A somewhat random collection of books on my personal bookshelf that I either can’t live without, or have recently read.
Living Conscientiously
The 100 Mile Diet by Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon
Green Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck
Fiction Factory
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham (Hadn’t read it for 20 years…awesome book!)
Three Men in a Boat (to say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Hadden
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Five People You Meet in heaven by Mitch Albom
Custodian of Paradise by Wayne Johnston A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Non-Fiction
Beauty Tips From Moosejaw by Wil Ferguson
The End of Faith by Sam Harris
Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door by LynnTruss
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Why I Hate Canadians by Will Ferguson
How to be a Canadian (Even if you Already Are One) by Will Ferguson
Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy
The Concubine’s Children by Denise Chong
Travel Writing
The Rough Guide to the Ionian Islands by Nick Edwards & John Gill
The Ionian Islands by John Freely
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
9 Years on the 7 Seas by Anne Brevig
Alone Against the Arctic by Anthony Dalton
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
Navigation and Seamanship
Ionian Cruising Companion by Vanessa Bird
Chapmans Piloting by Elbert S. Malroney
Greek Waters Pilot by Rod Heikell
Turkish Waters & Cyprus Pilot by Rod Heikell
Science and Nature
Salmon Farming:The Whole Story by Peter Robson
Why We Get Sick – The New Science of Darwinian Medicine by Randolph M. Nesse and George C. Williams
Photography
Understanding Close-up Photography by Bryan Peterson
50 Photo Projects: Ideas to Kick-start Your Photography by Lee Frost
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything by Tom Ang
The Photographers Eye by Michael Freeman
Travel Photography by Steve Davey
Learning to See Creatively by Bryan Peterson
Composition Photo Workshop by Blue Fier
Lighting Photo Workshop by Chris Bucher
Exposure Photo Workshop by Jeff Wignall
Understanding Shutter Speed by Bryan Peterson
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking by Julienne Kost
Black and White Photography in a Digital Age: Creative Camera, Darkroom and Printing Techniques for the Modern Photographer by Tony Worobiec & Ray Spence
The Complete Guide to Night and Low Light Photography by Lee Frost
Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography by Brenda Tharp
Photographer’s Exposure Handbook by Jack Neubart
The Digital Photography Book 2 by Scott Kelby
Photos that Inspire by Lynne Eodice
Macro Photography Photo Workshop by Haje Kamps
Photoimpressionism by Freeman Patterson
Photography and the Art of Seeing by Freeman Patterson
Photography of Natural Things by Freeman Patterson
Photography for the Joy of it by Freeman Patterson
The Art of Black and White Photography by Torsten Hoffmann
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
Photographers Exposure Handbook by Jack Neubart
The Digital Photographers Guide to Filters by Ross Hoddinott
Photoshop
Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom: A complete integrated workflow solution for creating stunning monochromatic images in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom by Leslie Alsheimer & Bryan O’Neil Hughes
Creative Digital Monochrome Effects by Joe Farace
Phototshop Photo Effects Cookbook by Tim Shelbourne
Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia by Roger Pring
Photoshop Retouching Effects Cookbook for Digital Photographers by Barry Huggins
Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers by John Beardsworth
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Mastering Black and White Digital Photography by Michael Freeman
Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers by Colin Smith
The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Photoshop CS for Photography: The Art of Pixel Processing by Tom Ang
Language
Only In Canada, You Say by Katherine Barber
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms by Donald J. Borror
Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang by Jonathan Bernstein
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
McGraw Hill’s American Slang Dictionary
Composition of Scientific Words by Roland W Brown
Nitty Gritty Grammar by Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson