50 Nifty...And All The Reason Why...

I was a little disappointed when I decided to research the best selling books of 2012. Not only were there very few inspirational titles on the list, there was very little inspiration, period. What is there to say when one of the top sellers is not only dark, it's almost fifty shades darker (pun intended)? I mean...really? That's what America wants?

The SAT Study Guide, I can understand. After all, people wanna go to college, right? But Bill O'Reilly talking about Killing Kennedy? The guy's been dead a long time. Isn't it time to let him rest? Never mind Killing Lincoln...

And really, who needs one more recipe book. Even the Pioneer Woman has to be getting tired of eating at home.

Then of course, theirs Jobs, Fitzgerald, and Grisham. They should get a life already, and let someone else have a shot at the list. 

Seriously, what does it mean when you get beat out by Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site?

LOL! All right, so I admit, I wrote this tongue-in-cheek...mostly. But before I get myself into real trouble, I should probably just tell you which books made the list...and by process of elimination...which ones didn't (mine). ;-)

1.     Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

2.     Fifty Shades Darker by E. .L James

3.     Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James

4.     The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (DIDN’T THEY MAKE THIS INTO A MOVIE??)

5.     Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

6.     Fifty Shades Trilogy by E. L. James (IN CASE YOU DIDN’T GET THE IDEA FROM THE INDIVIDUAL NOVELS)

7.     Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

8.     Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

9.     The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney

10.  No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer (WERE THESE GUYS SEALS? IF NOT, AREN’T THEY WORRIED THEY’LL TICK ONE OF THOSE GUYS OFF??}}

11.  The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

12.  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

13.  The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

14.  The Official SAT Study Guide, 2^nd edition by The College Board

15.  A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

16.  Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly

17.  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association (IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THAT FUNNY!!)

18.  Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

19.  Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

20.  Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander (NOT REALLY…RIGHT??)

21.  The 5 Love Languages: The  Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary D. Chapman

22.  Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten

23.  Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (CAN YOU CHANGE BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT? IT’S NOT A CHEVY, AFTER ALL!)

24.  The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling (REMEMBER HER??)

25.  The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn

26.  The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (FOR A MINUTE, I THOUGHT IT READ THE POWER OF HOBBIT!)

27.  Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (UM…THE GUY MADE A GAZILLION DOLLARS AND HE COULDN’T THINK OF CATCHIER TITLE?)

28.  Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis (THIS GUY NEEDS TO WORK ON STEVE JOBS’S BOOK)

29.  Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss (J)

30.  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (AGAIN WITH THE HOBBITS…)

31.  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

32.  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain (SHE MAY HAVE WRITTEN THIS BOOK FOR ME)

33.  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

34.  The Racketeer by John Grisham

35.  The Blood Sugar Solution by Mark Hyman

36.  Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

37.  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

38.  The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

39.  The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riordan

40.  One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp

41.  Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (OPRAH LIKED THIS ONE)

42.  Winter of the World by Ken Follett

43.  The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond (WE KNOW!)

44.  The LEGO Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowitz (HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH LEGOS???)

45.  Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent

46.  Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (DIAL ONE FOR JESUS, TWO FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT, THREE FOR…)

47.  Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman (DIDN’T WE ALREADY KNOW THIS?)

48.  Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham

49.  Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

50.  The Amateur by Edward Klein (I SHOULD READ THIS. I MAY FIGURE OUT WHY I DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST!!!)

So? Was your favorite book of 2012 on this list? If not, which one would you include?