Let’s Have a Contest!

[Musa]

Who will read the most books for 2009, well so far I have one book down for this year.
1.The New Rules of Marketing & Pr
There's no losers or winners have fun.

[Musa]

O.k here is an update
1 The New Rules of Marketing and Pr By David Meerman Scott
2. The Audacity of Hope By Barack Obama
3. U.S History Second Edition by Paul M. Roberts
4. Pendragon Bk 1: The Merchant of Death by D.J MacHale
5. Pendragon Bk 2: The Lost City of Faar by D.J MacHale
6. Pendragon Bk 3: The Never War by D.J MacHale
7. Pendragon Bk 5: The Reality Bug by D.J MacHale

I think this is the most I ever read in one year and its only April. I guess nothing is impossible if you can think it, its possible.

[Musa]

O.k here is an update
1 The New Rules of Marketing and Pr By David Meerman Scott
2. The Audacity of Hope By Barack Obama
3. U.S History Second Edition by Paul M. Roberts
4. Pendragon Bk 1: The Merchant of Death by D.J MacHale
5. Pendragon Bk 2: The Lost City of Faar by D.J MacHale
6. Pendragon Bk 3: The Never War by D.J MacHale
7. Pendragon Bk 4: The Reality Bug by D.J MacHale

Added to the list
8. Pendragon Bk 5: Black Water by D.J MacHale
9 Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro & Napoleon Hill

Think and grow rich I had this book sitting in my home the longest, I finally pick it up and finish it. It's not a bad read, but I felt like I've beyond what he talks about in the book. This is more of a book for someone who's looking to discover themselves. Believe in yourself and you can do anything.

[Jamie]

I don't know how many I've read this year because I haven't really counted. But the ones I know for sure are these:

1.Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Warrior Rising by PC Cast
3. Goddess of Spring by PC Cast
4.The Named by Alison Croggon
5.The Riddle by Alison Croggon
6. Terrier by Tamora Pierce
7. Cold Fire by Tamora Pierce
8. Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce
9. Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
10. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
11. Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas
12. Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas
13. Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
14. Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
15. Goddess of Love by PC Cast
16. Goddess of Light by PC Cast
17. Goddess of Spring by PC Cast
18. Divine by Mistake by PC Cast
19 Divine by Choice by PC Cast
20. Divine by Blood by PC Cast
21. Prince of Spies by Bianca d'arc
21.

Update later...

[pussreboots]

1. Acting Class: Take a Seat by Milton Katselas (January 14)
2. All in Fun by Jerry Oltion (January 17)
3. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek by Lilian Jackson Braun (January 27)
4. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (January 15)
5. Dance of Shadows by Fred Chappell (January 11)
6. Diary of a Dead Man by Walter Krumm (January 20)
7. Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard (January 4)
8. eNursery Rhymes by Mother Mouse (January 29)
9. Ella: A Baby Elephant's Story by Kathleen Duey (January 6)
10. Emily Waits for Her Family by Carol Zelaya (January 18)
11. The Exchange by Inga C. Ellzey (January 26)
12. Festival of Deaths by Jane Haddam (January 3)
13. For the Love of St. Nick by Garasamo Maccagnone (January 22)
14. Forgive My Trespassing by Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson (January 8)
15. A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed by James Fenton (January 9)
16. The Illusion by Tony Kushner and Pierre Corneille (January 1)
17. Jimmy Buffet: The Man from Margaritaville Revealed by Steve Eng (January 23)
18. The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak by Dinah Muloc Craik (January 2)
19. Mojo Hand by Greg Kihn (January 25)
20. The Monopoly Man by Barry B. Longyear (January 31)
21. Nana Volume 2 by Ai Yazawa (January 7)
22. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (January 11)
23. The Perfect Infestation by Carol Emshwiller (January 3)
24. Rising Waters by Patricia Ferrara (January 24)
25. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (January 21)
26. The Sea by John Banville (January 12)
27. Seafarer's Blood by Albert E. Cowdrey (January 10)
28. Shadow on the Stones by Moyra Caldecott (January 30)
29. Signatures of Grace edited by Thomas Grady and Paula Huston (January 29)
30. Silence is Golden by Penny Warner (January 13)
31. "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly" Said the Sloth by Eric Carle (January 5)
32. The Tall Stones by Moyra Caldecott (January 19)
33. The Temple of the Sun by Moyra Caldecott (January 28)
34. Tsunami by Gordon Gumpertz (January 8)
35. Written on the Knee by Dr. Theodore Electris and Helen Electrie Lindsay (translator) (January 16)
36. Abramo's Gift by Donald Greco (February 2)
37. American Rifle: A Biography by Alexander Rose (February 25)
38. Birdsongs by Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins (February 3)
39. The Boy Who Sang for Others by Michael Meddor (February 7)
40. Catamount by Marc Laidlaw (February 15)
41. Changeling by Dean Whitlock (February 22)
42. Cry of Justice by Jason Pratt (February 23)
43. Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (February 21)
44. Does a Kanagroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle (February 4)
45. An Elvish Sword of Great Antiquity by Jim Aikin (February 14)
46. The Elephant Who Liked to Smash Small Cars by Jean Merrill (February 5)
47. Fright Night Flight by Laura Krauss Melmed (February 6)
48. The Gift of the Deer by Helen Hoover (February 26)
49. The Guardian by Jeffrey Konvitz (February 8)
50. Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg (February 9)
51. I Choose You by Tracey West (February 10)
52. Legs Talk by D. E. Boone (February 27)
53 Llamas in Pajamas by Teddy Slater (February 11)
54. Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming (February 12)
55. 100 Years of California Cooking by Martha Lee (February 1)
57. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems (February 16)
58. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton (February 17)
59. Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Nathan Hale and Dean Hale (February 18)
60. The Savage by David Almond and Dave McKean (February 19)
61. Shadow of the Valley by Fred Chappell (February 28)
62. Too Tall Alice by Barbara Worton (February 20)
63. When Boston Won the World Series by Bob Ryan (February 24)
64. Alphabet Mystery by Audrey Wood (March 22)
65. The Best Friend I Ever Had by David Nuffer (March 5)
66. Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl (March 27)
67 Black Rainbow by Barbara Michaels (March 3)
68. The Bomb That Followed Me Home by Cevin Soling (March 11)
69. Catalog by Eugene Mirabelli (March 28)
70. The Chemist by Janson Mancheski (March 7)
71. Culture Shock! California by Mark Cramer (March 6)
72. The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig (March 8)
73. Duck on a Bike by David Shannon (March 17)
74. Duck for President by Doreen Cronin (March 1)
75. Heechee Rendezvous by Frederik Pohl (March 31)
76. How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague (March 18)
77. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (March 24)
78. Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo (March 23)
79. Keeping Hannah Waiting by Dave Clarke (March 16)
80. Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish (March 9)
81. Love in 90 Days by Diana Kirschner (March 30)
82. The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady (March 14)
83. Of Dreams and Reality by Frank L. Johnson (March 8)
84. Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene (March 13)
85. Purplicious by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann (March 19)
86. School Days by B. G. Hennessy (March 2)
87. Sister Margaret by Rhonda Parrish (March 28)
88. A Surprise for Rosie by Julia Rawlinson (March 12)
89. Texas Bake Sale by Charles Coleman Finlay (March 7)
90. There's a Wolf at the Door by Zoë B. Alley (March 20)
91. Tiger Burning Bright by Theodora DuBois (March 26)
92. Venice by Adrian Stokes and John Piper (March 4)
93. Winding Broomcorn by Mario Milosevic (March 21)
94. The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris (March 10)
95. Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood (April 15)
96. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr (April 7)
97. Angels of Interstate 29 by Donald James Parker (April 2)
98. Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (April 29)
99. Beyond Another Door by Sonia Levitin (April 9)
100. The Boy Who Would Live Forever by Frederik Pohl (April 30)
101. Chiggers by Hope Larson (April 1)
102. Choosing to Be by Kat Tansey (April 8)
103 The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (April 26)
104. The Curandero and the Swede: A Tale from the 1001 American Nights by Daniel Abraham (April 4)
105. Doctor Who and the War Games by Malcolm Hulke (April 24)
106. Dragons, Dragons by Eric Carle (April 14)
107. Epitaph for a Peach by David Mas Masumoto (April 10)
108. Feng Shui in Your Garden by Roni Jay (April 13)
109. Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Anne Mirand and Ed Emberley (April 3)
110. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (April 27)
111. That Hell-Bound Train by Robert Bloch (April 18)
112. The Host by Stephanie Meyer (April 16)
113. Jellaby Volume 1 by Kean Soo (April 5)
114. Kosher by Design Lightens Up by Susie Fishbein (April 28)
115. The Last Valentine by James Michael Pratt (April 22)
116. Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria and Warren Pleece (April 17)
117. Jesus Swept by James Protzman (April 21)
118. Overexposed: The Price of Fame by Eliot Tiegel (April 23)
119 Quickstone by Marc Laidlaw (April 25)
120. Rich Brother, Rich Sister by Robert and Emi Kiyosaki (April 6)
121. The Secrets of a Fire King by Kim Edwards (April 19)
122. Unstrung Zither by Yoon Ha Lee (April 11)
123 A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton (April 20)
124. The View from on High by Steven R. Boyett (April 12)

[Jamie]

Update :

1.Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Warrior Rising by PC Cast
3. Goddess of Spring by PC Cast
4.The Named by Alison Croggon
5.The Riddle by Alison Croggon
6. Terrier by Tamora Pierce
7. Cold Fire by Tamora Pierce
8. Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce
9. Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
10. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
11. Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas
12. Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas
13. Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
14. Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
15. Goddess of Love by PC Cast
16. Goddess of Light by PC Cast
17. Goddess of Spring by PC Cast
18. Divine by Mistake by PC Cast
19 Divine by Choice by PC Cast
20. Divine by Blood by PC Cast
21. Prince of Spies by Bianca d'arc
21. Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
22. Sieze the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
23. Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
24. Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
25. Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
26.Davin's Quest Resonance Mates by Biance D'Arc
27. Maiden Flight by Bianca D'Arc
28. Border Lair by Bianca D'Arc
29. Phantom Desires by Biance D'Arc
30. Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
31. Dead after Dark by Sherrilyn Kenyon, JR Ward, Susan Squires,Dianna Love
32. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
33. Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon
34. Lords of the Underworld 1 Darkest Night - Gena Showalter
35. Lords of the Underworld Darkest Fire -Gena Showalter
36. Lords of the Underworld 3. - Gena Showalter
37. Nightseer by Laurell K. Hamilton
38. Abiogenesis by Kaitlyn O'Connor
39. Cyborg by Kaitlyn O'Connor
40. The Lion's Woman by Kaitlyn O'Connor
41. To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey
42. Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey
43. Pegasus in Space by Anne McCaffrey
44. Rowan by Anne McCaffrey
45. Sweet Liar by Jude Deveraux
46. Always by Jude Deveraux
47. Forever by Jude Deveraux
48. Always and Forever by Jude Deveraux
49. Counterfeit Lady by Jude Deveraux
50. Prince of dreams by Lisa Kleypas
51. Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas
52. The Jewel by Sherri King
53. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
54. Wolfspeaker by Tamora Pierce
55. Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
56. Realm of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
57.

[Idzan Ismail]

Wow Jamie I am impressed.
Looks like you will win hands down.
I am all for the contest.
So far I have read 12 books.

[Musa]

O.k here is an update
1 The New Rules of Marketing and Pr By David Meerman Scott
2. The Audacity of Hope By Barack Obama
3. U.S History Second Edition by Paul M. Roberts
4. Pendragon Bk 1: The Merchant of Death by D.J MacHale
5. Pendragon Bk 2: The Lost City of Faar by D.J MacHale
6. Pendragon Bk 3: The Never War by D.J MacHale
7. Pendragon Bk 4: The Reality Bug by D.J MacHale
8. Pendragon Bk 5: Black Water by D.J MacHale
9 Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro & Napoleon Hill
Added to the list
10. Pendragon Bk 6: The River of Zadaa by D.J MacHale
11 The Devil in the White City Erik Larson
By the way, I don’t know if there’s any Pendragon fans on this blog, for those who are D.J Machale will be in town may 22 Alameda Ca.

The devil in the White City pretty heavy book set in Chicago 1893. I don’t know how in tell you more about this book, without saying to much.
When you think about it, its two books in one, one part is about a brilliant architect name Daniel H. Burnham and the other is about a serial killer name Dr. H. H. Holmes and in the middle of it all is the World’s Fair.

One went down as a legend and the other as monster.
These two men never mate each other.

Here is what I think about the two men, there wasn’t much differenceabout them, but just the way they went about doing things.
Holmes was a killer, although Burnham never killed anyone, I thought in some strange way they were the same.
I hope I don’t offend anyone who’s read this book. Burnham all he cared about was the fair and the glory it would bring him, make him a legend. Countless people died to bring the fair to life. The fair was built with tax payer’s money at a time of recession.
I can go on, but check it out and see what you think about it, I’m just looking at it at another point of view.

[Jamie]

@ Idzan...Nah, I think pussreboots is winning.

I won't be repeating all the books again, so I'll just pick up where I left off on the list.

57. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
58. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
59. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik
60. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik

(These books were a complete surprise. I was expecting something run-of-the-mill, but what you actually get here is a vivid combination of Anne Mcaffrey's Dragonriders and a swashbuckler sea novel in the Napoleonic war. It's one of the best, most refreshing dragon novels I've read in a long, looooooong time.)

61. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
62. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
63. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr

(In contrast to what I expected, it's actually a heavy faeire novel with slight emphasis on romance. I say slight, because hardly any smut is going on. Just a couple of kisses, but that's it.)

64. Damia by Anne McCaffrey
65. The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card
66. Earthfall by Orson Scott Card

(A couple of SF books I picked up, and by such great authors too.)

67. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
68. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
69. Queen of Darkness by Anne Bishop
70. Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop
71. Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop

(Anne Bishop is one of the most addictive authors of fantasy-with-romance I have ever met. Her novels are both dark and violet, yet also funny and new. She dreams up all the strangest creatures, and her novels just seem so at ease in the dark. I guess I've grown tired of fluffy cliche'd "the-light-will-win" scenarios. The encompassing darkness that Anne Bishop brings is refreshing.)

[EllaPress]

l'll join! l read a fwe books this year so far, but l'll have to post the list later, when l write the list down

[Musa]

1 The New Rules of Marketing and Pr By David Meerman Scott
2. The Audacity of Hope By Barack Obama
3. U.S History Second Edition by Paul M. Roberts
4. Pendragon Bk 1: The Merchant of Death by D.J MacHale
5. Pendragon Bk 2: The Lost City of Faar by D.J MacHale
6. Pendragon Bk 3: The Never War by D.J MacHale
7. Pendragon Bk 4: The Reality Bug by D.J MacHale
8. Pendragon Bk 5: Black Water by D.J MacHale
9 Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro & Napoleon Hill
10. Pendragon Bk 6: The River of Zadaa by D.J MacHale
11 The Devil in the White City Erik Larson
Added to the list
12 Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins May 29, 2009

I just finished this book Awaken the Giant within by Anthony Robbins. I have to tell you I was skeptic, first of all I never thought in a million years I would pick up this book and finish it. I just thought I pick it up and read a few pages. I actually like it.
It toke me a week and four days to finish, it’s a big book, 500 pages. One thing I can tell from reading this book, I’ve gotten motivated, less stress. I don’t know if the book had anything to do with it, but it felt like it did.

[Musa]

1 The New Rules of Marketing and Pr By David Meerman Scott
2. The Audacity of Hope By Barack Obama
3. U.S History Second Edition by Paul M. Roberts
4. Pendragon Bk 1: The Merchant of Death by D.J MacHale
5. Pendragon Bk 2: The Lost City of Faar by D.J MacHale
6. Pendragon Bk 3: The Never War by D.J MacHale
7. Pendragon Bk 4: The Reality Bug by D.J MacHale
8. Pendragon Bk 5: Black Water by D.J MacHale
9 Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro & Napoleon Hill
10. Pendragon Bk 6: The River of Zadaa by D.J MacHale
11 The Devil in the White City Erik Larson
12 Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins May 29, 2009
Added to the list
13 Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Monster great book for young adults

[Jamie]

72. At Winter's End by Robert Silverberg
73. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
74. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
75.Specials by Scott Westerfeld
76. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
77. Brain Child by George Turner