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Books of 2014

It's time for my annual list of books I've read over the past year.  I only read 33 books this year after reading 59 last year and 36 in 2012.  It's been a pretty crazy year with all our moving and unsettledness which hasn't left a lot of time for relaxed reading time, but I'm pretty happy with what I did get to read. Phil's been keeping an ongoing list for the last 11 years or so that I'll never catch up to!  Here's what I've read in loosely separated categories.

Novels
1. The Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
4. Emma's Secret by Steena Holmes
5. When Joy Came to Stay by Karen Kingsbury
6. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
7. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Non-Fiction
8. Touch Magic by Jane Yolen
9. Free-Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy
10. Hints on Child-Training by Trumbull
11. One World Schoolhouse by Salman Khan
12. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
13. Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof
14. Gifted with ADD: Successfully Managing a Turbo-Charged Mind by RaeLyn Murphy
15. A Path Appears by Nicholas Kristof

Graphic Novels
16. Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle

Christian Books
17. Homemaking by J.R. Miller
18. Acts for Everyone Part I by N.T. Wright
19. Acts for Everyone Part II by N.T. Wright
20. Lent for Everyone by N.T. Wright
21. Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson
22. Simply Jesus by N.T. Wright
23. The Good News of Revelation by Larry Helyer
24. The Christian Parenting Handbook by Scott Turansky
25. The Early Christian Letters for Everyone by N.T. Wright
26. The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp

Books to Prepare for our Thailand Move
27. The New Global Student by Maya Frost
28. Creating a World without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus
29. Honor and Shame by Roland Muller
30. From Foreign to Familiar by Sarah Lanier
31. Subversive Hope by Partners Relief and Development
32. The Mission-Minded Family by Ann Dunagan
33. Rangers in the Gap by Richard Drebert

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  1. heather m wahlJanuary 11, 2015 at 9:44 PM

    Wow, it's finally here! Missing you, praying for you and anticipating your updates on the exciting journey ahead! Love you!!!

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