librarything start playing "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" with these (typically pretty pointless, frankly) polls.So, for the second year in a row, you can run down the list of the 79 non-fiction books I read this year and wonder why you've never heard of any of them (well, mostly, I did read some "popular" stuff this time out). As always, you can go see my books (and have handy links out to my brilliant reviews) over at LibraryThing!
Which of these have you read (pt.1)?
The Equinox: Volume III, Number 10 by Hymenaeus Beta X° (editor)
6(85.7%)
Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest by Florinda Donner
0(0.0%)
The Wheel of Time: The Kalachakra in Context by Geshe Lhundub Sopa
0(0.0%)
Kalacakra Tantra by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
0(0.0%)
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne
0(0.0%)
The Practice of Kalachakra by Glenn H. Mullin
0(0.0%)
Freedom in Exile by The 14th Dalai Lama His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso
1(14.3%)
Tibet: The Sacred Realm, Photographs 1880-1950 by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa
0(0.0%)
Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet by Galen Rowell
0(0.0%)
Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet by Marylin M. Rhie
0(0.0%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 2)?
Healing and the Mind by Bill Moyers
1(50.0%)
The Monuments of Mars: a City On the Edge Of Forever by Richard C. Hoagland
0(0.0%)
Might is Right - The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard
0(0.0%)
The Andean Codex: Adventures and Initiations Among the Peruvian Shamans by J. E. Williams
0(0.0%)
The Wheel of Time: The Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe by Carlos Castaneda
0(0.0%)
The Active Side of Infinity by Carlos Castaneda
0(0.0%)
Magical Passes: The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico by Carlos Castaneda
0(0.0%)
Mending The Past And Healing The Future with Soul Retrieval by Alberto Villoldo
0(0.0%)
Hypnosis: How to Put a Smile on Your Face and Money in Your Pocket by Shelly Stockwell
0(0.0%)
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
1(50.0%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 3)?
Moral Minority: Our Skeptical Founding Fathers by Brooke Allen
0(0.0%)
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2(33.3%)
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz
2(33.3%)
Creating Money: Keys to Abundance by Sanaya Roman
0(0.0%)
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
1(16.7%)
Spirit & Reason: The Vine Deloria, Jr., Reader by Vine Deloria Jr.
0(0.0%)
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
0(0.0%)
Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret by Rhonda Britten
0(0.0%)
Careers for New Agers & Other Cosmic Types by Blythe Camenson
0(0.0%)
The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham by Esther Hicks
1(16.7%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 4)?
Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens
0(0.0%)
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
7(87.5%)
The Mind's Sky: Human Intelligence in a Cosmic Context by Timothy Ferris
0(0.0%)
Libertarianism in One Lesson by David Bergland
0(0.0%)
Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain
0(0.0%)
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow by John C. Maxwell
1(12.5%)
Who's Looking Out for You? by Bill O'Reilly
0(0.0%)
Mayan Vision Quest: Mystical Initiation in Mesoamerica by Cynthia MacAdams
0(0.0%)
Sacred Journeys: An Illustrated Guide to Pilgrimages Around the World by Jennifer Westwood
0(0.0%)
Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas by John Shirley
0(0.0%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 5)?
The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity by James D. Tabor
0(0.0%)
Real Success Without a Real Job: There Is No Life Like It! by Ernie J. Zelinski
0(0.0%)
The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design by Leonard Susskind
0(0.0%)
The Englishman's Handbook by Idries Shah
0(0.0%)
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It by David Niven
0(0.0%)
A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love by Richard Dawkins
2(66.7%)
Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got It Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First by Mona Charen
1(33.3%)
Mind Sights by Roger N. Shepard
0(0.0%)
Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion by Dale McGowan (ed.)
0(0.0%)
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report by Timothy Ferris
0(0.0%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 6)?
Thoreau: A Book of Quotations by Henry David Thoreau
1(3.8%)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde
2(7.7%)
Great Speeches by Native Americans by Bob Blaisdell (ed.)
0(0.0%)
The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche
1(3.8%)
Beowulf by Robert Kay Gordon (trans.)
9(34.6%)
Chicago Then and Now by Elizabeth McNulty
0(0.0%)
The Nibelungenlied by D.G. Mowatt (trans.)
1(3.8%)
The Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation by R.B. Bernstein
5(19.2%)
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
1(3.8%)
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine by Thomas Paine
6(23.1%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 7)?
McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire by Jeffrey Rothfeder
0(0.0%)
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
0(0.0%)
From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life by Leon Glass
0(0.0%)
Dawn Behind the Dawn: A Search for the Earthly Paradise by Geoffrey Ashe
1(25.0%)
The Four Insights: Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earthkeepers by Alberto Villoldo
0(0.0%)
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
3(75.0%)
The Ape That Spoke: Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind by John McCrone
0(0.0%)
The Myth of Invariance: The Origins of the Gods, Mathematics and Music from the Rg Veda to Plato by Ernest G. McClain
0(0.0%)
Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us) by Mona Charen
0(0.0%)
Out of the Blue: The Remarkable Story of the 2003 Chicago Cubs by Chicago Tribune
0(0.0%)
Which of these have you read (pt. 8)?
The Ancient Ones: Sacred Monuments of the Inka, Maya & Cliffdweller by Hans Li
0(0.0%)
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
2(66.7%)
DADA: Art and Anti-Art by Hans Richter
0(0.0%)
Delhi and its Neighbourhood by Y.D. Sharma
0(0.0%)
The Comedy of Agony: A Book of Poisonous Contemplations by Christopher Spranger
0(0.0%)
Secrets Of The Ninja by Ashida Kim
0(0.0%)
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life by Richard J. Herrnstein & Charles Murray
1(33.3%)
Legendary Britain: An Illustrated Journey by R.J. Stewart & John Matthews
0(0.0%)
Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War by Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, & William Broad
0(0.0%)
I know I'm a bit early with this, as the year's not quite over, but I just started a reasonably hefty book, which I'm sure will not only take me into the new year, but all of next week as well, so I can start to tidy up my various obsessive-compulsive lists, etc..
Oh, c'mon ... you want to check some boxes, don'tcha?