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15.9 Fire Up The BBQAt the risk of inviting torrential rain by the mere mention of the b-word, Summer is (in theory) barbecue season! Read a book with the letters BBQ found in any combination of title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
Ex.: The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble – 2B’s in Drabble, Q in Queen
15.8 Happy Birthday, NHS!July 5th marks 75 years since the launch of the UK’s National Health Service in 1948. In honour of this iconic institution, read a book featuring a main character who works in a professional health or social care role (e.g. a doctor, therapist, surgeon, midwife, paramedic etc.). For the purposes of this task, we're specifically looking for human healthcare, so not veterinarians. If the job is not evident from the Goodreads description, provide a reference.
15.7 The International Court of Justice1946 saw the inaugural session of the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Since then, it has seen over 100 judges representing 52 countries. The current sitting judges come from the USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil.
Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Required: If the setting is not identified in the GR description or metadata, provide a reference.
15.6 Wrens and RivetersAlthough their contributions are often overlooked, women were instrumental in supporting the war effort in the 1940s. The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter was inspired by women working in manufacturing in the US, and the majority of the British codebreaking force at Bletchley Park was made up of members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (known colloquially as the Wrens).
Read a NON-FICTION book with the main page genre Feminism, Engineering, or Technology.
15.5 Come Fly With MeIt’s the Summer holidays and time for jet-setting, woohoo! Every airport has an IATA Airport Code that identifies it – you’ve probably seen these codes on your luggage tags when you check in for a flight. Read a book by an author whose initials (in order) match one of these airport codes. IATA's official search function for airport codes is here: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/...
Examples: Arthur C. Clarke – ACC – Accra, Ghana
C.J. Sansom – CJS – Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Tom Rob Smith – TRS – Trieste, Italy
Required: Identify the airport and the code when you post.
15.4 Reading's In Our Blood In 1940, Dr. Charles Richard Drew made pioneering breakthroughs in medical science, developing storage and transportation methods for blood and plasma which meant that transfusions no longer needed to be done person-to-person. Not long after, the first blood bank was founded, with several other hospitals following suit.
Choose an option.
Required: state the option.
Option 1: Read two books, one book A and one book B
Book A: About 55% of our blood is plasma, and the remaining 45% are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets that are suspended in the plasma.
Read a book with a cover that is (according to Tineye) at least 55% yellow (for the plasma) OR at least 45% red. https://labs.tineye.com/color/
Complete directions for using Tineye can be found here: "How Do I Use Tineye?
Required: Post the cover.
Book B: The four blood groups are A, AB, B, and O. Read a book which features all of these letters in any combination of the title/subtitle/author name. Letters must be used at least as many times as they appear within the blood groups (i.e. two As, two Bs).
Examples: A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (all in title)
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (AB in title, ABO in author name)
Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments by Alex Boese (AAO in title, B in subtitle, B in author name)
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both A and B options.
Examples:
I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
15.3 Fun in the MudThe Glastonbury Festival is one of the highlights of the UK music scene, taking place annually in June. It’s particularly renowned for two things: the sheer amount of mud festival-goers can expect to find themselves caked in after spending a weekend in a British field, and the legendary Pyramid Stage, where world-famous acts perform to crowds of thousands.
A list of headliners from 1970-present can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaston...
For the purposes of this task, only acts who performed in some capacity will be accepted. This excludes those who were scheduled to be headliners but were later replaced, and those who did not perform in 2020 due to the festival's cancellation.
Choose an option.
Required: state the option.
Option 1: Read two books, one book A and one book B.
Book A: Read a book whose author has a name part that matches part of a headlining Glastonbury act. The word must match exactly, "the" "and" and "'N" are not included.
Example: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon – Kings of Leon
Required: state the act.
Book B: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches part of the name of a headlining Glastonbury act. The word must match exactly, "the" "and" and "'N" are not included.
Example: The Black Echo – Echo & the Bunnymen
Required: state the act.
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both A and B options.
E.g. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Manic Street Preachers/Jackson Browne)
Strange Weather: Four Short Stories by Joe Hill (Weather Report/Joe Cocker)
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown (Black Uhuru/Echo & the Bunnymen)
You may use the same word for both author and title, provided the word can be found in the name of two different acts. (e.g. "black" in both Black Uhuru and the Black Crowes).
You may use the same act for both author and title, provided two different words are used (e.g. "Florence" and "Machine").
15.2 Anime, Past and PresentAs much as anime (Japanese animation) has had a huge boost in popularity since the 80s, it isn’t as recent a phenomenon as you might think! Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei, the earliest feature-length animated film from Japan, dates to 1945, and was made as propaganda for World War II.
Read two books, from two different options.
Required: state the options.
A: Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei had a runtime of 74 minutes. Read a book that has 7 and 4 in the page count.
B: A great deal of modern anime is adapted from manga or other short fiction. Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories.
C: The first (and to date, only) anime film to win an Oscar was Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003. Read a book first published in 2003.
15.1 A Ship of Two HalvesIn April 1947, a British ship called the Stancliffe ran aground near Sharpness, Gloucestershire. A local shipyard engineer was able to cut the vessel in two, then sail both parts down the River Severn to Cardiff Docks where they were rejoined. The repaired ship was later put back into service under the new name of the SS Gripfast.
Read two books, from two different options.
Required: specify the options.
A: Read a book which is set at least 50% aboard a ship or at a port or dock. For the purposes of this task, ships are defined as large vessels of a commercial, passenger or military nature. Ports and docks are defined as docking points intended for the aforementioned ships (i.e. not marinas for personal vessels such as yachts). Dry docks (for ship repair) will also be accepted. Spaceports and spaceships are not included, we're specifically looking for maritime settings.
Required: if the setting is not obvious from the GR description, provide a reference.
B: Read a book which is part of a duology (only two whole numbered books in a numbered series). The series name and number must be indicated in the GR title listing in grayscale parentheses following the title or grayscale italics above the title.
C: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym. The book may be written under any of the pseudonyms (or the real name) used by the author.
Required: If the pseudonym is not evident on the GR author page or GR metadata for your book, provide a reference link.
10.10 Summer of the Flying Saucer The Roswell Incident of 1947 was born when a local rancher claimed to have found a flying saucer in his field in Roswell. Since then there has many books, movies, stories, and debates concerning UFOS and Aliens.
Read a book with genre Science Fiction or Science Fiction Fantasy
10.9 The Invention of Duck TapeDuck Tape The US Military using ( The Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division ) develops Duct Tape ( Duck Tape ) originally called Duck Tape by the troops because water ran off it but later adapted to Duct Tape because of it's use to provide a seal over ductworks.
Read a book where the letters of DUCK or DUCT or TAPE can be found in the title/subtitle. The letters do not need to be intact or consecutive.
REQUIRED: State the Word.
10.8 "I Taped It" June 8 is VCR Day
VCRs became affordable and popular in the 1980's. The ease of recording a show and watching it later was born.
Read a book that was first published in or is set in the 1980's
REQUIRED: If the 1980s setting is not evident on the book's main page, include a reference when you post.
10.7 1948 Olympics London Summer and Olympics Winter Olympic Games both took place in 1948. The Summer Olympics were held in Londen, England and the the Winter Olympic Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Read a book that takes place 50 percent in England or Switzerland
Required: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, provide a reference.
10.6 - Disaster Strikes In 1949 a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador in the Andes creating landslides burying 100,000 homes
Read a book featuring one of these Natural Disasters. The disaster needs to be integral to the story and should be evident on the book's main page.
Hurricane, Cyclone, Tsunami, Typhoon, Tornado, Volcano Activity, Earthquake, Impact Event, Solar Flare, Avalanche , Mudslide, Landslide, Drought, Dust Storm, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Wildfire, Flooding
REQUIRED: If the disaster is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, state the disaster and provide a reference.
10.5 Long Summer Days During our summer, the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun in its revolution, there are more daylight hours, and the sun's angle is more perpendicular to us than at other times of year. The longer days and more concentrated sunlight and results in more heating.
Read a book with a title with at least 5 words
Subtitles are excluded
10.4 Summer Songs of the 40's Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters from one of these summer hits. Words must be exact for the exception of Wood-Pecker- the hyphen can be ignored.
1940: I’ll Never Smile Again
1941: Daddy
1942: Jingle Jangle Jingle
1943: You’ll Never Know
1944: Swinging On A Star
1945: Sentimental Journey
1946: the Gypsy
1947: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (The Cigarette)
1948: Woody Wood-Pecker
1949: Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
Required: State the word
10.3 Summer Beach ReadThe term “beach read” began as a marketing tool for publishers. In publishing, the term used to refer to the blockbuster books published in summer.
To readers it simply describes something fun light and easy- like summer, a book read at the beach, or simply a book set on or around a beach.
Read a book off this list
Summer Beach Reads
Required: State the page where the book was found.
10.2 Mai Tai Mai Tai is probably the most famous Tiki drink. According to the story, it was created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron.
in 1944
Read a book with exactly 2 words, each word consisting of the same number of letters.
example: Malibu Rising 2 words each with 6 letters
10.1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a BikiniAlthough two-piece bathing suits were being used by women as early as the 1930s, the bikini is commonly dated to July 5, 1946, when, partly due to material rationing after World War II, French engineer Louis Réard introduced the modern bikini, modeled by Micheline Bernardini.
Read a book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Bikini
5.9 Summer adventuresSummer for some people means beaches, sunshine & cocktails by the pool. For others summer is a forest hike followed by a campfire & toasted marshmallows.
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: Beach, Sun/Sunshine, Cocktail, Pool, Forest, Hike/Hiking, Fire, Marshmallow, Toast/Toasted
(The word needs to be standalone eg not sunrise or pooling. Plurals are allowed.)
