This year, I did a great deal of non-fiction reading. I've been doing quite a bit of reading in psychology and philosophy, and have an interest in possibly applying to a graduate program in clinical psychology, with a focus on alternative lifestyle family therapy. Many of the books on this list were challenging to my understanding of how "normal" human beings relate; I grew up with a certain brand of socialization, and I have done a great amount of work this year to open my mind to be compassionate and understanding of the entire spectrum of possibility in human relationships. Some of these are art books, but I'm put them on here anyway, because I consider them to be "reading" of a different sort, but still reading. I just barely managed to achieve my annual goal of reading one book per week, despite buying a house and moving this year.
1. A Little Book on the Human Shadow - Robert Bly
2. The Five Things We Cannot Change and the Happiness We Find By Embracing Them - David Richo
3. The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness - Pema Chodron
4. Why Is It Always About You? The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism - Sandy Hotchkiss and James F. Masterson
5. Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love - Roy F. Baumeister PhD, Sara R. Wotman
6. The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love - Angelyn Miller
7. Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships - Susan Peabody
8. Confusing Love with Obsession: When Being in Love Means Being in Control - John D. Moore
9. Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love - Pia Mellody
10. Codependent No More - Melody Beattie
11. Fear of Flying - Erica Jong
12. The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir - Toni Bentley
13. Radical Ecstasy - Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
14. Seducing the Demon: Writing For My Life - Erica Jong
15. The Sexual Life of Catherine M - Catherine Millet
16. Kushiel's Dart - Jaqueline Carey
17. Kushiel's Chosen - Jaqueline Carey
18. Kushiel's Avatar - Jaqueline Carey
19. Kushiel's Scion - Jaqueline Carey
20. Kushiel's Justice - Jaqueline Carey
21. Kushiel's Mercy - Jaqueline Carey
22. The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures - Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
23. When Someone You Love is Kinky - Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt
24. Dear Raven and Joshua - Raven Kaldera and Joshua Tenpenny
25. Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Ommibus - Christina Abernathy, Laura Antoniou
26. Dark Moon Rising - Raven Kaldera
27. Fear of Intimacy - Robert W. Firestone and Joyce Catlett
28. Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
29. Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lundqvist
30. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
31. A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive - Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James McParland
32. Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family - Pamela Gould and Eleanor P. Taylor
33. Peaceful Piggy Yoga - Kerry Lee MacLean
34. Peaceful Piggy Meditation - Kerry Lee
35. How to Be An Adult - David Richo
36. How to Be An Adult in Relationships - David Richo
37. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
38. The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson
39. I Hate You, Don't Leave Me - Jerold J. Kreisman
40. Get Me Out of Here - Rachel Reiland
41. Juxtapoze Dark Arts - Diana Weber
42. Alice - Trevor Brown
43. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
44. An Object of Beauty - Steve Martin
45. The Pleasure of My Company - Steve Martin
46. Shopgirl - Steve Martin
47. My Reading Life - Pat Conroy
48. South of Broad - Pat Conroy
49. How to Be Good - Nick Hornby
50. Click - David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki, Linda Sue Park, and Tim Winne-Jones
51. Handling the Undead - John Ajvide Lindqvist
52. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
