{"id":188,"date":"2008-12-30T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T05:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts-wp\/?p=188"},"modified":"2008-12-30T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T05:52:00","slug":"2008-project-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/2008\/12\/2008-project-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Project List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the list of books I’ve read in 2008.  My goal is to finish 52 books (the equivalent of a book a week).<\/p>\n

Total Pages Read:<\/b> 10,774
Shortest book: 96 pages
Longest book: 928 pages
Fiction: 17
Non-Fiction: 13
Poetry: 1<\/p>\n

Last book read:<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/i>31.  <\/i>Drown<\/i> by Junot D\u00edaz.  Short Stories about a Dominican immigrant family.  224 pages. (Finished 30 Dec 08)<\/p>\n

Full list below the cut:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Audacity of Hope<\/i> by Barak Obama. A Christmas gift from my sister. 384 pages. (Finished 5 Jan 08)\n

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  2. What’s Your Poo Telling You? <\/i>by Josh Richman & Anish Sheth,
    \nM.D.  Yeah, I realize this is just one of those gag books, and will
    \nlikely reside on top of my toilet from now on, but it is still a book
    \nread cover to cover this year.  96 pages. (Finished 6 Jan 08)<\/p>\n

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  3. The Secret Life of Men and Women<\/i> compiled by Frank Warren.  A Christmas gift from my other sister. 144 pages. (Finished 11 Jan 08)\n

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  4. How We Are Hungry<\/i> by Dave Eggers.  Time to finally get to the
    \nEggers books I bought last spring.  This is a collection of short
    \nstories.  240 pages. (Finished 16 Jan 08)<\/p>\n

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  5. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World <\/i>by
    \nTracy Kidder.  The story of Dr. Paul Farmer, one of the worlds foremost
    \nexperts on infectious diseases and how poverty affects them.  336
    \npages. (Finished 23 Feb 08)<\/p>\n

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  6. Sacred Games<\/i> by
    \nVikram Chandra. Over 900 pages of the Mumbai underworld and police.  A
    \nbit long…but interesting. 928 pages. (Finished 9 May 08)<\/p>\n

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  7. People of the Book<\/i> by Geraldine Brooks.  A creation of the history of a Jewish Prayer book from the late 1400’s and its survival to modern day. 416 pages. (Finished 15 May 08).\n

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  8. This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession<\/i> by Daniel J. Levitin.  Musician turned neuroscientist writes about how our brains process music.  320 pages. (Finished 25 May 08).\n

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  9. Hocus Pocus<\/i> by Kurt Vonnegut.  The “memoir” of a Vietnam vet, turned teacher, turned warden under arrest for insurrection in a United States owned by foreign interests. 302 pages. (Finished 27 May 08).\n

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  10. Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey<\/i> by Chuck Palahnuik.  Chuck using yet another literary form to tell a story of extremities.  320 pages. (Finished 29 May 08).\n

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  11. A Thousand Splendid Suns<\/i> by Khaled Hosseini.  A story of the cost of war on the people of Afghanistan.  From the communist takeover…to the rise and fall of the Taliban.  Like The Kite Runner<\/i> a very wonderful book. 384 pages. (Finished 2 June 08).\n

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  12. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<\/i> by Sherman Alexie.  National Book Award Winner by one of my favorite authors.  Its actually a “young adult” novel, but still pretty enjoyable on its own merits.  256 pages. (Finished 2 June 08).\n

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  13. The Professional Barista’s Handbook<\/i> by Scott Rao.  Read for work.  99 pages. (Finished 3 June 08).

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  14. You Shall Know Our Velocity<\/i> by Dave Eggers.  Twas Ok.  Not my favorite of his by any means though.  352 pages. (Finished 10 June 08).\n

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  15. Tree of Smoke <\/i>by Denis Johnson.  National Book Award winner for 2007.  A story of the Vietnam war, the CIA, and the mental tolls of war.  672 pages.  (Finished 30 June 08).\n

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  16. The Sportswriter<\/i> by Richard Ford.  I’ve been meaning to read something by Ford for awhile. I’m not to sure how I felt about the book, it wasn’t bad, but didn’t blow me away either.  384 pages. (Finished 14 July 08)\n

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  17. Independence Day <\/i>by Richard Ford.  Pulitzer Prize winning sequel to The Sportswriter<\/i>. 464 pages. (Finished 25 July 08).\n

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  18. Snuff<\/i> by Chuck Palahniuk.  The latest from Palahniuk.  A quick read about porn and life and death. 288 pages.  (Finished 25 July 08).\n

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  19. The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do<\/i> by Clotaire Rapaille.  A marketing expert does research about the cultural codes that influence the way we live our lives.  Pretty interesting stuff. 224 pages. (Finished 2 Aug 08).\n

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  20. The Wine Bible<\/i> by Karen MacNeil.  A book about wine. 904 pages. (Finished 10 Aug 08).\n

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  21. The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between<\/i> <\/font>by Peter Berley.  Yup, a cookbook.  But I read it cover to cover. 304 pages. (Finished 17 Aug 08).\n<\/li>\n
  22. Southland<\/i> by Nina Revoyr.  A woman discovers her family after her grandfather dies.  A novel about Los Angeles and how race has shaped it. 350 pages. (Finished 24 Aug 08).\n<\/li>\n
  23. The Necessary Hunger<\/i> by Nina Revoyr.  A story of two high school women’s basketball stars in LA, that end up living together when their respective single parents fall in love.  368 pages. (Finished 28 Aug 08).\n<\/li>\n
  24. The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich<\/i> by Timothy Ferriss.  Interesting book about entrepreneurship, utilizing the global economy to get ahead, and working less to live more. 208 pages. (Finished 2 Sep 08)\n<\/li>\n
  25. The Enchantress of Florence<\/i> by Salman Rushdie.  A tale bridging East and West via the great Mugal empire of India and Medici Florence.  352 pages. (Finished 23 Sep 08)\n<\/li>\n
  26. The Echo Maker<\/i> by Richard Powers.  Set in Nebraska, a story about the mysteries of the brain and self. 464 pages. (Finished 18 Nov 08)\n<\/li>\n
  27. The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine <\/i>by Benjamin Wallace.  The story of the “Thomas Jefferson” wines, and the search to figure out if they were real.  319 pages. (Finished 23 Nov 08)\n<\/li>\n
  28. To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings<\/i> by John O’Donohue.  A book of blessings inspired by the Celtic spiritual traditions. 160 pages. (Finished 26 Nov 08)\n<\/li>\n
  29. Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog<\/i> by John Grogan.  A tale about a dog, mischief, and the family who loved him. 288 pages. (Finished 14 Dec 08)\n<\/li>\n
  30. 101 Things To Do Before You Die<\/i> by Richard Horne.  Pretty self explanatory.  224 pages. (Finished 17 Dec 08)\n<\/li>\n
  31. Drown<\/i> by Junot D\u00edaz.  Short Stories about a Dominican immigrant family.  224 pages. (Finished 30 Dec 08)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here is the list of books I’ve read in 2008.  My goal is to finish 52 books (the equivalent of a book a week). Total Pages Read: 10,774Shortest book: 96 pagesLongest book: 928 pagesFiction: 17Non-Fiction: 13Poetry: 1 Last book read: 31.  Drown by Junot D\u00edaz.  Short Stories about a Dominican immigrant family.  224 pages. (Finished … <\/p>\n

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