january 2013

best american travel writing 2007 [25-4]
ben macintyre - the napoleon of crime: the life and times of adam worth, master thief [4-15]
simon winchester - a crack in the edge of the world [15-

the fugitive (1993) [10], fantastic mr fox (2009) [17], king's speech (2010) [21], the artist (2011) [27]

2012 notable books

my favorites from my readings in 2012

lynne cox - swimming to antarctica: tales of a long-distance swimmer [april]
timothy egan - the worst hard time: the untold story of those who survived the great american dust bowl [april]
jamling tenzing norgay - touching my father's soul: a sherpa's journey to the top of everest [september]
michael pollan - the omnivore's dilemma [october]

movies of note:
the raid, reservoir dog, wreck it ralph

december 2012

bruce chatwin - what am i doing here [11/28-30]
best american travel writing 2007 [25-

predator (1987) [4], code 46 (2003) [6], life of pi [7], warrior (2011) [11-12]

november 2012

paul chaisson - the island of seven cities: where the chinese settled when they discovered america [29-2]
daniel tammet - embracing the wide sky [2-29]
bruce chatwin - what am i doing here [28-

tremors (1990) [6], skyfall [10], hereafter (2010) [13], wreck it ralph [21]

october 2012

oliver sacks - the man who mistook his wife for a hat [27-12]
joan didion - where i was from [30-5]
best american travel writing of 2003 [17-
michael pollan - the omnivore's dilemma [4-22]
paul chaisson - the island of seven cities: where the chinese settled when they discovered america [29-

looper [14], argo [20], cloud atlas [27]

september 2012

best american travel writing of 2001 [17-9]
jamling tenzing norgay - touching my father's soul: a sherpa's journey to the top of everest [9-11]
tea obreht - the tiger's wife [11-24]
best american science and nature writing of 2007 [14-27]
oliver sacks - the man who mistook his wife for a hat [27-
joan didion - where i was from [30-


chariots of fire (1981) [1], bullet to the head (screener) [25]