books for 2010

i have not put out my list for this year.
many of these were on my list for last year that i didn't get to.
some i started and just didn't get to finish.

here goes:
unsettling of america - wendell berry
closing the food gap - mark winne
food matters - mark bitman
come to the table - katrina heron

little women - louisa may alcott
tale of two cities - charles dickens
day after night - anita diamant
sophie's choice - william styron
unaccustomed earth - jhumpa lahiri
(finish) little house on prairie - laura wilder
the help - kathryn stockett

a quest for more - paul tripp
authentic parenting in a postmodern culture - mary demuth
big truths for young hearts - bruce a ware
teach them diligently - louis paul priolo
grace based parenting - tim kimmel
men & women in the church - sarah sumner
orthodoxy - gk chesterton

Comments

Susan said…
Good list! I should have one!
And I just saw your comment on mine... we're going May 25th - June 8th ish. I can't wait! I'll be in Monte Carlo for my 34th birthday. :)
8:16 PM EST
Amy F said…
I may steal a few! I'm just about to start Day After Night. Finished Half Broke Horses last night and need to read Three Cups of Tea before they're due back at the library. Then, I promised myself no more fiction until I read Heirs of the Covenant and re-read Shepherding a Child's Heart.
9:28 AM EST
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