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I did a post last year where I listed the books I’d read in 2006. It’s that time again…

These are in order of when I read them. And an asterisk indicates it’s one of my “top reads” of the year in terms of effect it’s had on my life, not necessarily literary quality.

1. 1776 by David McCullough
2. Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian
3. Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
4. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. How to be a Gentleman by John Bridges
6. *Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
7. *Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the Struggle for the Soul of America by Fergus M. Bordewich
8. *The Church at the End of the 20th Century / The Church Before the Watching World by Francis Schaeffer
9. Ted Hughes: The Life of a Poet by Elaine Feinstein
10. Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
11. The Stranger by Albert Camus
12. Post Captain by Patrick O’Brian
13. H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O’Brian
14. Thermopylae by Paul Cartledge
15. The Gospel for Real Life by Jerry Bridges
16. The Virtues of War by Stephen Pressfield
17. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
18. He is There and He is Not Silent by Francis Schaeffer
19. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O’Brian
20. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
21. Desolation Island by Patrick O’Brian
22. The Fortune of War by Patrick O’Brian
23. The Automatic Millionaire: Homeowner by David Bach
24. Hondo by Louis L’Amour
25. The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman
26. *Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would by Chad Thompson
27. The Surgeon’s Mate by Patrick O’Brian
28. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
29. The Ionian Mission by Patrick O’Brian
30. It Pays to Talk by Carrie Schwab Pomerantz & Charles Schwab
31. Treason’s Harbor by Patrick O’Brian
32. The Far Side of the World by Patrick O’Brian
33. The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
34. Integrity by Dr. Henry Cloud
35. The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O’Brian
36. Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal by R.A. Scotti
37. The Infinite Book by John D. Barrow
38. Letter of Marque by Patrick O’Brian
39. The Thirteen Gun Salute by Patrick O’Brian
40. Telling the Truth by Frederick Beuchner
41. The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
42. On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo & Robert Bucknam
43. Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O’Brian
44. *Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn
45. *Safely Home by Randy Alcorn
46. *Brothers, We are Not Professionals by John Piper
47. The Five Dilemmas of Calvinism by Craig Brown
48. The Triumphant Church by Richard Wurmbrand, John Piper & Milton Martin

I came across beowulfthebook.com which promotes Justin Gerard’s newest illustrative masterpiece, an elementary adaptation of Beowulf (adapted by Michelle Szobody [pronounced "zuh-bow-dee"]). Now I am attempting to convince Emily that the book is necessary for Benjamin’s literary development. I’ll let you know how I do.

Okay, so I didn’t get tagged with this one. But I liked the idea so much that I just had to try it out. Here are the ground rules:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool…
7. When you’re finished tag some other people to do it!

• Opening Credits:
  Seven popular Spanish Songs, – El paõ moruno (de Falla)
  I’m going to have a curious, swaggering little life.

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