utbw42's attempt to finally scale Mount TBR
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1utbw42
Ok, here goes.....
I also suffer from buying books in greater quantity than I read them. Thus Mount TBR in my home continually gets bigger. I will now put all this out there for all to see hopefully to motivate me to whittle away Mount TBR. Wish me luck.
Current Mount TBR Height: 60 books (this WILL continue to grow as I enter more in the future)
Bearing An Hourglass by Piers Anthony
The Caves Of Steel by Isaac Asimov
The Precipice by Ben Bova
Air Battle Force by Dale Brown
Strike Force by Dale Brown
Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine
The Five Love Languages Of Children by Chapman/Campbell
American Patriot by Robert Coram
Shiloh by O. Edward Cunningham
Star Wars: Invincible by Troy Denning
Driver #8 by Earnhardt, Jr./Gurss
Waking The Dead by John Eldredge
Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
Game Plan For Life by Gibbs/Jenkins
To Try Men's Souls By Gingrich/Forstchen
Valley Forge by Gingrich/Forstchen
Never Call Retreat by Gingrich/Forstchen
Gideon's War by Howard Gordon
Behind The Lines by W.E.B. Griffin
Battleground by W.E.B. Griffin
Line Of Fire by W.E.B. Griffin
In Danger's Path by W.E.B. Griffin
War In The Pacific by Jerome T. Hagen
End Of State by Neesa Hart
Impeachable Offense by Neesa Hart
Necessary Evils by Neesa Hart
All Creatures Great And Small by James Herrot
Knife Of Dreams by Robert Jordan
The Gathering Storm by Jordan/Sanderson
Towers Of Midnight by Jordan/Sanderson
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
John's Story by LaHaye/Jenkins
Crimes Against Liberty by David Limbaugh
Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
A Storm Of Swords by George R.R. Martin
A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin
1776 by David McCullough
Nashville: The Western Confederacy's Final Gamble by James Lee McDonough
The Covenant by James A. Michener
Chesapeake by James A. Michener
Legacy by James A. Michener
Spoiled Rotten America by Larry Miller
Apocalypse: Crucible by Mel Odom
Apocalypse: Burning by Mel Odom
Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer
The Last Lecture by Pausch/Zaslow
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Courage And Consequence by Karl Rove
Wisdom Of Our Fathers by Tim Russert
In The Event Of My Untimely Demise by Brian Sack
Rise To Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
Dracula by Bram Stoker
On Rocky Top by Clay Travis
Star Wars: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
The Warren Report by Earl Warren
March Upcountry by Weber/Ringo
Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn
I also suffer from buying books in greater quantity than I read them. Thus Mount TBR in my home continually gets bigger. I will now put all this out there for all to see hopefully to motivate me to whittle away Mount TBR. Wish me luck.
Current Mount TBR Height: 60 books (this WILL continue to grow as I enter more in the future)
Bearing An Hourglass by Piers Anthony
The Caves Of Steel by Isaac Asimov
The Precipice by Ben Bova
Air Battle Force by Dale Brown
Strike Force by Dale Brown
Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine
The Five Love Languages Of Children by Chapman/Campbell
American Patriot by Robert Coram
Shiloh by O. Edward Cunningham
Star Wars: Invincible by Troy Denning
Driver #8 by Earnhardt, Jr./Gurss
Waking The Dead by John Eldredge
Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
Game Plan For Life by Gibbs/Jenkins
To Try Men's Souls By Gingrich/Forstchen
Valley Forge by Gingrich/Forstchen
Never Call Retreat by Gingrich/Forstchen
Gideon's War by Howard Gordon
Behind The Lines by W.E.B. Griffin
Battleground by W.E.B. Griffin
Line Of Fire by W.E.B. Griffin
In Danger's Path by W.E.B. Griffin
War In The Pacific by Jerome T. Hagen
End Of State by Neesa Hart
Impeachable Offense by Neesa Hart
Necessary Evils by Neesa Hart
All Creatures Great And Small by James Herrot
Knife Of Dreams by Robert Jordan
The Gathering Storm by Jordan/Sanderson
Towers Of Midnight by Jordan/Sanderson
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
John's Story by LaHaye/Jenkins
Crimes Against Liberty by David Limbaugh
Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
A Storm Of Swords by George R.R. Martin
A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin
1776 by David McCullough
Nashville: The Western Confederacy's Final Gamble by James Lee McDonough
The Covenant by James A. Michener
Chesapeake by James A. Michener
Legacy by James A. Michener
Spoiled Rotten America by Larry Miller
Apocalypse: Crucible by Mel Odom
Apocalypse: Burning by Mel Odom
Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer
The Last Lecture by Pausch/Zaslow
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Courage And Consequence by Karl Rove
Wisdom Of Our Fathers by Tim Russert
In The Event Of My Untimely Demise by Brian Sack
Rise To Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
Dracula by Bram Stoker
On Rocky Top by Clay Travis
Star Wars: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
The Warren Report by Earl Warren
March Upcountry by Weber/Ringo
Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn
5utbw42
pamelad - Yeah, I've kind of gotten addicted to spy thrillers and detective/crime novels. I'll read just about anything, but I seem to gravitate towards this stuff right now. Must be an age thing....:-)
19RidgewayGirl
January 11, 2012 - subtracted 1 book, added 9 books
Ha! That's the story of my TBR right there!
Ha! That's the story of my TBR right there!
20utbw42
February 13, 2012 - subtracted 1 book, added 2 books
RidgewayGirl - it's a never ending cycle with me....I need to start a TBR Anonymous chapter in my area...
RidgewayGirl - it's a never ending cycle with me....I need to start a TBR Anonymous chapter in my area...
24RidgewayGirl
You're moving right along! The problem, of course, is that while we remove the books from the TBR one at a time, we can add them in giant multitudes.
34utbw42
April 11, 2012 - subtracted 1 book
tess_i_am48 - just wait, I still have dozens more to add that I haven't got to yet. Not good, not good.......
tess_i_am48 - just wait, I still have dozens more to add that I haven't got to yet. Not good, not good.......
36sdwelch
Our 'problem' sounds much the same. I'm addicted to the used book section and to yard sales. Summers are the worst for me when it comes to adding books to my piles. I tried to separate what I have yet to read (hopeful!) in its own bookshelf but now the pile is growing around the shelf. I've got stacks on top and piles I both sides. Lucky for me, I will be done with school in 2 weeks so I really can dig it.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
37RidgewayGirl
Also, sdwelch, you will have more time for yard sales and used book stores.
38utbw42
April 27, 2012 - subtracted 1 book.
sdwelch - unfortunately, I'm about to add more books as I've discovered a big stack in the garage that I had forgotten about. I knew this was a possibility at some point...oh, well.
sdwelch - unfortunately, I'm about to add more books as I've discovered a big stack in the garage that I had forgotten about. I knew this was a possibility at some point...oh, well.
80johnsimpson
Hi Andy, just had a look at your TBR pile and i have 5 that are on there but my TBR pile is 1330, maybe i need to list them to shame myself to really start whittling them down.
84johnsimpson
Hi Andy, from your list i have read two of them and have eight to read, keep up with the subtractions mate.
