Veg*n Cooking and Other Random Musings: Books J's Read - 2009

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Books J's Read - 2009

Here I will compile a list of the books I read throughout the year. I will rate them on a scale of 0 to 5 - zero being horrible and five being wonderful. Perhaps this will be of interest to some of you. Or you can just see how much of a book nerd I am...

Non-Fiction:
  1. A Cook's Tour - Anthony Bourdain - 5 out of 5
  2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver - 3.5 out of 5
  3. Better Off - Eric Brende - 4 out of 5 stars
  4. Dishing with the Kitchen Virgin - Susan Reinhardt - 3 out of 5
  5. Doing Nothing - Tom Lutz - 3 out of 5
  6. Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs - Edited by Kimberly Witherspoon and Andrew Friedman - 3 out of 5
  7. Epicurean Simplicity - Stephanie Mills - 4 out of 5 stars
  8. Fork It Over - Alan Richman - 3.5 out of 5
  9. Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany - Bill Buford - 4 out of 5
  10. How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto - Tom Hodgkinson - 5 out of 5
  11. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan - 3.5 out of 5
  12. Insatiable - Gael Greene - 3.5 out of 5
  13. It Must Have Been Something I Ate - Jeffrey Steingarten - 5 out of 5
  14. Plenty - Alisa Smith & J.B. Mackinnon - 3.5 out of 5
  15. Radical Simplicity - Jim Merkel - 4 out of 5
  16. Service Included – Phoebe Damrosch - 3 out of 5
  17. Simple Prosperity - David Wann - 3 out of 5
  18. Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander - 4.5 out of 5
  19. Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn - Hannah Holmes - 5 out of 5
  20. Such A Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster - 3.5 out of 5
  21. Taming the Tiger Within - Thich Naht Hanh - 3.5 out of 5
  22. The End of Food - Paul Roberts - 3 out of 5
  23. The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron - 5 out of 5
  24. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry - Kathleen Flinn - 3.5 out of 5
  25. The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell - 4 out of 5
  26. The Ungarnished Truth - Ellie Matthews - 4 out of 5
  27. Trail of Crumbs - Kim Sunee - 5 out of 5
  28. Under the Table: Saucy Tales from Culinary School - Katherine Darling - 4.5 out of 5
  29. Understanding Our Mind - Thich Nhat Hanh - 4 out of 5
  30. Quarterlife Crisis - Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner - 2 out of 5

Fiction:

  1. 20 Times A Lady - Karyn Bosnak - 0 out of 5
  2. 21 Steps to Happiness - F.G. Gerson - 1 out of 5
  3. 32AA - Michelle Cunnah - 0.5 out of 5
  4. A Bad Bride's Tale - Polly Williams - 1 out of 5
  5. A Clean Slate - Laura Caldwell - 1 out of 5
  6. Addition - Toni Jordan - 4.5 out of 5
  7. A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans - 3.5 out of 5
  8. Always the Bridesmaid - Whitney Lyles - 2.5 out of 5
  9. A Little Change of Face - Lauren Baratz-Logsted - 0.5 out of 5
  10. A Model Summer - Paulina Porzikova - 0 out of 5
  11. Angels - Marian Keyes - 3 out of 5
  12. An Offer You Can't Refuse - Jill Mansell - 1 out of 5
  13. An Uncommon Degree of Popularity - Kathleen Gilles Seidel - 3 out of 5
  14. A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon - 3.5 out of 5
  15. A Total Waste of Makeup - Kim Gruenenfelder - 2 out of 5
  16. Ask Again Later - Jill A. Davis - 1 out of 5
  17. Babe in Toyland - Eugenie Seifer Olson - 2 out of 5
  18. Baby Needs A New Pair of Shoes - Lauren Baratz-Logsted - 1 out of 5
  19. Baby Proof - Emily Giffin - 3.5 out of 5
  20. Bachelorette #1 - Jennifer O'Connell - 0 out of 5
    Balancing in High Heels - Eileen Rendahl - 1 out of 5
  21. Because She Can - Birdie Clark - 2 out of 5
  22. Behaving Like Adults - Anna Maxted - 4 out of 5
  23. Being Committed - Anna Maxted - 4 out of 5
  24. Better Than Chocolate - Susan Waggoner - 4.5 out of 5
  25. Beyond the Blonde - Kathleen Flynn-Hui - 2 out of 5
  26. Black Olives - Martha Tod Dunham - 3.5 out of 5
  27. Bergdorf Blondes - Plum Sykes - 1 out of 5
  28. Burning the Map - Laura Caldwell - 1 out of 5
  29. But Inside I'm Screaming - Elizabeth Flock - 3.5 out of 5
  30. Celebutantes - Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper - 0.5 out of 5
  31. Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger - 1 out of 5
  32. Cocktails for Three - Madeleine Wickham - 1.5 out of 5
  33. Comfort Food - Kate Jacobs - 3.5 out of 5
  34. Company - Max Barry - 4 out of 5
  35. Confessions of a Beauty Addict - Nadine Haobsh - 2 out of 5
  36. Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend - Jennifer Crusie - 1 out of 5
  37. Confessions of a Serial Dater - Michelle Cunnah - 2 out of 5
  38. Conversations with the Fat Girl - Liza Palmer - 2.5 out of 5
  39. Cooking for Harry - Kay-Marie James - 1 out of 5
  40. Cooking for Mr. Right - Susan Volland - 3 out of 5
  41. Cover Girl Confidential - Beverly Bartlett - 0 out of 5
  42. Crossing the Line - Lauren Baratz-Logsted - 0 out of 5
  43. Diary of a Mad Bride - Laura Wolf - 1.5 out of 5
  44. Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead - Saralee Roseberg - 2.5 out of 5
  45. Does She or Doesn't She? - Alisa Kwitney - 0 out of 5
  46. Dress Rehearsal - Jennifer O'Connell - 1 out of 5
  47. Eating Crow - Jay Rayner - 3.5 out of 5
  48. Engaging Men - Lynda Curnyn - 3 out of 5
  49. Everything She Thought She Wanted - Elizabeth Buchan - 3.5 out of 5
  50. Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger - 1 out of 5
  51. Ex and the Single Girl - Lani Diane Rich - 2.5 out of 5
  52. Falling out of Fashion - Karen Yampolsky - 1 out of 5
  53. Fifteen Minutes of Shame - Lisa Daily - 2.5 out of 5
  54. Fishbowl - Sarah Mlynowski - 2 out of 5
  55. Five Things I Can't Live Without - Holly Shumas - 2 out of 5
  56. Four Wives - Wendy Walker - 1 out of 5
  57. Forget About It - Caprice Crane - 1.5 out of 5
  58. Frenemies - Megan Crane - 2 out of 5
  59. Full of It - Wendy French - 2 out of 5
  60. Getting Married - Theresa Alan - 2.5 out of 5
  61. Getting Over It - Anna Maxted - 2 out of 5
  62. Girl Cook - Hannah McCouch - 3 out of 5
  63. Girl's Who Gossip - Theresa Alan - 4 out of 5
  64. Glamour - Louise Bagshawe - 0 out of 5
  65. Goodbye Jimmy Choo - Annie Sanders - 3.5 out of 5
  66. Hand-Me-Down - Lee Nichols - 0 out of 5
  67. Hedge Fund Wives - Tatiana Bocompagni - 1 out of 5
  68. Here Comes the Bride - Whitney Lyles - 2 out of 5
  69. Here Kitty, Kitty - Jardine Libaire - 1 out of 5
  70. How (not) To Have A Perfect Wedding - Arliss Ryan - 3.5 out of 5
  71. How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls - Zoey Dean - 1 out of 5
  72. How Was It For You? - Carmen Reid - 1.5 out of 5
  73. I Do, But I Don't - Cara Lockwood - 0.5 out of 5
  74. If Andy Warhol Had A Girlfriend - Alison Pace - 3 out of 5
  75. I'm With Stupid - Elaine Szewczyk - 2 out of 5
  76. It's My Wedding Too - Sharon Naylor - 1.5 out of 5
  77. It's Not My Wedding (But I'm in Charge) - Sharon Naylor - 2 out of 5
  78. I Went to Vassar For This? - Claudia Carroll - 2 out of 5
  79. Jack With A Twist - Brenda Janowitz - 2 out of 5
  80. Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single - Heather McElhatton - 2 out of 5
  81. Jumble Pie - Melanie Lynn Hauser - 3 out of 5
  82. Last Bite: A Novel of Culinary Romance - Nancy Verde Barr - 3 out of 5
  83. Life a la Mode - Linda Lenhoff - 0.5 out of 5
  84. Life on the Refrigerator Door - Alice Kuipers - 5 out of 5
  85. Little White Lies - Gemma Townley - 0.5 out of 5
  86. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 2 out of 5
  87. Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him - Danielle Ganek - 3 out of 5
  88. Marriage By Design - Lynn Michaels - 3 out of 5
  89. Me vs Me - Sarah Mlynowski - 3.5 out of 5
  90. Miranda's Big Mistake - Jill Mansell - 3.5 out of 5
  91. Miss Bubbles Steals the Show - Melanie Murray - 1 out of 5
  92. Miss Independent - Elisa Adams - 0 out of 5
  93. Miss Invisible - Laura Jensen Walker - 0.5 out of 5
  94. Mrs. Perfect - Jane Porter - 2.5 out of 5
  95. Nadia Knows Best - Jill Mansell - 4 out of 5
  96. Name & Address Withheld - Jane Sigaloff - 1 out of 5
  97. Nearlyweds - Beth Kendrick - 2 out of 5
  98. Nine Wives - Dan Elish - 2.5 out of 5
  99. Not Quite A Bride - Kirsten Sawyer - 1 out of 5
  100. Notes from the Backseat - Jody Gehrman - 3.5 out of 5
  101. Notting Hell - Rachel Johnson - 2 out of 5
  102. Once Upon A Nervous Breakdown - Patrick Sanchez - 4 out of 5
  103. One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushnell - 1 out of 5
  104. Out on a Limb - Lynne Barrett-Lee - 2 out of 5
  105. Paris Hangover - Kirsten Lobe - 1 out of 5
  106. Personal Days - Ed Park - 4 out of 5
  107. Pink Slip Party - Cara Lockwood - 0.5 out of 5
  108. Playing James - Sara Mason - 3 out of 5
  109. Prep - Curtis Sittenfeld - 4 out of 5
  110. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - Meg Cabot - 0.5 out of 5
  111. Queen of Babble in the Big City - Meg Cabot - 0.5 out of 5
  112. Questions To Ask Before Marrying - Melissa Senate - 3 out of 5
  113. Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man - Claudia Carroll - 3 out of 5
  114. Room for Improvement - Stacey Ballis - 4 out of 5
  115. Romantically Challenged - Beth Orsoff - 2 out of 5
  116. Schooled - Anisha Lakhani - 4 out of 5
  117. Scot on the Rocks - Brenda Janowitz - 1 out of 5
  118. Second Chance - Jane Green - 4 out of 5
  119. Secrets of My Hollywood Life - Jen Calonita - 1 out of 5
  120. Secrets of the Tsil Cafe - Thomas Fox Averill - 4 out of 5
  121. Second Thyme Around - Katie Fforde - 3 out of 5
  122. Shoe Addicts Anonymous - Beth Harbison - 1 out of 5
  123. Secret Society Girl - Diana Peterfreund - 2.5 out of 5
  124. See Jane Date - Melissa Senate - 2 out of 5
  125. She's Got Issues - Stephanie Lessing - 2 out of 5
  126. Sights Unseen - Kaye Gibbons - 2 out of 5
  127. Slacker Girl - Alexandra Koslow - 3 out of 5
  128. Slightly Engaged - Wendy Markham - 1 out of 5
  129. Slightly Married - Wendy Markham - 1 out of 5
  130. Slightly Settled - Wendy Markham - 1 out of 5
  131. Slightly Suburban - Wendy Markham - 1 out of 5
  132. Slim Chance - Jackie Rose - 1 out of 5
  133. Smart Girls Like Me - Diane Vadino - 2.5 out of 5
  134. Something Blue - Emily Giffin - 3.5 out of 5
  135. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin - 4 out of 5
  136. So Much for My Happy Ending - Kyra Davis - 3.5 out of 5
  137. Something Good - Fiona Gibson - 3 out of 5
  138. Stupid and Contagious - Caprice Crane - 2.5 out of 5
  139. Swapping Lives - Jane Green - 4 out of 5
  140. Technical Hitch - Jane Sigaloff - 1 out of 5
  141. Temporary Insanity - Leslie Carroll - 2 out of 5
  142. Testing Kate - Whitney Gaskell - 1 out of 5
  143. The Best Day of Someone Else's Life - Kerry Reichs - 1 out of 5
  144. The Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand - 3.5 out of 5
  145. The Chocolate Lovers' Club - Carole Matthews - 2 out of 5
  146. The Cinderella Pact - Sarah Strohmeyer - 3.5 out of 5
  147. The Debutante Divorcee - Plum Sykes - 0 out of 5
  148. The Devil in the Junior League - Linda Francis Lee - 1 out of 5
  149. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger - 1 out of 5
  150. The Ex-Debutante - Linda Francis Lee - 1 out of 5
  151. The Family Fortune - Laurie Horowitz - 2 out of 5
  152. The Food of Love - Anthony Capella - 2.5 out of 5
  153. The Flawless Skin of Ugly People - Doug Crandell - 4 out of 5
  154. The Girl's Best Friend - Elizabeth Young - 3 out of 5
  155. The Go-To Girl - Louise Bagshawe - 2 out of 5
  156. The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death - Laurie Notaro - 4.5 out of 5
  157. The Last Chinese Chef - Nicole Mones - 4.5 out of 5
  158. The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 1 out of 5
  159. The Makeup Girl - Andrea Semple - 0.5 out of 5
  160. The Mating Rituals of the North American WASP - Laura Lipton - 0 out of 5
  161. The Night I Got Lucky - Laura Caldwell - 0.5 out of 5
  162. The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes - 2 out of 5
  163. The Perfect Fit: Fat Free Dreams Just Don't Taste the Same - Louise Kean - 3 out of 5
  164. The Pre-Nup - Beth Kendrick - 0.5 out of 5
  165. The Real Real - Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus - 1 out of 5
  166. The Right Address - Carrie Karasyov - 0 out of 5
  167. The Romancipation of Maggie Hunter - Jane Sigaloff - 3 out of 5
  168. The Thin Pink Line - Lauren Baratz-Logsted - 0 out of 5
  169. The Trophy Wives Club - Kristin Billerbeck - 0 out of 5
  170. The Smart One - Ellen Meister - 4 out of 5
  171. The Spare Wife - Alex Witchel - 2.5 out of 5
  172. The Starter Marriage - Kate Harrison - 1.5 out of 5
  173. The Twins of TriBeCa - Rachel Pine - 3 out of 5
  174. The Waitress - Melissa Nathan - 1 out of 5
  175. The Year of Living Famously - Laura Caldwell - 2.5 out of 5
  176. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris - 4.5 out of 5
  177. There Is A (slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell - Laurie Notaro - 3.5 out of 5
  178. This Year's Model - Carol Alt - 2 out of 5
  179. Three Wishes - Liane Moriarty - 3 out of 5
  180. Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella - 3.5 out of 5
  181. Upside Down and Inside Out - Monica McInerney - 1 out of 5
  182. Un-Bridaled - Eileen Rendahl - 1.5 out of 5
  183. Wake Up, Sir! - Jonathan Ames - 4 out of 5
  184. What Goes Around - Alexandra Carew - 2 out of 5
  185. What I Really Want to Do is Direct - Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout - 1 out of 5
  186. Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? - Melissa Senate - 1 out of 5
  187. Why Not? - Shari Low - 2 out of 5
  188. Wife Goes On - Leslie Lehr - 1 out of 5
  189. Wolves in Chic Clothing - Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman - 0.5 out of 5
  190. Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakthrough - Isabel Sharpe - 0.5 out of 5
  191. You Could Do Better - Stephanie Lehmann - 0.5 out of 5

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