Saturday, January 8, 2011

Top 15 Books to Read in 2011.


Top School Books.
  1. Lawrence of Arabia by Jeremy Wilson.
  2. Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence.
  3. History of Egypt by James Henry Breasted.
  4. Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Gavlin.
  5. Sahara: A Natural History by Mara deVillers and Sheila Hirtle.
  6. Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon.
  7. The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead.
  8. Into the Mummy's Tomb by Nicholas Reeves.
  9. The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson.
  10. The Sea Hawk by Rafael Sabatini.
  11. Rubies and Sapphires by Fred Ward.
  12. Far Above Rubies by George McDonald.
  13. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
  14. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
  15. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Top Personal Books.
  1. The Vigilante's Bride by Yvonne Harris.
  2. Flight of Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer.
  3. Halt's Peril by John Flanagan.
  4. Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz.
  5. Captain Blood Returns by Rafael Sabatini.
  6. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
  7. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss.
  8. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells.
  9. Ben Hur by Lew Wallace.
  10. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens.
  11. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.
  12. The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard.
  13. The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott.
  14. Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  15. Honor in the Dust by Gilbert Morris.
G.A. Henty Historical Novels.
  1. At Aboukir and Acre by G.A. Henty.
  2. In the Heart of the Rockies by Henty.
  3. A Roving Commission by Henty.
  4. Rujub, The Juggler by Henty.
  5. The Young Carthaginian by Henty.
  6. Won by the Sword by Henty.
  7. By Right of Conquest by Henty.
  8. In The Reign of Terror by Henty.
  9. True to the Old Flag by Henty.
  10. By Pike and Dike by Henty.
  11. A Final Reckoning by Henty.
  12. Wulf the Saxon by Henty.
  13. Captain Bayley's Heir by Henty.
  14. St. Bartholomew's Eve by Henty.
  15. Among Malay Pirates by Henty.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good list! I can't wait to read Halt's Peril. I betcha it'd be the favorite on my top list of 2010! G.A.Henty's are also amazing!

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Totally. After "Halt's Peril" there's another book that ought to be on my list but I can't remember the title correctly so it's not; I still want to read it nonetheless. ;) G.A. Henty is one of my top five favorite authors, second only to Jane Austen! :)

Elaine J. Dalton said...

Whoops!!! I so didn't mean to do that so many times!! *blushes rosy red* Ookay, that's my Internet lesson for the day. :)