Below is my (Jessica) booklist for 2010. My selection of books is derived from things I hear about and write down to remember later. It’s also flexible. If I hear of a book and am so intrigued that I have to read it RIGHT NOW, then I insert it in and return to the list when I’m finished. I review books as readily and often as I can, and if there is something specific you want me to read or review, feel free to e-mail me at kohlerjl (at) missouri dot edu.

Non-Fiction

• It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita by Heather B. Armstrong
• Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
• Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne C. Heller
• When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

Fiction

• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• The Friday Night Knitting Circle by Kate Jacobs

Politics/Culture

• God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America by Hanna Rosin
• The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet
• This Land is Their Land (Reports From a Divided Nation) by Barbara Ehrenreich
• Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace by William Lobdell

Religion & Spirituality

• The Mystery of the Rosary: Marian Devotion and the Reinvention of Catholicism by Nathan Mitchell (Author)
• Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots by Scott Hahn
• The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

Cooking

• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
• In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
• Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects by Karen Solomon
• The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs by Karen Page, Andrew
• A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg (completed)
• The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond
• The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain (completed)
• The United States of Arugula by David Kamp (currently reading)

Health/Mind/Body Home & Garden

• Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen
• Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
• The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour

Art & Craft

• Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens by Lena Corwin
• Beyond-the-Square Crochet Motifs: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, and other unexpected shapes by Edie Eckman

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