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message 1: by Melissa (last edited Apr 04, 2015 08:46AM) (new)
Dec 23, 2014 07:16AM

Melissa | 402 comments Carry Over 2015 - Books I had on my goal list in 2014 that I didn't complete.

Completed 3/7


1.Ali's Pretty Little Lies
2.Vicious
3.Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Done - February
4.Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Done - February
5.Magic Marks the Spot
6.The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Done - January
7.The Knife of Never Letting Go

Ali's Pretty Little Lies (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5) by Sara Shepard Vicious (Pretty Little Liars, #16) by Sara Shepard Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) by Mildred D. Taylor Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #1) by Caroline Carlson The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness


message 3: by Melissa (last edited May 09, 2015 06:12PM) (new)
Dec 26, 2014 11:41AM

Melissa | 402 comments CLEAR THE BOOKSHELF 2015
Memoirs & Non-fiction

Completed 8/35

MEMOIRS
1. Townie: A Memoir by Andre Dubus III
2. The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band
3. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
4. Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs January
5. Shootin' the Shit with Kevin Smith: The Best of the SModcast by Kevin Smith
6. Thin Is the New Happy by Valerie Frankel
7. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
8. Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max
9. The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
10. Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life by Quinn Cummings
11. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
12. I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks
13. Columbine by Dave Cullen
14. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
15. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
16. In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy by Adam Carolla
17. Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange January
18. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
19. Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson
20. Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Volume Two by Steve Lowe
21. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler January
22. Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America by Laura Ingraham
23. Somebody's Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz
24. 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America: by Bernard Goldberg - Done - April
25. Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System by Sharon Waxman
26. Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy by Peter Schweizer
27. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
28. The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha - Done - April
29. Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield
30. Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt - Done - January
31. Bossypants by Tina Fey
32. People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann of People I Want to Punch in the Throat - Done - January
33. Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
34. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
35. Life After Death by Damien Echols - Done - January


Devil's Knot The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt Bossypants by Tina Fey People I Want to Punch in the Throat Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann Tough Shit Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard Life After Death by Damien Echols The Dirt Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson Shootin' the Shit with Kevin Smith The Best of the SModcast by Kevin Smith Thin Is the New Happy by Valerie Frankel The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson Assholes Finish First (Tucker Max, #2) by Tucker Max The Know-It-All One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs Notes from the Underwire Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life by Quinn Cummings Zeitoun by Dave Eggers I Want My MTV The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks Columbine by Dave Cullen In Cold Blood by Truman Capote In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy by Adam Carolla Look Me in the Eye My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Volume Two by Steve Lowe Shut Up & Sing How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America by Laura Ingraham Somebody's Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37) by Bernard Goldberg Rebels on the Backlot Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System by Sharon Waxman A Cook's Tour Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain


message 6: by Melissa (last edited Jun 24, 2015 10:08AM) (new)
Jan 01, 2015 05:41PM

Melissa | 402 comments January - June 2015
Books Read

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 2. People I Want to Punch in the Throat Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann 3. Life After Death by Damien Echols 4. Devil's Knot The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt 5. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 6. Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange 7. My Horizontal Life A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler 8. Inventory 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists by A.V. Club 9. Magical Thinking True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
10. Good Grief by Lolly Winston 11. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 12. Eleanor Roosevelt Fighter for Social Justice by Ann Weil 13. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) by Mildred D. Taylor 14. Don't Know Much About the American Presidents by Kenneth C. Davis 15. Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino 16. The Trouble With Chickens (J.J. Tully Mystery #1) by Doreen Cronin 17. We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings
18. Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook by Mary Amato 19. Guinea Dog (Guinea Dog, #1) by Patrick Jennings 20. Fortune's Magic Farm by Suzanne Selfors 21. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 22. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell 23. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 24. Defending Jacob by William Landay 25. Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
26. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 27. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 28. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 29. 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37) by Bernard Goldberg 30. The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha 31. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 32. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 33. Every Day (Every Day, #1) by David Levithan
34. Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur 35. White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan 36. Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton 37. Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts


message 7: by Alison (new)
Apr 13, 2015 09:42PM

Alison G. (agriff22) | 1188 comments THANK YOU!!!! I have been looking for the series of those history books to check a few off that I've read. I haven't been able to find them till I saw your book about Eleanor Roosevelt.


message 8: by Melissa (new)
May 09, 2015 05:59PM

Melissa | 402 comments Alison wrote: "THANK YOU!!!! I have been looking for the series of those history books to check a few off that I've read. I haven't been able to find them till I saw your book about Eleanor Roosevelt."

You are very welcome - glad I could help without even knowing I was helping :)


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