These are the books I read in 2016 with my ratings – 18 non-fiction and 12 fiction:

1. The monk who sold his Ferrari: a fable about fulfilling your dreams & reaching your destiny by Robin S. Sharma 3 stars (re-read)
2. The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins 4 stars
3. Family secrets by Liz Byrski 3 stars
4. The eyeball end by Ali Mc 3 stars
5. The Wahls Protocol: How I beat progressive MS using Paleo principles and functional medicine by Dr Terri Wahls 3 stars
6. Testimony by Anita Shreve 2 stars
7. Happiness anywhere anytime: Happiness secrets revealed by missing socks, my dog, and a hitman by Dr Bruce Wells 3 stars
8. The eye of the sheep by Sofie Laguna 3 stars
9. The honeymoon effect: the science of creating heaven on Earth by Dr Bruce H Lipton 3 stars
10. Oneness by Rasha 4 stars
11. Wild mind: Living the writers life by Natalie Golderg 3 stars(re-read)
12. I swear I’ll make it up to you by Mishka Shubaly 4 stars
13. Creative journal writing: the art and heart of reflection by Stephanie Dowrick 3 stars
14. Still life with teapot by Brigid Lowry 3 stars
15. A woman of the goldfields: recollections of Emily Skinner 1854 – 1878 by Edward Duyker 3 stars
16. Me before you by Jojo Moyes 3 stars
17. After you by Jojo Moyes 3 stars
18. The yoga of Max’s discontent by Karan Bajaj 4 stars
19. Fifteen young men by Paul Kennedy 4 stars
20. Only in Spain: a foot-stomping, firecracker of a memoir about food, Flamenco, and falling in love by Nellie Bennett 2 stars
21. The happiness of pursuit: finding the quest that will bring purpose to your life by Chris Guillebeau 3 stars
22. The chameleon’s poison by Iurgi Urrutia 4 stars
23. Wood Green by Sean Rabin 4 stars
24. Cloudwish by Fiona Wood 3 stars
25. Penguin Bloom: the odd little bird who saved a family by Cameron Bloom 3 stars
26. The best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion 1 star
27. Reckoning: A memoir by Magda Szubanski 3 stars
28. The rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson 3 stars
29. Super accelerated living: how to manifest an epic life by Bentinho Massaro 4 stars
30. The world of the Happy Pear by Stephen and David Flynn 4 stars

All of the books that make it to the reading challenge list I did actually read to the end. Books I Did Not Finish aren’t listed.

These selections have been influenced by:

• authors that were guests of the library where I work;
  • Ali Mc
  • Sofie Laguna
  • Dr Bruce Wells
  • Iurgi Urrutia
  • Paul Kennedy
• books and authors discussed on various podcasts;
  • Mishka Shubaly
  • Stephen and David Flynn
  • Chris Guillebeau
  • Dr Terri Wahls
  • Dr Bruce Lipton
  • Robin Sharma
  • Bentinho Massaro
  • Karan Bajaj
• also serendipity and curiosity.