{"id":1051,"date":"2008-12-31T16:53:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T16:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevepugh.net\/VTT\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2008-12-31T16:53:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T16:53:42","slug":"2008-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevepugh.net\/VTT\/2008\/12\/2008-books\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve been reading this year. I said there was a lot of graphic novels.<\/p>\n<p>Over on the LiveJournal version of this blog <a href=\"http:\/\/very-true-thing.livejournal.com\/174906.html\">you can fill in a poll<\/a> to show which of these you&#8217;ve read as well (not necessarily in 2008). I understand that you can use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/openid\/\">OpenID<\/a> to log into LJ rather than creating an account there but I&#8217;ve never tested it myself.<\/p>\n<h3>Non-Fiction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich<\/li>\n<li>Counterknowledge by Damian Thompson<\/li>\n<li>Dry Store Room No. 1 by Richard Fortey<\/li>\n<li>JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford<\/li>\n<li>jQuery in Action by Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz<\/li>\n<li>Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean by John Julius Norwich<\/li>\n<li>Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography by Adam Ant<\/li>\n<li>The Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey<\/li>\n<li>The Economic Naturalist by Robert H. Frank<\/li>\n<li>The World Without Us by Alan Weisman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fiction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss<\/li>\n<li>Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell<\/li>\n<li>Flashman&#8217;s Lady by George MacDonald Fraser<\/li>\n<li>Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde<\/li>\n<li>Making Money by Terry Pratchett<\/li>\n<li>Matter by Iain M. Banks<\/li>\n<li>Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell<\/li>\n<li>The Coffee Trader by David Liss<\/li>\n<li>The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graphic Novels<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future For You<\/li>\n<li>Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate<\/li>\n<li>Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman<\/li>\n<li>From Hell by Alan Moore<\/li>\n<li>The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier by Alan Moore<\/li>\n<li>John Constantine Hellblazer: Bloodlines by Garth Ennis<\/li>\n<li>John Constantine Hellblazer: Family Man by Jamie Delano<\/li>\n<li> John Constantine Hellblazer: Fear Machine by Jamie Delano<\/li>\n<li> John Constantine Hellblazer: Joyride by Andy Diggle<\/li>\n<li> John Constantine Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician by Andy Diggle<\/li>\n<li> Lucifer: Inferno by Mike Carey<\/li>\n<li> Lucifer: Mansions of the Silence by M Carey<\/li>\n<li> Planet Hulk Omnibus by Greg Pak<\/li>\n<li> World War Hulk by Greg Pak<\/li>\n<li> Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon<\/li>\n<li> Ultimate X-Men :Ultimate Collection Book 2 by Mark Millar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Doctor Who<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ahistory by Lance Parkin<\/li>\n<li>About Time 6 by Tat Wood<\/li>\n<li> Doctor Who: Bullet Time by David A. 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