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Old 01-05-2015, 09:21 AM   #40
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114 for 2014. Best including rereads in the order read:

Fiction
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith
These is My Words Nancy Turner
The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey
Wilderness: A Novel Lance Weller
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan
The Martian Andy Weir
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
In Zanesville Jo Ann Beard
The Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris
Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
Life After Life Jill McCorkle

Although Cold Mountain is outstanding for the writing quality, I just wanted to mention that it might appeal to those who enjoy an occasional post apocalyptic story.
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The American civil war created an apocalypse for parts of the south. This story features a lone man walking through the wilderness encountering unusual characters and also a story of learning to survive as sustenance farmers.


Non fiction
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: Edward Shepherd Creasy
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown
The Big Roads: The Untold Story Swift, Earl
Why the West Rules--for Now Ian Morris
Lost in Shangri-La: Zuckoff, Mitchell

Lost in Shangri-La: might appeal to those who normally do not read non fiction. It is an amazing true story.

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