Our fellow blogger over at A Minimalists Bookshelf posted a list of all the books he read in 2012. That sounded like a fun idea so I’m going to piggy-back on that idea. So here is my list as I remember it (not in chronological order).
History:
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian Toll
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots by Dave R. Palmer
Wilderness Empire by Allan Eckert
The Frontiersmen by Allan Eckert
War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America’s First Frontier by John Ross
Birth of Britain: Volume I of The History of the English Speaking People by Winston Churchill
Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas
Grant Takes Command by Bruce Catton
Mr. Lincoln’s Army: Volume I of The Army of the Potomac Trilogy by Bruce Catton
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War by David Bellavia
Political/General Non-Fiction:
The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek
A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell
Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem by Jay Richards
The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen
Judaism, Law and the Free Market by Rabbi Joseph Lifshitz
The Soul of Liberty by Rev. Robert Sirico
JRR Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Christian:
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis (re-read)
Fiction:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (re-read)
Are you familiar with Goodreads.com? It’s a great way to keep track of what you’re reading, when you finished it, what you thought of it, plus sort into whatever categories you want, and remember books you’d like to read later. Social network, so you can join like-minded readers in book discussion or recommendations.
I love Goodreads. In my eternal struggle to list, categorize and label absolutely everything, I’ve found it to be a fun playground for book lovers like me. Definitely recommend!
I hadn’t seen that sight before. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
Definitely check out goodreads. This is a pretty impressive list.
Thanks! Life was a little slower for me in 2012 so I’m not sure I can do a list like this for 2013. But I’m going to try.
Awww, what the heck, DD…??!!
Are you trying to KILL me here? Like I don’t have ENOUGH reading to do?
Man, it’s like the first day of American Lit class all over again.
Seriously, though, that’s a highly impressive list. I already own/have read a few of those, but well over 50% of that list is not in my mental Rolodex.
Oh, well: Amazon.com, here I come!
JTR: I love Amazon. There are have been a few times I put too much on my credit card because of all the books I want to read. But for 2013 I’m putting together a plan for reading so hopefully I can go the whole year without buying anymore. But I happen to know Victor Davis Hanson is coming out with a new one in May that looks really good. So maybe I can keep book purchases down to one. Not likely though.
Just ordered “Six Frigates”…
I agree: I LOVE Amazon.com.
JTR: Six Frigates was good. That era of naval history is particularly interesting to me, bot British and American. The last third of the book is about the war at sea during the War of 1812 and it was definitely epic. Enjoy!
Thank you for this list. Some good choices. I just downloaded ‘The Frontiersman’ to my Kindle as a result of your recommendation and the amazing reviews on Amazon.
Reading Eckert is a commitment but it’s worth it. Hope you like it!