My Life in Books- Thus Far

I think that is fairly self evident that I have a love of books. In last years NaNoWriMo I wrote about how different books influenced my life. Some of these books influenced me by the contents held with with, and others by the circumstances to which they came into might life or triggered in my life.  As we draw closer and closer to the magical creative time of NaNoWriMo, I reflect on what I accomplished last year and what I learned about my self and on my writing.  

In the up an coming weeks I am going to share with you some of the books that made a difference to me in this adventure with a pulse. I am going to go back and look at last years NaNo for the first time in a year and contemplate my work and hopefully edit it and move forwards.  Below is a list of books that were mentioned in what I call "My Life in Books". As I go though this editing and rehashing adventure, and clean up some of the grammar mistakes that I don't want to admit that I ever made; I will share some of the my best and worst moments with some of the books on the list.  I encourage you to think about what books may have shaped you as a person. 


2012- My Life in Books list

1. Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
2. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
3. Oedipus by Sophocles
4. Animalia By Graham Base
5. Where’s Waldo by Martin Handford
6. Berenstain Bears By Jan and Stan Berenstain
7. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
8. Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanac of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
9. Breakfast at TIffany’s by Truman Capote
10. A Treasure of Modern Fantasy edited by Terry Carr and Martin Harry Greenberg
11. Glory Lane by Alan Dean Foster
12. Quozl by Alan Dean Foster
13. Dragons of a Fallen Sun by Margaret Weis
14. The Years Best of Fantasy and Horror Anthology 
15. Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
16. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
17. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
18. Brisngr by Christopher Paolini
19. Growing Up Girl by Anne Greenawalt
20. Merchant Princes Series by Charles Stross
21. Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
22. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
23. Moss Gown by William H. Hooks
24. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
25. Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
26. Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
    
27. Othello by William Shakespeare
28. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
29. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
30. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
31. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
32. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
33. Joy of Sex
34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
35. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahmen Smith
36. Wolfman by Jonathan Mayberry
37. Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith
38. Betty Crocker Cookbook
39. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
40. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
41. Songs of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce 
42. Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
43. The Giver by Lois Lowry
44. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
45. Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
46. The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
47. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
48. What Color is Your Parachute by Richard N Bolles
49. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
50. Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson
51. Pippie Longstockings by Astrid Lindgren
52. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
53. Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson
54. The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck
55. Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgress
56. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
57. Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
58. Alice in Wonderland by C.S.Lewis
59. Borley Rectory: Most Haunted Haunted House in England by Harry Price
60. Girl Genius by Phil Foglio
61. Intercourses by Martha Hopkins
62. 101 Things to Do with Ramen Noodles by Toni Patrick
63. The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for your Ultimate One of a Kind Wedding by Khris Cochran
64. The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown: 40 Fabulous Projects to Make in the Months, Weeks & Hours before Your Special Day by Khris Cochran
65. The DIY Bride An Affair to Remember: 40 Fantastic Projects to Celebrate Your Unique Wedding Style by Khris Cochran
66. Beauty: A Retelling by Robin McKinley
67. Phantom  by Susan Kay
68. Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
69. Catfantastic, Nine lives and Fifteen Tales Edited by Martin H. Greenberg
70. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
71. Cat Who Series by Lillian Jackson Braun
72. Encyclopedia of the Cat by Angela Sayer
73. Chicks N Chained Males edited by Esther Freiser
74. Writers Block
75. Aesop’s Fabels
76. Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
77. The Essential Bartender Guide by Robert Hess
78. Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook by Rob Heinson
79. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
80. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
81. Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
82. Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
83. Dune by Frank Herbert
84. Catch 22  by Joseph Heller
85. The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkien

(Don't worry, I am not going to blog about every single one of these books. I could, but I won't. But good luck guessing which ones I am going to talk about first.)