12 Books in 12 Months

Lanea posted a link from Latter Day Bohemian and this sounded like a great way to actually read some of the books I've had around here but haven't gotten to yet. So, a little late to the party, but I'm in anyway ... took me a bit of time to actually decide what to include and get my list together.

In no particular order, here are my 12 books:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larrson (and also the two sequels, but I don’t actually own the other two yet so they’re not included in my list).

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.

Napolean’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur (I love historical books about a specific topic).

Hornblower: Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester (I’d like to read the entire series. Most reviewers recommend starting with this book, since it’s the first Forester wrote though not the first in the chronological Hornblower story. I have this one as well as Mr. Midshipman, which is the first chronologically).

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain.

A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky (another historical book about a specific topic).

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’ve read this before, but want to read it again to see if my kids are now old enough to read it (I think they are, but can’t remember the book clearly enough because it’s been so long since I read it).

Siddhartha by Herman Hess (one of those books I purchased years ago which has languished on my bookshelf. It’s about time I read it).

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Classic.

The Church of Mary Magdalene: The Sacred Feminine and The Treasure of Rennes-le-Chateau by Jean Markale.

Ledyard: In Search of the First American Explorer by Bill Gifford. Started it on vacation, and then got sidetracked by "A Voyage Long and Strange," which I'm reading now ...

Now off to dye some yarn!