Summer Reading List, Part One

My summer really begins on Tuesday afternoon (when my summer class ends). I have began gathering materials to start reading. I have the first ten items planned and hope to have these titles finished by the end of July. As a bonus, I have jury duty in July which should allow me to knock out a book or two.

Books to read this summer (in no particular order):

1. The new Mil Millington book.

He is my favorite male fiction author. I am usually laughing out loud when reading his books, so this can be a title I can knock out in a day or two.

2. The Three Day Solution
This was suggested by one of my co-workers. I have it requested from another library, so it should arrive just in time to be one of my first 3 or 4 books.

3. Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Another suggested book. And bonus--the suggestor even loaned a copy for me to read. Probably will pick this one up right after Mil's book. I've seen/heard the author on several talk shows when the book was first published, so I am glad I will finally get around to reading it.

4. The Da Vinci Code
Okay, I already read this title right after my spring semester but before my summer class started. So, it should be counted as my summer reading but maybe shouldn't be on this list since I have finished it. Yet, it will feel good to mark something off the list.

5. and 6. My Life by Bill Clinton and I know this Much is True by Wally Lamb
I've owned both of these books from the time they were published. However, they are such big books they are not practical to keep in my purse or tote bag. Thus, I have put off reading both of these titles. I am determined that I will read both of these this summer.

7. An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
Usually I read the book before the movie. Too late, seen the movie. However, I would like to have the book as a reference tool for all things climate change.

8. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast

9. Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
Another non-fiction that has been out for some time that I have yet to read. I recommend her Nickel and Dimed to everyone and have enjoyed her op-ed pieces. How can I not love this?

10. Harry Potter series
Okay, this is more than one book and might be the first to fall off the list in favor of other titles. I only want to read these as a future school librarian. I mean, can one be an elementary or middle school librarian and have not read Harry Potter? That's almost like saying you haven't read Judy Blume.