Book List

I have learned to carry my Nook everywhere in Uganda for the simple fact that things do not get started on time.  Ever.  Read Time Is (Not) of The Essence.  Between waiting for the matatu’s to leave the bus park, meetings to start, and water to begin boiling for dinner, I have decided to keep a log of how many books I can read in two years.  Don’t judge my book selection…

Twilight (Stephanie Meyer)

Eclipse (Stephanie Meyer)

New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)

Breaking Dawn (Stephanie Meyer)

The Book of Totally Useless Information (Dan Voorhees.  Side Note: I now challenge anyone to a game of Trivial Pursuit!) 
Animal Farm (George Orwell)

Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
Into The Wild (Jon Krakuer)
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Chelsea Handler)
Are You There, Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea (Chelsea Handler)
Fifty Shades of Grey (E. L. James)
Fifty Shades Darker (E. L. James)
Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me (Hilary Winston)
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paulo Freire)
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby)
Heaven is for Real (Todd Burpo)
How We Decide (Jonah Lehrer)
House Rules (Jodi Picoult)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Down The Darkest Road (Tami Hoag)
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Ben Sherwood)
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story (Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn)
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Blind Side (Michael Lewis)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria (Eve Brown-Waite)
The Great Gatsby (Scott F. Fitzgerald)
The Shack (William P. Young)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
How To Cook a Crocodile (Bonnie Lee Black)
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (Tucker Max)
História, História (Eleanor Stanford)
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman)
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Super Freakonomics (Steven B. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner)
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers: The Story of Success (Malcolm Gladwell)
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Malcolm Gladwell)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (Daniel H. Pink)
Catch the Fire: An Art-Full Guide to Unleashing the Creative Power of Youth, Adults and Communities (Peggy Taylor and Charlie Murphy)
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World (Rita Golden Gelman)

As I readjust back into American life, I am still carrying my Nook, for sometimes I find myself at a park bench, coffee shop, or on the gym elliptical.  For these reasons, I have decided to continue the list.  Here is to life post-PC!

Committed: A Love Story by Elizabeth Gilbet
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman
The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion (Tim Crothers)
Paper Towns (John Green)