Nanci’s Comments (group member since Jan 29, 2016)

Nanci’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Sounds good, Mary-ellen!

Cecily wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Here's another one, Do Not Disturb. Sounds really good and about 200 pages shorter.

Just got one post with an OK from the Captain's Lounge on your "headstrong charact..."

I thought that sounded like you, Cecily. Glad it worked!

Thanks, Maritza! I really agree with your first point. I would also find some of the tasks too difficult and/or just not the way I would want to spend my time reading. Thankful for the wide variety of readers we have on our team!

Team, if you care to give feedback to the questions, please post them by 7am EST Tuesday. I'd like to give the mods our feedback tomorrow. Thanks!

Here's another one, Do Not Disturb. Sounds really good and about 200 pages shorter.

Just got one post with an OK from the Captain's Lounge on your "headstrong character". Let's wait a bit and see if anyone else posts.

Nanci wrote: "Yes, Cecily, I was just going to post the rule that I copied.
Plan the Trip - Read a book with over 100 chapters

Thanks for looking. I'll search some too. You're just the person for the task if we..."

Cecily, I took a different tactic and looked at another team's spreadsheet to see what they read for the 100+ chapters task. The Dholes team read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

If that doesn't appeal to you, then maybe you could do some more spying. Hope this is kosher!

I've done quite a bit of searching, Cecily, but to no avail yet. The only thing I've come up with is Summons the Chaos- Teen Years Uncensored - Bird in flight, which is a journal.

Laura, could we take this to the Captain's Lounge to see if any other teams have found 100+ chapter books?

Yes, Cecily, I was just going to post the rule that I copied.
Plan the Trip - Read a book with over 100 chapters

Thanks for looking. I'll search some too. You're just the person for the task if we can find the book!

Cecily wrote: "Also, I finished today and I was wondering if anyone thought that this could count for Labor 3 - Headstrong character - as they are both quite stubborn and I ..."

Cecily, I haven't read the book, but reading the description it sounds like it would qualify. I took it to the Captain's Lounge to get additional feedback.

You make some valid points, Cecily. I appreciate how much thought you put into it. Thanks for the feedback. We will be sure to pass it on.

Question: How do you tell if they're audiobook? I don't see that defined on the spreadsheet?

Updated to here

Lauri wrote: "I worked for a law library years ago. Universities & law firms would request rare books/documents from us on microfiche which we charged for. We were considered a non-profit although we were all pa..."

Lauri,
Look at my post in 4356 and 4357. According to what I found online a public library is nonprofit. If Laura agrees, then I think you're good to go.

Margaret wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Laura wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Oh wow, The Kitchen House was amazing. Really powerful and dramatic (also emotionally draining because of the subject matter), the characte..."

:-)

Rachel wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Hypothetical question: would being a librarian for a public library qualify as working for a non-profit?"

Considering that librarians get a salary, I don't know if this counts... :/"

According to the definitions I found, public libraries are nonprofit organizations. There are some libraries that would not be nonprofit, but PUBLIC libraries are nonprofit. Workers in nonprofit are compensated with salaries, so that really doesn't come into play (unless the amount is considered excessive).

I looked up some definitions for nonprofit. This one is long, but it's also the most thorough. Note that where it says hospitals are nonprofit that is not true of ALL hospitals. My daughter is a nurse and has worked for hospitals that are nonprofit, but also hospitals that were for profit.

The last paragraph gives lots of good ideas to help us find books that would qualify.

Nonprofit

A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Like for-profit corporations, nonprofit corporations must file a statement of corporate purpose with the Secretary of State and pay a fee, create articles of incorporation, conduct regular meetings, and fulfill other obligations to achieve and maintain corporate status.

Nonprofit corporations differ from profit-driven corporations in several respects. The most basic difference is that nonprofit corporations cannot operate for profit. That is, they cannot distribute corporate income to shareholders. The funds acquired by nonprofit corporations must stay within the corporate accounts to pay for reasonable salaries, expenses, and the activities of the corporation. If the income of a corporation inures to the personal benefit of any individual, the corporation is considered to be profit driven. Salaries are not considered personal benefits because they are necessary for the operation of the corporation. An excessive salary, however, may cause a corporation to lose its nonprofit status.

Nonprofit corporations are exempt from the income taxes that affect other corporations but only if they conduct business exclusively for the benefit of the general public. State laws on corporations vary from state to state, but generally states give tax breaks and exemptions to nonprofit corporations that are organized and operated exclusively for either a religious, charitable, scientific, public safety, literary, or educational purpose, or for the purpose of fostering international sports or preventing cruelty to children or animals. Nonprofit organizations may charge money for their services, and contributions to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations are tax deductible. The Internal Revenue Service must approve the tax-exempt status of all nonprofit organizations except churches.

A vast number of organizations qualify for nonprofit status under the various definitions. Nonprofit organizations include churches, soup kitchens, charities, political associations, business leagues, fraternities, sororities, sports leagues, Colleges and Universities, hospitals, museums, television stations, symphonies, and public interest law firms.

Since so many of you loved Salt to the Sea I added it to my TBR and it's actually available at my library, so I'll be reading it soon. Thanks for the referral!

Laura,
Your hiking sounds amazing! So fortunate that you live near an area where you can see all those animals. We're planning a trip up there next fall. We'll have to talk!

Laura wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Oh wow, The Kitchen House was amazing. Really powerful and dramatic (also emotionally draining because of the subject matter), the characters were well-developed and I..."

I'm so excited that so many of you have read and loved The Kitchen House. Now you will want to read Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House which is the follow up, but also can stand on its own two legs. I am going to email Kathleen (the author) today and let her know how you all have loved her book. She is the nicest, most down-to-earth person and so appreciates feedback.

Margaret wrote: "My answers on this:

We're looking for information like:
1) Are things too hard? sometimes hard but fun at the same time.

2) Are things too easy? Nope

3) Is your team getting bored? I don't think..."

Thanks for your responses, Margaret!

Team,
The mods are looking for some feedback from teams about WOBBLE. Check out these points and give us some feedback, if you like.

We're looking for information like:
1) Are things too hard?
2) Are things too easy?
3) Is your team getting bored?
4) Is your team really enjoying something?
5) Any suggestions for improvement.

Cindy AL wrote: "Page 690 of The Way of Kings -
800 page book will be done this weekend"

Way to go, Cindy! It must be so satisfying to see those page numbers go up on such a doorstopper!
You're in the home stretch now. You can do it!