2022 Books Read May - December

Every year I have a goal to read at least 52 books. With the exception of this year, I have been able to accomplish that goal every year I have been keeping track. I am not sure why I was not able to reach my goal this year. I feel like I got off to a bad start the first half of the year, and I spent the rest of the year trying to make up for my deficit, but I just couldn't catch up. By the end of April, I had only read eleven books which is unheard of for me. If I had to guess, I would say that I am much closer to twenty books by that time period. I ended the year only reading 49 books. I am actually much more disappointed in my results than I had anticipated and am going to try very hard to make sure this doesn't happen again next year. 

Like every other year, I had some books that I read for the second (or third, fourth, or fifth) time because they were so good, but I would say that the majority of the books I chose to read were all new to me. I think that there were only one or two that I did not like. I only read a handful of fiction books as my love of reading really centers on non-fiction books, particularly history books. 

Here are the books I read from May = December of this year:

I am very passionate about illegal immigration and the root causes of it. I also tend to read books in clumps where I will read multiple books on the same topic, usually back-to-back. I become obsessed with one topic and then tend to move on to something else. Usually, I will come back to topics I have read before and try and find books to read. 

Some books, like the one above, I see referenced in other books I have read. This book has come up several times in different books I have read. It was a pretty neat first-hand account of one's captivity among the Sioux Indians. 

Such a good book series about life among Saudia Arabia women. The covers are a little tacky (in my opinion) which makes them look like they would be fiction books, but actually they are non-fiction.

This book caught my attention because it reminded me a bit of Studs Terkel's book titled Working.

I loved Working so much. If I could have a dream job, it would be interviewing people about their lives. That fascinates me. 

I read this book every year, sometimes twice a year because I love it so much. 

I have become intrigued by the Vanderbilt family since we now live so close to the Biltmore. I have fascinated with dynasty families of which I would include Vanderbilts. 

This is the third book of a trilogy that I first read a year or two ago and decided to tackle it again.

This is another book I have read multiple times and can see myself reading just about every year.