n
  7. The Draining Lake<\/em>\u00a0by Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason. (Inspector Erlendur #6) A skeleton is found in the dried bed of a mysteriously draining lake. Erlendur must search back into cold war history to discover who the skeleton is and why he was killed. 336 pages. (Finished 24\u00a0Apr 15).<\/li>\n
  8. The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures<\/em> by Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy. 396 pages. (Finished 29 Apr 15).<\/li>\n
  9. Blood on Snow\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Jo Nesb\u00f8 (as\u00a0Tom Johansen). Olav is a “fixer” for one of Oslo’s big crime bosses. When he is asked to fix the bosses wife things go sideways. 224 pages. (Finished 4 May 15).<\/li>\n
  10. Fika: The Art of\u00a0The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats<\/em> by\u00a0Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall. The Swede’s do coffee break right, taking time to slow things down, have a cup of coffee or tea and eat a pastry. This cookbook covers some of the history of the tradition as well as provides recipes for both traditional and modern fika<\/em> treats. 168 pages. (Finished 5 May 15).<\/li>\n
  11. Arctic Chill<\/em>\u00a0by Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason. (Inspector Erlendur #7). A young boy is found stabbed in a garden. The boy is half Thai, half Icelandic and the police suspect that race may have played a factor. At the same time Erlendur is still trying to find a missing wife whose disappearance has been written off as a suicide. 344 pages. (Finished 15 May 15)<\/li>\n
  12. More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory<\/em> by Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert. 496 pages. (Finished 23 May 15).<\/li>\n
  13. Hypothermia<\/em> by\u00a0Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason (Inspector Erlendur #8). A woman is found in her country cottage having committed suicide by hanging. When her friend gives Erlendur a recording of the woman attending a s\u00e9ance, Erlendur begins to investigate the woman’s death unofficially on his own. 304 pages. (Finished 29 May 15).<\/li>\n
  14. Outrage<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason (Inspector Erlendur #9).\u00a0A man is found murdered in his apartment wearing a woman’s t-shirt and having recently had sex. With Erlendur off visiting the demons of his youth, his colleague El\u00ednborg takes the lead trying to find his killer. 288 pages. (Finished 04 Jun 15).<\/li>\n
  15. Black Skies<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason (Inspector Erlendur #10). While Erlendur is busy visiting his childhood home, and El\u00ednborg is busy with the case of the murdered man. Sigurdur gets involved in a case that involves a childhood friend when he turns up at a crime scene of a women freshly beaten by a debt collector.\u00a0330\u00a0pages. (Finished 07 Jun 15).<\/li>\n
  16. California<\/em>\u00a0by Edan Lepucki. Los Angeles is a crumbling ruin after numerous earthquakes have destroyed good portions of the city. The rest of the US (and world) isn’t much better after other catastrophic events. Money is essential a thing of the past except for the super rich who now live in “Communities.” Cal and Frida leave LA for the wilderness to try and survive on their own. Soon they meet other settlers and learn more about the new world around them. 393 pages. (Finished 18 Jun 15).<\/li>\n
  17. Strange Shores<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Arnaldur Indri\u00f0ason (Inspector Erlendur #11). Meanwhile in the Eastern Fjords, Erlendur is wrestling with the demons of his past and his missing brother. While squatting in the remains of his ancestral home he hears the story of\u00a0Matthildur, who also disappeared in the moors. He begins to search for clues about her disappearance before all the folks with memory of her have passed away. 304 pages. (Finished 23 Jun 15).<\/li>\n
  18. Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey,\u00a0and Even Iraq Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World’s Most Popular Sport<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. A journalist and economist look at statistics to predict why teams will win or lose, whether penalty kicks will be successful or saved, and which countries have the most potential to improve their results. 336 pages. (Finished 7 Jul 15).<\/li>\n
  19. Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World’s Greatest Sports Rivalry<\/em> by Sid Lowe. The history of the two biggest clubs in Spain, how they became rivals, and why you are either a fan of Bar\u00e7a or Madrid if you live in Spain. 480 pages. (Finished 17 Aug 15).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Total Pages Read: 6,036 Shortest Book: 168 pages Longest Book: 496 pages Fiction: 13 Non-Fiction: 5 Cookbook: 1 Poetry: 0 Last Book Read: 19.\u00a0Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World’s Greatest Sports Rivalry by Sid Lowe. The history of the two biggest clubs in Spain, how they became rivals, and … <\/p>\n

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