2008 | Books Read 2008

[34] Exit Strategy • Kelley Armstrong
[33] The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection • Michael Ruhlman
[32] The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo • Stieg Larsson [translated by Reg Keeland]
[31] The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal • Edited by Jay Parini
[30] Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers • Shashi Tharoor
[29] Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies • Josh Frank & Caryn Ganz
[28] Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics • Rebecca Solnit
[27] Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly • Anthony Bourdain
[26] The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America • Michael Ruhlman
[25] The Graveyard Book • Neil Gaiman
[24] Red Bird: Poems • Mary Oliver
[23] Bird by Bird • Anne Lamott
[22] Comfort Me With Apples: Love, Adventure and a Passion for Cooking • Ruth Reichl
[21] Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table • Ruth Reichl
[20] Falconer • John Cheever
[19] The Fortune of War • Patrick O'Brian
[18] The Riddle-Master's Game • Patricia A. McKillip
[17] Monsieur Monde Vanishes • Georges Simenon [translated by Jean Stewart]
[16] The Wood Wife • Terri Windling
[15] The Strangers in the House • Georges Simenon [Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury]
[14] The Chronicles of Prydain, Book V: The High King • Lloyd Alexander
[13] The Chronicles of Prydain, Book IV: Taran Wanderer • Lloyd Alexander
[12] The Chronicles of Prydain, Book III: The Castle of Llyr • Lloyd Alexander
[11] The Chronicles of Prydain, Book II: The Black Cauldron • Lloyd Alexander
[10] The Chronicles of Prydain, Book I: The Book of Three • Lloyd Alexander
[9] Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire • Judith Thurman
[8] A Time to Keep Silence • Patrick Leigh Fermor
[7] Shadow of the Silk Road • Colin Thubron
[6] Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values On Paper • Barry K. Baines
[5] Cyteen • C.J. Cherryh
[4] Heartsick • Chelsea Cain
[3] The Wild Places • Robert Macfarlane
[2] Into Thin Air • Jon Krakauer
[1] Away From Her • Alice Munro