2009 Books I've Read

A Listmania! list by Ron Atola "ronatola" (Toronto)
 
The Accidental Time Machine
1.  The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
The list author says:
  "8/10 My first from this author.I love alternate universe theories and tech speak.This book puts both together and makes it rather humorous.Not too heavy and a quick read.Will definately read more."
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Itil V3 Foundation Complete Certification Kit - Study Guide Book and Online Course
2.  Itil V3 Foundation Complete Certification Kit - Study Guide Book and Online Course by Tim Malone
The list author says:
  "8/10 This helped me prepare to write my ITIL Cert Exam. I got 95%"
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Last Light
3.  Last Light by TERRI Blackstock
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 Great end-of-world 1st book.All electricity is gone from the earth.People come together and try to act Christian.Some murders and robberies happen.Gets me thinking how I would react.freecycled."
CDN$ 16.76   Used & New from: CDN$ 3.65
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Night Light
4.  Night Light by Terri Blackstock
The list author says:
  "8/10 2nd of the Restoration series in which the world loses all electrical power.In this one the family adopts 4 homeless children(1 gets kidnapped)Deni refuses to marry her fiance.They dig a well."
CDN$ 11.90   Used & New from: CDN$ 2.01

Killer Instinct
5.  Killer Instinct by Jane Hamsher
The list author says:
  "7.8/10 I love the movie Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone and this is a docu about the making of that movie.From the perspective of the producer.A new-to-the-business woman who recently graduated."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

A War of Gifts: An Ender Story
6.  A War of Gifts: An Ender Story by Orson Scott Card
The list author says:
  "7/10 Short novella about young Ender interacting with a reluctant religious recruit in Battle School.Nice Dutch Christmas references throughout."
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True Light: Volume 3
7.  True Light: Volume 3 by Terri Blackstock
The list author says:
  "7/10 The 3rd installment of this series.I continue to enjoy this author immensely.Very easy to read and always over before I want it to be.The power is still out on the Earth.One book left."
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A Sense Of The World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
8.  A Sense Of The World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler by Jason Roberts
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 Biog about a BLINDMAN in the early 1800's who explored the world on his OWN.By foot,horse and ship only.Covered 250,000 miles.Mind Blowing!!!"
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Mere Christianity
9.  Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The list author says:
  "8/10 Tough read.Very enlightening.Great that he used to be an Athiest.God want us to try and be perfect.Doesn't matter if we fail.He will help."
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Catch Me If You Can
10.  Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 Amazing kid con atrist fakes being a pilot,doctor,and even passes the bar to fake being a lawyer.Very intelligent.Paid a big price in a French jail held for 6 mos in a 5x5x5 dark pit."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (200 customer reviews)

Restoration Nvl Dawns Light
11.  Restoration Nvl Dawns Light by Terri Blackstock
The list author says:
  "8/10 The last of this series involving no electricity on Earth due to solar flares.The young daughter is murdered-very sad.her last words were for her sis to NOT marry Craig.Power slowly comes back on"
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Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
12.  Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman
The list author says:
  "8/10 Heavy Metal/Glam Rock biography ofa kid growing up listening to all the same music I did.Many of his stories rang true from my experiences as well.fun memories"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

Word on the Street
13.  Word on the Street by Rob Lacey
The list author says:
  "9.5/10 Rob Lacey translates the Bible into modernday wordings that are easy to understand and at times funny.He died from Cancer just after finishing it.I will definately re-read it many times."
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Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined
14.  Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined by Drew Carey
The list author says:
  "6/10 He admits he did this just for $.He gets his bio out of the way quickly and then gives us stories he's written.The 101 joke list of 'my penis is so big' jokes were funny tho"
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New Testament Psalms and Proverbs-KJV
15.  New Testament Psalms and Proverbs-KJV by Bible
The list author says:
  "10/10 Another run-thru of the best book in the world."
Used & New from: CDN$ 9.47

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Great Lion of God
16.  Great Lion of God by Taylor Caldwell
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 A long read but well worth it.Chronicles Saul(Paul) from the Bible and shows how he at 1st persecuted the early Christians before becoming the biggest contributer of the Bible.Prose is amazing."
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Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind
17.  Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
The list author says:
  "6.5/10 The 2nd of the Left Behind series.Too much juvinile romance, but the I think it's mostly setting up the next book which focuses mostly on Nicholai, the antichrist.Will read that one soon."
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
18.  Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
The list author says:
  "9/10 Best survival story I've yet read.Adrift on a 8ft rubber dinghy with no water or food and some tools.He finds a way to distill water and catch fish which seem to offer themselves up for his food."
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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
19.  The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll
The list author says:
  "8/10 1990s computer systems are being hacked by someone in Germany.A part-time computer guy working at Berkely detects him and watches for 1 yr.Alerts the FBI,CIA,NSA-no response.Caught him.true story"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist
20.  Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist by Tim LaHaye
The list author says:
  "7/10 3rd LeftBehind book.Satan becomes the political ruler of the world.3 Horseman decend from heaven.Earthquakes and plague and hunger are about to start."
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American Sucker
21.  American Sucker by David Denby
The list author says:
  "6/10 About a real film critic who invests his life's saving in the tech stock bubble of 2000 and loses around $400k.Hit's close to home other than I did it years later with less $ lost.Waxes poetic."
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Worst Case: A Novel.
22.  Worst Case: A Novel. by James. Patterson
The list author says:
  "7.5/10 Found this at the resort in Mexico for free.Got soaked in the rain.A good fun quick read about a guy kidnapping and killing kids in order to teach them and their parents lessons about society."
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