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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Records for 2008

  • 100 Books To Read: Version 2.2

  • 100 Books To Read 2008 [Original List]

  • Graphic Novel Challenge

  • Outmoded Author Challenge

  • Comics & Manga Read 2008

  • Books Read 2008
  • Posted by darkorpheus on Sunday, December 28, 2008
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      • Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind • Sakyong Mipham
      • Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation • Sharon Salzberg
      • Teach Us To Sit Still: A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing • Tim Parks

      Books Read 2013

      • Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life • Brendan Brazier
      • True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart • Tara Brach, PhD
      • Running the Edge: Discover the Secrets to Better Running and a Better Life • Adam Goucher & Tim Catalano
      • Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row • Jarvis Jay Masters
      • Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers • Karyl McBride, PhD
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      • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling • Stephen Cope
      • Jeff in Venice, Death in Varansi • Geoff Dyer

      In Pursuit Of Things Criminal and Translated

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      • Scandinavian Crime Fiction

      They Read Too Much and Live To Blog About It

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      Reading List: Wallander Series

      • Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1) by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray (Translator)
      • The Dogs of Riga (Wallander #2) by Henning Mankell
      • The White Lioness (Wallander, #3) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson (Translator)
      • The Man Who Smiled (Wallander #4) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson (Translator)
      • Sidetracked (Wallander #5) by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray (Translator)
      • The Fifth Woman (Wallander, #6) by Henning Mankell, Steven T. Murray (Translator)
      • One Step Behind (Wallander, #7) by Henning Mankell
      • Firewall (Wallander, #8) by Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg (Translator)
      • The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries (Wallander, #9) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson (Translator), Ebba Segerberg (Translator)
      • The Troubled Man (Wallander, #10) by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson (Translator)

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