alldoorsopen's "Books I've read in 2006"I am usually one to read whatever is close at hand. In 2006, however, I made the time to seek out new favorite authors, old favorites, and to spend plenty of time (and money) in the sociology section. On the non-fiction front I highly reccomend David Brooks’ On Paradise Drive and Bobos In Paradise-they offer a fascinating look at our ever-growing and changing suburban American society and our educated elite. As for fiction-The Haha and The Myth of You and Me were two new favorties this year. I also love Melissa Banks’ witty look at coming of age and searching for love in The Wonder Spot. |
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Dry
by Augusten Burroughs
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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
by David Brooks
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Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks
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Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs
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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
by Chuck Klosterman
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Teacher Man: A Memoir
by Frank McCourt
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Angela's Ashes
by McCourt
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Tis: A Memoir
by Frank McCourt
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The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
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The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
by Antonia Fraser
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Six Nonlectures By EE Cummings
by EE Cummings
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Anne Sexton: A Biography
by Diane Middlebrook
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The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton
by Anne Sexton
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Middlesex: A Novel
by Jeffrey Eugenides
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In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
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White Oleander: A Novel
by Janet Fitch
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Digging to America
by Anne Tyler
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Back When We Were Grownups
by Anne Tyler
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Breathing Lessons: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
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The Amateur Marriage: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell
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A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveller
by Frances Mayes
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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)
by Marya Hornbacher
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The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City
by Jennifer Toth
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The Wonder Spot
by Melissa Bank
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An Embarassment of Mangoes
by Ann Vanderhoof
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The Myth of You and Me: A Novel
by Leah Stewart
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Leeway Cottage : A Novel
by Beth Gutcheon
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The Ha-Ha : A Novel
by Dave King
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My Friend Leonard
by James Frey
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
by J.R. Moehringer
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Ya-Yas in Bloom
by Rebecca Wells
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A Paper Life
by Tatum O'Neal
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less
by Terry Ryan
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Cash: The Autobiography
by Johnny Cash
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A Cook's Tour
by Anthony Bourdain
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The Seasoning of a Chef: My Journey from Diner to Ducasse and Beyond
by Doug Psaltis
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Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family
by Patricia Volk
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A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean
by Melinda Blanchard
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On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
by Jack Kerouac
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The Ways of White Folks: Stories
by Langston Hughes
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Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden
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A Monk Swimming: A Memoir
by Malachy McCourt
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Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
by Augusten Burroughs
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