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I love to read. Here are some of the books I have read and given a rating. One thumbs up means I enjoyed the book. Two thumbs up means the book made a distinct impression on me. One thumb down means it was somewhat tedious. Two thumbs down means it was awful!

Fiction

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
JawsPeter Benchley
Open SeasonC.J. Box
Savage RunC.J. Box
WinterkillC.J. Box
Trophy HuntC.J. Box
Out of RangeC.J. Box
In Plain SightC.J. Box
Free FireC.J. Box
Blood TrailC.J. Box
Below ZeroC.J. Box
Nowhere to RunC.J. Box
Cold WindC.J. Box
Force of NatureC.J. Box
Breaking PointC.J. Box
Stone ColdC.J. Box
EndangeredC.J. Box
Off the GridC.J. Box
Vicious CircleC.J. Box
The DisappearedC.J. Box
Wolf PackC.J. Box
Long RangeC.J. Box
Digital FortressDan Brown
The Good EarthPearl S. Buck
Killing FloorLee Child
Die TryingLee Child
TripwireLee Child
Running BlindLee Child
Echo BurningLee Child
Without FailLee Child
PersuaderLee Child
The EnemyLee Child
One ShotLee Child
The Hard WayLee Child
Bad Luck and TroubleLee Child
Nothing To LoseLee Child
Gone TomorrowLee Child
61 HoursLee Child
Worth Dying ForLee Child
The AffairLee Child
A Wanted ManLee Child
Never Go BackLee Child
PersonalLee Child
Night SchoolLee Child
The Midnight LineLee Child
Make MeLee Child
Past TenseLee Child
Blue MoonLee Child
The SentinelLee Child
Better Off DeadLee Child
The Hunt for Red OctoberTom Clancy
9 DragonsMichael Connelly
Angels FlightMichael Connelly
The Black BoxMichael Connelly
The Black EchoMichael Connelly
The Black IceMichael Connelly
The Burning RoomMichael Connelly
City of BonesMichael Connelly
The ClosersMichael Connelly
The Concrete BlondeMichael Connelly
The CrossingMichael Connelly
A Darkness More Than NightMichael Connelly
The DropMichael Connelly
Echo ParkMichael Connelly
The Last CoyoteMichael Connelly
Lost LightMichael Connelly
The NarrowsMichael Connelly
Nine DragonsMichael Connelly
The OverlookMichael Connelly
Trunk MusicMichael Connelly
Two Kinds of TruthMichael Connelly
The Wrong Side of GoodbyeMichael Connelly
AirframeMichael Crichton
DisclosureMichael Crichton
Rising SunMichael Crichton
State of FearMichael Crichton
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe
Peace Like a RiverLeif Enger
The Little PrinceAntione de Saint Exupery
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop CafeFannie Flagg
Pattern RecognitionWilliam Gibson
A Painted HouseJohn Grisham
A Time to KillJohn Grisham
Sycamore RowJohn Grisham
The AppealJohn Grisham
The BrethrenJohn Grisham
The BrokerJohn Grisham
The ChamberJohn Grisham
The ClientJohn Grisham
The ConfessionJohn Grisham
The FirmJohn Grisham
The King of TortsJohn Grisham
The LitigatorsJohn Grisham
The PartnerJohn Grisham
The Pelican BriefJohn Grisham
The RacketeerJohn Grisham
The RainmakerJohn Grisham
The Runaway JuryJohn Grisham
The SummonsJohn Grisham
The TestamentJohn Grisham
I Am PilgrimTerry Hayes
Catch-22Joseph Heller
The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway
SkinwalkersTony Hillerman
The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini
One Flew Over the Cuckoo*s NestKen Kesey
Left Behind (all 16 books)Tim LaHaye & Jerry B.Jenkins
The Honk and Holler Opening SoonBillie Letts
The Bourne IdentityRobert Ludlum
The Bourne SupremacyRobert Ludlum
The Bourne UltimatumRobert Ludlum
The Cassandra Compact: A Covert One NovelRobert Ludlum and Philip Shelby
The Bourne LegacyEric Van Lustbader
All the Pretty HorsesCormac McCarthy
Blood MeridianCormac McCarthy
Cities of the PlainCormac McCarthy
The CrossingCormac McCarthy
No Country for Old MenCormac McCarthy
The RoadCormac McCarthy
Moby DickHerman Melville
True GritCharles Portis
The GodfatherMario Puzo
The Great DivideFrank M. Robinson, John F. Levin
AntarcticaKim Stanley Robinson
The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
The LifeboatCharlotte Rogan
The 6th ExtinctionJames Rollins
Abuse of PowerMichael Savage
A Time for WarMichael Savage
The Rosie ProjectGraeme Simsion
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain

Science Fiction

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
The Hitchhiker*s Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams
The Restaraunt at the End of the UniverseDouglas Adams
Life, the Universe and EverythingDouglas Adams
So Long, and Thanks For All the FishDouglas Adams
Mostly HarmlessDouglas Adams
FoundationIsaac Asimov
Foundation and EmpireIsaac Asimov
Second FoundationIsaac Asimov
NemesisIsaac Asimov
Clan of the Cave BearJean M. Auel
Manifold TimeStephen Baxter
Darwin*s RadioGreg Bear
EonGreg Bear
EternityGreg Bear
Hull Zero ThreeGreg Bear
LegacyGreg Bear
QuanticoGreg Bear
Looking Backward: 2000 to 1887Edward Bellamy
PowersatBen Bova
Empire BuildersBen Bova
MarsBen Bova
MoonriseBen Bova
MoonwarBen Bova
Return to MarsBen Bova
The PrecipiceBen Bova
JupiterBen Bova
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
World War Z: an oral history of the zombie warMax Brooks
Ender*s GameOrson Scott Card
Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Card
EmpireOrson Scott Card
Hidden EmpireOrson Scott Card
2001: A Space OdysseyArthur C. Clarke
The Light of Other DaysArthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
Time*s EyeArthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
Ready Player OneErnest Cline
Abaddon*s GateJames S. A. Corey
Babylon*s AshesJames S. A. Corey
Caliban*s WarJames S. A. Corey
Cibola BurnJames S. A. Corey
Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey
Nemesis GamesJames S. A. Corey
Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey
Tiamat*s WrathJames S. A. Corey
CongoMichael Crichton
Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton
The Lost WorldMichael Crichton
MicroMichael Crichton & Richard Preston
NextMichael Crichton
PreyMichael Crichton
SphereMichael Crichton
TimelineMichael Crichton
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick
A Boy and His DogHarlan Ellison
American GodsNeil Gaiman
NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
Pattern RecognitionWilliam Gibson
DeadlineMira Grant
FeedMira Grant
Starship TroopersRobert A. Heinlein
DuneFrank Herbert
WoolHugh Howey
ShiftHugh Howey
DustHugh Howey
Battlefield EarthL. Ron Hubbard
Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes
DreamcatcherStephen King
The Long WalkStephen King
The Running ManRichard Bachman/Stephen King
The StandStephen King
Under The DomeStephen King
Spinward FringeRandolph Lalonde
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie
GermlineT. C. McCarthy
Ancient ShoresJack McDevitt
Infinity BeachJack McDevitt
the engines of godJack McDevitt
deepsixJack McDevitt
chindiJack McDevitt
omegaJack McDevitt
odysseyJack McDevitt
cauldronJack McDevitt
Equations of LifeSimon Morden
Theories of FlightSimon Morden
Degrees of FreedomSimon Morden
Altered CarbonRichard K. Morgan
Broken AngelsRichard K. Morgan
Woken FuriesRichard K. Morgan
ApexRamez Naam
CruxRamez Naam
NexusRamez Naam
RingworldLarry Niven
Luficer*s HammerLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
FootfallLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Ice LimitDouglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Century RainAlastair Reynolds
Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds
TransmissionMorgan Rice
ArrivalMorgan Rice
AscentMorgan Rice
ReturnMorgan Rice
Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Green MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson
The Rosetta CodexRichard Paul Russo
ContactCarl Sagan
HominidsRobert J. Sawyer
www : WakeRobert J. Sawyer
www : WatchRobert J. Sawyer
www : WonderRobert J. Sawyer
Old Man*s WarJohn Scalzi
Ghost BrigadesJohn Scalzi
The Last ColonyJohn Scalzi
Snow CrashNeal Stephenson
Earth AbidesGeorge R. Stewart
TitanJohn Varley
DemonJohn Varley
WizardJohn Varley
Red ThunderJohn Varley
Red LightningJohn Varley
Rolling ThunderJohn Varley
The MartianAndy Weir
All Systems RedMartha Wells
Artificial ConditionMartha Wells
Rogue ProtocolMartha Wells
Exit StrategyMartha Wells
Network EffectMartha Wells
Fugitive TelemetryMartha Wells

Humor

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar LifeBill Engval with Alan Eisenstock
I Run, Therefore I Am - Nuts!Bob Schwartz
The Thurber CarnivalJames Thurber

Business and Comunication

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees LeadJames Belasco, Ralph C. Stayer
The One Minute ManagerKenneth Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business BlundersJim Carlton
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
Today and TomorrowHenry Ford
Iacocca: An AutobiographyLee Iacocca with William Novak
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving InRoger Fisher and William Ury
Outliers: The Story of SuccessMalcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceMalcolm Gladwell
Dress for SuccessJohn T. Molloy
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America*s Best-Run CompaniesThomas J. Peters, Robert H. Waterman
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableNassim Nicholas Taleb

Psychology

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenRobert Fulghum
I'm OK - You're OKThomas A. Harris, M.D.

Religion

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
The BibleGod
Mere ChristianityC.S. Lewis
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in GodDallas Willard

Politics and Sociology

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Godless: The Church of LiberalismAnn Coulter
Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on TerrorismAnn Coulter
Now They Call Me InfidelNonie Dawrish
100 People Who Are Screwing Up AmericaBernard Goldberg
Defeating Jihad: The Winnable WarDr. Sebastian Gorka
The Good Soldier Svejk and his fortunes in the world warJaroslav Hasek
Do the Right ThingMike Huckabee
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
Culture WarriorBill O*Reilly
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell
Atlas ShruggedAyn Rand
Unintended ConsequencesJohn Ross
The Kindergarden of Eden: How the Modern Liberal ThinksEvan Sayet
One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovitchAlexander Solzhenitsyn
Walden (Life in the Woods)Henry David Thoreau
Gang Leader For A Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the StreetsSudhir Venkatesh

Math and Science

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsEdwin A. Abbott
The Day the Universe ChangedJames Burke
Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin
QED: the strange theory of light and matterRichard P. Feynman
Mr. Thompkins in PaperbackGeorge Gamov
Chaos: Making a New ScienceJames Gleick
Goedel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden BraidDouglas R. Hofstadter
Einstein: His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson
The Watershed: A Biography of Johannes KeplerArthur Koestler
Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy LogicBart Kosko
Early Greek Science: Thales to AristotleG.E.R. Lloyd
Greek Science After AristotleG.E.R. Lloyd
Energy for Future PresidentsRichard A. Muller
Physics for Future PresidentsRichard A. Muller
The Fractal Geometry of NatureBenoit B. Mandelbrot
Dark Matter and the DinosaursLisa Randall
Warped Passages: Unraveling the ... Universe*s Hidden DimensionsLisa Randall
The ABC*s of RelativityBertrand Russell
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily LifeSteven Strogatz
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the UniverseSteven Weinberg

Health and Fitness

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
The Lance Armstrong Performance ProgramLance Armstrong and Chris Carmichael
The Alexander Technique: How to use your body without stressWilfred Barlow, M.D.
Master the Art of Running: Raise Your Performance with the Alexander TechniqueMalcolm Balk and Andrew Shields
Daniels* Running FormulaJack Daniels, PhD
Chi RunningDanny Dreyer
Galloway*s Book on RunningJeff Galloway
Why We Run: A Natural HistoryBernd Heinrich
The Maffetone Method: The Holistic, Low-Stress,
No-Pain Way to Exceptional Fitness
Dr. Philip Maffetone
Training Techniques for Cyclistsedited by Ed Pavelka
The Stress of LifeHans Selye, M.D. (The man who "invented" stress)

Sports

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Every Second CountsLance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
It*s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to LifeLance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve ItNeal Bascomb
Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley and America*s Greatest MarathonJohn Brant
The Bicycle WheelJobst Brant
Chasing LanceMartin Dugard
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never SeenChristopher McDougall
Flying Scotsman: Cycling to Triumph Through My Darkest HoursGraeme Obree
The Extra Mile: One Woman*s Personal Journey to Ultrarunning GreatnessPam Reed
From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour De FranceDavid Walsh
Chariots of FireW. J. Weatherby
The 2003 Tour De FranceJohn Wilcockson
C.C. Pyle*s Amazing Foot Race: True story of the 1928 coast-to-coast run across AmericaGeoff Williams

Geography and History

TITLE
AUTHOR
RATING
Band of BrothersStephen E. Ambrose
An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural BoyhoodJimmy Carter
WindtalkersMax A. Collins
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesJared Diamond
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small TownJohn Grisham
Into Thin AirJon Krakauer
Lone SurvivorMarcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
Thirty Seconds Over TokyoCaptain Ted W. Lawson
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt*s Darkest JourneyCandice Millard
Icebound: A Doctor*s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South PoleJerri Nielsen & Maryanne Vollers
The Rise and Fall of Adolf HitlerWilliam L. Shirer
The Rise and Fall of the Third ReichWilliam L. Shirer
The Battle of the BulgeJohn Toland
Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expeditionedited by unknown

Libros en Español

TÍTULO
AUTOR
GRADO
Él Ratoncito de la MotoBeverly Cleary
La IWM milAlicia Yáñez Cossio
ApocalipsisMarco Denevi
GénesisMarco Denevi
Cajas de CartónFrancisco Jiménez
La concienciaAna Marie Matute
Judy Moody se Vuelve Famosa!Megan McDonald
Atardecer en el Pueblo FantasmaMary Pope Osborne
Las Aventuras del Capitán CalzoncillosDav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y el Ataque de los Inodoros ParlantesDav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y la Invasión de las Horribles Señoras del Espacio Sideral (y el Subsiguente Asalto de los Igual de Horribles Zombis Malvados del Comedor)Dav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y el Perverso Plan del Profesor PipicacaDav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y la Furia de la Supermujer MacroelásticaDav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y la Feroz Batalla Contra el Niño Mocobiónico
1a Parte: La Noche de los Mocos Vivientes
Dav Pilkey
El Capitán Calzoncillos y la Feroz Batalla Contra el Niño Mocobiónico
2a Parte: La Venganza de los Ridículos Mocorobots
Dav Pilkey
Esperanza RenacePam Muñoz Ryan

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