2012 Books, Part 3

As I said, an outstanding year of fun books...  Here's my remaining list of recommendations!

• Gone Girl - a great suspenseful mystery of a woman mysteriously missing.
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? - a comic memoir and series of essays by Mindy Kaling.
• The Night Circus - Richly written story of a touring circus, with magicians not to be trifled with.
• Maphead - A non-fiction exploration of why a lot of us nerds like maps and geography.  Written charmingly by Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy champ.
• Inside Scientology - A really interesting expose.
• Drift: The Unmooring of the American Military - Smart non-fiction about what's going on with the size and scope of our military.
• Matched - Young adult fiction about a futuristic society where couples are assigned to each other.
• On the Island - An imaginative novel about a tutor and student who get stranded together, for years, and learn to survive together.
• Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood - A charming and funny memoir about family by Michael Lewis, of Moneyball fame.
• Sherlock Holmes, Complete Collection I - When you want to get some bang for your buck, try this book.  The stories are fun and clever, and the book just goes on forever.  In a good way.
• I Suck At Girls - Another memoir by the author of my recent favorite, Shit My Dad Says.
• The Secret Race - A fascinating expose about pro cycling, during the time of Lance Armstrong's reign.  Could hardly put it down.
• Let's Pretend This Never Happened - And yet another memoir, about growing up in rural Texas, in a shockingly odd family.  Every day I read this at lunch, I was laughing, out loud to myself as I read.  I probably caught a couple looks, but they were oh so worth it.