Inspired by Art Garfunkel’s list of every book he’s read over the last FORTY years, I’ve begun keeping my own books read list.
To go back further than the previous year, visit 2008-2010 reads.
2012 reads:
Queued
- American Furies: Crime Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment (2007) by Sasha Abramsky
- The Amen Solution: The Secret to Being Thinner, Smarter, Happier (2011) by Daniel G. Amen, MD.
- Political Ideologies: Their Origins and Impact (8th Edition) by Leon P. Baradat
- Propaganda and the Public Mind (2001) by Noam Chomsky
- Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness (2010) by Lisa M. Hamilton
- Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time (1999) by Paul Rogat Loeb
- Violence (2008) by Slavoj Zizek
- No Way to Treat a First Lady (2003) by Christopher Buckley
- A Dirty Job (2007) by Christopher Moore
- The Double (2004) by Jose Saramago
- The Beautiful Miscellaneous (2007) by Dominic Smith
Non-fiction (6)
- Interventions (2007) by Noam Chomksy
- The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful and Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms (2012) by Danielle LaPorte
- Imagine: How Creativity Works (2012) by Jonah Lehrer
- The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters and What You Can Do to Get More of It (2011) by Kelly McDonigal
- The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table (2012) by Terri McMillan
- The Sociopath Next Door (2005) by Martha Stout, PhD
Fiction (11)
- Beat the Reaper (2009) by Josh Bazell
- Blueprint of the Afterlife (2012) by Ryan Boudinot
- Faithful Place (2011) by Tana French
- American Subversive (2010) by David Goodwillie
- MiniShopaholic (2010) by Sophie Kinsella
- Outtakes from a Marriage (2008) by Ann Leary
- 666 Park Avenue (2011) by Gabriella Pierce
- Bad Monkeys (2008) by Matt Ruff
- The Mirage (2012) by Matt Ruff
- 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
- A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
- The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace
2011 reads:
Non-fiction (31)
- Click: The Magic of Instant Connections (2010) by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
- Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust (2010) by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
- The Art of Intuition: Cultivating Your Inner Wisdom (2011) by Sophy Burnham
- Washington: A Life (2010) by Ron Chernow
- All About Me: Loving A Narcissist (2007) by Simon Crompton
- Emotional Awareness: Overcoming Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion (2008) by the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman
- Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet At A Time (2011) by Clair Diaz-Ortiz
- Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (2009) by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Bossypants (2011) by Tina Fey
- Stumbling on Happiness (2005) by Daniel Gilbert
- Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (1998) by Natalie Goldberg
- Poke the Box (2011) by Seth Godin
- The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business (2011) by Umair Haque
- Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights (2004) by Thom Hartmann
- Switch!: How to Change Things When Change is Hard (2010) by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Everything Bad is Good For You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making You Smarter (2006) by Steven Johnson
- Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (2010) by Steven Johnson
- Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions (2011) by Guy Kawasaki
- The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness (2010) edited by Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh and Jeremy Adam Smith
- Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate (2004) by George Lakoff
- Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist’s Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big or Why Pie is Not the Answer (2008) by Jen Lancaster
- The Spark Kit (2010) by Danielle La Porte
- Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (2003) by Erik Larson
- Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life (1998) by Gregg Michael Levoy
- The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love (1998) by Thomas Moore
- Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter (2008) by Rick Shenkman
- Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age (2010) by Clay Shirky
- Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (2010) by Matt Taibbi
- Many Lives, Many Masters:The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives (1988) by Brian L. Weiss, MD
- Through Time Into Healing (1992) by Brian L. Weiss, MD
Fiction (33)
- The Kept Man (2007) by Jami Attenberg
- The Brief History of the Dead (2006) by Kevin Brockmeier
- The Perfect Play (2011) by Jaci Burton
- The Affair (2011) by Lee Child
- Little Bee (2008) by Chris Cleave
- Inside Out (2011) by Lauren Dane
- I, Lucifer: Finally the Other Side of the Story (2003) by Glen Duncan
- The Marriage Plot (2011) by Jeffrey Eugenides
- In the Woods (2007) by Tana French
- The Likeness (2008) by Tana French
- Tangled Up In You (2007) by Rachel Gibson
- These Things Hidden (2011) by Heather Gudenkauf
- The Weight of Silence (2009) by Heather Gudenkauf
- A Summer Affair (2008) by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Tourists (2007) by Jeff Hobbs
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (2009) by Katherine Howe
- Leaving the World (2009) by Douglas Kennedy
- Smooth Talking Stranger (2009) by Lisa Kleypas
- Indecision (2005) by Benjamin Kunkel
- I Am Legend/Hell House (1995) by Richard Matheson
- We Are Now Beginning Our Descent (2008) by James Meek
- Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story (1995) by Christopher Moore
- Her Fearful Symmetry (2009) by Audrey Niffenegger
- Change of Heart (2008) by Jodi Picoult
- Mercy (1996) by Jodi Picoult
- The Pact (1998) by Jodi Picoult
- Second Glance (2003) by Jodi Picoult
- Good People (2008) by Marcus Sakey
- Death With Interruptions (2008) by Jose Saramago
- Black + White (2008) by Dani Shapiro
- Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story (2009) by Carolyn Turgeon
- It’s Classified (2011) by Nicolle Wallace
- Crave (2010) by J.R. Ward
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