Just in time for the holidays here’s my reading list for 2011 (In roughly the order I read them).  Items I especially enjoyed are noted by “***”.

***The Tenth Parallel – Eliza Griswold

A Visit From The Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan

Private – James Patterson

Swimsuit – James Patterson

Eat People – Andy Kessler

***Life – Keith Richards

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson

Caught – Harlan Corbin

Lincoln Lawyer – Michael Conneley

***Red – Sammy Hagar

***Official Rules of Major League Baseball – MLB

Chasing Chiles – Friese, Kraft & Nelson

Alone – Lisa Gardner

Does The Noise In My Head Bother You – Steven Tyler

***Tiger – John Vaillant

The Adams-Jefferson Letters – Lester Cappon

We First – Simon Mainwaring

Freedom – Jonathan Franzen

Blood Money – David Ignatius

***Zarrella’s Hierarchy of Contagiousness – Dan Zarrella

***1493 – Charles Mann

The Wizard of Lies – Dana Henriques

***Sprawl Repair Manual – Ellen Dunham

***George Washington’s America – Barnet Schecter

Ghosts of Tsavo – Phillip Caputo

The Shock Doctrine – Naomi Klein

***Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson

***Business Model Generation – Osterwalder & Pignuer

***Debt – The First 5000 Years – David Gaaeber

Inside a Dog – Alexandra Horowitz

***The Corpse Walker – Liao Yiwu

Enjoy !  DC