DFed Gets 'Em Read In 2014!

Hello everyone - I'm so excited to begin another year in this wonderful group! I look forward to hearing from everyone and have a special goal this year: finish books I've already begun!! I can't begin to tell you how many books I've half started...if I finished them up, I'd have 75 finished for sure - wish me luck!

Luck! And welcome back!

I usually finish books I've started, but I noticed last year there were a handful that went back to the library with only a few chapters read. Good luck this year! I'll probably be adding some of the titles you read to my reading list!

Looking forward to your 2024 reads.

Thank you everyone and welcome! I've managed to get a few books read so far:



#1 - Too Close To The Falls by Catherine Gildiner, pages (own). I was drawn to this book because my parents grew up in Buffalo, NY and the book takes place in Lewiston, NY - nearer to Niagra Falls. This is a great, funny, memoir of growing up innocent in the 1950's and the ultimate loss of that innocence.



#2 - The Little Woman Wanted Noise by Val Teal, pages (borrowed). So, the big news in my family this Christmas is that my sister is pregnant!! So, needless to say, I need to get working on stocking up some books for my soon-to-be nephew/niece. I read this cute book in bookstore.



#3 - Missouri Homestead by T.L. Tedrow, pages (own). I came across this book at my local Half Price and I'd never heard of the series before! I'm a sucker for anything to do with Laura Ingalls Wilder, so I snatched it up! A cutesy story about Laura and Manly settling into their homestead in Missouri and the characters in their town.

I read the Tedrow book years ago but I didn't like it well enough to pursue other books by the author.

Congrats to your sister - how exciting for her and you!

I vaguely remember reading the Tedrow book when I was a girl and liking it, but never read any others (I, too, was a huge LIW fan).

#4 - The Armchair James Beard by John Ferrone, 346 pages (own). This is a collection of Beard's writings from various magazines, some of which were previously unpublished. This was my first introduction to James Beard and I have to say, he gives M.F.K. Fischer a run for her money. This was a very entertaining read.



#5 - Little Freddie At the Kentucky Derby by Kathryn Cocquyt, 128 pages (own). This was a childhood book of my husband's and a great read while I was recently sick with the flu!



#6 - To Marry An English Lord by Gail MacColl, 403 pages (library). This is the book that supposedly inspired Julian Fellowes to create Downton Abbey. I found it a fascinating read.

Little Freddie has been sitting on my shelves for awhile. Glad to see it seems worthwhile.

It's not even February yet and I'm already having a horrible time keeping up with my thread! Welcome everyone and I look forward to seeing what you all read this year as well!



#7 - 1,001 Reasons To Love Horses by Sheri Seggerman, 320 pages (own). This was a gift from my Secret Santa at work and I highly recommend it to any horse lovers out there!



#8 - Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick, 288 pages (own). The author takes one year out of her life to follow well-known self help gurus in an effort to better herself/home/fitness/sex life, etc. The results are pretty funny and she comes to the realization that self-help may be too much help!

The 1001 Reasons to Love Horses seems to be quite popular on Amazon and LT too - lots of stars. I guess it goes on my wishlist.... I've been able to go 20 days on LT without a book bullet, but I've finally been shot. Congrats!

alsvidur - sorry to be the deliverer of your first BB, but its a pretty good book!

Once again, I have been sooo busy with work and home! The high? A visit to the awesome Powell's book in Portland, OR on a business trip! The low? Coming home to burst pipe in our rental home that resulted in damage to a large portion of my (considerable) cookbook collection (sigh)...



#9 - Handwritten Recipes by Michael Popek, 208 pages (loan). I read this whilst in Powell's books. A cutesy book about forgotten recipes found in the author's bookstore.



#10 - Mastering The Art of French Eating by Ann Mah, 273 pages (library). Mah's husband is a diplomat which provides them the opportunity to fulfill a dream by living in Paris. When her husband is then sent to Iraq, where she can't follow, Mah take their time apart to explore the origins of various classic French dishes.



#11 - The Dorm Room Diet by Daphne Oz, 225 pages (library). I was recently reading Oz's pretty book Relish and had to see what this one was all about. Great advice for college students that I wished I'd had!

Oh no! What an awful surprise to come home to! Ugh!!

Oh dang! Sorry to hear about the burst pipes and the soaked books!

scaifea & aktakukac - thanks for the concern! I'm afraid I've already lost a few to mold/irreparable damage :(



#12 - Real Food For Mother And Baby by Nina Planck, 272 pages (library). This was a read on behalf of my sister. I've urged her to buy the book and read it for herself. Simple nutrition advice for all stages of pregnancy as well as some great information on pregnancy and birth.



#13 - Dawn And The Big Sleepover by Ann M. Martin, 160 pages (own). This was part of my best friend's Christmas gift to me. I LOVED the Baby Sitters Club books growing up and of course I loved that one of the characters shared my first name!



#14 - Once Again To Zelda by Marlene Wagman-Geller, 336 pages (own). Another gift from my best friend that took me almost a year to finish...a lovely look at the history behind the dedications in famous books. Very intriguing - it added lots of books to my TBR list and et's just say that many authors lead tortured lives...



#15 - Mud Season by Ellen Stimson, 253 pages (library). Stimson and her family give up their comfortable lives in St. Louis to live in beautiful Vermont. Along with the purchase of their old house needing many repairs are chickens, the purchase of a country store, run-ins with wildlife and weather!



#16 - Dinner With The Smileys by Sarah Smiley, 539 pages (library). I first heard about this book in Parade magazine. Smiley's husband is deployed for a year to Africa and she fills his spot at the dinner table with her three sons by invitations to strangers in the community.

Bummer about the ruined books. :(

alsvidur - thanks - it is a total bummer and we're not sure yet what the renter's insurance will be covering...



#17 - Let Me Off At The Top by Ron Burgundy, 223 pages (library). If you're a fan of the Anchorman movies, you'll love this book!



#18 - Oh No She Didn't! by Clinton Kelly, 201 pages (library). This snarky little book is good for a few laughs as well as some solid fashion advice.

Ha! I love Ron Burgundy, so that one is wishlisted!

#19 - Jigs And Reels by Joanne Harris, 304 pages (own). I'm the first to admit I don't like short stories but I gave this one a shot because I love Harris' books so much - end result? She's a really good short story writer.

#20 - Freakin' Fabulous On A Budget by Clinton Kelly, 240 pages (library). More snarky (but lovable!) Clinton Kelly advice!



#21 - The Agency: A Spy In The House by Y.S. Lee, 335 pages (library). I've seen this series mentioned on quite a few threads. I gave it a try and already have the second one out of the library.



#22 - Write A Book For Me: The Story of Marguerite Henry by David Collins, 112 pages (library). Many thanks to alsvidur for bringing this one to my attention! Henry is one of my all-time favorite authors and I really enjoyed learning more about her life.

I loved Henry's books as a child. I'm actually hoping to re-read at least one of hers this year!

#23 - A Window Over The Sink by Peg Bracken, 221 pages (own). This was one of my few purchases from Powell's Books in Portland (not enough suitcase space!). I loved Bracken's I Hate To books but this was a lovely memoir about simpler times...



#24 - Palace Of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix, 297 pages (library). This is a sequel of sorts to Just Ella (though both books can certainly be read out of order!

#25 - Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner, 32 pages (library). I saw this mentioned on Ronincat's thread and boy am I glad - what a funny children's book!



#26 - Sparky! by Jenny Offill, 40 pages (loan). I "borrowed" this for a quick read at a local bookstore. What a cute story of a pet sloth and lovely illustrations.



#27 - Little Town In The Ozarks by Roger Lea MacBride, 352 pages (own). I bought this recently thinking I had never read it. Oops - I had! But it was an enjoyable re-read during a very stressful time in my life right now.

#28 - Parenting: Illustrated With Crappy Pictures, 214 pages (library). Another book read on behalf of my sister. The "crappy" drawings are the best part!



#29 - We've Always Had Paris...And Provence by Patricia Wells, 317 pages (library). I recently read a New York Times article where the author went on a French dining tour with Wells. She sounded so intriguing that I looked to see what my library had on her. This is my search result! Both she and her husband seem like very interesting people.



#30 - The Agency: The Body At The Tower by Y.S. Lee, 337 pages (library). The second book in the Mary Quinn series.



#31 - Losing It In France by Sally Asher, 224 pages (own). The Australian author moves to Paris and learns some of the secrets to weight loss from the French.

#32 - 101 Classic Cookbooks by The Fales Library, 688 pages (library). Needless to say, this added a few more cookbooks I'd like to own to my list!



#33 - French Women For All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano, 477 pages (own). This was a book I lost in "the flood." I found a cheap replacement copy and thought it was high time I read it again!

I will be incorporating most of my mom's cookbooks into my own collection over the summer. However, it doesn't stop me from adding more to my wish list.

>26 DFED: The knowledge that that cookbook book exists is very dangerous for me... Ha!

scaifea and thornton37814 - thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one with a crazy cookbook habit!! :)



#34 - Upside Down In The Middle Of Nowhere by Julie Lamana, 320 pages (own). A heartbreaking Early Reviewer book - review to follow.



#35 - Hons And Rebels by Jessica Mitford, 240 pages (own). I am so interested in the Mitford family and finally got around to reading this sister's biography...

#36 - Delicious! by Ruth Reichl, 400 pages (own). An Early Reviewer book by one of my favorite authors - how lucky was I? Review to follow, but suffice to say if you enjoy food writing, you'll enjoy this book!

>30 DFED: Good to know it's a hit! I'm glad her venture into fiction was as successful as her non-fiction!

#37 - The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland, 321 pages (library). I've been a fan of Gulland's ever since her Josephine series and was so excited to read her new book!



#38 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, 374 pages (library). This was the One Book, One Lexington read for the year and all I can say is Wow!

#39 - Racing Parker by Joanna Campbell, 176 pages (own).



#40 - Living Legend by Joanna Campbell, 192 pages (own).

It just wouldn't be my thread without a few Thoroughbred series books!



#41 - My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz, 352 pages (own). I couldn't resist this recent purchase - I love Lebovitz's previous books (and blog)!

#42 - Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen, 296 pages (library). You know a novel's good when you're believing it! Laura Ingalls Wilder fans would love this book.



#43 - The Body Book by Cameron Diaz, 280 pages (library). Diaz writes about loving and appreciating your body.

#44 - Cleaning House: A Mom's 12-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement by Kay Wills Wyma, 278 pages (library). The title says it all!



#45 - The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowatt, 211 pages (own). An absolutely delightful read about a very unique dog!

>34 DFED: We got Pioneer Girl thinking it would check out better than it has. I'm glad to hear it is worthwhile. I am hoping to grab it later this summer to read. I'm going to mostly use my Kindle and iPad during the next month after I finish the book I check out of the library with the exception of one ER book.

#46 - All You Need To Be Impossibly French by Helena Frith-Powell, 240 pages (own). This one has been lingering on my bookshelf for awhile. Not a keeper, but I did glean a few tips here and there!



#47 - Cooked by Michael Pollan, 468 pages (library). I finally got to finish Pollan's latest! I checked it out last year when it was first published, but had to return it before finishing it. I love Pollan's books and can't recommend him enough!

#48 - Notes From The Underwire by Quinn Cummings, 272 pages (own). I bought this on a whim, only to remember later that I read her The Year of Learning Dangerously. A former child actress, Quinn writes hilariously about her mudane life as a mother.



#49 - One-Woman Farm by Jenna Woginrich, 207 pages (library). I'm a fan of Woginrich's books. In this one, she finally buys the farm of her dreams.

#50 - Wild Women by Autumn Stephens, 250 pages (own). I love these books about women "rocking the boat" through the ages...



#51 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown, 336 pages (own). An exciting pirate novel that includes cooking?!?!? Sign me up! I couldn't put this one down!

On an exciting note, earlier this week I got an invite from a friend to a local library event. Publishers were previewing some of their latest books, which was interesting enough. But to top it off? All attendees got to pick out five free advanced review copies from a huge pile of books!! Cinnamon And Gunpowder was one of my picks.

#52 - French Women Don't Get Facelifts by Mireille Guiliano, 258 pages (library). By the author of French Women Don't Get Fat, a book on aging the French way.

#53 - We'll Always Have Paris by Jennifer Coburn, 377 pages (library). A lovely find from my local library. Coburn has a fear of dying young and decides she wants to travel with her daughter before that happens.



#54 - Dori Sanders' Country Cooking by Dori Sanders, 240 pages (own). A lucky clearance buy from Half Price, filled with delicious looking recipes that I can't wait to try!

I've been so bad about updating my thread lately!



#55 - Congratulations, By The Way by George Saunders, 64 pages (library). A blog I love to read recommended this as a great read/gift. Short, sweet and all about kindness.



#56 - Racing For Keeneland by Elizabeth Henning Sutton, 111 pages (own). This is a childhood book of my husband's and is definitely meant for young adult readers (drugs! mugging!). However, I enjoyed seeing the old pictures of Keeneland racetrack inside.



#57 - The Southerner's Handbook by Editors of Garden and Gun, 287 pages (library). Garden and Gun is one of my favorite magazines and they published this guide to all things Southern.



#58 - Crazy For Italian Food by Joe Famularo, 341 pages (library). This poor book was in dire need of editing. It was a great story, with some fabulous looking recipes but it meandered, didn't have alot of detail where detail was needed and just sounded like the author wrote down whatever came into his head...



#59 - How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean, 293 pages (library). I needed to read a trashy novel lately and this fit the bill!

#60 - The Sweet Life In Paris by David Lebovitz, 304 pages (own). This is a re-read for me by one of my favorite cookbook authors. It's a great read for anyone planning on traveling to Paris!



#61 - The Yonahlossee Riding Camp For Girls by Anton DiSclafani, 400 pages (library). This is my book club's latest pick (thanks to me - I've been wanting to read this since last summer!). Thea Atwell is sent away to a girl's boarding school/riding camp for unknown-to-the-reader reasons. As Thea's story unfolds, I couldn't get over the feeling that someone was going to die (not a spoiler) - it had a creepy/depressing feel to it. But, I wound up really enjoying this book.



#62 - Cowgirl Chef by Ellise Pierce, 336 pages (own). I think sometimes you're not ready for books yet...I swear I looked at this cookbook awhile ago and didn't find it interesting/pertinent at the time. Then, on my latest trip to Half Price, I had to have it! I'm glad I picked it up - there are some really neat looking recipes!

>42 DFED: Re: book 58. Don't you just hate poorly edited (or non-edited) books?

thornton3781 - yes, I do! I wouldn't think it would be that big of a deal to get a book edited, and it would have done so much for the end result!



#63 - To Race A Dream by Deborah Savage, 256 pages (own). A meh book about a girl who dreams of racing the famous Dan Patch. Interesting side note, the author is a descendant of the owner of Dan Patch.



#64 - Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen by Kay Robertson, 256 pages (library). I love the show Duck Dynasty and so picked up Miss Kay's cookbook. There are several recipes I'd enjoy making, but nothing earth-shattering.



#65 - My Guy Barbaro by Edgar Prado, 208 pages (own). The moving story of the racehorse Barbaro, told from his jockey's perspective.



#66 - Dorie: Woman of the Mountains by Florence Cope, 242 pages (own). This book has lingered on my shelf for years. I finally picked it up and enjoyed the story of Cope's mother Dorie and her life growing up in poor Appalachia.



#67 - A Year In The Village of Eternity by Tracey Lawson, 384 pages (own). Campodimele, Italy is one of those places in the world known for the longevity and health of its residents. Lawson spends a year residing there to figure out what contributes to the villagers' health. Unsurprisingly, its their active lifestyles, fresh, homegrown ingredients for their food, social networks and beautiful terrain. However, the book wasn't very well written despite enjoying the look into a year in the life of an Italian village.

#68 - Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan, 130 pages (library). I first heard about this book in Losing It In France. The summer of 17-year-old Cecile is definitely filled with teenage angst over the relationship between her playboy father and an old family friend.



#69 - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, 436 pages (library). I started reading this last year for a short-lived stint with a book club. I finally got around to finishing this wonderful book. It makes you think about your roots and perceptions of where you come from as well as the environment. Definitely recommended!



#70 - The Big Tiny by Dee Williams, 288 pages (library). Williams chooses to give up her "big house" and belongings to build her "little house" of only 84 square feet! Though I admire her idea and its execution this brought up many questions - like why would you build a tiny, mobile house only to park it in a friends back yard? Wouldn't you want to travel in it??



#71 - Hold The Rein Free by Judy Van der Veer, pages (own). Another meh children's horse story. A well-bred mare gets in foal and when her owner threatens to kill the foal, a boy and girl vow to save both horses.

I made 75 books over the weekend!!



#72 - Year Of No Sugar by Eve Schaub, 320 pages (library). Schaub, her husband and two young daughters give up sugar for an entire year! No sugars AT ALL except raw fruit and personal exceptions of one item (wine for Schaub herself) and the family collectively had one sugary treat every month. Their decision was made after watching a YouTube presentation by Dr. Robert Lustig. I've long thought sugar was a cause of some of my problems (weight, headaches) but this was an eye-opener and now makes me think, could I do it? I've yet to watch Lustig's video but I've already gotten his book out of the library.



#73 - Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe, 336 pages (library). This is an absolutely charming book of letters by the author during her years of nannying for a family in London. Many of the famous people and a good majority of the references were lost on me but I loved Nina's updates/stories about the family.



#74 - Under Magnolia by Frances Mayes, 336 pages (library). I did not enjoy Under the Tuscan Sun. However, this tale of Mayes' southern childhood intrigued me and I'm glad I read it, as its amazing she survived her childhood!



#75 - Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm, 272 pages (library). Thanks to many of you for bringing this book to my attention! I especially loved the references throughout the book to Things That Are Important :)

>47 DFED: Congratulations on getting to 75. I read the Frances Mayes book as an e-galley earlier this year.

Congrats!

Congratulations on finishing 75 books!

#76 - Grounded by Angela Correll, 262 pages (library). My book club has a history lately of choosing some rather dubious books. Don't get me wrong, this one was fairly enjoyable and was based in Kentucky (yay!) but definitely not a book prone to lots of discussion (is chick lit with a Christian twist). I'm slowly trying to get us back on track - my latest suggestion? Flight Behavior



#77 - The Trouble With May Amelia by Jennifer Holm, 204 pages (library). The enjoyable follow-up to My Only May Amelia. I felt so sorry for her family (especially May) toward the end!



#78 - My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weiss, 302 pages (library). I'd previously seen this book on the library shelves but never picked it up. Until I came across the author's great blog, The Wednesday Chef. It is the author's raw and honest story of her life and relationships and I really enjoyed it (& can't wait to try some of the recipes).



#79 - A Gathering Of Days by Joan Blos, 144 pages (library). A Newberry Award winner and the tale of a New England girl growing up in the 1830's.



#80 - The Fat Chance Cookbook by Robert Lustig, 340 pages (library). Lustig is the doctor referenced in my recent read, Year of No Sugar. I'm eager to purchase this book, as it has numerous recipes for staples - minus the sugar!



#81 - The Corsican Caper by Peter Mayle, 161 pages (library). A continuation of Mayle's series starring Sam Levitt.



#82 - Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good by Kathleen Flinn, 266 pages (library). The surprisingly interesting story of Flinn's family - I couldn't put this one down!

#83 - Gone Feral by Novella Carpenter, 212 pages (library). Before Carpenter has a baby, she wants to reconnect with her Dad, who's never been a typical father...



#84 - Dinner: A Playbook by Jenny Rosenstrach, 219 pages (library). The latest from the author of the book and blog, Dinner: A Love Story - I'm a big fan of both! And, I've already tried some of the (delicious) recipes!



#85 - Summer At Tiffany by Marjorie Hart, 258 pages (own). This is a very pleasant re-read for me.

#86 - The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin, 473 pages (library). Charlotte Baird is the indifferent heiress to a fortune - until she meets Captain Middleton, the only man she's ever been interested in. But what to do when Captain Middleton catches the attention of Sisi, Empress of Austria? I promise this book is deeper than my explanation makes it seem! And, for reference, below is the Winterhalter portrait of Sisi that is referenced throughout the book:





#87 - Flirting With French by William Alexander, 288 pages (own). An Early Reviewer book - review to follow.

#88 - Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona Carnarvon, 310 pages (own). This book provides insight into the 8th Countess of Carnavon's life and times. You can see many reflections of this time period in the TV series Downton Abbey. Most fascinating to me was the amount of detail about World War I - a war that I don't know a whole lot about.



#89 - She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel, 336 pages (own). This book has sat on my shelf for far too long! The follow up to A Girl Named Zippy, Kimmel goes into even more detail of her humorous family and her small hometown of Mooreland, Indiana.



#90 - Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner, 400 pages (loan). A loan to me from a co-worker, I was glad of the recommendation on a recent vacation to Florida. A perfect murder mystery beach read!



#91 - The Politics of Washing In Venice by Polly Coles, 206 pages (library). Beautiful vignettes of Coles' life as a resident of Venice, Italy. Also a bit of a soapbox for her to complain about Venice's lack of infrastructure for full-time residents and its dependency on tourism - something I can relate to as a I was born and raised in a populated beach area of Florida!

#92 - Good Call by Jase Robertson, 241 pages (library). I enjoy the TV series Duck Dynasty, so I was excited to read this book by one of my favorite characters. However, I was not prepared for the overly religious tone throughout the book. He had a co-author so I believe Jase's true character did not shine through (or did it?)...



#93 - Isabelle by Laurence Yep, 124 pages (library). Anyone who's followed my thread for awhile knows I'm a fan of the American Girl books :)



#94 - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, pages (own). This was a recent purchase at my library's annual book sale. Lovely vignettes of Cisneros' childhood in the house on Mango Street.

#95 - Once There Was A Farm by Virginia Bell Dabney, 273 pages (own). Dabney's mother decides to buy a farm in VA in the early 1900's and moves Dabney and her siblings there from Chicago - leaving Dad behind to work! These are Dabney's memories from the farm.



#96 - Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me by Rachel Bertsche, 234 pages (library). Bertsche asks: what if you used movie stars as an example to improve your life? Surprisingly, it can work!



#97 - The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro, 456 pages (library). Grace Monroe receives an inheritance from an unknown woman in France. She travels to France and discovers much more than she expected. If you haven't read any of Tessaro's books yet, this is a great one to begin with!



#98 - Designs By Isabelle by Laurence Yep, 124 pages (library). The second book in the American Girl series.

#99 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Blackman, 337 pages (library). I urge everyone to go out and read this book! A wonderful story of a lonely, old man called Ove.



#100 - Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman, 169 pages (library). I loved Birdy's character - such determination!



#101 - The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman, 122 pages (library). A sweet story of a homeless girl who finds her place in the world. It must have been so hard to survive in Medieval times!



#102 - Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, 417 pages (library). My book club's recent pick, I'm really starting to enjoy Weiner's books.

Oh my - it's been awhile since I've updated my books!!



#103 - Good Grief by Ellen Stimson, 239 pages (library). This is Stimson's follow up to her book Mud Season and is a poetic look at her family.



#104 - Alchemy And Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman, 167 pages (library). Not my favorite Cushman book so far, but the story of crippled Meggy Swann making her way in medieval England.



#105 - Forward Motion by H.M. Menino, 208 pages (own). I've been working on this one for awhile but its an in-depth look at three riders in three disciplines: dressage, three-day eventing and show jumping.



#106 - The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman, 195 pages (library). I wish I would've read this as a child - this book was right up my alley!



#107 - Good Dog by David DiBenedetto, 315 pages (library). A collection of dog essays from the editors of Garden & Gun magazine.



#108 - The One Hundred by Nina Garcia, pages (own). A collection of 100 must-have clothing items. Funnily enough, over the years I've seemed to amass alot of these!



#109 - After The Falls by Catherine Gildiner, 344 pages (library). I had no idea there was a follow-up memoir to Too Close To The Falls!



#110 - Minuk by Kirkpatrick Hill, 198 pages (library). A surprisingly deep Girls From Many Lands, American Girl book. The story of a girl in an Eskimo tribe that has a run-in with American missionaries.

I added a couple of the Cushman books to my want to read list. Both were available at the public library so I'll try to get them there.

Catching up on a few months backlog on LT, so sorry about the non-relevance: What riders does Forward Motion cover? And what time period is Isabelle from?

thornton37814 - which did you choose? Lucy Whipple and Catherine Called Birdy were the best in my eyes...

alsvidur - I feel your pain. I can barely keep up with my own thread lately, much less others! Isabelle is from modern times, their Girl of the Year. Forward Motion featured: Lendon Gray in Dressage, Keith Taylor in Eventing and Anne Kursinski in Show Jumping.

>61 DFED: I know I added Lucy Whipple. I think the other one may have been the medieval one.

#111 - The Call of the Farm by Rochelle Bilow, 270 pages (library). Basically Bilow falls head-over-heels in love with a man working on a farm.



#112 - Gutbliss by Robynne Chutkan, 280 pages (library). A in-depth look into your digestive system, problems you may have and possibly solutions by a well-rounded doctor/author. She has some great advice!



#113 - The True Gift by Patricia MacLachlan, 81 pages (library). This children's Christmas story has been making the rounds lately. I loved the story, the illustrations and made my husband read it too! :)



#114 - To The Stars, Isabelle by Laurence Yep, 124 pages (library). Another Isabelle/American Girl book.

#115 - Windbreak by Linda Hasselstrom, 233 pages (own). My husband picked up this memoir for me of a woman rancher in South Dakota in the early 1980's. Wow - what a tough life!



#116 - Saige by Jessie Haas, 124 pages (library). Another modern American Girl series. And, a girl who loves art and horses? My favorite American Girl so far! :)



#117 - Saige Paints the Sky by Jessie Haas, 124 pages (library).



#118 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, 213 pages (library). A life-changing (truly) book about cleaning your house once and for all. As evidence, my husband and I have already gotten rid of eight boxes of books!!



#119 - The Here And Now by Ann Brashares, 242 pages (library). I've had this on my TBR list for awhile now and finally got around to picking it up!



#120 - Worn Stories by Emily Spivack, 159 pages (library). On the heels of Marie Kondo's book, a look at the stories behind people's favored clothing. Definitely recommended!



#121 - The Quiet Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott, 122 pages (own). A book I've had on my shelf for sometime, three short stories with a Christmas twist.



#122 - The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg, 153 pages (library). A Christmas re-read for me, I love the realistic take on the Christmas story.



#123 - Style And Manors by Rory Clark, 241 pages (own). A lucky find at my library's used book sale - the tales of a country estate agent in England. Sounds like a great job!



#124 - Coming Ashore by Catherine Gildiner, 396 pages (library). The final memoir of Gildiner's. I've absolutely loved the story of her life and I'm sorry to have finished reading her memoirs...



#125 - An Age of License by Lucy Knisley, 208 pages (library). Aktakukac mentioned this one on her thread and I agree with her on the review but it certainly made me think about the changes that happen to everyone in their twenties.

#126 - The World of Post Secret by Frank Warren, pages (library). The latest Post Secret book that I almost forgot to list for 2014!

I hope that everyone's year was wonderful. Looking back over my thread, I haven't gotten as much chance to read as I would like, but I did read some wonderful books!

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