The iPad had been announced to the public and its release date was exactly when we'd embark on our trip. We discussed the various eReaders and chose the iPad because of its features beyond reading.
Collectively, we read 141 books during thirteen months of travel; the books that were our favorites are underlined.
Rhonda's iPad
Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet, Jennifer HomansThe Appeal, John Grisham
Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explains the World We Live in Now, David Sirota
The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf
Between the Assassinations, Aravind Adiga
Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir, Helena Andrews
Boy Vey!, Kristina Grish
The Brethren, John Grisham
Budget Travel Secrets - S.E. Asia, Des Gettinby
China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, Rob Gifford
Cleopatra: A Life, Stacy Schiff
Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert
The Confession, John Grisham
The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen
Daughter of the Ganges: The Story of One Girl's Adoption and Her Return Journey To India, Asha Miro
A Dog's Purpose, W. Bruce Cameron
Easily Amused, Karen McQuestion
ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPhone, CreateSpace and Print on Demand, Steve Weber
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, Leslie Chang
Fall of Giants, Ken Follett
The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobson
Freedom, Jonathan Franzen
From Idea to Book: Writing your book and publishing it, Joanna Penn
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Mignon FogartyA Guest in the Jungle, James Polster
The Happiness Manifesto, Nic Marks
Heaven is for Real, Todd Burpo
How Not to Act Old, Pamela Redmond
How Not to Look Old, Charla Krupp
How to Be an Everyday Philanthropist: 330 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Home, Community, and World-At No Cost, Nicole Bouchard Boles
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, Nujood Ali
I Beat the Odds, Michael Oher
I Married a Communist, Philip Roth
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away, Bill Bryson
The Imperfectionists: A Novel, Tom Rachman
In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks:...And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy, Adam Carolla
In Motion: The Experience of Travel, Tony Hiss
India, Culture Smart!, Becky Stephen
Jews, God, and History: 2nd Edition, Max Dimont
Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship, Gail Caldwell
Lie Down With Lions, Ken Follett
Life, Keith Richards
Lonely Planet Thailand, Brandon Presser
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Diana Gabaldon
Lord John and the Hands of Devils, Diana Gabaldon
Lose Weight Without Dieting, David Nordmark
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand: A Novel, Helen Simonson
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, Rhoda Janzen
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother, Xinran
Nemesis, Philip Roth
An Object of Beauty, Steve Martin
One Night at the Call Center, Chetan Bhagat
The Partner, John Grisham
A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn
Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking, Steve Weber
Poke the Box, Seth Godin
Portnoy’s Complaint, Philip Roth
Rage of Angels, Sidney Sheldon
Raising Jake, Charlie Carillo
A Scattered Life, Karen McQuestion
The Sex Life of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, J. Maarten Troost
Shadow Elite, Janine Wedel
Sharp Grammar, Kaplan
Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern
Sisters of Fortune, Jehanne Wake
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, J.M.W. Silver
Smashwords Style Guide, Mark Coker
The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama, Thomas Laird
The Street Lawyer, John Grisham
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World, Rita Golden Gelman
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India, Narendra Jadhav
The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler
We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle, Celia Rivenbark
What French Women Know, Debra Ollivier
What Women Want: The Global Marketplace Turns Female Friendly, Paco Underhill
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide, Peter Allison
The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, Paco Underhill
Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha, Lesley Downer
Your Essential Travel Guide to Culture Shock, Jake Anthony
Albert's iPad
All About M.K. Gandhi, Raja Sharma
Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Volume 1, Mark Twain
Bermuda Shorts, James Patterson
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner
Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage, Eamon Javers
Chess Strategy, Edward Lasker
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Dark Tide, Andrew Gross
El Monstruo, John Ross
The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie
Essays, Wallace Shawn
Exit Ghost, Philip Roth
Final Edition, Wallace Shawn
The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobs
Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Volume 1, Mark Twain
Bermuda Shorts, James Patterson
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Wallace Stegner
Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage, Eamon Javers
Chess Strategy, Edward Lasker
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Dark Tide, Andrew Gross
El Monstruo, John Ross
The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie
Essays, Wallace Shawn
Exit Ghost, Philip Roth
Final Edition, Wallace Shawn
The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobs
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland
Saturn’s Children, Charles Stross
The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie
Shadow Elite, Janine Wedel
The Shadow Line; a confession, Joseph ConradThe Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie
Shadow Elite, Janine Wedel
Stephan Jay Gould and the Politics of Evolution, David F. Prindle
The Testament, John Grisham
Tinkers, Paul Harding
The Voice of Knowledge, Miguel don Ruiz
The War of the Worlds, George Wells
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, Andrew Bacevich
The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga