Each one of these books was a rewarding read. The ones in bold are ones that really stood out for me:
- Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
- Cartea cu bunici, Coordonat de Marius Chivu
- The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli
- In Turkey I am beautiful by Brendan Shanahan
- Travels in the Land of Kubilai Khan by Marco Polo
- Silly Novels by Lady Novelists by George Eliot
- Free Will – A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Pink
- La colmena by Camilo José Cela
- Purificare de Sofi Oksanen
- Happiness – A guide to developing life’s most important skill by Matthieu Ricard
- Candidatii la fericire by Ileana Vulpescu
- A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
- Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
- Sing to Me, Dreamer by Shonagh Koea
- Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
- Man Alone by John Mulgan
Some other fun reading materials for this year included: ‘Fire and Knives’, the collection of 2010 and the ‘The Art and Craft of Coffee: An Enthusiast’s Guide to Selecting, Roasting, and Brewing Exquisite Coffee’ by Kevin Sinnott.
Let 2013 bring more fun readings!