Books read in the year 2005

January 2005

To Us, The Living Robert A. Heinlein
The Shadow of Saganami David Weber
Principles of Quantum Computation and Information, Vol. I: Basic Concepts Giuliano Benenti, Giulio Casati, and Giuliano Strini
Measure for Measure William Shakespeare (reread)
By the Sword Richard Cohen
Where Queen Elizabeth Slept and What the Butler Saw David N. Durant

February 2005

On Paradise Drive David Brooks
Personal Recollections of Mary Somerville Mary Somerville (edited by Martha Somerville)
The Fencing Master Arturo Peres-Reverte
Shakespeare of London Marchette Chute
An Introduction to Shakespeare Marchette Chute
The Enchanted Castle E. Nesbit

March 2005

Quicksilver Neal Stephenson
Thus Was Adonis Murdered Sarah Caudwell
Spice Jack Turner
The Sirens Sang of Murder Sarah Caudwell
Travel in the Ancient World Lionel Casson

April 2005

Understanding Quantum Mechanics Roland Omnes
The New Humanists John Brockman (editor)
The Shortest Way to Hades Sarah Caudwell
Sailing to Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay
The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde
Scandal Takes a Holiday Lindsey Davis

May 2005

Yiddish With Dick and Jane Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman
The Cover of Life R.T. Robinson
The Sibyl in her Grave Sarah Caudwell
Marmion Sir Walter Scott
Scientists of the Ancient World Margaret J. Anderson and Karen F. Stephenson
Hasty Death Marion Chesney
Scientists of Ancient Greece Don Nardo
The World of Null-A A.E. Van Vogt
Classical Mathematics Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann
Lord of Emperors Guy Gavriel Kay

June 2005

The Feynman Lectures on Computation Richard Feynman (edited by J.G. Hey and Robin W. Allen)
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome Lionel Casson
Survivor in Death J.D. Robb
The Real Price of War Joshua S. Goldstein
The Lady is Mine Judith Laik
Mark Twain in Hawaii Mark Twain
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin
The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation Richard Feynman
National Palace Museum Guidebook National Palace Museum, Taipei

July 2005

Every Boy's Got One Meg Cabot
All the President's Spin Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer, and Brendan Nyhan
Locked Rooms Laurie R. King
One for the Money Janet Evanovich
The Devil's Bride Penelope Stratton
Two for the Dough Janet Evanovich
Three to Get Deadly Janet Evanovich
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Lynne Truss
Four to Score Janet Evanovich

August 2005

Lost in a Good Book Jasper Fforde
Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
High Five Janet Evanovich
How to Build a Time Machine Paul Davies
Remember When Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb
The First Men in the Moon H.G. Wells
Pasadena: Resort Hotels and Paradise Thomas D. Carpenter
Hot Six Janet Evanovich

September 2005

Seven Up Janet Evanovich
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling
The City Joel Kotkin
Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
Doctor Ecco's Cyberpuzzles Dennis Shasha
How To Eat Around the World Richard Sterling

October 2005

The Polgar Sisters Cathy Forbes
Military Blunders Geoffrey Regan (reread)
The International Spy Museum Handbook of Practical Spying Peter Barth
Petty Treason Madeleine E. Robins
There Are Doors Gene Wolfe

November 2005

Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond
The Truth Al Franken
As a Man Thinketh James Allen
To the Nines Janet Evanovich
Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs Bridget McDermott

December 2005

Gateway Frederick Pohl (reread)
The Historian Elizabeth Kostova
The Sword and the Mind Hiroaki Sato (transl.)
The Republican War on Science Chris Mooney
Visions of Sugar Plums Janet Evanovich
At All Costs David Weber
The Physics of Superheroes James Kakalios
Origin in Death J.D. Robb
Dedication Janet Mullany

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