Books

A list of what I have read and though I've done my best to try to recall the ones from the far past (I read a LOT in my first two decades,) this list certainly isn't exhaustive. See also my less complete goodreads profile.

Book Ratings Key: 1=bad ---> 5=great (standouts)

2024

1. A companion to Easter Island, 4, high quality, condensed up to date information.

2. This Explains Everything, J. Brockman, 2, 150+ responses to an Edge Foundation question. tedious, repetitive, lazy compilation, skipped over approx. 30%

3. This is Your Mind on Plants, M. Pollan, 4

4. Patent Infringement, N. Kress, 3, short story 

5. Useful Not True, D. Sivers, 4, thought-provoking treatise questioning reality vs. perspectives by a wonderful modern-day philosopher

6. Holidays on Ice, D. Sedaris, 3, Collection of short stories including the mega-classic Santaland Diaries. Others are a range of quality.

7. This is How you Lose the Time War, A. El-Mohtar, M. Gladstone, 4, Novella. Beautifully written with poetic and flowery prose. Though science fiction, is mostly a romantic tale.

8. Sicily, J. Norwich, 3, 25% read, mostly history (conquests, war, etc.)

9. The Great Cities in History, J. Norwich, 3, 30% read, cherry picked some of interest.

10. They Do It with Mirrors, R. Heinlein, 2, Short story. Pulp detective fiction. Somewhat racy for its time.

11. The Broker, J . Grisham, 3, mostly a wrapper for Bologna as a setting

12. Valuable Humans in Transit, qntm, 4.5, Collection of sci-fi short stories. Very modern and realistic, creative treatments.

13. The Scariest Thing I know, D. Koontz, 3, Short story, Halloween

14. Water is for Washing, R. Heinlein, 3, Short story. Earth-based survival.

15. Sky Lift, R. Heinlein, 2, Short story. A downer.

16. Space Jockey, R. Heinlein, 3, Short story.

17. Fear and Loathing in Butler, D. Sigurd, 3, Short story. German tourist's observations at the Trump rally on July 13, 2024, scene of the attempted assassination.

18. Eight Billion Genies, C. Soule, 4, Graphic novel.

19. Nexus (Nexus Trilogy Book 1), R. Naam, 3, Intriguing tech in realistic timeframe, more emphasis on battle scenes than I would have preferred.

20. Food Rules: An Eaters Manual, M. Pollan, 5, The perfect, distilled "guide" to healthy eating. Many have heard, know, or practice some or much of this. There's always at least a new or different way idea or concept to add to your habit and one of the most important aspects of life. Pollan continues to be one of the finest author on food. Short and simple.

21. America Gods, N. Gaiman, 3, Struggles to maintain a consistent pace, often feeling like a half-formed dream that meanders and seems improvised. The main character mainly drifts through the story, which unfolds in a rather haphazard manner. While the narrative incorporates some subtle supernatural elements, the suspense remains minimal and unsatisfying, rarely culminating in a meaningful resolution. For the most part we're waiting for something significant to occur, which amounts to a paragraph or two in the final chapters. Despite these issues, there is some commendable descriptive writing and a few enjoyable characters. the concept of our "worship" of the modern "gods" was not lost on me, it was just not engaging enough.

22. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, J. Verne, 3, Mixed feelings. amazingly prescient, imaginative, educational on many subjects. Often overly descriptive with exhausting enumeration, a feature of being the foundation of "science fiction" - emphasis was on the science. fascinating backstory as to the original intended plot. also the misconception that 20000 leagues is the distance, not depth of the journey.

23. We Also Walk Dogs, R. Heinlein, 3, Short story

24. Blisters and Bliss: A Trekker's Guide to the West Coast Trail, D. Foster, W. Aitken, 3, 10th edition can still use a major edit as it has info scattered and redundant reverse sections with differing info

25. Sailing Made Easy, ASA, 4, American Sailing Association manual

26. The Holy Bible Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness, Z. Weinersmith, 4, Short story. Fun and funny.

27. Successful Operation, R. Heinlein, 2, Short story.

28. Witch's Daughter, R. Heinlein, 1, Short story (poem)

29. What's Expected of Us, T. Chiang, 4, Short story.

30. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, K. Vonnegut, 2, 5th book. Read only 40%. Story wasn't engaging.

31. Demon Child, D. Koontz, 3, 9th novel, first use of pseudonym (Deanna Dwyer). Suspense/mystery. Though simplistic (a bit like a Scooby Doo plot), the writing has started to mature at this point.

32. Fortunately, The Milk, N. Gaiman, 3 , Short story. Stitched-together imaginative children's story.

33. Emotional Intelligence 2.0, T. Bradberry, 3, Decent introduction and framework of 4 skills (self- and social awareness, self- and relationship management). 66 "strategies" overall which isn't useful to just read through - better off reviewed and practiced within a self-improvement plan. The EI test, structure, and many references to work situations, makes it feel strongly designed for workplace application (training).

34. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, N. Gaiman, 4, Winner for Best Fantasy (2013)

35. The Psychology of Money, M. Housel, 4.5, Simply written and relatively short. Digs under the surface-level thinking of money, as most of us permit money to directly affect much of our behaviors, feelings, and desires. Insightful, reflective, facilitates introspection. A book for everyone and feels very re-readable. Could benefit from a final chapter summary.

36. The Crimson Witch, D. Koontz, 2, His 8th novel. Still immature in many ways, vocabulary has improved, concepts of magic, psionics, hallucinogen-induced portal. Repetitive battle scenarios.

37. The Magic of Thinking Big, D. Schwartz, 2, Considered a seminal work, found it to be basic in concept (core concept is "think positive") said in many different ways with many small real-life situational examples from the author. Very likely that the numerous book summaries are more than adequate.

38. The Mother Tongue (language), B. Bryson, 3, As with Made in America, informative however often exhaustive with examples. Some parts of earlier chapters, and chapters on swearing and wordplay were most engaging.

39. Emotional Intelligence 2.0, T. Bradberry, 3, Decent introduction and framework of 4 skills (self- and social awareness, self- and relationship management). 66 "strategies" overall which isn't useful to just read through - better off reviewed and practiced within a self-improvement plan. The EI test, structure, and many references to work situations, makes it feel strongly designed for workplace application (training).

40. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, R. Rohr, 1, Read only 10%. Too strongly rooted in and referencing Christianity.

2023

1. Atlas Shrugged, A. Rand, 2, While definitely epic in scale, of literary quality, and provides philosophies of varying perspectives/governmental frameworks, it is extremely long-winded at times and entirely too long overall. It grinds on all too many times and is most engaging in the first part and catches fire in the final 100 or so pages. Took me 10 years to work through in two broad periods.

2. Neither Here Nor There, B. Bryson, 3, Travels in Europe, with particularly good insights into Italy (places to go and avoid). The usual overabundance of information, interesting to learn but hard to hold in mind.

3. Shakespeare - The World as Stage, B. Bryson, 3, Short and enlightening (as there is little factual account of Shakespeare). Happy to have read this one and none of the hundreds of others which apparently are all based upon supposition and personal bias.

4. Bruce Lee: Wisdom for the Way, B. Lee, 2, OK, fairly short collection of quotes with pictures.

5. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life, B. Perkins, 4.5

6. AIARE level 1 - Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain, C. Zacharias, 4, The Student Handbook for The AIARE Risk Management Framework

7. The Meaning of Liff, D. Adams, 3, Classic Adams humor, however likely much more enjoyable for someone familiar with all of the place names.

8. Beastchild, D. Koontz, 2, Earlier work (5th novel), immature. Chase story.

9. Fear that Man, D. Koontz, 2, His third novel. Fairly immature writing overall and SF concept is wildly imaginative and clunky.

10. Hell's Gate, D. Koontz, 2, His seventh novel. First half shows maturing writing style and story telling, the very beginnings of Koontz's capabilities. Second half is protracted, a continual chase, fight, escape, capture, chase sequence that is far too long. 

11. The Dark Symphony, D. Koontz, 1, His sixth novel.

12. The Fall of the Dream Machine, D. Koontz, 4, 2nd novel. Holds up quite well, reads much like a modern sci-fi with current relevance (VR, corporate/social control, etc.) Spooky foresight - predicting 50 years ahead to our current time (written in 1969). Good pace, feels like a downshift in the fourth quarter.

13. Trapped, D. Koontz, 3, Short story, familiar trope (genetic experiment gone bad)

14. Barrel Fever, D. Sedaris, 2, Some fiction and non-fiction. Earlier work, quite dark at times. Not nearly as entertaining as later works.

15. Me Talk Pretty One Day, D. Sedaris, 4, Elicits a lot of laughter and enjoyment.

16. How to Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion, D. Sivers, 4, Thought-provoking, simple yet profound modern philosophy

17. Your Music and People, D. Sivers, 3, Good advice for not only music, but any creative careers. As usual, some sound modern philosophy from Mr. Sivers.

18. Down the River, E. Abbey, 4, Collection of stories, autobiographical and philosophical essays. Words weave as well as the evocative imagery of river experiences.

19. A Pursuit of Miracles, G. Turner, 4, Collection of short stories, the seeds of many other of his novels. A nice revisit to those worlds.

20. Hells Angels, H. Thompson, 3, 

21. The Best of Isaac Asimov, I. Asimov, 3, Collection of 12 short stories. Last 4 very good.

22. Deadeye Dick, K. Vonnegut, 3, Core characters and their antics are entertaining, circa WWII so does tend towards drier and darker storytelling. Less enjoyable than other Vonnegut books.

23. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian,  K. Vonnegut, 3, Short fiction. Fun. Encounters with those in the afterlife, incl. Hitler, Shakespeare, and Asimov.

24. Jailbird, K. Vonnegut, 4, Consistently good turns of phrase, connections to main storyline (antagonist) and just the right amount of plausibility in the odd turns and twists. A bit of Forrest Gump like wildness. One of my Vonnegut favorites.

25. Mother Night, K. Vonnegut, 2, Well written, subject and storyline was not very interesting to me. His third novel.

26. The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck, M. Manson, 3, Lacks cohesion, some good grounded perspectives on life outlook, approach, and focus. Looking forward to a likely second book with more mature and orderly writing. Likely to resonate more with audiences of more complicated and heavier upbringings (baggage) that needs to be addressed and how to move on.

27. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, M. Twain, 2, short story

28. The Graveyard Book, N. Gaiman, 3

29. Neverwhere,  N. Gaiman, 3

30. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, R. Feynman, 4, Entertaining tales and insight into genius.

31. The Daily Stoic, R. Holiday, 3, Small single-page daily reads with quotes from foundational stoics and Holiday's application to modern life. Somewhat repetitive and narrowly draws upon the source stoics.

32. The Vagabond's Way, R. Potts, 5, Daily reader.

33. Stories of Your Life and Others, T. Chiang, 4, Collection of 8 short stories / novellas; standouts: Stories of your Life (Arrival film basis), Understand (my favorite, ASI tale) , Tower of Babylon, and Hell is the Absence of God.

34. The Man Who Japed, P. K. Dick, 2, Slow start, mid-story shift, political social future

35. The Defenders. P. K. Dick, 3, Short story. Engaging and fun, robots, post-apocalypse.

2022

1. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk, J. Krakauer, 4, same wonderfully spun tales we're used to from Krakauer.

2. Off to be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 #1), S. Meyer, 4, A small premise to accept leads to a world of fun. Highly enjoyable. Reminds a bit of Ready Player One. #1 of 6 in a series.

3. Tales from Watership Down, R. Adams. 3. Very good follow-up to the original.

4. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, O. Burkeman, 5, Zoomed out perspective on time, resets fundamental thinking and philosophy on death, life, time, and existence. High enlightenment. Definitely re-readable. Subtitle is poor (disservice to actual content).

5. The Tao of Pooh, B. Hoff, 1, Convoluted and confusing dialog interspersed with some philosophy that gets lost in the constant shuffle. Feels like a mishandled mash-up. Read only 40%.

6. The Colour out of Space, H.P. Lovecraft, 4, short story

7. Timequake, K. Vonnegut, 1, Jumbled jumping mess. Read only 30%. Semi-autobiographical. His last novel.

8. The Gun, P. Dick, 3, short story

9. The Long Sleep, D. Koontz, 3, as John Hill

10. Beyond Lies the Wub, P. Dick, 3, short story

11. Beyond the Door, P. Dick, 3, short story

12. The Great Simolean Caper, N. Stephenson, 4, short story

13. Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing, D. Sivers, 3

14. The Crystal Crypt, P. Dick, 3, Short story

15. Player Piano, K. Vonnegut, 3, Tale seems timeless, hauntingly familiar to modern times. Began strong and engaging, then felt as if it shifted gears through to the end. As grounded and non-quirky as Vonnegut gets. His first novel.

16. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long Term World Travel, R. Potts, 5, How to approach, consider, and effectively travel deeply and meaningfully. Practical, psychological, and thought-provoking observations of travel.

17. Lincoln, The Unknown, D. Carnegie, 3, Not a polished author; lacked some congruency. Depressing to learn Lincoln led such a wretched life and his wife was insane.

18. Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives , D. Eagleman, 3, Thought-provoking, eight are standouts. fast read.

19. First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence, D. Sheeks, 4,

20. Your Money or Your Life, V. Robin, 4, Finding "enough", deriving value of life energy, conscious of cost of all items in terms of life energy, separating meaning of work from paid employment, identifying true values, aligning spending with values.  2008, revised 2018. Summary: www.yourmoneyoryourlife.com/book-summary

21. What Does This Button Do?, B. Dickenson, 5, Fascinating and extremely personal insight into his life as an aviator, rock superstar, fencer, and cancer survivor. Well written.

22. Bagombo Snuff Box, K. Vonnegut, 3, Earlier works, short stories. Not too fantastical.

23. Replay, K. Grimwood, 3, Fun concept. Satisfying ending. Some abrupt time jump transitions throughout.

2021

1. On the Shortness of Life (Essay 10), L. Seneca, 3, Dense but nuggets of great wisdom

2. The 4-hour work week, T. Ferriss, 4,  

3. Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth, D Seminara, 3,  

4. The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins, 4, Simple, practical financial and investing advice

2020

1. A Darkness in My Soul, D. Koontz,  ,  

2. Frozen in Time, M. Zuckoff, 2, Michelle Brinska. Tedious historical and background details.

2019

1. Welcome to the Monkey House, K. Vonnegut, 3, Short stories.  Some OK, some good, some v. good

2. The Curse of Lono, H. Thompson, 2,  

3. The Skull, P. Dick, 2, Short story

4. The Gryphon, N. Bantock, 4, book 1 of Morning Star trilogy.

2017

1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, B. Selznick, 5, Beautifully illustrated, blended media storytelling.

2. In the Night Kitchen, M. Sendak, 3

2016

1. Rama II, A. Clarke, 3, Book 2 of 4

2015

1. Clockwork Angels, K. Anderson, 3, Neil Peart collaboration

2. Hayduke Lives!, E. Abbey, 2, sequel to Monkey Wrench

2014

1. Cats Cradle, K. Vonnegut, 4, Quirky but entertaining. One of my Vonnegut favorites. His fourth novel.

2. Ready Player One, E. Cline, 4, Very entertaining for 80s culture

3. There's This River, C. Sadler, 4, Great stories for the Colorado rafter

2013

1. Living Large for the Long Haul, C. Howard, 3, Very useful information.

2. Siddhartha, H. Hesse, 5, a classic, enduring philosophical tale.

3. The Stranger, A. Camus, 2, While an "important" work in absurdism, it requires a scholastic approach - be prepared.

4. Martin Eden, J. London, 1, 150 p of frustrating relationship, 150 pages of struggling artist, 20 pages of success, 20 pages of depression. A grind.

5. Stranger in a Strange Land, R. Heinlein, 4

6. The Monkey-Wrench Gang, E. Abbey, 4, Very entertaining and eloquent prose.  A bit drawn out in the last quarter.

7. Made in America (language), B. Bryson, 3, Educational, but frequently exhaustive (with long lists of examples).

8. The Great Gatsby, F. Fitzgerald, 3, Bits of striking prose and strong, tragic story arc lacking redemption component. First 1/3 wasn't very engaging.

9. Snow Crash, N. Stephenson, 3, Strong start then lost cohesion. Prophetic for its time.

10. 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10, N. Montfort, 2, Nice concept, nostalgic, suffers from 10 different authors.

11. A Werewolf Among Us, D. Koontz

2012

1. The Sea Wolf, J. London, 5, Iconic characters, vivid storytelling

2. The Martian Chronicles, R. Bradbury, 4

3. The Last Lecture, R. Pausch, 4, Down to earth wisdom, stories, and emotion

4. Born to Run, C. McDougall, 4

5. Billions and Billions, C. Sagan, 4

6. Go the Fuck to Sleep, 4, Irreverent children's book for adults. Fun.

7. Naked, D. Sedaris, 3

8. Gulliver's Travels, J. Swift, 3, Drawn out with constant inconsequential details.  Fabulously imaginative for its time.

9. I'm a Stranger Here Myself, B. Bryson, 3, Notes on returning to America after 20 years away. Funny but a bit repetitive.

10. Sirens of Titan, K. Vonnegut, 3, interesting at first, but a bit too bizarre overall.  Writing style gets annoying. His second novel.

11. Tom Sawyer Abroad, M. Twain, 3

12. Weaving the Web, T. Lee, 3

13. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, M. Twain, 3, Beginning and end are good, middle drags

14. Starship Troopers, R. Heinlein, 3, Mostly a military boot camp story with all action coming in the final pages of the book

15. The Organization of an Alaskan Expedition, B. Everett, 2

16. The Adventures of Huck Finn, M. Twain, 2, A fine portrait of a time and place in history, but drags

17. Down There in Darkness, G. Turner, 2, Nowhere near as compelling as his other works. Picks up from Destiny Makers and connects forward to Genetic Soldier.

18. Batard, J. London, 2, short story

19. Time Thieves, D. Koontz, 2

20. The Hunger Games, S. Collins, 2, Freshman writing style, mildly entertaining

2011

1. I didn't ask to be Born, B. Cosby, 1

2. Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts heled spark the PC revolution, D. & T. Welsh , 2. Nostalgic at points. Frequent departures from main topic.

3. Awake in the Wild, M. Coleman, 2

4. The Diamond Age, N. Stephenson, 2

5. The Golden Mean, N. Bantock, 5, Beautifully crafted, interactive poetic works of art in the form of love letters. 3 of 3.

2010

1. The Lost Symbol, D. Brown, 4

2. The Alchemyst, N. Flamel, 2

3. Ghost Rider, N. Peart, 4

4. I Am Ozzy, O. Osbourne, 4

5. Now or Never, T. Flannery , 2

6. Griffin and Sabine, N. Bantock, 5, Beautifully crafted, interactive poetic works of art in the form of love letters. 1 of 3.

7. Sabine's Notebook, N. Bantock, 5, Beautifully crafted, interactive poetic works of art in the form of love letters. 2 of 3.

2009

1. Hannibal Rising, T. Harris, 1. Terribly slow and almost uneventful, poorly written.

2. The Amber Spyglass, P. Pullman, 2

3. No Shortcuts to the Top, E. Viesturs, 3

4. The Subtle Knife, P. Pullman, 3

5. The Golden Compass, P. Pullman, 3

6. Chewing Gum in Holy Water, M. Valentini, 3

7. Deep Survival, L. Gonzales, 3

8. HTML, XHTML & CSS, E. Castro, 3

2008

1. Time Flies, B. Cosby, 1. Dry.

2. The World Without Us, A. Weisman, 3.  Educational, but a bit unfocused.

3. Surviving Information Overload, O. Pollar, 2

4. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, D. Sedaris, 3

5. Cradle to Cradle, W. McDonough, 3

6. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, B. Bryson, 3

7. The Paper Doorway, D. Koontz, 3

8. A Walk In the Woods, B. Bryson, 4

9. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles, J. Nerad, 3

10. Working Identity, H. Ibarra, 2

11. In Defense of Food: And Eater’s Manifesto, M. Pollan, 5. Fantastic. Informative on foundational life topic: food. Prie directive: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

12. Better Off – Flipping the Switch on Technology, E. Brende, 3. Interesting topic, subpar writing and composition.

2007

1. Harry Potter 7 – Deathly Hollows, J. Rowling, 4

2. Harry Potter 6 – Half-Blood Prince, J. Rowling, 3

3. Slaughterhouse-Five, K. Vonnegut, 3, Although considered a "classic" and perhaps his best work, the period and setting is less entertaining than others. Strong main character.

4. A Man Without a Country, K. Vonnegut, 4, One of my Vonnegut favorites. Non-fiction.

5. Harry Potter 5 – Order of the Phoenix, J. Rowling, 3

6. Fountainhead, A. Rand, 4

7. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, L. Carroll, 2

8. Pattern Recognition, W. Gibson, 3

2006 and Prior

1. Data Base Management Systems, A. Cardenas, College text

2. Rendezvous with Rama, A. Clarke, 5, Book 1 of 4

3. (various), A. Hitchcock, story collections in large format read in grade school

4. Brave New World, A. Huxley

5. Einstein’s Dreams, A. Lightman,

6. Anthem, A. Rand

7. All About Mountains and Mountaineering, A. White

8. A Short History of Nearly Everything, B. Bryson, 4

9. Business at the Speed of Thought, B. Gates

10. Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, B. Mezrich, 4

11. Treasure, C. Cussler

12. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. Lewis, 4

13. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, D. Adams

14. Life, the Universe, and Everything, D. Adams, 5

15. Mostly Harmless, D. Adams, 3

16. So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, D. Adams, 3

17. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, D. Adams, 5 (sixth reading)

18. The long dark teatime of the soul, D. Adams

19. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, D. Adams, 5

20. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe, D. Adams, Short Story

21. Angels & Demons, D. Brown, 4

22. The DaVinci Code, D. Brown, 5

23. Deception Point, D. Brown, 3

24. Digital Fortress, D. Brown, 3

25. After the Last Race, D. Koontz

26. Anti-Man, D. Koontz, His fourth novel

27. Chase, D. Koontz

28. Cold Fire, D. Koontz

29. Dark Rivers of the Heart, D. Koontz

30. Darkfall, D. Koontz

31. Dragon Tears, D. Koontz

32. Fear Nothing, D. Koontz, Moonlight Bay series, 1 of 2

33. Hanging On, D. Koontz

34. Hideaway, D. Koontz

35. Intensity, D. Koontz

36. Lightning, D. Koontz

37. Midnight, D. Koontz

38. Mr. Murder, D. Koontz

39. Night Chills, D. Koontz

40. Nightmare Journey, D. Koontz

41. Oddkins, D. Koontz

42. Odd Thomas, D. Koontz

43. Phantoms, D. Koontz

44. Prison of Ice, D. Koontz, As David Axton

45. Santa's Twin, D. Koontz, Santa's Twin series 1 of 2

46. Shadowfires, D. Koontz

47. Shattered, D. Koontz, as K.R. Dywer

48. Sole Survivor, D. Koontz

49. Star Quest, D. Koontz, His first novel

50. Strange Highways, D. Koontz

51. Strangers, D. Koontz

52. The Bad Place, D. Koontz

53. The Door to December, D. Koontz

54. The Eyes of Darkness, D. Koontz

55. The Face, D. Koontz,

56. The Face of Fear, D. Koontz

57. The Funhouse, D. Koontz

58. The House of Thunder, D. Koontz

59. The Key to Midnight, D. Koontz

60. The Mask, D. Koontz

61. The Servants of Twilight, D. Koontz

62. The Taking, D. Koontz, 3

63. The Vision, D. Koontz

64. The Voice of the Night, D. Koontz

65. Tick Tock, D. Koontz

66. Twilight Eyes, D. Koontz

67. Watchers, D. Koontz, 5

68. Whispers, D. Koontz

69. Winter Moon, D. Koontz

70. Submerged, D. Lenihan, 4

71. The Codex, D. Preston, 2

72. A Princess of Mars, E. Burroughs, 4

73. Gods of Mars, E. Burroughs, 5

74. Warlord of Mars, The, E. Burroughs, 4

75. Thuvia, Maid of Mars, E. Burroughs, 5

76. The Haunted Tea Cozy, E. Gorey, 3

77. A Farewell to Arms, E. Hemingway, 3, College assignment

78. The Old Man and the Sea, E. Hemingway, 3

79. Ben & Jerry's: the Inside Scoop, F. Lager, 4

80. Animal Farm, G. Orwell

81. Dark Matter, G. Reeves-Stevens

82. Brain Child, G. Turner, 4

83. Drowning Towers / The Sea and the Summer, G. Turner, 4

84. Genetic Soldiers, G. Turner

85. The Destiny Makers, G. Turner

86. Six Plays, H. Ibsen. Includes Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder.

87. Software Engineering Concepts, H. Ledgard, College text

88. The Time Machine, H.G. Wells

89. At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft

90. Herbert West–Reanimator, H.P. Lovecraft

91. Pickman's Model, H.P. Lovecraft

92. The Call of Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft

93. The Dunwich Horror, H.P. Lovecraft

94. The Lurking Fear, H.P. Lovecraft

95. The Statement of Randolph Carter, H.P. Lovecraft

96. The Tomb, H.P. Lovecraft

97. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, H. Thompson, 5

98. Atom: Journey across the Subatomic Cosmos, I. Asimov

99. Azazel, I. Asimov

100. Nightfall, I. Asimov, 4

101. Casino Royale, I. Fleming

102. Hobgoblin, J. Coyne

103. Desperate Measures, J. Faust

104. Badland (warlord series), J. Frost

105. Killers Keep (warlord series), J. Frost

106. Prisonland (warlord series), J. Frost

107. Terminal Island (warlord series), J. Frost

108. The Cutthroat (warlord series), J. Frost

109. The Warlord (warlord series), J. Frost

110. The Firm, J. Grisham

111. The Client, J. Grisham

112. The Pelican Brief, J. Grisham

113. Skipping Christmas, J. Grisham, 2

114. Eiger Dreams, J. Krakauer

115. Into the Wild, J. Krakauer, 4

116. Into Thin Air, J. Krakauer, 5

117. Under the Banner of Heaven, J. Krakauer, 5

118. Call of the Wild, J. London, 5

119. White Fang, J. London

120. Harry Potter 1 - Sorcerer's Stone, J. Rowling

121. Harry Potter 2 - Chamber of Secrets, J. Rowling

122. Harry Potter 3 - Prisoner of Azkaban, J. Rowling

123. Harry Potter 4 – Goblet of Fire, J. Rowling, 4

124. Touching The Void, J. Simpson, 4.5

125. Of Mice and Men, J. Steinbeck

126. A Confederacy of Dunces, J. Toole, 5

127. Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

128. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, 4

129. The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, 5

130. The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien, 5

131. The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien, 5

132. The Universe and the Teacup, K.C. Cole

133. Dean Koontz - A Writer's Biography, K. Ramsland

134. A Case of Need, M. Crichton, 4

135. Airframe, M. Crichton, 4

136. Binary, M. Crichton, as John Lang

137. Congo, M. Crichton, 3, as John Lang

138. Disclosure, M. Crichton

139. Jurassic Park, M. Crichton, 5

140. Next, M. Crichton, 3

141. Prey, M. Crichton, 2

142. Rising Sun, M. Crichton, 5

143. Sphere, M. Crichton, 4

144. State of Fear, M. Crichton, 3

145. The Andromeda Strain, M. Crichton

146. The Eaters of the Dead (AKA The 13th Warrior), M. Crichton

147. The Great Train Robbery, M. Crichton, 4

148. The Lost World, M. Crichton, 3

149. The Terminal Man, M. Crichton

150. Timeline, M. Crichton, 2

151. Dude, Where’s my Country?, M. Moore,

152. Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, M. Paterniti, 3

153. Household Equipment in Residential Design, M. Pickett, college text book

154. Where the Wild Things Are, M. Sendak, 5

155. Chewing Gum in Holy Water: A Childhood in the Heart of Italy, M. Valentini and C. Hardacre

156. Beggars and Choosers, N. Kress, not 100% sure I read this

157. Beggars in Spain, N. Kress, 5

158. The Masked Rider, N. Peart, 4

159. Ender’s Game, O. Card, 5

160. 1984, O. Wells, 4

161. 10 Keys to Climb Everest, P. Ament, 2

162. How To Be A Master Climber In Six Easy Lessons, P. Arment

163. The Minority Report and Other Stories (We Can Remember it for You Wholesale, Paycheck, Second Variety, The Eyes Have It), P. Dick

164. Making Money in Cyberspace, P. & S. Edwards

165. The Ants, P. Tremayne, Jungle adventure insect horror, fun read as a kid.

166. Watership Down, R. Adams, 5

167. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, R. Bach, 4

168. What Color is your Parachute? (2000 and 2006), R. Bolles

169. Fahrenheit 451, R. Bradbury

170. The Illustrated Man, R. Bradbury

171. (various), R. Cook

172. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, R. Pirsig

173. Wild Animus, R. Shapero, 3

174. Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons, S. Adams

175. Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, S. Adams

176. Fugitive from the cubicle Police, S. Adams

177. The Dilbert Future, S. Adams

178. The Dilbert Principle, S. Adams

179. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, S. Covey, 5, The perennial standard of thinking on effectiveness

180. A Brief History of Time, S. Hawking

181. The Universe in a Nutshell, S. Hawking,

182. Carrie, S. King, 3

183. Christine, S. King

184. Cujo, S. King, 3

185. Dark Tower 1 – The Gunslinger, S. King

186. Dark Tower 2 – Drawing of the Three, S. King

187. Dark Tower 3 – Wastelands, S. King

188. Dark Tower 4 – Wizard and Glass, S. King

189. Dark Tower 5 – Wolves of the Calla, S. King, 3

190. Dark Tower 6 – Song of Susannah, S. King, 2

191. Dark Tower 7 – The Dark Tower , S. King, 3

192. Different Seasons, S. King, Collection of short stories

193. Firestarter, S. King

194. It, S. King, 5

195. Misery, S. King

196. Night Shift, S. King, Collection of short stories

197. Pet Sematary, S. King, 4

198. Salem's Lot, S. King, 5

199. Skeleton Crew, S. King, Collection of short stories

200. The Dark Half, S. King

201. The Dead Zone, S. King

202. The Eyes of the Dragon, S. King

203. The Green Mile, S. King, 4

204. The Shining, S. King, 4

205. The Stand, S. King, 4

206. Thinner, S. King

207. A Light in the Attic, S. Silverstein

208. Falling Up, S. Silverstein, 4, Illustrated

209. Where the Sidewalk Ends, S. Silverstein, 4

210. The Giving Tree, S. Silverstein

211. Hannibal, T. Harris

212. Red Dragon, T. Harris

213. Silence of the Lambs, T. Harris, 5

214. Aku-Aku, T. Heyerdahl

215. Starship Titanic, T. Jones, 2, Based upon D. Adams storyline

216. Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT, T. F. Peterson, 4

217. A Streetcar Named Desire, T. Williams

218. The Glass Menagerie, T. Williams

219. Hardy Boys (series), various, Too many to remember

220. Lord of the Flies, W. Golding

221. Forrest Gump, W. Groom

222. Gump & Co, W. Groom