2011 TBR Pile Challenge

Sorry - a quick diversion before I return to my trip to Eureka Springs.  I have decided to join a 2011 book reading challenge hosted by Roof Beam Reader - check out his site for the details. The quick summary is that I have to pick 12 books and 2 alternates from my to-be-read bookshelf or list that have been on said shelf or list for more than a year and then read them. To make it official, I make a list and then review the books as I read them. I decided to stick to books that I already own, because I have plenty of those to choose from, and I really need to make room for more books. Here are my choices, in no particular order:

1. My Antonia by Willa Cather
2. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
3. PrairyErth by William Least Heat-Moon
4. New Europe by Michael Palin
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
6. The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
7. The World We Have by Thich Nhat Hahn
8. Judgment Day by Penelope Lively
9. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
10. A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks
11. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman
12. Traveling Mercies by Annie Lamott

Alternate Titles (in case I just can't stand something on the list or some other such)

1. West with the Night by Beryl Markham
2. The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson

In theory, this should be a pretty easy challenge, since I intend to read at least 100 books again this year, and hope to read as many as 110. But, life has a way of making other plans, and a couple of those are pretty big and weighty (A Distant Mirror and PrairyErth in particular). We shall see. I will try to remember to post updates as I progress.
**Update: Links to all reviews are added to the comments. **