Reading list 2014

My reading list

I have read some books this year.   I was reading when I should have been writing.

• Private with James Patterson.  This one was free on my iPad.  I have mixed feelings about James   Patterson.  sometimes good, sometimes not so much.  This was not his best.
• Wild- Cheryl Stayed.  Good book but I dislike anyone who burns books for any reason, Cheryl.
• Paris Match- Stuart Woods.  Always a fun read.
• Cut and Thrust-Stuart Woods.  See above
• Carnal Curiosity-Stuart Woods.  another easy read.
• Stand up guy-Stuart Woods-ditto
• Doing hard time-Stuart Woods.  Stuart's books are like a soap opera.  I have read 50 of his books.
• Field of Prey-John Sandford.  I like the way he writes.  Some of his characters end up in bad places. (stump shredder?) Gritty style but he knows how to keep you interested.  I have read 38 of his books but only two this year.
• Deadline- John Sandford. another good one, John.
• Unbroken-Laura Hillenbrand.  good memoir about a war hero.
• Imperfect justice-Jeff Ashton. Casey Anthony walks, Jeff!!!
• Death of Santini- Pat Conroy. Pat writes about depressing stuff with great style.
• The Losing Season-Pat Conroy.  See above.
• One summer (1927)-Bill Bryson.  A great book.
• The power of Habit-Charles Duhigg.  Why you buy what you buy.
• David and Goliath- Malcolm Gladwell.   Interesting book.
• Outliers-Malcolm Gladwell.  another good one.
• Think like a Freak-Steven Levitt.  by the author of Freakonomics.
• Lone Survivor-Marcus Luttrell. Afghanistan with Navy Seals.
• My mother was nuts- Penny Marshall.  Lavern's Bio.
• No Easy Day-Mark Owens.  Gotcha Osama.
• Killing Jesus-Bill Reilly. Politics, even then.
• Killing Kennedy-Bill Reilly.  More politics.
• Practice to Deceive-Ann Rule.  One of many Ann Rule books I have read.
• Storm Front-John Sandford.  Almost forgot that one.
• Mickey Spillane Trilogy, Mickey's first three books.  He would killed a lot less people if he had a cell phone. (3 books)
• Balance-Bob Freeland.  Iraq bomb defusing.
• Now you see her-James Patterson.  Finally a good read from Patterson.
• 1776-David McCullough. Good history.
• Tis-Frank McCourt. Frank is pretty witty guy. I didn't think I would like this book, but I do.
• Mr. Monk and the blue flu. Lee Goldberg.  Trials and tribulation of a detective with OCD.
• The Natural soap Book-Susan Miller Cavitch.  Learn how to make soap.
• A stolen Life-Jaycee Dugard.  Kidnapped at eleven. Held prisoner for many years.
• Without Pity-Ann Rule. She writes the best true crime books.
• End of a Dream-Ann Rule.  See above.
• Tipping point- Malcolm Gladwell
• What the dog saw-Malcolm Gladwell
• T is for Trespass-Sue Grafton.
• On writing-William Zinsser
• Blink-Malcolm Gladwell
• Judgement Ridge-Mitchell Zuckoff. The Dartmouth Murders.
• Lost in Shangri la-Mitchell zuckoff.  Lost in  rough terrain.
• Think fast and slow-Daniel Kahnemen
• One for the Money-Janet Evanovich.  First of the Plum Series.

I will try to write more in the next year if I don't get writer's block.

You must understand, writer's block is not a nebulous, abstract thing with me.
It is a furry 14 pound mass of feline attitude of "What!!!??

I feel like I have left out a few books.  That’s OK!

Madison has almost nothing of her own.  Oh, maybe a condo, a tent, a tube, Kitty TV (window looking out on the bird feeder) numerous feather toys, balls, her own personal chair on the balcony. 

She has more furniture than we do.   She only puts her claws into "her stuff".  

I am working on a few right now.  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Uncaged by John Sandford.
Perhaps I will be able to find a book that will tell me how to get my life back from my cat.