What I Read in 2010

At last we come to 2010, the last year I never kept a list for.   At 184 items, it's my second-highest year. This was the year historical fiction really arrived, driven by Bernard Cornwell and C.S. Forester. but with a little help from Alison Weir.   The largest change, however,  is the massive spike in Star Trek reading as I decided to catch up on the new Treklit.   History finally overtook science,  pursuing its destiny as queen of the shelves..

Biography

• Storm of Steel, Ernst Junger
• I Am Spock, Leonard Nimoy
• Yours, Isaac Asimov; Isaac Asimov
• American Infidel, Orvin Larson
• Joan of Arc: The Legend and the Reality, Frances Gies
• Nehru: The Invention of India,  Shashi Tharoor
• The Life of Elizabeth I, Alison Weird
• The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower, C. Northcote Parkinson
• Frank: The Voice, James Kaplan

Classics and  Literature

• The Bhagavad Gita, trans/interpreted Stephen Mitchell
• The Iron Heel, Jack London
• A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
• The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written, Martin Seymour-Smith
• The Roman Way, Edith Hamliton
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain

Fantasy, Horror,  and Speculative

• Hitler's War,   Harry Turtledove
• The Magicians, Lev Grossman
• The Man with the Iron Heart, Harry Turtledove
• The End of the Beginning, Harry Turtledove
• West and East,  Harry Turtledove
• Christine,  Stephen King
• The Good Guy, Dean Koontz
• HP and the Chamber of Secrets Audiobook
• HP and The Prisoner of Azkaban, audiobok

General Fiction

• The Best American Short Stories (2008)
• Murder at the ABA, Isaac Asimov
• The Last Juror, John Grisham
• Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, Lemony Snicket

History

The Gangs of New York, Herbert Ashbury Lost Discoveries, Dick Teresi 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus, Charles C. Mann North Korea: Another Country, Bruce Cumings Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell Africa: A Biography of the Continent, John Reader Memories of Old Cahaba, Anne Gayle The Other Side of Selma, Dickie WIlliams The World Through Maps, John Short Chainbreaker's War, ed. Jeanne Winston Adler Citizens, Simon Schama La Belle France, Alistair Horne Heroes of History, Will Durant Don't Know Much About Geography, Ken Davs Working IX to V, Vickie Leon The Birth of the United States, Isaac Asimov Disease Fighters Since 1950,  Ray Spangenburg The Spanish-American War, Albert Marrin Our Oriental Heritage, Will Durant The Life of Greece, Will Durant Caesar and Christ, Will Durant The Imperial Cruise, James Bradley America's Hidden History, Kenneth Davis What Went Wrong?, Bernard Lewis The Mother Tongue, BIll Bryson Britain: At the Edge of the World?, Simon Schama Mapping Human History, Steve Olson The Earth Shall Weep, James Wilson Coal: A Human History, Barbara Freese

Historical Fiction

• The Lady Elizabeth, Alison Weir
• Captain Horatio Hornblower,  C.S. Forester
• Young Hornblower, C.S. Forester
• Commodore Hornblower, C.S. Forester
• Lord Hornblower, C.S. Forester
• Hornblower and the Hotspur, C.S. Forester
• Hornblower and the Crisis, CS Forester
• Captive Queen, Alison Weir
• Give Me Back my Legions, Harry Turtledove
• Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies, C.S. Forester
• Sharpe's Eagle, Bernard Cornwell
• Empire, Steven Saylor
• Innocent Traitor, Alison Weir
• True Grit, Charles Portis
• Heretic, Bernard Cornwell
• The Last Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell
• The Pale Horseman, Bernard Cornwell
• Lords of the North, Bernard Cornwell
• Sword Song, Bernard Cornwell

Humor Asimov Laughs Again, Isaac Asimov Lamb, Christopher Moore A Dirty Job, Christopher Moore Potatoes are Cheaper, Max Shulman Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, Max Shulman Barefoot Boy with Cheek, Max Shulman I Was a Teenage Dwarf,  Max Shulman The Stupidest Angel, Christopher Moore Law and Disorder Under and Alone, William McQueen Casino,  Nicholas Pileggi Mysteries and Thrillers

• The Mao Case,  Qiu Xiaolong
• The King of  Torts, John Grisham
• The Devil's Punchbowl, Greg Iles
• A Whiff of Death, Isaac Asimov
• The Confession, John Grisham
• The Chamber, John Grisham
• Conspirata, Robert Harris
• The Brethren, John Grisham
• The Summons, John Grisham

Plays, Poetry, and Language

• Sand and Foam, Khalil Gibran
• The Infernova, S.A. Alenthony
• Stories Behind Words, Peter Limburg

Politics and Civic Interest

• Red Emma Speaks, Alix Kate Shulman
• A Power Goverments Cannot Suppress,  Howard Zinn
• The Geography of Nowhere, Jim Kunstler
• The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell
• Weapons of Satire, Mark Twain

Religion and Philosophy

• Letters from a Stoic, Seneca
• A Guide to the Good Life,  William Irvine
• The Emperor's Handbook, David and Scot Hicks
• Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, David Gregory
• The Year of Living Biblically, AJ Jacobs
• The Ethics of Star Trek, Judith Barad, Ed Robertson
• Letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr
• Strength to Love, Martin Luther King Jr
• Plato's Podcasts, Mark Vernon
• Reading Judas, Elaine Pagels and Karen King
• The Art of Happiness ns a Troubled World,  TenzinGyatso 
• The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Science and Nature

• The Tyrannosaurus Prescription, Isaac Asimov
• It's Raining Frogs and Fishes!, Jerry Dennis
• The Private Life of Plants, David Attenborough
• The Trials of Life, David Attenborough
• The Life of Birds, David Attenborough
• Dinosaur Laves, Jack Horner
• The Roving Mind, Isaac Asimov
• Stiff, Mary Roach
• African Exodus, Christopher Stringer and Robin McKie
• Spook, Mary Roach
• Packing for Mars, Mary Roach
• Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, Winifred Gallaghter
• The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head, Oliver Sachs
• The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking
• The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sachs

Science Fiction

• Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne
• Contact, Carl Sagan
• Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
• The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov
• The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
• The Lost World, Michael Crichton
• Timeline, Michael Crichton
• The War of the Worlds, HG Wells
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne

Society and Culture

• American Nerd, Ben Nugent

Star Trek and Star Wars

• The Lives of Dax, various
• Millennium Falcon, James Luceno
• Tatooine Ghost, Troy Denning
• Hard Contact, Karen Traviss
• Revenge of the Sith, Matt Stover
• The Reunion, MIchael Jan Friedman
• Death in Winter, Michael Jan Friedman
• Tales of the Dominion War, various authors
• Quotable Star Trek, ed. Jill Sherwin
• Greater than the Sum, Christopher Bennett
• Stargazer: Three, Michael Jan Friedman
• STDS9: Betrayal, Lois Tilton
• Dynasty of Evil, Drew Karpyshyn
• The Buried Age, Christopher Bennett
• A Time to be Born, John Vornholt
• Provenance of Shadows, David R. George
• Gods of Night, David Mack
• Mere Mortals, David Mack 
• Lost Souls, David Mack
• Full Circle, Kirsten Beyer
• Unworthy, Kirsten Beyer
• Distant Shores, various
• Worlds of DS9 Vol I, various
• The Good that Men Do, Martin and Mangels
• STDS9: Fallen Heroes, Dafydd ab Hugh
• Warpath, David Mack
• A Singular Destiny, Keith RA Decandido
• Taking Wing, Martin and Mangels
• Orion's Hounds, Christopher L Bennett
• Zero Sum Game, David Mack
• Kobayashi Maru, Martin and Mangels
• The Kobayashi Maru, Julia Ecklar
• Losing the Peace, William Leisner
• Beneath the Raptor's Wings, Martin and Mangels
• Seize the Fire, Michael Martin

Travel and Adventure Into the Wild, John Krakauer The Motorcycle Diaries, Ernesto Guevara A Walk Across America, Peter Jeknins Travels with Charley,  John Steinbeck Walking towards Walden, John Hanson Mitchell Stephen Fry in America, Stephen Fry A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson