I finished reading 48 books in 2009!  For a Grand Total of 588.75 hours, there were a few physical books which have not been entered into the time total!  I would bet that more than 80% of the time was spent multi-tasking.  Either driving, shopping or waiting somewhere!

I wish I could devote as much time to art as I do reading/listening, but somehow I just don’t think that beading or quilting behind the wheel would be a good thing!

49) Dark Lover - JR Ward – 13.5 hours (Dec 28)
48) Lover Avenged – JR Ward – 23 hours (Dec 20)
47) Lover Enshrined – JR Ward – 17.75 hours (Dec 5)
46) Lover Unbound – JR Ward – 17.25 hours (11/25)
45) The Heretic’s Daughter – Kathleen Kent 10.25 (11/10)
44) The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown 17.75 (9/25)
43) An Echo In The Bone – Diana Gabaldon – 45 hours! Reading this in sections.
42) Dragon Wytch – Yasmine Galenorm – 11 hours (10/13)
41) Lover Revealed – JR Ward – 16.25 hours
40) 206 Bones – Kathy Reichs – 10.25 (9/22)

(September 12 – audio book total = 451.75 hours = 18.8 DAYS! )

39) Dreamfever – Karen Marie Moning – 12.25 hours (9/12)
38) Lover Awakened – JR Ward – 15.25 hours
37) Darkling - Yasmine Galenorm – 10.75 hours
36) Heartsick – Chelsea Cain – 10.5 hours
35) Lover Eternal – JR Ward  – 14.25 hours
34) Changling - Yasmine Galenorm – 10.5 hours
33) Whispers – Lisa Jackson – 16 hours -  (7/25)
32) The Witchling – Yasmine Galenorm – 10.o hours (7/22)
31) The Women – T.C. Boyle – 18.5 hours (7/5)
30) The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe 12.75 hours (6/15)
29) Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris  9 hours (6/11)
28) The Night Before – Lisa Jackson 18.25 hours (6/6)
27) Cold Blooded – Lisa Jackson (5/28) 17 hours
26) Hot Blooded – Lisa Jackson (5/21) 15.5 hours
25) Living with the Dead – Kelley Armstrong (5/16) 13hours (audio book total = 261.25 hours )
24) Bodies Left Behind – Jeffery Deaver (5/7) 12.75 hours
23) Terminal Freeze – Lincoln Child (4/28) 10.25 hours
22) Personal Demon – Kelley Armstrong (4/23) 12.5 hours
21) Don’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug (4/17)
20) Broken – Kelley Armstrong (4/16) 12.25 hours
19) Haunted - Kelley Armstrong (4/9) 13.25 hours
18) Industrial Magic – Kelley Armstrong (4/2) 14 hours
17) Run For Your Life – James Patterson (3/22) 6.5 Hours
16) White Witch, Black Curse – Kim Harrison (3/17) 18.5 hours
15) Dime Store Magic – Kelley Armstrong  (3/14) 11.25 hours
14) I See You Everywhere – Julia Glass (3/2)  11.75 hours
13) Stolen - Kelley Armstrong (3/1)
12) Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson (2/20) 16.25 hours
11) Oxygen – Carol Cassella   (2/10) 12 hours
10) Bitten - Kelley Armstrong   (1/30) 13 hours
9) You Suck – Christopher Moore   (1/26)   7.75 hours
8) Bloodsucking Fiends - Christopher Moore (1/19) 9.25 hours
7) Kiss of the Highlander – karen marie Moning (1/12) 11.5 hours
6) Ice Cold Grave – Charlaine Harris (1/17) 8.75 hours
5) Grave Surprise – Charlaine Harris (1/9) 8.5 hours
4) Grave Sights – Charlaine Harris (1/6) 7.75  hours
3) The Highlander’s Touch – Karen Marie Moning (1/4)  10.75 hours
2) From Dead to Worse – Charlaine Harris (1/2) 10 hours
1) All Together Dead – Charlaine Harris (1/1)  9.75 hours

What I read in 2007 and 2008

2008 List (I lost momentum keeping up the list in 08 – so not too many books are listed.

As of 3/04/08

  1. Dead Witch Walking – Kim Harrison
  2. A walk in the woods – Bill Bryson
  3. Garden Spells – Susan Ericksen
  4. Deadly Decisions – Kathy Reichs
  5. Death Du Jour – Kathy Reichs
  6. Monsters of Templeton – Lauren Groff
  7. Lord John and the Private Matter – Diana Gabaldon (2/17)
  8. Hellfire – Diana Gabaldon (2/13)
  9. The Strawberry Shortcake Murders – Joanne Fluke (2/11)
  10. Blasphemy – Douglas Preston  (2/5)
  11. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder – Joanne Fluke  (2/1)
  12. Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson (1/29)
  13. Second Glance – Jodi Picoult (1/27)
  14. Thunderbird Falls – C.E. Murphy (finished 1/20)
  15. World Without End – Ken Follett (finished 1/18)  (45 hours really cut into this month’s reading!)

Here is my list of book from 2007 that I read.  This did not include any of the art books filled with inspiration and techniques that I also read.  Tomorrow I’ll start a new list.

As of 12/31/07 -Finished/69

  1. An Inconvenient Book - Glen Beck (12/30)
  2. A Study in Emerald – Neil Gaiman (12/29)
  3. Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett (12/28)
  4. Double Cross – James Patterson
  5. Almost Moon – Alice Sebold
  6. You were Warned - James Patterson
  7. Vanishing Acts – Jodi Picoult
  8. The Last Mermaid – Shana Abe
  9. The Not So Big Life – Sarah Susanka
  10. Bones to Ashes – Kathy Reichs (10/24)
  11. Deal on Ice – Les Standiford  (10/22)
  12. Deal with the Dead – Les Standiford (10/16)
  13. Deal To Die For – Les Standiford (10/6)
  14. Blood Ties #3 Ashes to Ashes – Jennifer Armintrout (9/27)
  15. Blood Ties #2 Possession – Jennifer Armintrout (9/23)
  16. Blood Ties #1 The Turning –  Jennifer Armintrout (9/15)
  17. Done Deal – Les Standiford  (9/12)
  18. Dark Celebration – Christine Feehan (8/26)
  19. Windflower – Nick Bantock (8/24)
  20. Full Moon Rising -Keri Arthur (8/22)
  21. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer (8/20)
  22. Dark Harbor – David Hosp (8/16)
  23. Stardust – Neil Gaiman (8/12)
  24. Triptych – Karin Slaughter (8/15)
  25. American Gods – Neil Gaiman (8/8)
  26. Mind Games – Christine Feehan (7/27)
  27. Salem Falls – Jodi Picoult  (7/19)
  28. The Sleeping Doll - Jeffrey Deaver (7/11)
  29. The Quickie - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (7/8)
  30. Buck Fever – Ben Rehder (6/30)
  31. Dark Demon – Christine Feehan (6/26)
  32. King of Lies – John Hart (6/20)
  33. Renaissance Soul – Margaret Lobenstein (6/20)
  34. Gone – Lisa Gardner (6/10)
  35. Anansi Boys – Neil Gaiman (6/8)
  36. Tourist Season – Carl Hiaasen (6/2)
  37. Double Whammy – Carl Hiaasen (5/27)
  38. Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert  (May 24)
  39. Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott  (May 21)
  40. Nineteen Minutes – Jodi Picoult  (May 18)
  41. The 6th Target – James Patterson (May 13)
  42. A Perfect Mess (The hidden benefits of disorder) Eric Abrahamson (May 10th)
  43. Life Studies – Susan Vreeland (May 3)
  44. Clay’s Quilt – Silas House Netlibrary (April 28)
  45. Sequence – Lori B. Andrews (4/22)
  46. Soul Tracker – Bill Myers  Audible (4/21)
  47. Maximum Ride Schools Out Forever – James Patterson  (4/15)
  48. Maximum Ride the Angel Experiment - James Patterson (4/9)
  49. Honeymoon – James Patterson (Finished 4/6)
  50. Taking the leap: building a career as a visual artist – Cay Lang (Finished 4/2)
  51. Bad Blood – Linda Fairstein Netlibrary (Finished 4/1)
  52. The Soloist – Mark Salzman Netlibrary (Finished 4/5)
  53. Deep Storm – Lincoln Child (Finished 3/22)
  54. A Brief History of the Dead – Kevin Brockmeier  (finished 3/16)
  55. Hide – Lisa Gardner (Finished 3/11)
  56. Bones to Pick – Carolyn Haines (Finished 3/9)
  57. Get Organized the Clear & Simply Way – Marla Dee Audible (finished 2/28)
  58. Crossed Bones – Carolyn Haines  (finished 3/1)
  59. The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold (finished 2/25)
  60. Dance of the Gods – Nora Roberts (finished 2/24)
  61. Step on a Crack – James Patterson  (finished 2/23)
  62. Leonardo’s Swans – Karen Essex  (finished 2/11)
  63. Beach Road – James Patterson (finished 2/4)
  64. A Field of Darkness – Cornelia Read  (finished 2/3)
  65. The Cold Moon – Jeffery Deaver  (finished 1/28)
  66. The Rebels of Ireland – Edward Rutherfurd Audible (30 hours!) Finished 1/27
  67. Morrigan’s Cross – Nora Roberts (finished 1/9)
  68. The Twelfth Card – Jeffery Deaver (Finished 1/7) Netlibrary
  69. Whispers From the Dead – Joan Lowery Nixon  (finished 1/1) Netlibrary

BTW – I have been a member of Audible since they started – I highly recommend them (after checking your free sources like netlibrary and your local library!).  If you decide to check them out, I’d be thrilled if you used my id of Dabbotts as a referral.  Thanks!
You may notice that I don’t read a lot of physical books – that is because during my time in the studio, its easier to listen to an book (unabridged) than hold the book and move the fabric on the machine (without sewing my fingers.)  I also listen to books to and from work, while shopping, or while driving Morgan places.  Hey it works for me !

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