Miss Chris's Fall Into Reading 2011 List
I am so jazzed that it is finally Autumn here in the northern hemisphere - after a horrendously hot, humid, allergic, interminably long summer! The weather is now so refreshingly cool here in central Wisconsin, USA and I am giddy with glee and gladness because of it! Autumn and winter are my very most favorite times of the year! I am also excited that it is time for Katrina's Fall Into Reading 2011 reading challenge. To find out the basics and sign up, please visit http://callapidderdays.com/2011/09/fall-into-reading-2011-start-reading.html and make out your list. I promise you that you will meet some very nice and interesting people from all over the globe by reading their book lists and book reports on their blogs. You will also gain new readers for your own blog - many from far away countries on the other side of the world! Thanks so much, Katrina, for hosting this event!
I had a book list in my mind a few weeks ago already, but it is now changing because (1) my mom gave me an Amazon Kindle reader as an early birthday and Christmas gift and I am reading more than ever before because it is so much easier on my eyes (being able to adjust the font size, etc.) than reading real books. Hades has obviously frozen over for me, who am a diehard lover of "real" books (I am a librarian's granddaughter with a house full of "real" books, each a timeworn friend which have taken me places and introduced me to new characters, cultures, and strengthened my faith in Jesus. (2) As many of you know, in the past week, Overdrive Media and public libraries across the United States have teamed together to loan Kindle edition books to library patrons on their Kindle devices and on free Kindle for PC applications. Well, the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium had some goodies available and I am so pleased about this! (3) Pixel of Ink and Inspired Reads (Google them, you'll be able to find 'em!) send each send out a daily email with free and budget Kindle books. I have found some really good books through their emails - including cookbooks!
So, without further ado, I am going to make a haphazard initial list of books and audiobooks (we all remember that I am the Queen of the Audio Bookies - ha! ha! ha!) which will be edited as time goes by. Also, as my regular readers remember, I also type up addenda of podcasts, music, classic television/movies, and Lord willing, my Christmas Cookies Recipe of the Day. EVERYTHING WILL BE FAMILY FRIENDLY! Life is much too short to read or listen to garbage. We are what we read, watch, and listen to.
Book List:
Fiction:Courting Miss Amsel, by Kim Vogel SawyerMy Man Jeeves, by P.G. WodehouseSomething Fresh, by P.G. WodehousePontoon, by Garrison KeillorThe Mystery of the Blue Train, by Agatha ChristieLittle Dorrit, by Charles DickensThe Poet's Homecoming, by George MacDonaldThe Peasant Girl's Dream, by George MacDonaldVarious and sundry stories and fairy tales by Dinah Maria Craik (a/k/a as Miss Mulock), including The Little Lame PrinceThe Silver Hand, by Stephen R. LawheadThe Endless Knot, by Stephen R. LawheadThe Mitford Bedside Companion, by Jan KaronStrong Poison, by Dorothy L. Sayers
More fiction to be added later, especially fairy tales - probably by obscure authors!
Non-fiction
A Lifetime of Wisdom, by Joni Eareckson Tada
The Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II: The Loving Heart, by Pope John Paul II
Consoling the Heart of Jesus, by Fr. Michael Gaitley MIC
Voices of the Saints, by Bert Ghezzi
Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler
101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary, by Patricia Proctor
The Healing Power of the Mass, by Fr. Robert Degrandis
The Fulfillment of All Desire (teachings from the Doctors of the Catholic Church), by Ralph Martin
The Sober Intoxication of the Holy Spirit, by Fr. Raneiro Cantalemessa OFM
Arise from Darkness, by Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises, by Mother Angelica
Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality, by Raymond Arroyo
The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica, by Raymond Arroyo
Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures, by Raymond Arroyo
Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles, by Raymond Arroyo
Miracle Moments, by Linda Schubert
Miracle Hour, by Linda Schubert
True Confessions, by Linda Schubert
The Gift of Tongues, by Linda SchubertThe Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems, by Frances Mayes
Picture Yourself Learning Paint Shop Pro X2, by Diane Koers
Podcasts and also Old Time Radio Shows:
SQPN Praystation Portable - Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church
Pray-As-You-Go - meditations from the Jesuits in the United Kingdom
Vatican Radio, English edition
Among Women, with Pat Gohn (Catholic Women's program)
The Catholic Foodie, with Jeff Young
Joni & Friends
Max Lucado
Various and Sundry EWTN podcasts of shows aired on TV earlier in the week
Fibber McGee & Molly
The Jack Benny Program
The Great Gildersleeve
Halls of Ivy
George Burns & Gracie Allen
A Day in the Life of Dennis Day
Life with Luigi
Television and Movies:
The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season Four (1964-1965)
Christy
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Jeeves and Wooster - all seasons
Wodehouse Playhouse - all series
Arsenic and Old Lace
It's A Wonderful Life
more to be added later
Music:*I have been listening to a lot of traditional Christmas music for the past few weeks, but am moving into Celtic Christmas mode with the rainy weather this week. I will lists artists tonight, and come back to edit later with CD titles. Also will be adding non-Christmas titles in my later edit.
Bing Crosby
The Andrews Sisters
Burl Ives
Gene Autry
Johnny Mathis
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Various Celtic Christmas artists and CDS
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Renaissance era music
Baroque era music
Sacred Music
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All things Ceili Rain, including their most recent album
Manukah Honey***
Much German Music by the Munich Meistersingers and various German Artists
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Much Polka Music, especially as broadcast streaming on the internet from WRJQ - German, Czech, Slovenian, and Polish polkas (mostly German-American) and some Big Band Music - broadcast from the heart of the Polka Belt here in Wisconsin
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Everything Andrea Bocelli!
Everything Josh Groban
Some things Il Divo
Christmas Cookie Recipes forthcoming!
Please be sure to visit often for edits, additions, Christmas cookie recipes, and book reviews!
God bless you all for visiting! I look forward to reading your book lists, book reviews, and blogs, too! Happy Reading!
Love in Jesus,
- Miss Chris
Comments (3)
Oh my goodness your lists look so interesting! I keep saying that I need to get some audio books for times when we have to take trips into the city, but it's one of those things I keep forgetting. I wish I had time to read all the books I want to read - that list is rather long - but life seems to have a way of...getting in the way! I still read, just not as *much* as I would like.
Caroline, I should have clarified that I "book snack" on a variety of different books and don't intend to finish all of these anytime soon! :) I like to savor and ponder what I read. And, "real life" is certainly more important than reading about life! So, kudos to you, being a Christian wife, mother, and homesteader! My prayers are with you!
BTW, there are loads of classic, public domain audio books for free (recorded by volunteers, many of them quite good) at LibriVox.org. Also, Google for your state's public library consortium. There are scads of professionally narrated audio books in MP3 and WMA format for you to download (some will allow you to burn discs, others you can listen to on iPod or an MP3 player, and all of them can be listened to on your laptop or desktop computer.) Also, please check www.christianaudio.com on the first of every month for their free audiobook download of the month. I'm waiting until 2 a.m. Central Time (when the October book is posted) to see what goodie there is this month.
Hope you can get something great to listen to while driving into the city and back! You and yours are in my prayers.
Blessings,
Miss Chris
I always like looking at your lists! We are kinda in family crisis mode right now, so I haven't blogged or even read much. Hoping I can find some kind of rythmn...I can't spell that!