2013 Book List

This is a list of the books I have read during 2013. I have written a blog post about many of them discussing what I thought about the book. The hyperlinks to read these posts are listed with the corresponding titles.

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower By: Stephen Chbosky – Must Read! http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/
2. Intimacy with the Almighty By: Charles Swindoll http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/intimacy-with-the-almighty/
3. Miserly Moms – Living Well on Less in a Tough Economy By: Jonni McCoy http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/miserly-moms/
4. One Incredible Moment – Celebrating the Majesty of the Manger By: Max Lucado http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/one-incredible-moment-book-review/
5. Just Who Will You Be? By: Maria Shriver http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/just-who-will-you-be/
6. 101 Things Jesus Has Done for You http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/101-things-jesus-has-done-for-you/
7. I was a really Good Mom before I had kids – reinventing modern motherhood By: Trisha Ashworth & Amy Nobile http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/i-was-a-really-good-mom-before-i-had-kids/
8. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Improving Your Credit Score By: Lita Epstein http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/eighth-book-of-the-year-improving-your-credit-score/
9. Suddenly Frugal – How to Live Happier & Healthier For Less By: Leah Ingram http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/suddenly-frugal-book-9-of-2013/
10. Multiple Blessing – Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets By: Jon & Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson   http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/multiple-blessings-book-10/
11. Who Moved My Cheese? By: Spencer Johnson, M.D. http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/who-moved-my-cheese-book-11/
12. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress By: Sijie Dai – Must Read http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress-book-12/
13. Marie Claire Outfit 911 – Fabulous Fixes for Every Fashion Emergency By: Joyce Corrigan http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/marie-claire-outfit-911-book-13/
14. Me Talk Pretty One Day By: David Sedaris  Very Funny! http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/me-talk-pretty-one-day-book-14/
15. Life 101 – an illustrated guide By: Geoffrey Day-Lewis http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/life-101-book-15/
16. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake – A Memoir By: Anna Quindlen http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/lots-of-candles-plenty-of-cake-by-anna-quindlen-book-16/
17. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk By: David Sedaris http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/squirrel-seeks-chipmunk-by-david-sedaris-book-17/
18.  Babe – The Gallant Pig By: Dick King-Smith  Classic http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/babe-the-gallant-pig-18/
19. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson By: Louise Rennison http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/angus-thongs-and-full-frontal-snogging-book-19/
20. Natural Body Care – More than 60 simple techniques to enhance your health & beauty By: Jenna Mitchell
21. Books Make A Home – Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books     By: Damian Thompson
22. National Geographic – Simply Beautiful Photographs By: Annie Griffiths http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/national-geographic-simply-beautiful-photographs-by-annie-griffiths/
23. I Could Pee On This and Other Poems by Cats By: Francesco Marciuliano http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/i-could-pee-on-this-and-other-poems-by-cats-by-francesco-marciuliano/
24. Real Simple – The Organized Home By: Kendell Cronstrom
25. Motherhood Comes Naturally (and other vicious lies) By: Jill Smokler
26. Kids Love Kentucky By: George and Michele Zavatsky
27. The Hound of the Baskervilles By: Arthur Conan Doyle
28. Don’t Throw it, Grow it! By: Deborah Peterson & Millicent Selsam
29. Living Dead Girl By: Elizabeth Scott Must Read!! http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/living-dead-girl-by-elizabeth-scott/
30. Science & Math – The Best of Dr. Jean
31. Meditation – Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility By: Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
32. How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you
33. Budget Savvy Diva’s Guide to Slashing Your Grocery Bill by 50% or More By: Sara Lundberg
34. Stuart Little By: E.B. White
35. Awkward Family Photos By: Mike Bender & Doug Chernack
36. The Rules for Disappearing By: Ashley Elston
37. Bad Baby Names By: Michael Sherrod
38. The Hundred Dresses By: Eleanor Estes
39. Your Best Life Now For Moms By: Joel Osteen
40. Vintage Cottages By: Molly Hyde English
41. Fashion, Italian style By: Valerie Steele
42. Dressing a Nation – The little black dress and zoot suits – Depression and Wartime Fashion from the 1930’s to the 1950’s
43. Help Thanks Wow – The Three Essential Prayers – By: Anne Lamott
44. The Organic Food Handbook – A consumer’s guide to buying and eating organic food By: Ken Roseboro
45. How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World By: Jordan Christy
46. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry – Poems about food
47. I Brake For Yard Sales – and flea markets, thrift shops, auctions, an the occasional dumpster By: Lara Spencer
48. Grave Humor – A tour of Funny, Ironic, and Ridiculous Tombstones By: M.T. Coffin
49. F for Effort! – More of the very best totally wrong answers By: Richard Benson
50. Passive Aggressive Notes By: Kerry Miller
51. Don’t Lick the Minivan and other things I never thought I’d say to my kids By: Leanne Shirtliffe
52. Fifty Shades of Grey By: E.L. James
53. Vintage Treasures By: Jane Cassini & Ann Brownfield
54. 99 Ways to Cut, Sew Trim, & Tie Your T-shirt into Something Special By: Justina and Faith Blakeney, Anka Livakovic, Ellen Schultz
55. Vintage Collage Journals By: MaryJo Koch
56. Skipping Christmas By: John Grisham
57. Cycle of the Werewolf By: Stephen King
58. Twitter Wit – Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less
59. Simplicity Parenting – Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids By: Kim John Payne
60. Amusing Ourselves to Death – Public Discourse in the age of Show Business By: Neil Postman
61. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children By: Ransom Riggs
62. Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls – Essays, Etc. By: David Sedaris
63. The Five-Minute Mom’s Club – 105 Tips to Make a Mom’s Life Easier By: Stephanie Vozza
64. The Girl in the Green Raincoat By: Laura Lippman
65. Cheap Chic By: Emily Chalmers
66. No One Cares What You Had for Lunch – 100 Ideas for Your Blog By: Margaret Mason
67. Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Colors By: Jonathan Adler
68. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Housetraining Your Dog – Quick and positive results you can count on By: Liz Palika
69. The Great Gatsby By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
70. Meditation – The 13 Pathways to Happiness By: Jim Ryan
71. National Geographic Fashion By: Cathy Newman
72. What Did I Just Eat – Surprising Facts about Food By: Dr. Ryan Berlin, Dr. Patrick Baker, and Dr. Paul Baker
73. Real Food Has Curves – How to get off processed food, lose weight, and love what you eat By: Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough
74. Bossypants By: Tina Fey
75. Handbags – What Every Woman Should Know By: Stephanie Pedersen
76. I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections By: Nora Ephron
77. Good to Great Hair – Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple By: Robert Vetica
78. Animal Planet – Puppy Training and Care By: Tracy Libby
79. Discipline – The Brazelton Way By: T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D.
80. Emily the Strange – The Lost Days By: Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner
81. Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory By: George Beahm
82. The Style Strategy – A less-is-more approach to staying chic and shopping smart By: Nina Garcia
83. A Wine Lover’s Odyssey Across Kentucky By: P. Faye Collins
84. The Shack By: Wm. Paul Young
85. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) By: Mindy Kaling
86. That Extra Half an Inch By: Victoria Beckham
87. Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual By: Michael Pollan
88. Under The Olive Tree – A Novella By: Courtney Miller Santo
89. To-Do List – From buying milk to finding a soul mate, what are lists reveal about us By: Sasha Cagen
90. Bridget Jones’s Diary By: Helen Fielding
91. Best of Dr. Jean – Hands on Art By: Dr. Jean
92. Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
93. Parenting Illustrated with Crappy Pictures By: Amber Dusick
94. How to Look Expensive By: Andrea Pomerantz Lustig
95. Sketchy By: Olivia Samms
96. Life is Sweet – 333 ways to look on the bright sideand find the happiness in front of you By: Addie Johnson
97. The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way By: Amanda Ripley
98. Thirteen Reasons Why By: Jay Asher
99. Found, Free, & Flea By: Tereasa Surratt
100. Halloween Crafts: 35 Spooky Projects to Make and Bake
101. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
102. Creepy Ass Dolls By: Stacey Leigh Brooks
103. 50 Fantastic Things to Do With Preschoolers By: Sally & Phill Featherstone
104. Handmade Nation – The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design By: Faythe Levine and Cortney Heimerl
105. Hannah’s Hope By: Karen Kingsbury
106. Eat This, Not That By: David Zinczenko
107. The Homeschooling Option – How to decide when it’s right for your family By: Lisa Rivero
108. Best of Dr. Jean Puppets & Storytime By: Dr. Jean
109. Beautiful Winter By: Edle Catharina Norman