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fdholt and a new start in 2013

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1fdholt
apr 7, 2013, 3:03 pm

After a long six months of recuperation, I am again reading and will try to do this challenge again. I did not finish in 2011 or in 2012. Hopefully this year will be easier!

2fdholt
Redigerat: dec 24, 2013, 1:48 pm

Titles

A. American lit relit by Richard Armour
The ancient Greeks : an introduction to their life and thought by M. I. Finley
Amanda goes west, Amanda's new life, Amanda's home on the range by Betty J. Mills
Advice is-- for listening to, not necessarily taking!! by Marion Scoular

B. Baseball as a road to God : seeing beyond the game by John Sexton
Baseball's creation myth : Adam Ford, Abner Graves and the Cooperstown story
A bold fresh piece of humanity by Bill O'Reilly
Birds of a feather by Jacqueline Winspear

C. Chew Chew, the food chain train by Janet Michelson
The crown tower by Michael J. Sullivan

D. Delphi by Basil Petrakos

E. Encounters with the archdruid by John McPhee

F. Famous science-fiction stories : adventures in time and space edited by Raymond J. Healy and J. Francis McComas
From the Ngong Hills by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)

G. Gems of American architecture by William Royal Greer
A gallery of American samplers : the Theodore H. Kapnek Collection by Glee F. Krueger
Glastonbury Abbey, the Isle of Avalon by C. A. Ralegh Radford

H. Hutch : baseball's Fred Hutchinson and a legacy of courage by Mike Shannon

I. I asked for wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel

J. John Tortes "Chief" Meyers : a baseball biography by William A. Young
John's gospel : the way it happened by Lee Harmon

K.

L. The lordlings of worship and their catastrophic mindrides by Cameron Leigh

M. Management culture : innovative & bold strategies to engage employees by Denise Moreland
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book) = Monti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen (Bøk)
Mennonite in a little black dress : a memoir of going home by Rhoda Janzen
Maisie Dobbs : a novel by Jacqueline Winspear
Monty Python's The life of Brian (of Nazareth) / Monty Pythons Scrapbook

N. Number : the language of science by Tobias Dantzig
The New York Yankees by Glenn Stout
New plants from old : pruning and propagating for the indoor gardener by Charles M. Evans
Napoleon Lajoie, king of ballplayers by David L. Fleitz

O. The once and future king by T. H. White

P. Poldark country by David Clarke
The prince and the pauper by Mark Twain
Prize fight : the race and the rivalry to be the first in science by Morton A. Meyers

Q. The quest for Arthur's Britain edited by Geoffrey Ashe

R. Reading trains and trolleys by Philip K. Smith
The rose and the thorn by Michael J. Sullivan

S. Stop playing safe : rethink risk, unlock the power of courage, achieve outstanding success by Margie Warrell
The surprising adventures of the magical monarch of Mo and his people by L. Frank Baum
Skyscraper façades of the Gilded Age : fifty-one extravagant designs, 1875-1910 by Joseph J. Korom
Stitches for God : the story of Washington Cathedral needlepoint by Nancy S. Montgomery
The song of the library staff by Sam Walter Foss
Shoot an arrow to stop the wind by Colin Stuart

T. Toms River : a story of science and salvation by Dan Fagin
Take good care of the garden and the dogs : a true story of bad breaks and small miracles by Heather Lende

U. The UltraMind solution : fix your broken brain by healing your body first by Mark Hyman

V. The Voynich manuscript : the mysterious code that has defied interpretation for centuries by Gerry Kennedy and Rob Churchill

W. Who's on first? by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
The White House : an illustrated architectural history by Patrick Phillips-Schrock
World without fish : how could we let this happen? by Mark Kurlansky
When the news went live : Dallas 1963 by Bob Huffaker

X.

Y. You gotta have heart : a history of Washington baseball from 1859 to the 2012 National League East champions by Frederic J. Frommer

Z.

3fdholt
Redigerat: dec 24, 2013, 1:49 pm

Authors

A. Bud Abbott, Whos on first?
Richard Armour, American lit relit
Geoffrey Ashe, The quest for Arthur's Britain

B. L. Frank Baum, The magical monarch of Mo
Karen Blixen, From the Ngong Hills

C. David Clarke, Poldark country

D. Tobias Dantzig, Number

E. Charles M. Evans, New plants from old

F. Dan Fagin, Toms River
M. I. Finley, The ancient Greeks
Sam Walter Foss, The song of the library staff
Frederic J. Frommer, You gotta have heart
David L. Fleitz, Napoleon Lajoie, king of ballplayers

G. William Royal Greer, Gems of American architecture

H. Lee Harmon, John's Gospel
Raymond J. Healy, Famous science-fiction stories : adventures in time and space
Abraham Joshua Heschel. I asked for wonder
Mark Hyman, The UltraMind solution
Bob Huffaker, When Dallas went live

I.

J. Rhoda Janzen, Mennonite in a little black dress

K. Glee F. Krueger, A gallery of American samplers : the Theodore H. Kapnek Collection
Mark Kurlansky, World without fish
Joseph J. Korom, Skyscraper façades of the Gilded Age
Gerry Kennedy, The Voynich manuscript

L. Cameron Leigh, The lordlings of worship and their catastrophic mindrides
Heather Lende, author of Take good care of the garden and the dogs

M. Denise Moreland, Management culture
Monty Python (Comedy Troupe), Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python's The life of Brian
Janet Michelson, Chew Chew, the food chain train
John McPhee, Encounters with the archdruid
Brian Martin, Baseball's creation myth
Nancy S. Montgomery, Stitches for God
Betty J. Mills, Amanda goes west, Amanda's new life, Amanda's home on the range
Morton A. Meyers, Prize fight

N.

O. Bill O'Reilly, A bold fresh piece of humanity

P. Patrick Phillips-Schrock, The White House
Basil Petrakos, Delphi

Q.

R. C. A. Ralegh Radford, Glastonbury Abbey, the Isle of Avalon

S. John Sexton, Baseball as a road to God
Philip K. Smith, Reading trains and trolleys
Glenn Stout, The New York Yankees
Mike Shannon, Hutch
Colin Stuart (Clark Spurlock), Shoot an arrow to stop the wind
Michael J. Sullivan, The crown tower, The rose and the thorn
Marion Scoular, Advice is-- for listening to, not necessarily taking!!

T. Mark Twain, The prince and the pauper

U.

V.

W. Margie Warrell, Stop playing safe
T. H. White, The once and future king
Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, Birds of a feather

X.

Y. William A. Young, John Tortes "Chief" Meyers

Z.

4LMHTWB
apr 7, 2013, 3:29 pm

Welcome back! And happy reading...

5fdholt
okt 12, 2013, 5:23 pm

Just added a few today and I need 5 more titles and 7 more authors with 2 1/2 months to go.

6majkia
okt 12, 2013, 6:15 pm

great job!

7fdholt
jan 10, 2014, 4:05 pm

Well, missed the titles by 3 letters and the authors by 7 but I did better than last year. And 2014 is a new start!