My 2014 Reading List

     After scouring several best of 2013 book lists I have created my primary reading list for 2014. Now I am not a super fast reader so I don't want to set myself up for failure but I have a goal of finishing ... most of these books. Each of these books are linked to a review:

1. The Golem and The Jinni by Helene Wecker.
2. The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer.
3. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
4. The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber.
5. From Scratch: Inside the Food Network by Allen Salkin.
6. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartts.
7. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
8. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.
9. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.
10. Love Anthony by Lisa Genova.
11. John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman.
12. Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff.
13. Innocent Blood: Book 2 in the Order of the Sanguines Series by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell.
14. The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice.

     What has been great is that with Christmas giftcards I have already purchased all 14 of these books. Some are from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other Ibooks. Giftcards are the best gift ever!!!

     There are three books that will be released in 2014 that are continuations of trilogy or series that I have read they are the following:

1. July, 2014 - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (Book 3 of the All Souls Trilogy).
2. August, 2014 - The Sixth Extinction by James Rollins (Sigma Force Series Novel).
3. October, 2014 - The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin (Book 3 of The Passage Series).

 I would love to have interaction and thoughts on my book list. Feel free to join me as I endeavor to read all 17 books this year. Let's see how far we can go! jamie

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Life Interrupted But Blessings Overflowed

 Several years ago I started having some back issues. Fast forward to 2023 and I was losing all sense of where my legs were and all feeling in my legs as well. After several years with local doctors and several non-surgical options (i.e. steroids, injections, shots, etc.) and for the most part being told that losing weight would be the wonder cure or my back issues I chose to go to a different doctor in Atlanta. After several MRIs, nerve conduction study and discussions with doctors I was told that I definitely needed lumbar surgery (L2-S1) and that more than likely I would need fusion. After another MRI on the upper spine I was also told that I needed Cervical (C5-C6) and Thoracic (T2-T3) surgery. Initially I was told that surgery would be almost outpatient in that I would have surgery on one day and I would be released within two days. Surgeries were scheduled and we were on our way. When I arrived for the first surgery which was on the Cervical and Thoracic Spine It lasted longer th
Read more

I Wouldn't Believe It....

Image
I have always held a healthy level of skepticism. I know I don't have a long lost Ethiopian uncle ready to wire a million dollars into my bank account. Money unfortunately does not grow on trees. About five years ago, Lexi was tired of being her doctor's guinea pig for any new drug that came out so she decided to try using a more holistic approach to her health and began using essential oils. At first my skepticism was through the roof. In my opinion, it was all in her head that these oils made her feel better. Other than the great smell when she diffused them... I wasn't convinced. After a few months, I decided to try it for myself. I had always had digestion issues and eating Prilosec daily was my routine. We had bought an oil blend called Digize from Young Living and after much prodding from Lexi I gave in. I was willing to try it if it would curb my constant nausea and sour stomach . I was amazed! In just a little while I felt much better. It became what I reached
Read more

2018

Image
As I close out 2018 and look forward to 2019 I can't help but feel an overwhelming amount of thankfulness and end this year with a single word: Blessed. The year did not start with a feeling of thankfulness and honestly blessed was the not part of my January. In fact I started this year with a mixed bag of emotions and most of them not very pleasant. I began this year with a lot of feelings of hurt and pain. I was about to embark on the biggest change of my life. I quit my job in HR as of February and went to work for my wife in March as the Operations Manager of her quickly growing business, Wholistic Therapeutic Services. I had worked in HR for over 17 years and had honestly thought that would be where I retired but circumstances dictated that I had to make some changes and with a huge push Lexi and I felt it was the right time for a very big change in my career. 2018 saw her business grow from a 2 person office to ending in December with a 6 person office and a change of a
Read more