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« Reply #175 on: December 21, 2009, 10:01:10 AM » |
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I am Boyd Morrison's sister, so you'll note a slight preference in my list below, but I actually do believe they were the best books I read in 2009!
1.) The Ark by Boyd Morrison
2.) The Palmyra Impact by Boyd Morrison
3.) The Adamas Blueprint by Boyd Morrison
4.) Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
5.) Lightning by Dean Koontz
6.) Strangers by Dean Koontz
7.) Black Order by James Rollins
8.) The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
9.) The Mask of Atreus by A.J. Hartley
10.) The Amber Room by Steve Berry
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« Reply #176 on: December 21, 2009, 10:08:58 AM » |
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This is hard. Particularly with series, I'm not sure a particular book gets itself listed, its the entirety of the series that has the effect on me. However, after much thought, here's my list.
1. Borderline - Nevada Barr
2. One Second After - William Foerster
3. Whisper to the Blood - Dana Stabenow
4. Even Money - Felix and Dick Francis
5. The Dark Horse - Craig Johnson
6. John Adams - David McCullough
7. Murder Shoots the Bull - Ann George
8. Paranoia - Joseph Finder
9. Rosemary Remembered - Susan Wittig Albert
10. Crewel Yule - Monica Ferris
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« Reply #177 on: December 21, 2009, 11:54:26 AM » |
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1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
2. Jonathan Edwards: A Life by Geroge M. Marsden
3. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
4. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
5. Life with God: Rading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation by Richard J. Foster
6. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
7. My Life in France by Julia Child
8. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
9. Joan: the Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint by Donald Spoto
10. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
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« Reply #178 on: December 21, 2009, 12:40:27 PM » |
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Here is my list. I just added the first book of a series. I had a hard time ranking them, but here is my list.
1. Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake
2. Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen Woodiwiss
3. Joshua's Hope by Carol Ann Erhardt
4. Black Hills by Nora Roberts
5. Blue Smoke and Murder by Elizabeth Lowell
6. One for the Money byJanet Evanovich
7. Mind Game by Christine Feehan
8. Murder List by Julie Garwood
9. Suspicious by Heather Graham
10. When You Call my Name by Sharon Sala
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« Reply #179 on: December 21, 2009, 02:41:43 PM » |
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1. Seeing Red by Graham Poll
2. Systems Engineering Principles and Practice by Alexander Kossiakoff and William N. Sweet
3. Writing for Computer Science by Justin Zobel
4. Pirate Latitudes: A Novel by Michael Crichton
5. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
6. Treason by Don Brown
7. Extreme Measures: A Thriller Vince Flynn
8. SMC Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook by Space & Missile Systems Center USAF
9. Chord: A Scalable Peer-to-peer Lookup Protocol for Internet Applications by Ion Stoicaym, Robert Morrisz, David Liben-Nowellz,
David R. Kargerz, M. Frans Kaashoekz, Frank Dabekz, and Hari Balakrishnanz
10. Optimal Placement of Replicas in Trees with Read, Write, and Storage Costs by Konstantinos Kalpakis, Koustuv Dasgupta, and
Ouri Wolfson
The last three are PDFs I read this semester using the Kindle. I included them because I ran out of books and because that’s one of the reasons I bought the Kindle DX.
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« Reply #181 on: December 22, 2009, 03:51:19 AM » |
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Congrats Sparkplug!!!!!
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« Reply #182 on: December 22, 2009, 03:51:29 AM » |
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Congrats Sparkplug!!!
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« Reply #183 on: December 22, 2009, 04:27:01 AM » |
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« Reply #184 on: December 22, 2009, 04:27:45 AM » |
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Yeah, Sparkplug! Congrats!
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« Reply #185 on: December 22, 2009, 04:46:51 AM » |
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Congratulations, Sparkplug. I know what I'd get if I had won.
Happy Holidays.
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Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.   Books read in 2012 - 4 Audiobooks - 1 WwF and HwF - DRA60 Miss you, Dona. |
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« Reply #186 on: December 22, 2009, 05:50:41 AM » |
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What a wonderful day!! Congrats!!
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Books read in 2011: 40 (29 Audio, 6 Kindle, 5 DT), 15,860 pages
Books read in 2010: 50 (16 Kindle; 34 Audio), 18,429 pages
Books read in 2009: 36 (13 Kindle; 18 Audio; 6 DT)
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« Reply #187 on: December 22, 2009, 06:08:22 AM » |
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Congratulations, Sparkplug!
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« Reply #188 on: December 22, 2009, 06:17:39 AM » |
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Congrats Sparkplug!
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« Reply #189 on: December 22, 2009, 06:21:05 AM » |
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Enjoy it, Sparkplug!
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« Reply #190 on: December 22, 2009, 06:33:57 AM » |
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Congrats, Sparkplug!
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« Reply #191 on: December 22, 2009, 07:14:49 AM » |
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Congratulations, Sparkplug!!
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« Reply #192 on: December 22, 2009, 07:35:17 AM » |
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Congratulations Sparkplug, what a great Christmas present. I'm sure you can find several new books to create your top 10 list for next year with this Gift Card. lol Enjoy!!
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« Reply #193 on: December 22, 2009, 07:39:20 AM » |
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Congrats Sparkplug! Enjoy your surprise Christmas gift!!
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"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."
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« Reply #194 on: December 22, 2009, 07:47:47 AM » |
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gratz sparkplug!!!
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« Reply #195 on: December 22, 2009, 08:48:28 AM » |
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« Reply #196 on: December 22, 2009, 08:55:52 AM » |
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Congratulations to Sparkplug!
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« Reply #197 on: December 22, 2009, 08:58:02 AM » |
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congrats and have fun
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The more you read, the more you know.
The more you know, the smarter you grow.
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice.
when speaking your mind or making your choice.
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« Reply #198 on: December 22, 2009, 09:03:10 AM » |
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,
all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read,
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« Reply #199 on: December 22, 2009, 10:03:40 AM » |
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Congrats, Sparkplug! Have fun book-shopping! N  |
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