Books read 2008

2008:
(calendar view)

1.

Front cover of 'Dreaming in code: two dozen programmers, three years, 4,732 bugs, and one quest for transcendent software'

Jan. 24, 2008:
Dreaming in code: two dozen programmers, three years, 4,732 bugs, and one quest for transcendent software
by Scott Rosenberg
Non-Fiction
First Read

2.

Jan. 25, 2008:
A Potion named desire
by Lomonaaeren
FanFiction
First Read

3.

Front cover of 'Will the vampire people please leave the lobby? true adventures in Internet geekdom'

Jan. 26, 2008:
Will the vampire people please leave the lobby? true adventures in Internet geekdom
by Allyson Beatrice
Non-Fiction
First Read

4.

Front cover of 'Peeps'

Feb. 1, 2008:
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
YA Fiction
First Read

5.

Front cover of 'The Rise of the Indian rope trick: how a spectacular hoax became history'

Feb. 4, 2008:
The Rise of the Indian rope trick: how a spectacular hoax became history
by Peter Lamont
Non-Fiction
First Read

6.

Front cover of 'Hideous absinthe: a history of the devil in a bottle'

Feb. 15, 2008:
Hideous absinthe: a history of the devil in a bottle
by Jad Adams
Non-Fiction
First Read

7.

Feb. 22, 2008:
Outside the lines
by Meri
FanFiction
First Read

8.

Front cover of 'Nobody's princess'

Feb. 28, 2008:
Nobody's princess
by Esther Friesner
YA Fiction
First Read

9.

Front cover of 'Eastern standard tribe'

Mar. 3, 2008:
Eastern standard tribe
by Cory Doctorow
Fiction
First Read

10.

Front cover of 'Elizabeth & Leicester'

Mar. 20, 2008:
Elizabeth & Leicester
by Sarah Gristwood
Non-Fiction
First Read

11.

Mar. 23, 2008:
Volunteers
by Anna Fugazzi
FanFiction
First Read

12.

Front cover of 'The Devil's cloth: a history of stripes and striped fabric'

Apr. 3, 2008:
The Devil's cloth: a history of stripes and striped fabric
by Michel Pastoureau
Non-Fiction
First Read

13.

Apr. 6, 2008:
Take a sad song (and make it better)
by {unknown}
FanFiction
First Read

14.

Apr. 12, 2008:
Why we eat what we eat: how the encounter between the New World and the Old changed the way everyone on the planet eats
by Raymond Sokolov
Non-Fiction
First Read

15.

Front cover of 'In the garden of Iden'

Apr. 13, 2008:
In the garden of Iden
by Kage Baker
Fiction
First Read

16.

Front cover of 'Ambient findability'

Apr. 17, 2008:
Ambient findability
by Peter Morville
Non-Fiction
First Read

17.

Front cover of 'The Paradox of choice: why more is less'

Apr. 19, 2008:
The Paradox of choice: why more is less
by Barry Schwartz
Non-Fiction
First Read

18.

May. 25, 2008:
Corruption / Distortion / Alteration
by Beren
FanFiction
Reread

19.

Jun. 7, 2008:
Out of the night that covers me
by Snapiphany
FanFiction
First Read

20.

Jun. 8, 2008:
Reparo
by Amalin
FanFiction
First Read

21.

Front cover of 'Interworld'

Jun. 8, 2008:
Interworld
by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves
YA Fiction
First Read

22.

Jun. 8, 2008:
Seekers in the rye
by Crimson Stained
FanFiction
First Read

23.

Front cover of 'Midnight never come'

Jun. 21, 2008:
Midnight never come
by Marie Brennan
Fiction
First Read

24.

Jul. 19, 2008:
A More worldly man
by Lomonaaeren
FanFiction
First Read

25.

Jul. 20, 2008:
Changing of the guard
by Lomonaaeren
FanFiction
First Read

26.

Front cover of 'Famous New Orleans drinks and how to mix 'em'

Jul. 20, 2008:
Famous New Orleans drinks and how to mix 'em
by Stanley Clisby Arthur
Non-Fiction
First Read

27.

Front cover of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'

Aug. 10, 2008:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
YA Fiction
Reread

28.

Aug. 11, 2008:
Bloody but unbowed
by Lomonaaeren
FanFiction
First Read

29.

Front cover of 'Holes'

Aug. 17, 2008:
Holes
by Louis Sachar
YA Fiction
Reread

30.

Front cover of 'The Scent of desire: discovering our enigmatic sense of smell'

Aug. 29, 2008:
The Scent of desire: discovering our enigmatic sense of smell
by Rachel Herz
Non-Fiction
First Read

31.

Front cover of 'Banana: the fate of the fruit that changed the world'

Aug. 31, 2008:
Banana: the fate of the fruit that changed the world
by Dan Koeppel
Non-Fiction
First Read

32.

Front cover of 'Drink: a social history of America'

Sep. 2, 2008:
Drink: a social history of America
by Andrew Barr
Non-Fiction
First Read

33.

Front cover of 'Hero'

Sep. 5, 2008:
Hero
by Perry Moore
YA Fiction
First Read

34.

Front cover of 'The Spirits of America: a social history of alcohol'

Sep. 6, 2008:
The Spirits of America: a social history of alcohol
by Eric Burns
Non-Fiction
First Read

35.

Front cover of 'Firestorm at Peshtigo: a town, its people, and the deadliest fire in American history'

Sep. 18, 2008:
Firestorm at Peshtigo: a town, its people, and the deadliest fire in American history
by Denise Gess & William Lutz
Non-Fiction
First Read

36.

Front cover of 'The Zen of fish: the story of sushi, from Samurai to supermarket'

Sep. 21, 2008:
The Zen of fish: the story of sushi, from Samurai to supermarket
by Trevor Corson
Non-Fiction
First Read

37.

Front cover of 'The Wiz biz'

Sep. 21, 2008:
The Wiz biz
by Rick Cook
Fiction
Reread

38.

Front cover of 'Paradox of plenty: a social history of eating in modern America'

Oct. 1, 2008:
Paradox of plenty: a social history of eating in modern America
by Harvey Levenstein
Non-Fiction
First Read

39.

Front cover of 'Jane Boleyn: the true story of the infamous Lady Rochford'

Oct. 11, 2008:
Jane Boleyn: the true story of the infamous Lady Rochford
by Julia Fox
Non-Fiction
First Read

40.

Front cover of 'Ink and steel'

Oct. 14, 2008:
Ink and steel
by Elizabeth Bear
Fiction
First Read

41.

Front cover of 'Hell and earth'

Oct. 17, 2008:
Hell and earth
by Elizabeth Bear
Fiction
First Read

42.

Front cover of 'Half a crown'

Oct. 18, 2008:
Half a crown
by Jo Walton
Fiction
First Read

43.

Front cover of 'American nerd: the story of my people'

Oct. 26, 2008:
American nerd: the story of my people
by Benjamin Nugent
Non-Fiction
First Read

44.

Front cover of 'Three bags full'

Oct. 28, 2008:
Three bags full
by Leonie Swann
Fiction
First Read

45.

Front cover of 'Taste: the story of Britain through its cooking'

Nov. 1, 2008:
Taste: the story of Britain through its cooking
by Kate Colquhoun
Non-Fiction
First Read

46.

Front cover of 'Halting state'

Nov. 9, 2008:
Halting state
by Charles Stross
Fiction
First Read

47.

Front cover of 'New Amsterdam'

Nov. 12, 2008:
New Amsterdam
by Elizabeth Bear
Fiction
First Read

48.

Nov. 15, 2008:
For someone special
by Lady of the Masque
FanFiction
First Read

49.

Nov. 16, 2008:
Shylock: a legend and its legacy
by John Gross
Non-Fiction
First Read

50.

Nov. 22, 2008:
"Scorned my nation": a comparison of translations of The merchant of Venice into German, Hebrew, and Yiddish
by Dror Abend-David
Non-Fiction
First Read

51.

Front cover of 'Extras'

Nov. 24, 2008:
Extras
by Scott Westerfeld
YA Fiction
First Read

52.

Front cover of 'Saturn's children'

Nov. 29, 2008:
Saturn's children
by Charles Stross
Fiction
First Read

53.

Front cover of 'The Story of Yiddish: how a mish-mosh of languages saved the Jews'

Dec. 7, 2008:
The Story of Yiddish: how a mish-mosh of languages saved the Jews
by Neal Karlen
Non-Fiction
First Read

54.

Front cover of 'Superpowers'

Dec. 13, 2008:
Superpowers
by David J. Schwartz
Fiction
First Read

55.

Front cover of 'The Plot: the secret story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion'

Dec. 27, 2008:
The Plot: the secret story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
by Will Eisner
Non-Fiction
First Read

56.

Front cover of 'Death Note #1: Boredom'

Dec. 28, 2008:
Death Note #1: Boredom
by Tsugumi Ohba
YA Fiction
First Read

57.

Front cover of 'The Anglo files: a field guide to the British'

Dec. 29, 2008:
The Anglo files: a field guide to the British
by Sarah Lyall
Non-Fiction
First Read

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