As I am going through a prolonged and pretty intense migraine season (it will get better once we have measurable snow on the ground!), and as I am using my eyes so much for photo editing and graphics fun, I am opting to read mostly audio books for the fall reading challenge. Thanks to
http://www.librivox.org and my local public library, I have a lot to enjoy listening to this autumn!
My emphasis is on classic American and British fiction this fall, with a sub-emphasis (is that a real phrase, or have I just coined it myself?!) on photography, cooking/baking, and digital scrapbooking.
Fiction:
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
The Wisdom of Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton
The Princess and Curdie
by George MacDonald
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Little Men
by Louisa May Alcott
The Peasant Girl's Dream
by George MacDonald
Phantastes
by George MacDonald
The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
They Do It With Mirrors
by Agatha Christie
The Cricket on the Hearth
by Charles Dickens
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
and last but not least for fiction,
To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Non-Fiction:
Heretics
by G.K. Chesterton
Scrapbooking Digitally
(collaborative effort)
Digital Photography for Dummies
by Julie Adair
The Kodak Guide to Digital Photography
by Rob Sheppard
The Kodak Most Basic Book of Digital Photography
by Jeff Wignall
The Kodak Most Basic Book of Digital Printing
by Jenny Bidner
How to Photograph Your Life
by Nick Kelsh
Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen
Lidia Mattichio Bastianich
Molto Italiano
by Mario Batali
On Top of Spaghetti: Macaroni, Linguine, Penne, and Pasta of Every Kind
by Johanne Killeen and George Germon
Better Homes & Gardens The Ultimate Cookie Book
by the editors of BHG
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That's it for my READING list. I am thinking of doing what I did during the Spring Reading Thing and adding an addendum at the end of the post to what I'm looking forward to watching for movies and listening to out of my CD collection, but I'll save that editing of this post for later.
In a nutshell, for movies, I am planning on having a Jimmy Stewart movie festival, as well as a Cary Grant movie festival. As always, I will be watching Frank Capra's Ar
senic and Old Lace on Halloween.
For music, I am delving deeper into classical music for a season - emphasis on Renaissance Era composers such as Tallis and Gabrieli. Also going to get into a bit of Gregorian Chant. To even things out, I'm going to indulge in a musical trip down Memory Lane and play some 80's music - mostly John Mellencamp, U2, et al. As always, I am extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely musically eclectic, so I will be listening to a lot of other genres as well, especially Celtic. I also think I'm going to try some Bluegrass. I haven't listened to any Bluegrass in over ten years since a friend tried to get me listening to New Grass Revival. Basically, I am looking for a diversion from CCM (Christian Contemporary Music). I need a break from CCM, except for the vintage stuff like Rich Mullins. Give me some substance, please! :) I think I will dig out my Mitch McVicker CDs as well. I have really been enjoying Mitch's
Love Will Rise CD.
I look very much forward to looking at everyone else's reading lists and to making new friends - of both the people and book variety! We book lovers know very well that books can be good friends! Many thanks and also kudos to Katrina for hosting the Fall Into Reading 2008 Reading Challenge!
Blessings,
Miss Chris
As I am going through a prolonged and pretty intense migraine season (it will get better once we have measurable snow on the ground!), and as I am using my eyes so much for photo editing and graphics fun, I am opting to read mostly audio books for the fall reading challenge. Thanks to http://www.librivox.org and my local public library, I have a lot to enjoy listening to this autumn!
Comments (3)
That looks like a pretty challenging list! I think to work myself out of my empty nest misery, maybe I need to make some lists like this and set some goals for myself.
Hi, I am Debbie. Fairly new to Xanga and just wanted to say hi. I love your reading challenge list.
Have a wonderful day :)
What a great list. I love the "sub-emphasis" word you coined. You're multi-tasking, listening and creating.
Have a great "reading" time.