{"id":10739,"date":"2012-01-03T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2012-01-03T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T17:52:10","slug":"2011-the-years-reading-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/03\/2011-the-years-reading-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2011: The Year&#8217;s Reading In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here they are: The 106 books I read in 2011.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Buried Treasures of the Ozarks<\/em> by\tW.C. Jameson<\/li>\n<li><em>Remembering St. Louis World&#8217;s Fair<\/em> by\tMargaret Johanson Witherspoon<\/li>\n<li><em>Missouri Bandits, Bushwackers, Outlaws<\/em> by\tCarole Marsh<\/li>\n<li><em>A Political Bestiary<\/em> by\tEugene J. McCarthy and James J. Kilpatrick<\/li>\n<li><em>This Is It, Mike Shayne<\/em> by\tBrett Halliday<\/li>\n<li><em>Battlestar Galactica<\/em> by\tGlen A. Larson and Robert Thurston<\/li>\n<li><em>Split Image<\/em> by\tRobert B. Parker<\/li>\n<li><em>The Turqouise Lament<\/em> by\tJohn D. MacDonald<\/li>\n<li><em>The Virginian<\/em> by\tOwen Wister<\/li>\n<li><em>Great Sonnets<\/em> by\tEdited by Paul Negri<\/li>\n<li><em>Fresh Lies<\/em> by\tJames Lileks<\/li>\n<li><em>Goodbye, Nanny Grey<\/em> by\tSusannah Stacey<\/li>\n<li><em>Goldfinger<\/em> by\tIan Fleming<\/li>\n<li><em>Code of Honor<\/em> by\t&#8220;Don Pendleton&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em>Unsolved Murders &#038; Mysteries<\/em> edited by John Canning<\/li>\n<li><em>The Brookline Shoot-Out<\/em> by\tShirley Walker Garton and Bradley Allen Garton<\/li>\n<li><em>The River of Used To Be<\/em> by\tJim Hamilton<\/li>\n<li><em>Telefon<\/em> by\tWalter Wager<\/li>\n<li><em>The Gingerbread Lady<\/em> by\tNeil Simon<\/li>\n<li><em>Dave Barry Turns 40<\/em> by\tDave Barry<\/li>\n<li><em>Fletch Forever<\/em> by\tGregory McDonald<\/li>\n<li><em>California Hit<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Boston Blitz<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Thunderball<\/em> by\tIan Fleming<\/li>\n<li><em>Where There&#8217;s Smoke<\/em> by\tEd McBain<\/li>\n<li><em>Battlestar Galactica 2: The Cylon Death Machine<\/em> by\tGlen A. Larson and Robert Thurston<\/li>\n<li><em>Traces of Silver<\/em> by\tArtie Ayres<\/li>\n<li><em>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em> by\tJ.R.R. Tolkien<\/li>\n<li><em>Selected Poems<\/em> by\tJohn Donne<\/li>\n<li><em>Casual Day Has Gone Too Far<\/em> by\tScott Adams<\/li>\n<li><em>Garfield Takes Up Space<\/em> by\tJim Davis<\/li>\n<li><em>Washington IOU<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Bite Size History<\/em> by\tHugh Westrup<\/li>\n<li><em>Triviata<\/em> compiled by Timothy T. Fullerton<\/li>\n<li><em>The Two Towers<\/em> by\tJ.R.R. Tolkien<\/li>\n<li><em>Vintage Reading<\/em> by\tRobert Kanigel<\/li>\n<li><em>San Diego Siege<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>The Well-Stocked Bookcase<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sicilian Slaughter<\/em> by\tJim Peterson<\/li>\n<li><em>Jersey Guns<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>The Return of the King<\/em> by\tJ.R.R. Tolkien<\/li>\n<li><em>Texas Storm<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>The Best of Clarence Day<\/em> by\tClarence Day<\/li>\n<li><em>Can a Lawn Chair Really Fly?<\/em> by\tJess Gibson<\/li>\n<li><em>Dune<\/em> by\tFrank Herbert<\/li>\n<li><em>Dave Barry Does Japan<\/em> by\tDave Barry<\/li>\n<li><em>Storm Prey<\/em> by\tJohn Sandford<\/li>\n<li><em>The Treasury of Clean Jokes<\/em> by\tTal D. Bonham<\/li>\n<li><em>The Seinfeld Universe<\/em> by\tGreg Guttoso<\/li>\n<li><em>New Orleans Knockout<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Firestorm U.S.A.<\/em> by\tJack Hild<\/li>\n<li><em>The Bittersweet Ozarks at a Glance<\/em> by\tEllen Gray Massey<\/li>\n<li><em>The Kentucky Rifle: A True American Heritage in Pictures<\/em> by\tThe Kentucky Rifle Association<\/li>\n<li><em>No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem<\/em> by\tJeff Foxworthy<\/li>\n<li><em>Point Blank<\/em> by\tJack Hild<\/li>\n<li><em>Ozark Tales and Superstitions<\/em> by\tPhillip W. Steele<\/li>\n<li><em>Treasure Hunting for Fun and Profit<\/em> by\tCharles Garrett<\/li>\n<li><em>Time Enough for Love<\/em> by\tRobert A. Heinlein<\/li>\n<li><em>Atlas of Ancient History: 1700 BC to 565 AD<\/em> by\tMichael Grant<\/li>\n<li><em>The World&#8217;s Great News Photos 1840-1980<\/em> by\tCraig T. Norback and Melvin Gray<\/li>\n<li><em>South Park Conservatives<\/em> by\tBrian C. Anderson<\/li>\n<li><em>Slaughterhouse 5<\/em> by\tKurt Vonnegut<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaiian Hellground<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Silent Prey<\/em> by\tJohn Sandford<\/li>\n<li><em>Painted Ladies<\/em> by\tRobert B. Parker<\/li>\n<li><em>Sixkill<\/em> by\tRobert B. Parker<\/li>\n<li><em>Bad Blood<\/em> by\tJohn Sandford<\/li>\n<li><em>Anerica Alone<\/em> by\tMark Steyn<\/li>\n<li><em>Incredible Super Trivia<\/em> by\tFred L. Worth<\/li>\n<li><em>Run to Daylight<\/em> by\tVince Lombardi <\/li>\n<li><em>Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar<\/em> by\tMargot Ford McCullen<\/li>\n<li><em>Triumph TRs<\/em> by\tGraham Robson<\/li>\n<li><em>Missouri Hard to Believe But True<\/em> by\tCarole Marsh<\/li>\n<li><em>A Bag of Noodles<\/em> by\tWally Armbruster<\/li>\n<li><em>Remembering Reagan<\/em> by\tPeter Hannaford and Charles D. Hobbs<\/li>\n<li><em>One Hour Crafts for Kids<\/em> by\tCindy Groom Harry<\/li>\n<li><em>Bruges and Its Beauties<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gainsborough: A Biography<\/em> by\tElizabeth Ripley<\/li>\n<li><em>Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not Special Edition 2005<\/em> by\tMary Packard<\/li>\n<li><em>Great Quotes, Great Comedians<\/em> by\tcompiled by Michael Ryan<\/li>\n<li><em>Jokes and Anecdotes for All Occasions<\/em> by\tRalph L. Marquard<\/li>\n<li><em>Corporate Madness<\/em> by\tMark Lineback<\/li>\n<li><em>Orvieto: Art-History-Folklore<\/em> <\/li>\n<li><em>Whiplash: America&#8217;s Most Frivolous Lawsuits<\/em> by\tJames Percelay<\/li>\n<li><em>28 Table Lamp Projects<\/em> by\tH.A. Menke<\/li>\n<li><em>Three Aces<\/em> by\tRex Stout<\/li>\n<li><em>Empire of Lies<\/em> by\tAndrew Klavan<\/li>\n<li><em>Halo First Strike<\/em> by\tEric Nylund<\/li>\n<li><em>Outland<\/em> by\tAlan Dean Foster<\/li>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m Not Anti-Business, I&#8217;m Anti-Idiot<\/em> by\tScott Adams<\/li>\n<li><em>The Porkchoppers<\/em> by\tRoss Thomas<\/li>\n<li><em>Ghost Radio<\/em> by\tLeopoldo Gout<\/li>\n<li><em>The Book of Questions and Answers<\/em> by\tJoshua Coltrane<\/li>\n<li><em>Canadian Crisis<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>Daytrip Missouri<\/em> by\tLee N. Godley and Patricia M. O&#8217;Rourke<\/li>\n<li><em>Home for Christmas<\/em> by\tLloyd C. Douglas<\/li>\n<li><em>Wild Horse Mesa<\/em> by\tZane Grey<\/li>\n<li><em>Kill Me Tomorrow<\/em> by\tRichard S. Prather<\/li>\n<li><em>Colorado Kill-Zone<\/em> by\tDon Pendleton<\/li>\n<li><em>General George Patton: Old Blood and Guts<\/em> by\tAlden Hatch<\/li>\n<li><em>Love and Marriage<\/em> by\tBill Cosby<\/li>\n<li><em>Attila, King of the Huns<\/em> by\tPatrick Howarth<\/li>\n<li><em>Buried Prey<\/em> by\tJohn Sandford<\/li>\n<li><em>Do the Work!<\/em> by\tSteven Pressfield<\/li>\n<li><em>In Odd We Trust<\/em> by\tDean Koontz and Queenie Chan<\/li>\n<li><em>Missouri<\/em> by\tBill Nunn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To sum up:<\/p>\n<p>I read a lot of Don Pendleton&#8217;s The Executioner series, as is only fitting because my beautiful wife bought me 47 of them for my birthday in February.<\/p>\n<p>I spent a lot of time this year getting my geek cred back by reading The Lord of the Rings and Dune, and I threw in <em>Time Enough For Love<\/em> by Heinlein.  That&#8217;s some 2000 pages of science fiction and fantasy right there.<\/p>\n<p>In the late spring and early summer, I started and even finished a number of compendium books, especially about literature, in advance of my Jeopardy! audition.  Since I&#8217;ve forgotten most of what I read in them, it&#8217;s just as well that I&#8217;ve not been summoned to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t read too many classics or serious things this year.  I got in a couple of bios, especially late, and a number of Robert B. Parker and John Sandford works.<\/p>\n<p>This next year, I expect I&#8217;ll read more seriously but will get my fill of pulp and picture books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here they are: The 106 books I read in 2011. Buried Treasures of the Ozarks by W.C. Jameson Remembering St. Louis World&#8217;s Fair by Margaret Johanson Witherspoon Missouri Bandits, Bushwackers, Outlaws by Carole Marsh A Political Bestiary by Eugene J. 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