The Dewey Decimal Challenge - 2013

[Ellie]

I don't think I'm doing this one after all, since most of the books I looked up are e-books and don't have a number. I could make some educated guesses, but I like to be precise. I'm funny that way. :-)

[Nathan]

Ellie wrote: "I don't think I'm doing this one after all, since most of the books I looked up are e-books and don't have a number. I could make some educated guesses, but I like to be precise. I'm funny that way..."

No problem Ellie! I like being precise too. ;)

[Nancy]

Hi Trevor, please add me to this challenge. I'm projecting 20 books (1 per category.) Thanks.

[Melanie]

I am going to try for all 20 categories.

[Ashley]

Trevor, I think my goal will be 5. I want to surpass that, but not really being a non-fiction reader (and only having 1 non-fiction book in my possession) I don't want to make myself crazy, haha.

[Nathaly]

Hey Trevor, I'm going for 13.

[Nathan]

Updated to here!

Welcome Melanie, Ashley, and Nathaly!

How are you guys coming along with this so far? I know it's only been a few days, but has anyone started their first one yet?

I started Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures a few days ago and am really surprised at how much I like it so far. It's way way out of my usual comfort zone!

[SibylM]

I'm in this for ten. I have no idea what they will be yet!

eta: for an easy way to find a book's Dewey classification, you can use the OCLC DeweyBrowser: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/s...

Just enter the title, or title and author, and it will give you the Dewey number. It's a great resource for those of us who mostly read ebooks :)

[Kaitlin]

Just finished my first one! Phantoms on the Bookshelves by Jacques Bonnet

I don't really recommend it, but it was cute and quick, which I needed because The Count of Monte Cristo is much longer than I first realized!

[Zara's Retreat]

Trevor can you change my estimate of 7 books to 10 please? Thanks.


000-049:Atlantis & Lemuria by Frank Joseph (001.94 JOS)
150-199:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (155.232 CAI)
200-249:The Masque of Africa by V. S. Naipaul (200.96 NAI)
300-349: Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman (B/306 HER)
400-449: The English Language by Robert Burchfield (420.20)
550-599:Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey (551.7 FOR)
600-649: The Brain Fix: What's the Matter with Your Gray Matter: Improve Your Memory, Moods, and Mind by Ralph E. Carson (612.82)
750-799: Kabul Girls Soccer Club: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home by Awista Ayub (796.334 AYU)
800-849: Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy by Craig Cabell (823/PRA)
900-949: Fire from Heaven: Life in an English Town in the Seventeenth Century by David Underdown (942.331)

[Karina]

Oh, I recommend "The man who mistook his wife for a hat". There are some baffling stories in there! Good for anyone who's ever wondered just how weird things can turn out when the brain misbehaves. And how incredibly well people can compensate for almost all of it.

[Gaijinmama]

Oh, you are such a bunch of enablers!
I always have one fiction and one nonfiction book going so I'll definitely try this one. I'll go through my TBR and see which categories I have to work with.

[Kara]

Gaijinmama: I do the same thing! One fiction and one non-fiction (and sometimes one audiobook).

I tend to go through the fiction books much more quickly.

[Nathan]

The difficulty is finding ones that fit different sections of the DDS, I find!

Karina, I'm definitely putting that on my TBR! Sounds right up my alley. :)

[Kme_17]

The Dewey Decimal Challenge (non-fiction)
Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013

Completed:12/20

000-049: More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
050-099:
100-149:
150-199: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
200-249:Living @ the Next Level: Transforming Your Life's Frustrations into Fulfillment through Friendship with God
250-299:
300-349: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
350-399:Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door
400-449:
450-499:
500-549:
550-599:
600-649: All of Me
650-699:Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
700-749:Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
750-799: Old Jews Telling Jokes
800-849:The Portable Henry Rollins
850-899:
900-949:In a Sunburned Country
950-999:Chasing Lincoln's Killer

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

I've finally decided on conquering at least 6 books for this challenge. I already have one ready to go, apparently! It's sort of a memoir/family living/medical (I guess) book and it's got a DD number, woot.

1/6

600-649:
The End of Your Life Book Club (number 619.a bunch of other numbers lol) -- 1/17/13

[Kaitlin]

2/20, just finished this:

800-849: The Writing Life by Annie Dillard

[Nancy]

I'll be reading one book per category. That's 20 books for this challenge. Update: 2/20.

000-049 The little guide to your well-read life : how to get more books in your life and more life from your books (2005)by Leveen, Steve
(Los Angeles Public Library DD number: 028.9 L657.)

200-249 = Heaven is for real : a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back (2010)by Burpo, Todd
(Los Angeles Public Library DD number: 237.4 B967).

[Robyn]

1 down! Free Will from category 100-149. interesting read!

[Kaitlin]

Robyn wrote: "1 down! Free Will from category 100-149. interesting read!"

That sounds cool, Robyn! Maybe I'll read that one too.

[Kara]

Got my first two!

550-599: Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences Parasite Rex, ****

650-699: Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings Competing on Analytics, ****


COMPLETED: 2/10

[Kattibrie]

Ok, I have a question - I read this book: Lost In Translation: Misadventures In English Abroad. Towards which category could I count it? :)

[Kara]

I would assume that would be:
400-449: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages

[Robyn]

That sounds cool, Robyn! Maybe I'll read that one too."

this book was short so it was a quick read, more like a persuasive essay actually. i really dont agree with the idea of no one having any free will but it made me think!

[Kattibrie]

Kara wrote: "I would assume that would be:
400-449: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages"

Thanks, Kara! :)

1. 400-449: - finished 09.01.

[Kattibrie]

Oh, I forgot I didn't set a goal - make it 5 for me :)

[Audrey]

Can someone help me in determining what the Dewey Decimal Number would be for this book. I just finished reading it and it is nonfiction but has no DDN. Thanks.

God, Are You Nice or Mean?: Trusting God ... After the Orphanage by Debra Delulio Jones, M Ed Read 1/17/2013 4.5 Stars

[Nathan]

I don't know about the official number, but it strikes me as a 200-249 book. That's the religion section.

[Audrey]

Ok, Thanks.

[Sonja]

Sounds like fun! I have been wanting to read more non fiction this year. Put me down for 5!

Think I will be reading a lot more than my 2013 goal this year with all these challenges I keep signing myself up for!

Now just have to keep track of them all!

[Kattibrie]

Just finished a second one! :)

2/5

950-999: , finished 23.01

[Katrina]

This is a great challenge! I spend more time reading nonfiction than anything else. I'm pretty sure I can handle 20.

[AJ]

I'm in for 10! Didn't realize how hard it would be to spread my non fiction reading out. Then i looked up Bonk and Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and they're both in the 610s! So 2 of my 3 for the year already overlap! At least the other non fiction was Asian history so I'm already at 2 down! Once I figure out which 10 I'm going for, I'll add a post.

[AJ]

Here's a hint - biographies are found up and down the dewey decimals! Highly recommend The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 423s! Also enjoyed Katherine Graham's, but that may be a DC read, but it is in the 070s! Personal History

[Robyn]

marking 550-599 off my list with the completion of parasite rex. i was hesitant to read this but really enjoyed it! it wasnt written like a text book and held my attention as well as my fiction reads.

[Karina]

3/7 so far.


350-399: Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

550-599: Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

600-649: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

[Kelsi]

I've completed 2/10 :)

304: Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
900-949: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe
A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, C. 1295-1344

[Candiss]

I've finished my first book:

800-849: Dispatch from the Future: Poems - Leigh Stein (811) **** 1/31/13


Read: 1/6

[Nathan]

UPDATED FOR JANUARY. Great job everyone! Keep it up. :)

[AJ]

Poems are in the 800s?
Why didn't I think of that?!

[Candiss]

AJ wrote: "Poems are in the 800s?
Why didn't I think of that?!"

I was very pleased when I realized this, too!

[Katrina]

000-049: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts
050-099: Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-149: The Consolation of Philosophy
150-199: Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-249: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology
250-299: Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
300-349: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law
350-399: Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
400-449: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages
450-499: Language: Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-549: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry
550-599: Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
600-649: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living
650-699: Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings
700-749: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts
750-799: The Knitting Godess
800-849: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages
850-899: Literature: Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek
900-949: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe
950-999: General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other

[Robyn]

i think i overestimated my non fiction abilities... can you change my goal to 12 please, one a month. thanks!!

[[deleted user]]

Dewey decimal challenge, going for all of them!



000-049:
050-099:
100-149:
150-199:
200-249: The Complete Rosary: A Guide to Praying the Mysteries
250-299:
300-349:
350-399:
400-449:
450-499:
500-549:
550-599:
600-649:
650-699:
700-749: The Sock Knitter's Handbook: Expert Advice, Tips, & Tricks
750-799:
800-849: Beowulf: a dual-language edition, translated and with an Introduction and commentary by Howell D. Chickering, Jr.
850-899:
900-949:
950-999:

[Adriana]

Participation List
I'm now heading this group. Thanks Trevor for doing such a great job!

AJ: 2/10
Amanda: 0/6
Ashley: 0/5
April Lyn: ?
Audrey: 1/?
Becky: 0/20
Candiss: 1/6
Craig- 1/10
Echo: 1/20
Erika: ?
Gaijinmama: ?
Jen: 3/20
Joni: ?
Kaitlin: 2/20
Kara: 2/10
Karen: ?
Karina: 3/7
Kattibrie: 2/5
Kelsi: 2/10
Kme_17: 1/20
Lilac: 0/4
Melanie: 0/20
Morgan: 0/20
Nancy: 2/20
Nathaly: 0/13
Robyn: 2/12
Sharon: 0/6
Sibyl: 0/10
Sonja: 0/5
Talia: 0/20
Tearsa: 0/20
Teresa: 1/6
Toni: ?
Trevor: 1/12
Zara: 0/10

Any mistakes please let me know! Good luck (;

[Nathan]

Thanks for taking it over, Adriana!

I'm at 1/12 now with Conundrum by Jan Morris | *****

[Adriana]

Trevor wrote: "Thanks for taking it over, Adriana!

I'm at 1/12 now with Conundrum by Jan Morris | *****"

Awesome! Updated :D

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

I'm at 1/6. Here's a copy of my comment where I mentioned it:

600-649:
The End of Your Life Book Club (number 619.a bunch of other numbers lol) -- 1/17/13

thanks :)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Just curious -- the rules do not state that there is a page number requirement so I assume the length of the book does not matter?

[AJ]

Craig wrote: "Think I forgot to post that I was going to take part in this.

I'm at 1/10.

800-849 - Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders"

I was thinking poetry for this section of Dewey, but what did you think of this book? Reading more Gaiman is on my to do list.