Thursday, March 22, 2012

Non-Fiction Adventure

Hey I am joining The True Book Addict in her Non-Fiction Adventure.
http://non-fictionadventure.blogspot.com/


Reading Goal - 150 books.
Goal Dates: April 1, 2012 - April 1, 2017


...building this list may take a while


History
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - Isabel Wilkerson 5/18/12
Hardship and Hope: America and the Great Depression - Victoria Sherrow
History in Asphalt:  The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names - John McNamara
The Northern Borough: A History of the Bronx - Lloyd Ultan
The Bronx: Bits and Pieces - Bill Twoomey

Social Sciences

The Souls of Black Folk - WEB DuBois


Memoirs
The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
The Rat That Got Away (A Bronx Memoir) - Allen Jones
The Color of Water - James McBride
Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin
My Reading Life - Pat Conroy  4/2/12
Hellucination - Stephen Brio
Drop Dead Healthy - A.J. Jacobs 4/29/12
Dying to Be Me - Anita Moorjani
Death Be Not Proud - John Gunther

Autobiography
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man - James Weldon Johnson


Biography
Devil in the White City - Erik Larson 4/18/12


Metaphysics/Religion/New Thought
Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting - Wayne Dyer
Being in Balance: 9 Principals for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires - Wayne Dyer 4/13/12
The Success Principles - Jack Canfield

Health and Wellness

You, on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management - Roizen & Oz 4/18/12
Why We Get Fat  - Gary Taubs 4/18/12
Eat Right For Your Type - Peter D'Adamo 5/7/12
The Paleo Solution - Robb Wolf 5/7/12


Other
10 People Every Christian Should Know - Warren W. Wiersbe
Late Bloomers - Debra Eve
Here is New York - E.B. White 5/10/12





4 comments:

Michelle Stockard Miller said...

I'm so glad that you're joining me. And you're welcome about the lists. I knew they would come in handy for people. =O)

Anne said...

OK, I've read The Color of Water and Devil in the White City *(Chicago Book!) and both are great. As if you really needed the validation.

Wall-to-wall books said...

Oh my gosh! Black Like Me is one of my favorite books!

Unknown said...

Well thanks! At least I know I'll like what I have chosen.