365 Days, 365 Books: Short Take: An Olympian Drunkard's Usless Info

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Short Take: An Olympian Drunkard's Usless Info

Here is Rachel's brief take on the last 5 books she's read.

'What Type Am I?' by Renee Baron. 3/5 -- Easy to understand Myers-Briggs

'The Last Olympian' by Rick Riordan. 5/5 -- Excellent series finale

'The Book of Useless Information' by Natalie Bontam. 1/5 -- Not for reading all the way through

'Small and Simple Things' by Marjorie P. Hinkley. 5/5 -- Renewing, uplifting, clever

'The Drunkard's Walk' by Leonard Mlodinow. 5/5 -- Challenging, enjoyable, thought provoking

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The List

Update: Aug. 19, 2010 (Day 231)

232. 'Kids Write' by Rebecca Olien. 5/5
231. 'Brothers in Arms' by Paul Langan. 3/5
230. 'Woe is I, Jr' by Patricia O'Connor. 4/5
229. 'Discover Your Genius' by Michael Gelb. 5/5
228. 'The Leadership Pill' by Ken Blanchard. 3/5
227. 'Oh! The Things I Know' by Al Franken. 2/5
226. 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron. 3/5
225. 'Anything But Typical' by Nora Raleigh Baskin. 5/5
224. 'Attila the Hun: Leader of the Barbarian Hordes' by Sean Price. 3/5
223. 'Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain' by Judith Horstman. 5/5
222. 'Issac Newton' by Kathleen Krull. 4/5
221. 'The Power of Purpose' by Chris Leider. 3/5
220. 'Corby Flood' by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell. 4/5
219. 'Making a Good Brain Great' by Daniel Amen. 5/5
218. 'Uglies' by Scott Westerfield. 5/5
217. 'Naked Bunyip Dancing'. 3/5
216. 'Speak Texan'. 3/5
215. '13th Reality' by James Dashner. 5/5
214. 'The World Eater' by Mary Amato. 4/5
213. 'Zoobreak' by Gordon Korman. 3/5
212. ‘Teach Like a Champion’ by Doug Lemov. 5/5
211. ‘The Dreamer’ by Pam Munoz Ryan, Peter Sis. 5/5
210. ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’ by Jennifer Bryant. 5/5
209. ‘Powerful Paragraphs’ by Carol Rawlings Miller. 3/5
208. ‘South by Southeast’ by Anthony Horowitz. 3/5
207. ‘The Beatrice Letter’ by Lemony Snicket.
206. ‘Alex Rider Book 1: Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz. 5/5
205. ‘The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss (And Learning to Tell the Truth about it)’ by Patty Dan. 3/5
204. ‘Son of Man Volume II: Miracles of Jesus’ by Susan Easton Black. 5/5
203. ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins. 4/5
202. ‘What I'd Say to the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats’ by Jack Handey. 2/5
201. ‘The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids’ by Michael Pollan. 4/5
200. ‘Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid’ by Limony Snicket. 5/5
199. ‘Do More Great Work’ by Michael Bungay Stanier. 4/5
198. ‘Teaching with the Brain In Mind’ by Eric Jensen. 5/5
197. ‘A Single Shard’ by A Single Shard. 5/5
196. ‘21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times’ by Bernie Trilling. 3/5
195. 'Ignore Everybody' by Hugh McLoed. 1/5
194. 'The Red Pyramid' by Rick Riordan. 5/5
193. 'The Pursuit of Perfection' by Tal Ben-Shahar. 4/5
192. 'The Silver Chair' by C.S. Lewis. 4/5
191. 'Falling Down the Page' by Various Authors. 3/5
190. 'The Strange Case of Origami Yoda' by Tom Angleberger. 3/5
189. 'I Am Potential' by John Henry Hughes. 4/5
188. 'Chasing Lincoln's Killer' by James L. Swanson. 4/5
187. 'Football Genius' by Tim Green. 3/5
186. 'Tales from the Odyssey' by Mary Pope Osborne. 3/5
185. 'The Emerald Tablet' by PJ Hoover. 3/5
184. 'The Four Agreements' by Miguel Ruiz. 1/5
183. 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows. 5/5
182. 'Zen Habits' by Leo Babauta. 5/5
181. 'The Remarkable Soul of a Woman' by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. 5/5
180. 'Everything is Better With a Gorilla' by Andrew Gall. 4/5
179. 'The One Minute Teacher' by Spencer Johnson. 4/5
178. 'The One Minute Manager' by Ken Blanchard. 4/5
177. 'Brain Rules' by John Medina. 5/5
176. 'The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle' by Don L. Wulffson. 4/5
175. 'Marie Curie' by Kathleen Krull. 4/5
174. 'Esio Trot' by Ronald Dahl. 4/5
173. 'The Seeing Stone' by Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black. 4/5
172. 'Dear Author' by Various Authors. 4/5
171. ‘The Invention of Hugo Caberet’ by Brian Selznick. 5/5
170. ‘Mistakes That Worked’ by Charlotte Foltz Jones. 1/5
169. ‘Drive’ by Daniel Pink. 5/5
168. ‘How to Write Your Life’s Story’ by Ralph Fletcher. 4/5
167. ‘A Whole Nother Story’ by Dr. Cuthbert Soup. 5/5
166. ‘The DaVinci Notebooks’ by Leonardo DaVinci. 4/5
165. ‘The Tilting House’ by Tom Llewellyn. 3/5
164. ‘25 Formative Assessment for a Differentiated Classroom’ by Judith Dodge. 4/5
163. ‘The Name of the Book is Secret’ by Pseudonymous Bosch. 5/5
162. ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ by C.S. Lewis. 5/5
161. ‘The Big Red Fez’ by Seth Godin. 3/5
160. ‘The City of Ember’ by Jeanne Duprau. 5/5
159. ‘Marshfield Dreams’ by Ralph Fletcher. 4/5
158. ‘The Dip’ by Seth Godin. 5/5
157. ‘Shelf Life’ by Various Authors. 4/5
156. ‘A Writer’s Notebook’ by Ralph Fletcher. 4/5
155. ‘Lives of the Writers-Comedies, Tragedies (And What the Neighbors Thought)’ by Kathleen Krull. 4/5
154. ‘Lives of Extraordinary Women-Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)’ by Kathleen Krull. 4/5
153. ‘The Word Snoop’ by Ursula Dubosarsky. 5/5
152. ‘Linchpin’ by Seth Godin. 5/5
151. ‘Poetry Matters’ by Ralph Fletcher. 3/5
150. ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ by Kathleen Krull. 4/5
149. ‘Al Capone Does My Shirts’ by Gennifer Choldenko. 4/5
148. ‘Any Small Goodness’ by Tony Johnston. 4/5
147. ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’ by Ronald Dahl. 3/5
146. ‘The Great and Only Barnum’ by Kathleen Krull. 3/5
145. ‘Teen Idol’ by Meg Cabot. 2/5
144. ‘Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?’ by John W. Gardner. 4/5
143. ‘The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deep Woods’ by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart. 4/5
142. ‘Who Is Claude Monet?’ by Ann Waldron. 2/5
141. ‘Where I Live’ by Eileen Spinelli. 5/5
140. ‘Crash’ by Jerry Spinelli. 2/5
139. ‘Lift’ by Kelly Corrigan. 5/5
138. ‘Buddy, Not Buddy’ by Christoper Paul Curtis. 5/5
137. ‘The Reading Zone’ by Nancie Atwell. 5/5
136. ‘The Power of Less’ by Leo. 5/5
135. ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke. 5/5
134. ‘How Bright is Your Brain?’ by Michael Dispezio. 5/5
133. ‘The Thief Lord’ by Cornelia Funke. 5/5
132. ‘Mindset’ by Carol Dweck. 5/5
131. ‘Consider the Following’ by Bill Nye. 4/5
130. ’59 Second Mind Map’ by Richard Konieczka. 5/5
129. ‘Love That Dog’ by Susan Creech. 5/5
128. ‘Rules’ by Cynthia Lord. 4/5
127. ‘Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill’ by Gretchin Rubin. 4/5
126. ‘The Time Hackers’ by Gary Paulsen. 3/5
125. ‘A Witness and a Warning’ by Ezra Taft Benson.
124. ‘No Complaining Rule’ by Jon Gordon. 3/5
123. ‘The Hero Project’ by Robert and William Hatch. 4/5
122. ‘The Book Whisperer’ by Donalyn Miller. 5/5
121. ‘The Perfect Swarm’ by Len Fisher. 5.5
120. ‘Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention’ by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. 5/5
119. ‘212: The Extra Degree’ by S.I. Parker. 3/5
118. ‘John and Abigail Adams’ by R. B. Berstein. 3/5
117. ‘One Bright Shining Hope’ by Gordon B. Hinkley
116. ‘The Te of Piglet’ by Benjamin Hoff. 2/5
115. ‘The Use of Lateral Thinking’ by Edward de Bono. 4/5
114. ‘Three Cups of Tea’ by Greg Mortensen. 5/5
113. 'She Taught Me to Eat Artichokes' by Mary Kay Shanley. 5/5
112. 'Better Than You Think' by Ardeth Kapp. 4/5
111. 'The Twits' by Ronald Dahl. 3/5
110. 'Twilight the Graphic Novel Volume 1' by Stephanie Meyer and Young Kim. 4/5
109. 'Innumeracy' by John Paulos. 4/5
108. 'The Happiness Project' by Gretchin Rubin. 5/5
107. 'Switch' by Dan and Chip Heath. 5/5
106. 'Great Altitudes' by Charles Swindoll. 4/5
105. 'Hold On' by Michael McClean. 3/5
104. 'Hate the Cat' by Sharon Creech. 4/5
103. 'Don't Swallow Your Gum' by Carroll and Vreeman. 3/5
102. 'Use Both Sides of Your Brain' by Tony Buzan. 4/5
101. ‘I Am a Mother’ by Jane Clayson Johnson. 5/5
100. ‘Food Rules’ by Michael Pollan. 4/5
99. ‘Kick in the Seat of the Pants’ by Roger VonOeck. 3/5
98. ‘Gifts From the Sea’ by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. 5/5
97. ‘The Present’ by Spencer Johnson. 2/5
96. ‘The Mind Mapping Book’ by Tony Buzan. 5/5
95. ‘A Whack on the Side of the Head’ by Roger VonOeck. 5/5
94. ‘Memorable Stories and Parables by Boyd K. Packer’ 4/5
93. ‘Letters to a Bullied Girl’ by Gardner, Buder and Buder. 3/5
92. ‘Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Peanuts’ by Charles M. Schultz. 3/5
91. ‘How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci’ by Michael Gelb. 5/5
90. ‘Quirkology’ by Richard Wiseman
89. ‘Paper, Rock, Scissors’ by Len Fisher. 4/5
88. ‘Throw Out Fifty Things’ by Gaile Blanke. 5/5
87. ‘The Enoch Letters’ by Neal A. Maxwell. 3/5
86. ‘Souls, Symbols and Sacraments’ by Jeffery R. Holland.
85. ‘The Thank You Book’ by Robin Friedman Spizman. 2/5
84. 'The Leap' by Rick Smith. 4/5
83. 'The Woman Who Couldn't Forget' by Jill Price. 5/5
82. 'Celebrations' by Maya Angelou. 2/5
81. 'The Drunkard's Walk' by Leonard Mlodinow. 5/5
80. 'Small and Simple Things' by Marjorie P. Hinkley. 5/5
79. 'The Book of Useless Information' by Natalie Bontam. 1/5
78. 'The Last Olympian' by Rick Riordan. 5/5
77. 'What Type Am I?' by Renee Baron. 3/5
76. 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell. 5/5
75. '39 Clues: #4 Beyond the Grave' by Jude Watson. 3/5
74. 'Big Picture' by Ben Carson. 4/5
73. 'Before You Leap' by Kermit the Frog. 3/5
72. 'The Paradox of Choice' by Barry Schwartz. 4/5
71. 'However Long and Hard the Road' by Jeffery R. Holland. 4/5
70. 'Made in Heaven' by C.S. Lewis. 4/5
69. 'The Open Focus Brain' by Les Fehmi & Jim Robbins. 5/5
68. 'Happier' by Tal Ben-Shahar. 5/5
67. 'Lighting Their Fires' by Rafe Esquith. 4/5
66. 'Unstuck' by Yamashita and Spataro. 3/5
65. 'A Framework for Understanding Poverty' by Ruby Payne. 5/5
64. 'A Heart Like His' by Virginia H. Pearce. 5/5
63. 'Minute Motivators for Leaders' by Stan Toler. 3/5
62. 'A Whole New Ming' by Daniel Pink. 5/5
61. 'Fishsticks' by Stephen Ludin.
60. 'Whom the Lord Loveth' by Neal A. Maxwell. 4/5
59. 'The Excellent 11' by Ron Clark. 3/5
58. 'Super Freakonomics' by Leavitt and Dubner. 4/5
57. 'The Back of the Napkin' by Dan Roam. 5/5
56. 'The Peter Principle' by Laurene Peter. 2/5
55. 'Hear and Soul' by Gena Gorrell. 3/5
54. 'Made to Stick' by Dan and Chip Heath. 5/5
53. 'Moving in His Majesty and Power' by Neal A. Maxwell. 5/5
52. 'Coach' by Michael Lewis. 3/5
51. 'Change Your Life in 7 Days' by Paul McKenna. 4/5
50. 'Eats, Shoots, and Leaves' by Lynne Truss. 4/5
49. 'Math Doesn't Suck' by Danica McKeller. 4/
48. 'The Big Moo' edited by Seth Godin. 5/5
47. 'The Great Divorce' by C.S. Lewis. 3/5
46. 'Napoleon Hill's Keys to Positive Thinking' by Michael J. Ritt. 3/5
45. 'How to be a Grown Up' by Margaret Feinnberg. 3/5
44. 'Sway' by Ori and Ram. 4/5
43. 'The Battle of the Labrynth' by Rick Riordan. 4/5
42. 'The Purple Cow' by Seth Godin. 3/5
41. 'The Guinea Pig Diaries' by AJ Jacobs. 4/5
40. 'Believing Christ' by Stephen Robinson. 4/5
39. 'Now, Discover Your Strength' by Marcus Buckingham. 4/5
38. 'Way to Be' by Gordon B. Hinckley. 4/5
37. 'First, Break All the Rules' by Marcus Buckingham. 4/5
36. 'Awakening a Sleeping Giant' by Gayle V. Moller. 1/5
35. 'I Make a Difference' 39 authors. 3/5
34. 'Fish' by Stephen Ludin et al. 3/5
33. 'Five Minds for the Future' by Howard Gardner. 4/5
32. '39 Clues #3: The Sword Thief' by Peter Lerangis. 3/5
31. '39 Clues #2: One Flase Note' by Gordon Korman. 3/5
30. 'How Full is Your Bucket' by Tom Rath. 4/5
29. 'When You Can't Do It All Alone' by Brent L. Top. 5/5
28. 'Six Thinking Hats' by Edward de Bono. 4/5
27. 'Think Big' by Ben Carson. 4/5
26. 'Easier Than You Think' by Richard Carlson. 3/5
25. 'The Essential 55' by Ron Clark. 4/5
24. 'Who Moved My Cheese?' by Spencer Johnson. 2/5
23. 'Freakonomics' by Leavitt and Dubner. 5/5
22. 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom. 1/5
21. 'A Simple Path' by Mother Theresa. 4/5
20. 'Monday Morning Choices' by David Cottrell. 3/5
19. 'Tales of Beedle the Bard' by J.K. Rowling. 2/5
18. 'Grace Works' by Robert Millet. 4/5
17. 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell. 3/5
16. 'Toy Box Leadership' 3/5
15. 'The Fred Factor' by Mark Sanborn. 4/5
14. 'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tzu.
13. 'Metaphors and Analogies' by Rick Wormelli. 5/5
12. 'The Energy Addict' by John Gordon. 3/5
11. 'Innovate Like Eddison' by Michael J. Gelb. 4/5
10. 'No Doubt About It' by Sheri Dew. 4/5
9. 'The Art of Learning' by Josh Waitzkin. 5/5
8. 'The Laughing Classroom' by Diana Loomins. 4/5
7. 'Focus on the Good Stuff--Appreciation' by Mike Robbins. 3/5
6. 'Born to Play' by Dustin Pedroia. 3/5
5. 'Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey' by Maya Angelou. 4/5
4. 'Learning the Brain' 4/5
3. 'The Tao of Pooh' by Benjiman Hoff. 3/5
2. 'The Essential Qualities of a Team Player' by John C. Maxwell. 4/5 1. 'My Stroke of Insight' by Jill Bolte Taylor. 5/5

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Short Take: An Olympian Drunkard's Usless Info

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