I don't know if I'll remember to post my books-read list all year, but

Books read, Jan. 2010

Rob Holdstock, Mythago Wood (started at end of 2009): An amazing book, weaving strands of myth and psychology, and very well-written

Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna: This is her best book since Poisonwood Bible, I think--Mexican and American politics 1900-1950's, with appearances by Trotsky, Kahlo, and minions of J. Edgar Hoover, set in Mexico and Asheville (!?)

Stephen King, Under the Dome: Typical King, 1000 pages, worth. Baddies, gore, suspense, and a few aliens.

Ruth Downie, Persona Non Grata and Terra Incognita: Sequels to Medicus, her novel about a Roman physician who solves murders in Britain around the time of Hadrian. Love her characters, plots, and history. One is set in south of France, near Arles

Rebecca Tingle, The Edge on the Sword: Daughter of King Alfred learns to defend her country. More good history and character, and nicely written

Shannon Brownlee Overtreated If everyone read this, we'd have a health-care bill. Confirmed my decision to switch doctors

HH Dalai Lama Path to Enlightenment Commentary on the 3rd Dalai Lama's writings on the Lam Rim, the summary of Buddhist teachings in the Gelugpa lineage. Very clear and concise.

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Mindfulness in Plain English: Introduction to vipassana meditation in the Theravada tradition. Realistic, detailed, practical, and clear.

Michael Pollan, Food Rules: short, easy-to-remember rules based on information in Pollan's longer books (eg, Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't have recognized)

GRR Martin, Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings, Storm of Swords (just started the last one--and all are re-reads) A Song of Ice And Fire--knights, dragons, ice monsters, human monsters, great stories, but, sigh, unfinished...

David Freidel and Linda Schele , A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya Maya history and culture from Yucatan mostly but also other parts of CA