1996

Hmmm. The year I divorced my second husband. I've heard of all of these, but have read none. My reading list must come from the bottom 10.

1. The Runaway Jury, John Grisham 1,948 copies on LT

2. Executive Orders, Tom Clancy 1,350 copies

3. Desperation, Stephen King 1,923 copies

4. Airframe, Michael Crichton 1,493 copies

5. The Regulators, Richard Bachman 1,346 copies

6. Malice, Danielle Steel 89 copies

7. Silent Honor, Danielle Steel 93 copies

8. Primary Colors, Anonymous 717 copies

9. Cause of Death, Patricia Cornwell 1,075 copies

10. The Tenth Insight, James Redfield 366 copies

I've read both Desperation and The Regulators. I don't remember much about them which means they probably deserve a reread....someday.

Message 2: If you don't remember much about them, they probably don't deserve a reread.

Actually, I think they do. The lack of recall is due to reading them while chasing a toddler around, not because they were unworthy of my attention.

I've read both The Runaway Jury, and Executive Orders.

Primary Colors was such a funny book. Anonymous turned out to be Joe Klein, who writes political stuff. Was there really a time when our greatest worry about the government concerned the chief executive's sex life?

Airframe by Michael Crichton is the only one from that year. and a good book too.

Cause of Death is my only hit this year.

Desperation & The Regulators were the only two for me.

Only The Runaway Jury for me.

varielle--Maybe your reading comes from at list of 10 GOOD books--not necessarily bestsellers.

I like to think so. Secret classics.

Oh God. I remember reading Silent Honor. I think my mother gave it to me & my 11 year old self found it SO ROMANTIC.

US Non-Fiction

1. Make the Connection, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene 187 copies

2. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray 1,231 copies

3. The Dilbert Principle, Scott Adams 1,331 copies

4. Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach 583 copies

5. The Zone: A Dietary Roadmap, Barry Sears with Bill Lawren 149 copies

6. Bad As I Wanna Be, Dennis Rodman 53 copies

7. In Contempt, Christopher Darden 77 copies

8. A Reporter's Life, Walter Cronkite 252 copies

9. Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, Scott Adams 476 copies

10. My Sergei: A Love Story, Ekaterina Gordeeva with E. M. Swift 168 copies

I've probably read the Dilbert books, but nothing besides that.

I thought we owned the John Gray book, and I know I have read through parts of My Sergei.

I also own a book by another John Gray on Racewalking for fun and fitness. I ended up adding to the disambiguation notice for John Gray, as there are at least three other authors (there are lots of them at the Library of Congress).

#14- Was that the Dennis Rodman book that he signed in a wedding dress? Imagine that's all I can remember about his literary career.

Oh yeah, I read the Darden book. A bitter guy and a barely competent lawyer.

Runaway Jury -- great movie.

Read both of the Scott Adams.

Shhesh

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - again - Mr. Grey must be a wealthy man.

Read Dilbert of course. Scott Adams is brilliant! Nothing else on this list.

I own the Cronkite book but haven't read it yet. As for that fiction list . . .

Talk about lowbrow - but having said that, I loved both Desperation and The Regulators. I was still smoking when I read The Runaway Jury and it made me cringe. Primary Colors is too ephemeral to last and I doubt anyone will be reading it in 40 years time when Bill Clinton and his roaming eye are long forgotten.