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Hope's 999

1hopeglidden
Edited: Jan 7, 2009, 6:35 pm

I'm going to give this a try, even though I didn't quite make it through the 888. For now, I need to work out the categories.

I. Biography/Memoir/Letters
II. Celtic/Scottish History and Mythology
III. 1001 Books
IV. Philosophy
V. General Non-Fiction
VI. SciFi/Fantasy
VII. Trilogies (or beyond)
VIII. Arthurian Literature
IX. The All-Encompassing "Other" Category

2hopeglidden
Edited: Sep 28, 2009, 6:49 pm

I. Biography/Memoir/Letters

1. The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 1 by Anais Nin *
2. Thomas Jefferson by Bernstein *
3. Great Harry by Carolly Erickson *
4. Annie's Ghosts by Steve Luxenberg *

3hopeglidden
Edited: May 22, 2009, 6:22 am

II. Celtic/Scottish History and Mythology

1. Who Were the Celts? by Kevin Duffy *

4hopeglidden
Edited: Jun 26, 2009, 4:06 pm

III. 1001 Books

1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
2. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
3.
4. Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
5. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut *
6. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
7. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

5hopeglidden
Edited: Feb 4, 2009, 9:58 pm

IV. Philosophy

1. A History of Philosophy - Greece & Rome by Frederick Copleston **
2. A History of Philosophy - Medieval Philosophy by Frederick Copleston
3. A History of Philosophy - Late Medieval and Renaissance by Frederick Copleston
4. A History of Philosophy - Modern Philosophy by Frederick Copleston
5. The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant

6hopeglidden
Edited: Jun 8, 2009, 3:13 pm

V. General Non-Fiction

1. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser *
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch*

7hopeglidden
Edited: Oct 18, 2009, 3:04 pm

VI. SciFi/Fantasy

1. Area 51 by Robert Doherty *
2. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
4. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin *
5. Ringworld by Larry Niven *
6. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
7. Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
8. Timescape by Gregory Benford
9. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury *

8hopeglidden
Edited: Apr 29, 2009, 5:40 pm

VII. Trilogies (and beyond)

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer *
2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer *
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer *
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer*
5. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich *
6. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich*
7. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich*
8. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich*
9. High Five by Janet Evanovich*

9hopeglidden
Edited: Jun 26, 2009, 4:08 pm

VIII. Arthurian Literature

1. The High History of the Holy Graal translated by Sebastian Evans
2. Morte de Artur by Sir Thomas Malory
3. The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck *
4. The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell *

10hopeglidden
Edited: Jul 24, 2009, 1:37 pm

IX. Mixed Bag

1. The Divine Comedy by Dante *
2. Thripz by Robert Farley *
3. Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton *
4. S is for Silence by Sue Grafton *
5. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton *
6. Afraid by Jack Kilborn *
7. Hard Eights by Janet Evanovich *
8. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich *
9. Highlander: The Element of Fire by Jason Henderson *

11ShannonMDE
Jan 2, 2009, 12:56 pm

Plato and a Platpus Walk Into a Bar was a fun philosophy read. I always enjoyed my ethics classes best (as a once upon a time philosophy major) and I enjoyed Ethics 101.

12Cait86
Jan 2, 2009, 6:25 pm

For your Arthurian Lit category, try The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and The Skystone by Jack Whyte, which is the first in a looong series of Arthur books.

13hopeglidden
Jan 7, 2009, 6:29 pm

Thank you both for the suggestions. I've read Mists of Avalon, but not Skystone. Always looking for good books!