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Reading University Challenge
This sounds great. I’m in!Start date: 06/06/13
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Associates Degree
Science:
Literature:The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (american novel)
History: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D James (european history)
Social Sciences:Villette by Charlotte Bronte (education)
Art: The Broken Bridge by Phillip Pullman (fine arts)
Language: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (sino-tibetan)
Athletics: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (cricket)
Bachelors Degree:
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Master's Degree - Science
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What a fun challenge!Start: June 6, 2013
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Associates Degree
Science: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman finished 6.14.2013
Literature: Under the Dome by Stephen King finished 9.18.2013
History: Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count by Jill Jonnes finished 6.30.2013
Social Sciences: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess finished 9.27.2013
Art: In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story by Carolyn Meyer finished 9.23.2013
Language: The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay 8.17.2013
Athletics: The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir 8.11.2013
FINISHED ASSOCIATES!
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Literature
1. The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwan finished 9.27.2013
2. Home Improvement: Undead Edition by Charlaine Harris finished 10.1.2013
3. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker finished 10.4.2013
4. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich finished 10.8.2013
5. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver finished 10.12.2013
6. Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler finished 10.21.2013
7. Soul by Tobsha Learner finished 10.22.2013
8. A Beautiful Fate by Cat Mann finished 10.28.2013
9.The Color of Water by Kim Dong Hwa finished 11.10.2013
10.The Color of Heaven by Kim Dong Hwa finished 11.11.2013
BACHELOR'S DEGREE COMPLETED!!
Minor: History
1. Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard finished 11.9.2013
2. 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup finished 11.20.2013
3. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright finished 11.29.2013
Master's Degree - History
Alternative History:
1. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson finished 12.11.2013
2. The Boleyn King by Laura Anderson finished 1.14.2014
3. Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger finished 7.22.2014
American History:
1.The Kennedy Years: From the Pages of The New York Times by Richard Reeves
2. Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden finished 3.9.2014
3. Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival by Laurence Gonzales finished 9.10.2014
European History:
1. Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last by Israel Meir Lau finished 3.24.2014
2. Elizabeth I by Margaret George finished 6.8.2014
3. Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir finished 8.8.2014
World History:
1. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
2. China Dolls by Lisa See
3. The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
Random:
1. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin
2. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi finished 10.3.2015
3. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent finished 2.17.2015
PHD - European History
1. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson finished 9.6.2015
2. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
3. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
4. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippe Gregory
5. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
6. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
7. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
8. We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill
9. The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownworth
10. A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy by Eric Lamet
Start Date: 6/6/13Associates Degree
Science: Insurgent ✔
Literature:
History:
Social Sciences: It's Kind of a Funny Story ✔
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Welcome to the challenge, Catherine, Kim, Crystal, Amy, NancyHelen, Darlene, Turtlecollector, Riya, Erika, and Natalie.
Also, welcome to the challenge, Frau, Ozana, Candy, Alice, Ashley, and Allison.
Wow. Lots of people joined up. I hope I didn't miss anyone.
Okay, this looks like such a fun challenge. I never went to college so I'm going to have a blast earning my virtual reading degree! I'll figure out books/degrees soon.How do you center images in these posts? I see that the images in the first message are centered but I cannot get my images to center, no matter what html code I try. Thanks!
April wrote: "I finished my Associates degree!"
That sounds fun! Let's start!Reading University challenge
Books read: 15/90
June 1st 2013 - ??
► Associates Degree [7/7]
Science: The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter ✔
Literature: O Homem que Amava Demais ✔
History: Brief einer Unbekannten ✔
Social Sciences: The Rosie Project ✔
Art: Fifty Shades of Grey ✔
Language: The Painted Veil ✔
Athletics: The Viscount Who Loved Me ✔
► Bachelors Degree [8/13]
Major: Literature
1. 1Q84 ✔
2. A Guerra dos Tronos ✔
3. Jesus Cristo bebia cerveja ✔
4. Perfect ✔
5. Fahrenheit 451 ✔
6. A Muralha de Gelo ✔
7. The Night Circus ✔
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9. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ✔
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Minor: Social Sciences
1. Seriously...I'm Kidding ✔
2. O mundo Proibido de Daniel V. ✔
3. Exposure ✔
► Bachelors Degree [0/15]
Alternate History - alternative history genre
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
European history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in Europe
World history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set outside of North American and Europe
Congrats April! I added you to the finished list :-)
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Okay, this looks like such a fun challenge. I never went to college so I'm going to have a blast earning my virtual reading degree! I'll figure out books/degrees soon.How do you center images in ..."
To center graphics and things I use the code "& nbsp;" (without the space) to create a white space. You just copy it as many times as you need spaces.
Science:Life Science -
✔Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe
Graphic Novel/Manga - graphic novel or manga genre & at least 200 pages in length
History:
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
European history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in Europe
World history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set outside of North American and Europe
Art:
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
Language:
Indo-European - fiction or non-fiction book set in Spain, Russia or India
Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan
Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
Athletics:
Baseball - fiction or non-fiction book about baseball or baseball player
Cricket - fiction or non-fiction book about cricket or set in an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member country (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West India, or Zimbabwe)
Sports History - fiction or non-fiction historical book about any sport
Teresa, you can also use <blockquote> repeatedly to center, just don't hit return afterwards.
I actually us a combo of both, until I get things where I want them.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Teresa, you can also use repeatedly to center, just don't hit return afterwards."Thanks for the tip! I tried using blockquote but I only used it once on each side of the picture and it didn't work. Did not think to use it repeatedly.
Science:Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe
Graphic Novel/Manga - graphic novel or manga genre & at least 200 pages in length
History:
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
European history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in Europe
World history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set outside of North American and Europe
Art:
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
Language:
Indo-European -
✔Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan
Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
Athletics:
Baseball - fiction or non-fiction book about baseball or baseball player
Cricket - fiction or non-fiction book about cricket or set in an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member country (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West India, or Zimbabwe)
Sports History - fiction or non-fiction historical book about any sport
I am going to start this challenge. I do not know when I will finish it though. :DReading University challenge
Books read: 45
June 1st 2013 - May 4th 2015
Completed: Associates 7/26/13
Completed: Bachelors 1/31/14
Completed: Masters 9/28/14
Completed: PHD Science 5/4/15
☑ Associates Degree: 7/26/13 (view spoiler)
☑ Bachelors Degree: 1/31/14 (view spoiler)
☑ Masters Degree - Science: 9/28/14 (view spoiler)
☑ PHD: Science 5/4/2015 (view spoiler)
Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe
Graphic Novel/Manga - graphic novel or manga genre & at least 200 pages in length
History:
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
European history -
✔World history - fiction or non-fiction historical book set outside of North American and Europe
Art:
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
Language:
Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan
Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
Athletics:
Baseball - fiction or non-fiction book about baseball or baseball player
Cricket - fiction or non-fiction book about cricket or set in an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member country (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West India, or Zimbabwe)
Sports History - fiction or non-fiction historical book about any sport
What about using murder as a fine art?Literally the book I just read calls the murderer an artist, and says he performs the finest of arts.
Reading University ChallengeStart Date: June 13, 2013
Associates Degree (7 books in all)
Science:
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History:
Social Sciences:
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Planned reads; need to figure out how they fit.
Second Sight Murder Most Frothy Out of the Easy Chasing Perfect (more later)
(view spoiler)
@Erika:Here are the definitions for the art section:
Fine Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a fine art piece(s) or a fine artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); fine art is defined here as painting, drawing, comics, photography, and sculpture
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
You could argue that it's a fine art I guess if he does something special with the murders to make it artistic. Art really is subjective so I'll let you make the final call on whether to count it there or not.
Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe
Graphic Novel/Manga - graphic novel or manga genre & at least 200 pages in length
History:
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
World history -
✔Art:
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
Language:
Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan
Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
Athletics:
Baseball - fiction or non-fiction book about baseball or baseball player
Cricket - fiction or non-fiction book about cricket or set in an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member country (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West India, or Zimbabwe)
Sports History - fiction or non-fiction historical book about any sport
I finished my Associates Degree! YAY! (Post 34)Associates Degree: 7/7
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Congrats Zuzana! I'll add you to the complete list :-)
Would a book set in Korea work for one of the languages? I see Asia and South East Asia but North/South Korea is East Asia; so thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. :D
Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe
Graphic Novel/Manga - graphic novel or manga genre & at least 200 pages in length
History:
American History - fiction or non-fiction historical book set in North America
Art:
Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
Language:
Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan
Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
Athletics:
Baseball - fiction or non-fiction book about baseball or baseball player
Cricket -
✔Sports History - fiction or non-fiction historical book about any sport
Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Would a book set in Korea work for one of the languages? I see Asia and South East Asia but North/South Korea is East Asia; so thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. :D"For a list of Austronesian Countries Click Here
For a list of Sino-Tibetan Countries: Click Here
Unfortunately neither includes Korea. It's following that specific language and not that area of the world.
I have a question about the Literature tasks."Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
European Novel - literature genre set in Europe or by a European author(s)
World Novel - literature genre set outside of North America and Europe or by an author from outside of North America and Europe"
Re: the literature genre part, does it mean that one of the book's genres on the GR page has to be Literature or lets say "European, British, German,... Literature" or "Literary Fiction"?
I read a lots of sci-fi novels and they are rarely (as well are romances or fantasy novels) categorized as Literature.
I'm not sure, Zuzana. I'll have Jex get back to you on that.
Zuzana wrote: "I have a question about the Literature tasks."Literature:
American Novel - literature genre set in North America or by a North American author(s)
European Novel - literature genre set in Europe o..."
The Literature category must be a genre that is part of the Literature genre or one of it's subcategories. They are all listed on this page: Click Here
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Got my Bachelors DegreeWoohoo!!!"
Grats Tea! Sorry I missed this post before! You've been added as the first Bacholor's Degree completed :-)
I've created a FAQ section at the beginning of the thread for the questions that have been coming up.
Jex wrote: "I've created a FAQ section at the beginning of the thread for the questions that have been coming up."Great idea, Jex.
Jex wrote: "The Literature category must be a genre that is part of the Literature genre or one of it's subcategories. They are all listed on this page: Click Here "Thanks, Jex. That's what I thought (feared). ;)
Associates Degree
Science: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Fantasy)
Literature: Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney (American)
History: Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin (American)
Social Science: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by Davis Sedaris (Anthropology - I'm American, and Sedaris talks about English culture. Might be a stretch, but...)
Art: Bossypants by Tina Fey (Visual Arts)
Language: Taipei by Tao Lin (Sino-Tibetan)
Athletics: Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan (Olympics)
Bachelors Degree
Major: Science
1. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
2. Chariots of the Gods? by Erich von Daniken
3. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
4. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
5. The Universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
6. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
7. Missing Links and Secret Histories: Stories from across the Known Multiverse by Himmel-DuChamp
8. Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connections between Human and Animal Health by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
9. The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus
10. Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
Minor: Social Sciences
1. Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas (Anthropology - I'm American, this is about growing up Iranian in So. California)
2. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (Psychology)
3. The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant by Dan Savage (Anthropology - LGBT, adoption)
Masters Degree: Literature
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Associates Degree
Science:Anna Dressed in Blood - 6/15
Literature:The Shipping News - 7/15
History:Black Dogs - 6/10/
Social Sciences:The Tiger's Wife - 6/8
Art:Unholy Night - 6/15
Language:Life of Pi - 8/2
Athletics:Speak - 6/30 (basketball)
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
1.Android Karenina - 8/13
2.The Silmarillion - 8/21
3.Dark Rivers of the Heart - 11/11
4.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 11/12
5.Beastly - 11/15
6.The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 11/21
7.Hollowland - 11/25
8.It - 11/26
9.Odd and the Frost Giants - 12/1
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Minor: Lit
1.The Notebook - 8/4
2.Collateral - 10/14
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