Great Reads Book List, GoFit! network 2008
My friend Sue, who founded GoFit! for women and children, e-mailed a number of people in her extensive network recently and compiled a list of great reads for 2008. It's notable in its breadth and diversity, and likely a good starting place if you're looking for new titles in 2009.
I omitted last names and specific titles/places of business, but otherwise this is the list in full. Read on!
Great Book Reads List 2008
Gail
City of Thieves – David Benioff
Dr. L___ B__
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle –David Wroblewski The Widows of War – Sally GunningMarch - Geraldine BrooksPeople of the Book – Geraldine Brooks
Eve, Dir.of Professional Development
Away – Amy Bloom
Valerie, Manager
Beach Music – Pat ConroyStones from the River – Ursula Hegi
Suite Francais – Irene Nemirovsky
Natasha, writer
The Spiral Staircase – Karen ArmstrongEvening News – Marly Swick
Sparrow Nights – David Gilmour
Jessica, Partners for a Healthier Community
Cloud Atlas- David MitchellMama Day – Gloria Naylor
The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
Agnes
The Year of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion Paris To The Moon – Adam GopnikThe Magic of Provence: Pleasures of Southern France – Yvonne Lenard
Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt
Women and Money – Suze Orman
Christine, Teacher
Bel Canto – Ann PatchettIn the Woods – Tanya French
Garden Spells – Sarah Addison Allen
Maura, Higher ed.
Atonement – Ian McEwenAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle – Barbara Kingsolver
Crossing to Safety – Wallace Stegner
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Their Eyes Where Watching God – Zora Hurston
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Rachel
The Scandal Plan - Bill Folman
Harriet, Educator
Luncheon of the Boating Party -- Susan VreelandJohn Adams -- David McColloughThe Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi - Jacqueline ParkA Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living --Michael DahliePauletteThe Dante Club--Matthew Pearl Charlie Wilson’s War - the Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History--George CrileBetsyPeople of the Book – Geraldine BrooksNot Me – Michael Lavigne BarbaraPeople of the Book – Geraldine BrooksMarch – Geraldine BrooksYear of Wonders – Geraldine BrooksDr. CherylThe Anansi Boys – Neil GaimanSusanComfort – Ann Hood
Memory – Philippe GrimbertStory of a Marriage – Andrew Sean GreerUnaccustomed Earth – Jhumpa LahiriSay You’re One of Them – Uwem AkpanStephen, CPAWorld Without End – Ken FollettCarol, CEOForeign Affairs – Allison LurieAtonement – Ian McEwanA Lemon Tree – Sandy TolanEileen, Program Coordinator French by Heart – Rebecca RamseyThere’s No Jose Here – Gabriel ThompsonLetters to A Young Teacher – Jonathan KozolFrancesca, Fitness InstructorThe Travelers Gift – Andy AndrewsNancy, interior designerA Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled HosseiniVictoria Victoria, by Jean Plaidy
Billionaire’s Vinegar, by Benjamin Wallace
The Afghan, by Frederick ForsythThe Last Lecture, Randy PauschThe Other Side of You, by Salley VickersRonnie, ProfessorA Fine Balance by MistryWhat I loved by S. Huvstadt Poisonwood Bible by KingsolverKary, Conference DirectorMiddlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides Three Cups of Tea – Greg MortensonDr.Vince M__, College President The Drifters – James Mitchener Boomsday – Christopher Buckley
Lindsay, Grocery IndustryThe Life of Meaning:
Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World –Bob Abernethy and William Bole A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide - Samantha Power
James, Grant WriterThe Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl – Timothy EganThe Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court – Jeffrey Tobin Paula,Dietician Three Cups of Tea – Greg MortensonEat, Pray and Love – Elizabeth GilbertThe Double Bind – Chris Bohjelian Betsy, EducatorWhat is the What by Dave EggersThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Fred, Higher Ed.Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Stout Jaclyn, writerMarie Antoinette, the Journey – Antonia FrazerMrs. Kimble – Jennifer HaighThe Corrections – Jonathan FranzenBlue Latitudes – Tony HorwitzLook Me in the Eye – John Robison SandySuite Françoise by Irina NimbrovskyThe Day I Ate Anything I Wanted by Elizabeth BergSnow by Orhan Pamuk Dee, Program CoordinatorThe Constant Princess – Phillipa GregoryThe Other Boleyn Girl – Phillipa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance – Phillipa GregoryAbbie, community planningEscape – Caroline JessopThe Lords of Discipline – Pat ConroyZel Pennsylvania Avenue – Profiles in Back Room Power – John Harwood
Our Crowd – Stephen BirminghamThe Post- American World - Fareed Zacaria
I just posted a list of books I've read in 2008 but it never occurred to me
there might be a larger group listing. I loved Look Me in the Eye by John
Robison and The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didon. So many good
books, so little time!
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