1.01.2008

Books Read 2008

Reading Reminders for 2008

Jane Eyre [audio]
Charlotte Brontë, read by Susan Erickson

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
(Or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain)
David Shenk

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess [part]
Patrick Wolff

Queen of the King's Game
Zsuzsa (Susan) Polgar and Jacob Shutzman

Sense and Sensibility [audio]
Jane Austen, read by Nadia May

In This House of Brede
Rumer Godden

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson

The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Handbook: Your How-to Guide for Hitting the Trails, Coast to Coast to Coast
[part, for old time's sake]
Ben Gadd

Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged
Roger Scruton

Praying with the Desert Mothers
Sr. Mary Forman OSB

Bleak House (audio)
Charles Dickens (narr. Robert Whitfield—excellent!)

Howard's End (audio)
E.M. Forster

Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees (post)
Nalini M. Nadkarni

A Tale of Two Cities (audio) (post)
Charles Dickens

War and Peace (post)
Leo Tolstoy