Books I’ve read this year, 2010: (pretty sure I read more, will update as I remember them)
“The Life and times of the thunderbolt kid” by Bill Bryson, a utterly joyous, fantastic unforgettable memoir of his childhood growing up in 1950’s in Des Moines, Iowa
“The Pilgrimage” by Paulo Coehlo
“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien’s (half way through 2 towers, so will probably finish reading Return of the King in january). Realized LOTR is literature of a higher order!
“Confederacy of Dunces”, in April
“Kon Tiki” in January ( discovered that,by coincidence, Uncle James and Tim Becker were also reading Kon Tiki at that time)
“1421”-the year China discovered America.
Listened to audio book on cd of Until I find You by John Irving. And some others I cant recall, while working Pole counting in Yakima
“Mountains beyond mountains” story of Dr. Paul Farmer’s work in Haiti and abroad. Listened to audiobook
“Richer by Asia” by Edmund Taylor, found book at Pirates of Ipanema Hostel in Rio, Brazil
“Although of course you end up becoming yourself; A Road trip with David Foster Wallace” by David Lipsky
“The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck
“Earth Warrior; Overboard with Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shephard Conservation Society” by David B. Morris
“Whale Warriors” by Peter Heller. About Captain Paul Watson and his Sea Shephard Conservationn Society. Inspired to read these by Uncle Steve Munson upon learning he bought the vessel “Farley mowat”- the boat used by Watson in Earth Warrior.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, given to me by the Stewarts in summer visit, 2009 for my b-day present. Read in may and june 2010 while working in Aberdeen, WA.
Read most of “if I get to 10 (sp?)” given to me by Mike Fuller, father of Lindsay Fuller.
“Better Off”, by Eric Brende. Read on beach on Ko Phangan, Thailand
“The Snow Leopard” by Peter Mathieson, book I had just started reading when I met the dazzling Anna-Celina Morgaine (in a rainstorm)at the Garden Village Guesthouse in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
“A Short Walk through the Hindu Kush”, by Eric Newby. finished reading in Luang Prabang, Laos.
“Stones into Schools”, by Greg Mortenson, of 3 cups of tea fame. Bought at book reading in seattle where I shook his hand and received his autograph in the book!
“The last Navigator” by (uncle) Steve Thomas-finally could relate to this amazing story/anthropolical quest, after a few attempts over the years. Absolutely grand adventure of a young man about my age-one year older-30. Makes me want to get to know my uncles much more closely, all of them really, what if I did a tour around the US by bicycle and visited all of them spending one or 2 weeks with each of them and chronicling it all in a journal? That would be fascinating.
My amazing sisters made these banners for my Mom and I. We do indeed feel welcomed and are excited to be back in the comfort of our home. I from 10 days in SW China and 5 and a half months backpacking in S America and SE Asia, and Mom back from a 10 day mission trip in Haiti. We are so thankful and blessed and lucky to be be among the 3% of Earth's Americans who enjoy enormous safety and prosperity.
