2017 Book Challenge - The Second Half of the Year

Well, I officially took a hiatus from my book challenge on June 30, 2017. Reading books and blogging about them was sucking up too much time. That said... it didn't stop me from reading!

Books that rounded out the rest of my year...
The Wealthy Renter - Alex Avery (non-fiction)
The German Girl - Armando Lucas Correa (novel)
The Angel of History - Rabih Alameddine (novel)
Writing Begins with the Breath (non-fiction)
The Dream - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd (novel)
Behind Closed Doors - B.A. Paris (novel)
Touch - Claire North (novel)

1000 Days in Tuscany - Marlena De Blasi (non-fiction)
Start with Why - Simon Sinek (non-fiction)
World Without Mind - Franklin Foer (non-fiction)
Procrastination - Rita Emmett (non-fiction)
Straight Talk on Your Money - Doug Hoyes (non-fiction)
How to Live Well without Owning a Car - Chris Balish (non-fiction)
Nickel & Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich (non-fiction)
Debt Free Lifestyle - Christine Conway (non-fiction)
The Art of the Good Life - Rolf Dobelli (non-fiction)
Daily Love - Mastin Kipp (non-fiction)
Healing Back Pain - John Sarno (non-fiction)
Throw out 50 Things - Gail Blanke (non-fiction)
The Power of Moments - Chip & Dan Heath (non-fiction) 
Leaders Eat Last - Simon Sinek (non-fiction)


Books I started but did not finish - ran out of library renewals!

Juliet's Answers - Glenn Dixon (novel - did not finish)
The End of the Day - Claire North (novel - did not finish)
 Flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihaly (non-fiction - did not finish)
Vagabonding -Rolf Potts (non-fiction - did not finish)
The Reason you Walk - Wab Kinew (non-fiction - did not finish)
Distracted - Maggie Jackson (non-fiction - did not finish)
Simple Rules - Donald Sull & Kathleen Eisenhardt (non-fiction - did not finish)
 
Books I signed out from the Library in enthusiasm but didn't even get to...
Tell it Slant - Brenda Miller and Susanne Antonetta (non-fiction - did not start) 
The Sinner - Petra Hammesfahr (novel - did not start)
Emotional Agility - Susan David (non-fiction - did not start)

Books I am currently reading but that won't make the 2017 cut-off...
Indigenous Writes - Chelsea Vowel (non-fiction)
The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck (non-fiction)

On the whole, I'm pleased with my reading for 2017. I had hoped to reach 100 books but... circumstances of life got in the way. I think I hit around 75 books, which is pretty good. I had a list when I started this... of books that changed the world. I stuck with that fairly well for the first 6 months but then... I followed the scent of books as they came my way. I still hope to read Gandhi.... and Thoreau... some day.