Good Reads 2012

Nonfiction
Travels with My Donkey; One man and his ass on a pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore
When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar; Understanding philosophy through jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein
Before the Wind; a memoir of an American Sea Captain 1808-1833 by Charles Tyng
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (about a slum in Mumbai) by Katherine Boo
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
What the Dog Saw and other adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Nudge; improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
Outliers; The story of success by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink; The power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point; how little things can make a big difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon
The Cure for Everything; untangling twisted messaged about health, fitness, and happiness by Timothy Caulfield
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire by Rafe Esquith
Like Family: Growing up in Other People's Houses by Paula McLain
Moonwalking with Einstein; the art and science of remembering everything by Joshua Foer
Travels with Willie, Adventure Cyclist by Willie Weir
A Thousand Days in Tuscany; a bittersweet adventure by Marlena de Blasi
How to Live; a search for wisdom from old people by Henry Alford
Gifts of the Crow by John Marzluff and Tony Angell
The Ancient Greeks for Dummies by Stephen Batchelor
Spokesongs; Bicycle adventures on three continents by Willie Weir
Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain by Elaine Fox
1491; New revelations of the Americas before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
1493; Uncovering the new world Columbus created by Charles C. Mann

Fiction
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Uneasy Money by P.G. Wodehouse
Conspirata by Richard Harris
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruis Zafón
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Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon