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Book Discussion Group

UMC Santa Cruz

Books read by the UMC Santa Cruz Book Discussion Group
Arranged alphabetically by Author

Isabel Allende Paula
Margaret Atwood Robber Bride, The
Richard Bach Running From Safety
Annie Barrows The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Dave Barry Dave Barry Turns 50
Maeve Binchy Glass Lake
Barbara Boxer Time to Run, A
Rick Bragg All Over but the Shoutin'
David Brin Postman, The
Tom Brokaw Greatest Generation, The
Bill Bryson Notes From a Small Island
Dorothy Bryant Confessions of Madam Psyche
Buffett Tales from Margaritaville
Bill Buford Heat
Olive Ann Burns Cold Sassy Tree
Bo Caldwell Distant Land of My Father, The
Joseph Campbell Fire in the Mind
Orson Scott Card Seventh Son
Kimberly Cates Magic
Cather Oh, Pioneers
Arthur Clark Childhoods End
Mary Higgins Clark Where Are the Children
Joe Coomer Loop, The
Bryce Courtenay Power of One
Margaret Craven I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Donna Woolfolk Cross Pope Joan
Pat Cunnungham Devoto Summer We Got Saved, The
Anita Diamant Red Tent, The
Philip K. Dick Man in the High Castle, The
Dinesen Babette’s Feast
Ann Rivers Dissons Downtown
Chitra Banerjie Divakaruni Arranged Marriage
Patty Duke Call Me Anna
Dave Eggers Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A
Ida Rae Egli No Rooms of their Own
Eiseley Night Country, etc., The
Joseph Ellis His Exellency, George Washington
Ralph Ellison Invisible Man
Nicholas Evans Horse Whisperer, the
William Faulkner Light in August
Fannie Flagg Redbird Christmas, A
Follett Pillars of the Earth, The
E. M. Forster Room With A View, A
Ian Frazier On the Rez
Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love
Ellen Gilchrist I, Rhoda Manning Go Hunting with My Daddy
David Gilmour Film Club, The
Malcolm Gladwell Blink
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers
Arthur Golden Memoirs of a Geisha
Andrew m. Greely Patience of a Saint
John Grisham Testament, The
Sara Gruen Water for Elephants
David Guterson East of the Mountains
David Guterson Snow Falling on Cedars
Mark Haddon Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The
David Halberstam Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship, The
Jane Hamilton Map of the World, A
Ursula Hegi Stones From the River
Heinland Stranger in a Strange Land
Jane Heller Female Intelligence
Herman Hesse Stepphenwolf
Karl Hiaason Striptease
Tony Hillerman Fallen Man, The
Alice Hoffman Here On Earth
Tony Horwitz Confederates in the Attic
Khaled Hosseini Kite Runner, The
John Irving Widow for One Year, A
Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go
Junger Perfect Storm, The
Scott Kantner Ordinary Wolves
Sue Monk Kidd Secret Life of Bees, The
Steven King Dead Zone, The
W.P. Kinsella Shoeless Joe
Glen Kleir Last Day, The
Dean Koontz Winter Moon
Jon Krakauer Under the Banner of Heaven
Robert Kurson Shadow Divers
Louis L'Amour Lonesome Gods, The
Ann Lamott All New Poeple
Ann Lamott Bird by Bird
Ann Lamott Traveling Mercies
Ann Lamott Plan B, Further Thoughts on Faith
S..& R. Larsen Fire in the Mine, A
Erik Larson Devil In the White City, The
Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird
Marc Levy If Only It Were True
C. S. Lewis Great Divorce, The
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Gift From the Sea
Bret Lott Jewel
Michael Malone Handling Sin
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Love in the Time of Cholera
Yann Martel Life of PI
Sommerset Maughn Razors Edge, The
Simon Mayles Burial Brothers
James McBride Color of Water, The
McCort Angela’s Ashes
Colleen McCullough Morgan’s Run
Gregory McGuire Wicked Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, The
Monica McInerney Greetings from Somewhere Else
James Michener Fires of Spring
James Michener Mexico
James Michener Recessional
James Michener Source, The
James Michener Space
Sue Miller Distinguished Guest, The
Dan Millman Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Christopher Moore Lamb
Morrison Song of Solomon
Greg Mortenson Three Cups of Tea
Marcia Muller Walk Through the Fire, A
Azar Nafisi Reading Lolita in Tehran
Nichols Milagro Beanfield War, The
Kathleen Norris Amazing Grace
Barak Obama Dreams from My Father
Tim O’Brien In the Lake of the Woods
Tawni O’Dell Back Roads
Michael Ondaatje English Patient, The
Ann Patchett Bel Canto
Alan Paton Cry the Beloved Country
James Patterson Roses are Red
Caroline Paul East Wind, Rain
Matthew Pearl Dante Club, The
Anne Perry Half Moon Street
Jodi Picoult Keeping Faith
Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult Second Glance
Richard Powers Echo Maker, The
Annie Proulx Accordion Crimes
Annie Proulx Shipping News, The
Ayn Rand Fountainhead
Redfield Celestine Prophecy, The
Robbins Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Joel Rosenberg Last Jihad, The
Theodore Roszak Devil and Daniel Silverman, The
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Arundhati Roy God of Small Things
Rutherford Russka
J. D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye, The
D. Schoemperlen Our Lady of the Lost and Found
Alice Sebold Lovely Bones, The
Mary Ann Shaffer The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Carol Shields Stone Diaries, The
Carol Shields Unless
Anne Rivers Siddons Up Island
Alexander McCall Smith Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
Alexander McCall Smith No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The
Wilbur Smith River God
Danielle Steele Daddy
Stegner Crossing To Safety
Garth Stein Art of Racing in the Rain, The
Steinbeck East of Eden
Irving Stone Men to Match My Mountains
Amy Tan Hundred Secret Senses, The
John Tayman Colony, The
Lewis Thomas Medusa & The Snail, The
John Kennedy Toole Confederacy of Dunces, A
Trevanian Shibumi
Scott Turow One L
Mark Twain Mysterious Stranger, The
Anne Tyler Saint Maybe
Thrity Umrigar Space Between Us, The
Leon Uris Haj, The
Gore Vidal Burr
Villasenor Rein of Gold
Kurt Vonnegut Player Piano
Irving Wallace Seven Minutes, The
Elie Wieel Judges, The
Simon Winchester Professor and the Madman, The
Lauren Winner Girl Meets God
Hermon Wouk Don't Stop the Carnival
Karen Tei Yamashita Tropic of Orange