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In 2011 I finally created a list of the books I had read throughout the year. I was inspired to do this after reading the Louie L’Amour autobiography, Education of a Wandering Man. He kept similar lists, which he published in his book.

I picked up River of Death by Alistair MacLean early in the year. It was so good that I started buying more and ended up reading seven of MacLean’s in 2011. The Game of Thrones HBO series and the upcoming release of Dancing with Dragons inspired me to read George R.R. Martin’s masterpiece series again. It made it easier to pick up the story when reading Dancing with Dragons. Another pleasant surprise this year was the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I am looking forward to the Hunger Games movie which should be out in March 2012. Towards the end of the year a Facebook post and conversation inspired me to read the Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout in the order they were published. I always liked Nero Wolfe mysteries.  I have owned and read three or four of the books but did not realize Stout wrote so many. The Wikipedia article informed me that Stout wrote ” 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974.” I’m sure that will take me well into 2012 and maybe 2013 tread them all.

1. Serpent by Clive Cussler
2. River of Death by Alistair MacLean
3. Towers of Midnight by Brandon Sanderson
4. The Jungle by Clive Cussler
5. Ice Station Zebra by Alistair MacLean
6. The Walking Drum (Re-read) by Louie L’amour
7. A Game of Thrones (Re-read) by George R.R. Martin
8. A Clash of Kings (Re-read) by George R.R. Martin
9. A Storm of Swords (Re-read) by George R.R. Martin
10. A Feast for Crows (Re-read) by George R.R. Martin
11. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
12. Smoking Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
13. The Kingdom by Clive Cussler
14. The Eiger Sanction by Alistair MacLean
15. Shibumi (Re-read) by Trevanian
16. Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
17. The Spy by Clive Cussler
18. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
19. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
20. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
21. HMS Ulysses by Alistair MacLean
22. Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
23. The Race by Clive Cussler
24. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
25. When Eight Bells Toll by Alistair MacLean
26. Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
27. The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout
28. The Rubber Band (Re-read) by Rex Stout
29. The Red Box by Rex Stout
30. Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout
31. Some Buried Caesar & The Golden Spider by Rex Stout
32. Explosive Eighteen by  Janet Evanovich
33. Over my Dead Body by Rex Stout
34. Where There’s a Will by Rex Stout

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