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I am in!!~ Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~ (Jobs & Hobbies)
Start...August 22, 2013
23/26 Complete
A. Actress...The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog by Marian Babson...September 8, 2013
B. Banker...Whiskey Rebellion by Liliana Hart...October 9, 2013
C. Chaplin..March Geraldine Brooks...September 11, 2013
D. Detective...Delusion in Death by J.D.Robb...September 29, 2013
E. Editor of a Newspaper...The Alpine Advocate by Mary Dahiem...August 24, 2013
F. Fashion Model....Bared to You by Sylvia Day...September 22, 2013
G. Grief Therapist.... Too Near The Edge by Lynn Osterkamp..September 14, 2013.
H. Homicide Detective....The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen..August 22, 2013
I. Investigator(Police)....The Tender Mercy of Roses by Anna Michaels...October 8, 2013
J. Jack-of-all-trades....The Next Always by Nora Roberts...October 20, 2013
K. Killer...In the Blood by Steve Robinson...Feb.2, 2014
L. Lawyer...Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn...September 24, 2013
M. Movie Star.....The Alpine Betrayal by Mary Dahiem ...September 18, 2013
N. Nurse...Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen...August 29, 2013
O. Overlook Hotel Caretaker....The Shiningby Stephen King...November 2, 2013
P. Plumber...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon...September 20,2013
Q. Queen...The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure...November 8, 2013
R. Realtor...Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles....September 1, 2013
S. Scientist... The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot...September 16, 2013
T. Teacher...Wonder by R.J.Palacio...September 28, 2013
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W. Writer..The Thirteenth Tale by Diana Setterfield...September 5, 2013
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Neat, Ruth! Welcome to the challenge.
I'm in!!Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~ (Jobs & Hobbies)
Duration: August 23/13 - December 31/13
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G Geisha
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J Jouster
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O Ouzeri (a rough and ready eatery were farmers gather to drink)
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V Vintage Cloths Shop
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X x0 (group in another universe)
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Z Zoologist
Super, NayNay! Welcome to this challenge.
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Great, Joanne♥! Welcome to the challenge.
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• Origami Master - or Artist/Origamist
• Paper Crafter
• Spelunker
Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~ (Jobs & Hobbies)Start...August 23, 2013
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PRESCHOOL TEACHER~ MY ACTUAL JOB
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What about Paleontologist? and Author? and Illustrator? and computer IT tech?
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You may pick out certain ones, Nancy. Certainly. Some people like to do that for a monthly or seasonal challenge.
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~ Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~Duration: 8/22/13 - ?
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I´m in, too.I´ll mix both options.
First adding my favourite professions:
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Welcome to the challenge, Brenda and Lára!
oh I got other professions: butcher, cashier, elevator repair, postal worker, archivist, casino card dealer, tour guide, construction foreman, exercise trainer, dolphin trainer, delivery man, seamstress/tailer, barber, military personnel
Yes, I guess the list is endless, Joanne♥. LOL! Love 'dolphin trainer' - I'd like to do that. I did put a picture of a woman sewing up there, but it is hard to see; just to the left of 'accountant.'
I can't resist joining in on this one!Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~ (Jobs & Hobbies)
Start...1st September, 2013 to 31st August 2014
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Super, Michelle! Welcome to the challenge.
Nothing but Reading ChallengesProfessions & Avocations A-Z Challenge
Duration: 8/27/2013 - Til Done!
Progress: 26 out of 26
A: Actress: Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds - ***** - 9/9/2013
B: Biologist: Zoo by James Patterson - *** - 9/4/2013
C: City Planner: Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - *** - 9/11/2013
D: Deputy: Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts - ** - 9/17/2013
E: English Teacher: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 9/2/2013
F: Firefighter: Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014
G: Grim Reaper: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/6/2013
H: Horse Breeder: Gypsy Wind by Lisa Jackson - ** - 11/8/2013
I: Improv Actor: Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/28/2014 - 329 Pages
J: Journalist: Against the Wind by Kat Martin - **** - 8/30/2013
K: King: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/1/2015 - 835 Pages
L: Lawyer: The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings - **** - 9/6/2013
M: Musician: The Wise Man's FearPatrick Rothfuss - *** - 11/5/2013
N: Nurse: Virgin River by Robyn Carr - **** - 9/16/2013
O: Officer: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare - ***** - 9/10/2013
P: Pilot: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014
Q: Queen: Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - *** - 2/26/2015 - 463 Pages
R: Runner: The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon by John Hanc - ***** - 10/24/2013
S: Sailor: Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton - **** - 9/21/2013
T: Thief: Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter – ***** - 9/23/2013
U: U.S. Marshall: Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton - **** - 1/19/2015 - 320 Pages
V: Veterinarian: Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 10/27/2014 - 400 Pages
W: Wizard: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - **** - 9/3/2013
X: Executive: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren - ***** - 12/15/2015
Y: Youth Counselor: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016
Z: Zombie: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion - **** - 4/19/2015
What's one more challenge? I'm in for the spelling option, which probably guarantees that I'll be here for years :)
A - Z CAREERS & AVOCATIONS
No deadline
PROGRESS: 235/235
A – AIR BATTLE MANAGER - COMPLETED 10/11/13
✓ A – author Arthur Conan Doyle - The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2), finished 9/2
✓ I – Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless #1), by Melissa F. Miller, finished 9/17
✓ R – author Keith Raffel - Drop By Drop, finished 9/7
✓ B – Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/30
✓ A – author Avery Aames - Lost and Fondue (Cheese Shop #2), finished 9/3
✓ T – author Laina Turner - Cupcakes Aren't Just for Eating (Trixie Pristine #3), finished 9/24
✓ T – Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber, finished 10/7
✓ L – author Howie Long - Football for Dummies, finished 9/20
✓ E – author Edna Buchanan - You Only Die Twice (Britt Montero #7), finished 9/5
✓ M – author Marie Bostwick - Between Heaven and Texas, finished 9/17
✓ A – author Alan Brennert - Moloka'i, finished 9/18
✓ N – Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep #1), by Nick Drake, finished 9/6
✓ A – author Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple #5), finished 9/20
✓ G – Good Eggs, by Phoebe Potts, finished 9/1
✓ E – Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
✓ R – author Tom Rachman - The Imperfectionists, finished 9/10
B – BARTENDER - COMPLETED 12/13
✓ B – Bring on the Blessings
✓ A – author Meredith Allard - Her Dear and Loving Husband
✓ R – The Right Wrong Number, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 10/29
✓ T – Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
✓ E – Effected Intent, by Alan Ross, finished 11/22
✓ N – A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19
✓ D – author Dave Franklin - The Goodreads Killer, finished 11/12
✓ E – author Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12
✓ R – author Nora Roberts - The Next Always (Inn Boonsboro #1), finished 11/8
C – COACH - COMPLETED 10/8/13
✓ C – author G.P. Ching - The Soulkeepers (Soulkeepers #1), finished 9/29
✓ O – author Orson Scott Card - The Lost Gate (Mithermages #1), finished 9/28
✓ A – author Catherine Astolfo - The Bridgeman (Emily Taylor #1), finished 9/27
✓ C - author Carolyn G. Hart - Death on Demand (Death on Demand #1), finished 10/6/
✓ H – The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower, finished 10/8
D – DANCER - COMPLETED 10/29/13
✓ D – author Diane Mott Davidson - The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), finished 10/4
✓ A – As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5
✓ N – author Nancy Jill Thames - Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), finished 10/17
✓ C – author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
✓ E – author J.T. Ellison & Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), finished 10/29
✓ R – A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
E – EDITOR - COMPLETED 10/26/13
✓ E – author Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), finished 10/26
✓ D – Daemon (Daemon #1), by Daniel Suarez, finished 10/4
✓ I – In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), by Maggie Toussaint, finished 10/12
✓ T – author Terra Harmony - Water (Akasha #1), finished 10/10
✓ O – Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/6
✓ R – Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
F – FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR - COMPLETED 12/2/13
✓ F – The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, finished 12/2
✓ L – author Laura Childs - The Silver Needle Murder (Tea Shop #9), finished 9/27
✓ I – I Shot You Babe (Bombay Assassins #4), by Leslie Langtry, finished 9/25
✓ G - author Sue Grafton - W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone #23), finished 9/12
✓ H – author Julie Hyzy - State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), finished 10/3/
✓ T – author Nancy Thayer - A Nantucket Christmas, finished 11/12
✓ I – If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
✓ N – author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4
✓ S – Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2
✓ T – Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21
✓ R – Rose Harbor in Bloom (Rose Harbor #2), by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/22
✓ U – Unlucky, by Jana DeLeon, finished 11/4
✓ C – Cloche and Dagger (Hat Shop #1), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/8
✓ T – Thunder Point (Sean Dillon #2), by Jack Higgins, finished 11/26
✓ O – author Bryan O. - Groom Lake, finished 9/19
✓ R – author Ben Rehder - The Driving Lesson, finished 9/22
G – GLASSMAKER - COMPLETED 11/13/13
✓ G – Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), by Laura Childs, finished 11/2
✓ L – Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
✓ A – The Alpine Fury (Emma Lord #6), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/23
✓ S – author William Seil - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy, finished 9/12
✓ S – Split Second (King and Maxwell #1), by David Baldacci, finished 9/27
✓ M – author Debbie Macomber - Starry Night, finished 11/9
✓ A – Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin #8), by M.C. Beaton, finished 9/24
✓ K – author Kristin Hannah - Fly Away (Firefly Lane #2), finished 9/23
✓ E – character Elspeth - Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13
✓ R – author Rick Dewhurst - The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), finished 10/2
H – HOTEL MANAGER - COMPLETED 12/25/13
✓ H – Halfway, by Stephanie Void, finished 11/10
✓ O – character Old Hermit Qiangba - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
✓ T – character Taft - The Secret of Zoom, by Lynne Jonell, finished 12/17
✓ E – character Edward - The Trinity Six, by Charles Cummings, finished 12/15
✓ L – author Lauren Haney - Flesh of the God (Lieutenant Bak #7), finished 10/9
✓ M – author Zack Mason - Shift (ChronoShift #1), finished 11/29
✓ A – author Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10), finished 10
✓ N – No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
✓ A – author Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), finished 10/24
✓ G – author Sara Gruen - Water for Elephants, finished 12/21
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Neck at Niagara (Leigh Koslow #3.5), finished 12/25
✓ R – author Robert Bucchianeri - Acapella Blues, finished 11/15
I – INTERPRETER - COMPLETED 1/7
✓ I – If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ N – author Nageeba Davis - Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), finished 11/7
✓ T – author John Tayman - The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, finished 12/10
✓ E – character Elizabeth - Thursdays at Eight, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/26
✓ R – Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s #4), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/8
✓ P – author Parnell Hall - Dead Man's Puzzle (Puzzle Lady #10), finished 9
✓ R – author Paisley Ray - Deep Fried and Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), finished 1/4
✓ E – Emily's Gold, by Randy Talley, finished 12/31
✓ T – author Adriana Trigiani - The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), finished 12/12
✓ E – author Richard Paul Evans - The Walk, finished 1/7
✓ R – author Robert Barr Smith - Blood Eagle, finished 12/13
J – JOCKEY - COMPLETED 11/16/13
✓ J – author James W. Loewen - Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, finished 11/16
✓ O – The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, finished 10/22
✓ C – Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, finished 10/12
✓ K – author Kin Platt - The Screwball King Murder, finished 10/8
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry is Murder #1), finished 11/15
✓ Y – author Rick Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), finished 11/11
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K – KENNEL OWNER - COMPLETED 3/1
✓ K – author Kevin Baker - Dreamland, finished 11/3
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Let There Be Suspects (Ministry is Murder #2), finished 1/12
✓ N – No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5
✓ N – character Neele - A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple #7), by Agatha Christie, finished 12/24
✓ E – author Elle Lothlorien - The Frog Prince, finished 2/18
✓ L – Lisa Scottoline - My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, finished 12/11
✓ O – The Old Folks at Home: Warehouse Them or Leave Them on the Ice Floe, by Barry Friedman, finished 1/28
✓ W – author William Landay - Defending Jacob, finished 11/1
✓ N – author Nancy Fairbanks - Bon Bon Voyage (Carolyn Blue #8), finished 3/1
✓ E – author Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus, finished 2/28
✓ R – The Ragtime Kid (Ragtime #1), by Larry Karp, finished 1/30
L – LIBRARIAN - COMPLETED 1/27
✓ L – author Leslie Meier - Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), finished 10/15
✓ I – Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite #1), by L.E. Waters, finished 10/31
✓ B – author Jeffrey Brown - Jedi Academy, finished 10/15
✓ R – author Ron Benrey - The Final Crumpet (Royal Tunbridge Wells #2), finished 1/15
✓ A – Alone (D.D. Warren #1), by Lisa Gardner, finished 10/31
✓ R – author Richard Zacks - The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines & the Secret Mission of 1805, finished 1/27
✓ I – author Ron Irwin - Flat Water Tuesday, finished 11/5
✓ A – author Donna Andrews - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), finished 11/23
✓ N – author Amy Sue Nathan - The Glass Wives, finished 11/9
M – MUSICIAN - COMPLETED 1/31
✓ M – author Mark Dunn - ZOUNDS!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections, finished 1/4
✓ U – Under Construction (Cartel #1), by Summer Ellis, finished 11/19
✓ S – author Dana Stabenow - Fire And Ice (Liam Campbell #1), finished 1/9
✓ I – I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak, finished 1
✓ C – Crazy in Paradise, by Deborah Brown, finished 10/15
✓ I – I Didn't Kill Your Cat (Frankie Jackson #1), by R. Stim, finished 1/20
✓ A – author Alexander McCall Smith - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), finished 11/27
✓ N – National Security (Jericho Quinn #1), by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31
N – NOVELIST - COMPLETED 3/8
✓ N – character Nick - Buried Secrets (Nick Heller #2), by Joseph Finder, finished 2/8
✓ O – character Logan O'Donnell - Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
✓ V – The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt #1), by Peter Mayle, finished 11/19
✓ E – Eggs in a Casket (Cackleberry Club #5), by Laura Childs, finished 3/8
✓ L – The Litigators, by John Grisham, finished 10/13
✓ I – I Shall Not Want (Psalm 23 Mysteries #2), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5
✓ S – The Sudoku Murder (Katie McDonald #1), by Shelley Freydont, finished 10/30
✓ T – character Tomas - First Position, by Prescott Lane, finished 3/6
O – OPTICIAN - COMPLETED 5/11
✓ O – The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, finished 12/27
✓ P – character Phyllis - The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11
✓ T – Ties That Bind (Cobbled Court #5), by Marie Bostwick, finished 3/27
✓ I – I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai, finished 5/4
✓ C – Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), by Bonnie S. Calhoun, finished 10/28
✓ I – Instant Family, by Elisabeth Rose, finished 5/11
✓ A – author Mary Kay Andrews - Christmas Bliss (Savannah #4), finished 12/5
✓ N – character Norman - Blackberry Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen #17), by Joanne Fluke, finished 3/5
P – PILOT - COMPLETED 1/22
✓ P – author Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller - The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), finished 10/30
✓ I – author Irene Hannon - Vanished (Private Justice #1), by Irene Hannon, finished 1/22
✓ L – author Lorena McCourtney - Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), finished 10/16
✓ O – One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson, finished 12/17
✓ T – character Toby - Mama Sees Stars (Mace Bauer #4), by Deborah Sharp, finished 1/1
Q – QUILTER - COMPLETED 3/26
✓ Q – Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain, finished 3/2
✓ U – Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ I – Invisible City, by Julia Dahl, finished 2/6
✓ L – character Link - Silent Hero: A Tribute to the Legend of Zelda, by Christine E. Schulze, finished 12/29
✓ T – The Teaberry Strangler (Tea Shop #11), by Laura Childs, finished 2/28
✓ E – Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World, by Matthew Goodman, finished 3/26
✓ R – author Robert Crais - The First Rule (Joe Pike #2), finished 2/26
R – REALTOR - COMPLETED 3/29
✓ R – author Nora Roberts - The Last Boyfriend (Inn BoonsBoro #2), finished 2/2
✓ E – The Empire Striketh Back (Wm Shakespeare’s Star Wars #2), by Ian Doescher, finished 3/29
✓ A – author Alexander Campion - The Grave Gourmet (Capucine Culinary #1), finished 12/7
✓ L – author Lisa Kleypas - Dream Lake (Friday Harbor #3), finished 1/17
✓ T – Take the Monkeys and Run (Barbara Barr #1), by Karen Cantwell, finished 3/14
✓ O – Over Her Dead Body (Bailey Weggins #4), by Kate White, finished 12/31
✓ R – author Barbara Ross - Clammed Up (Maine Clambake #1), finished 2/14
A - Z CAREERS & AVOCATIONSPART THREE
S – SCRAPBOOKER - COMPLETED 3/30
✓ S – The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin, finished 2/8
✓ C – author Susan Crandall – Whistling Past the Graveyard, finished 1/26
✓ R – author Rhys Bowen – The Amersham Rubies (Molly Murphy #0.5), finished 2/26
✓ A – Along Came A Demon (Whisperings #1), by Linda Welch, finished 1/16
✓ P – Picture Perfect Corpse (Kiki Lowenstein #7), by Joanna Campbell Slan , finished 1/25
✓ B – The Bookwoman's Last Fling (Cliff Janeway #5), by John Dunning, finished 1/11
✓ O – Opal Fire (Stacy Justice #1), by Barbra Annino, finished 2/3
✓ O – The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs, by Sean Aiken, finished 2/11
✓ K – King and Maxwell (King & Maxwell #6), by David Baldacci, finished 1/8
✓ E – Everyone's A Suspect, by Richard Guidice, finished 3/30
✓ R – author J.D. Robb - Glory in Death (In Death #2), finished 3/10
T – TEACHER - COMPLETED 5/20
✓ T – character Tom - Better Than Chocolate, by Susan Waggoner, finished 5/20
✓ E – character Elspeth - Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well (Aunt Dimity #19), by Nancy Atherton, finished 5/2 ★★★.5
✓ A – author Meredith Allard - Her Loving Husband's Curse (Loving Husband #2), finished 12/26
✓ C – Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran, finished 11/23
✓ H – author David Hosp - Dark Harbor (Scott Finn #1), finished 2/7
✓ E – character Elli - Board Stiff (Elliott Lisbon #1), by Kendel Lynn, finished 5/6
✓ R – author Gillian Roberts – Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), finished 4/4
U – UMPIRE - COMPLETED 4/19
✓ U – The Unfinished Clue, by Georgette Heyer, finished 9/1
✓ M – The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible, by Simon Winchester, finished 2/22
✓ P – Playing With Poison (Cue Ball #1), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 3/4
✓ I – Iscariot, by Tosca Lee, finished 3/15
✓ R – Reel Murder (Dolan & Sinclair #1), by Marian Babson, finished 3/18
✓ E – author Elly Griffiths - The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6), finished 4/19
V – VOCAL COACH - COMPLETED 3/28
✓ V – Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), by Philip R. Craig, finished 11/29
✓ O – Once and Always (Sequels #1), by Judith McNaught, finished 3/13
✓ C – The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway, finished 2/11
✓ A – The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3
✓ L – Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris, finished 2/4
✓ C – author Laurie Cass - Lending a Paw (BookmobilCrystal Gardense Cat #1), finished 2/13
✓ O – Obstruction of Justice (Nina Reilly #3), by Perri O’Shaughnessy, finished 3/19
✓ A – author Amanda Quick – (Ladies of Lantern Street #1), finished 3/28
✓ C – author Cleo Coyle - French Pressed (Coffeehouse #6), finished 2/23
✓ H – Heresy (Giordano Bruno #1), by S.J. Parris, finished 12/6
W – WEDDING PLANNER - COMPLETED 6/5
✓ W – With A Twist, by J.A. Konrath, finished 11/12
✓ E – author Elizabeth Peters – The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2), finished 9/1
✓ D – author Donna Andrews - Murder With Puffins (Meg Langslow #2), finished 3/12
✓ D – Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), by Julie Smith, finished 4/5
✓ I – The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores #1), by Sherryl Woods, finished 3/3
✓ N – author Nancy Bush - Candy Apple Red (Jane Kelly #1), finished 9/1
✓ G – author Daniel Ganninger - Flapjack (Case Files of Icarus Investigation #1), finished 12/22
✓ P – Places I Never Planned, by Aimee Bontreger, finished 1/23
✓ L – Lemon Tart (Culinary Mystery #1), by Josi S. Kilpack, finished 2/20
✓ A – At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple #11), by Agatha Christie, finished 1/31
✓ N – Never Too Old for Romance, by Barbara J. Peters, finished 3/17
✓ N – author Nancy Naigle - Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), finished 6/5
✓ E – author Elizabeth George – A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4), finished 4/9
✓ R – author Robert K. Swisher Jr. – A Bucket Full of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), finished 4/2
X – X-RAY TECH - COMPLETED 4/20
✓ X – author Alan P. Xenakis - Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?: Sneezes, Hiccups, Butterflies, and Other Funny Feelings Explained, finished 4/9
✓ R – character Ryan - Killer Physique (Savannah Reid #19), by G.A. McKevett, finished 3/31
✓ A – Amped, by Daniel H. Wilson, finished 1/19
✓ Y – Yesterday Once More, by Debbie Macomber, finished 1/29
✓ T – This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
✓ E – Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, finished 4/20
✓ C – author Mary Jane Clark - The Bracelet (Wedding Cake #1.5), finished 12/24
✓ H – author Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni, finished 1/5
Y – YOUTH WORKER - COMPLETED 5
✓ Y – Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, finished 3/4
✓ O – Off Season (Martha’s Vineyard #5), by Philip R. Craig, finished 4/13
✓ U – Unexpected Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3
✓ T – author Nick Trout – Dog Gone, Back Soon (Cyrus Mills #2), finished 3/23
✓ H – author Henry Bushkin - Johnny Carson, finished 2/16
✓ W – series: Wine Lover’s Mystery – Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover’s Mystery #1), by Michele Scott, finished 5
✓ O – Oh, That I Had Wings, by Sarah Pawley, finished 4/27
✓ R – A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3), by Alan Bradley, finished 4/8
✓ K – author Kat Martin - Against the Wind (The Raines of Wind Canyon #1), finished 2/15
✓ E - author Edward Marin – The Orion Project, finished 4/29
✓ R – character Rowan – The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9), by Steve Berry, finished 4
Z – ZOOKEEPER - COMPLETED 5/19
✓ Z – The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20
✓ O – On Dangerous Ground (Sean Dillon #3), by Jack Higgins, finished 3/24
✓ O – character Ollie – Hail to the Chef (White House Chef #2), by Julie Hyzy, finished 5/6
✓ K – author Mary Lou Kirwin - Death Overdue (Killer Librarian #2), finished 12/3
✓ E – Elusive (On the Run #1), by Sara Rosett, finished 5/8
✓ E – author Anthony Eglin – The Blue Rose (English Garden #1), finished 5/11
✓ P – Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant #1), by William Gibson, finished 11/30
✓ E – author Robert M. Edsel - The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, finished 5/19
✓ R – character Rafe - Sage Creek (Lonesome Way #1), by Jill Gregory, finished 5/14
LMBO! Welcome to the challenge anyway, Barb!
Have you realized how many R books we'll need for this? LOL Those are almost as bad as the vowels :)
**chuckles** Sorry, I shouldn't laugh.
It's ok to laugh, LK. Nobody's *making us sign up for these challenges, so we bring it on ourselves :)
I am sooooo in!!! :)A. Attorney..Ellen Branford..The Irresistible Blueberry Café..Mary Simses(18 Sept)
B. Bookseller(street vendor)..Maxwell Koche..The Bookseller..Mark Pryor(book 1)(16 Jan)
C. Cryptographer/Spy..Maggie Hope..Mr. Churchill's Secretary..Susan Elia MacNeal(book 1)(read)
D. DEA Agent..Christina Marquez..Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure..Diane Kelly(book 1)(9 Jun)
E. Entry Level Executive Advertiser..Eva Tramell..Entwined With You..Sylvia Day(book 3)(15 Sept)
F. FBI Special Agent..Harris Stuyvesant..Touchstone..Laurie R. King(book 1)(9 Jan)
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I. Private Investigator..Sam Levitt..The Marseille Caper..Peter Mayle(book 2)(31 Aug)
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L. Lady in Waiting to Queen of England..Jane Seymour..I, Jane..Diane Haeger(book 4)(27 Sept)
M. Lady's Maid..House at Riverton..Kate Morton(29 Sept)
N. Paediatric Nurse..Meredeth Champlin..That Summer in Cornwall..Ciji Ware(8 Sept)
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P. Physician..Anna Zarides..The Sheen on the Silk..Anne Perry(read)
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S. Seamstress..Quinn Barton..Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Fringer..Beth Harbison(24 Sept)
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W. Female Playwrite in 1770's England..Sophie McGann Robertson..Wicked Company..Ciji Ware(read)
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Barb wrote: "It's ok to laugh, LK. Nobody's *making us sign up for these challenges, so we bring it on ourselves :)"**hee hee**
Here is my authors-r shelf, Barb. ☺
Neat, Catherine! Welcome to the challenge.
Yeah, I'm thinking of joining this one, too.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Here is my authors-r shelf, Barb. ☺"LOL Thanks LK :)
stop thinking! lol..what is there to think about!??!
**hee hee** Maybe, after I update all my current challenges.
*bawk bawk bawk* When you get to a certain point, what's one more challenge? LOL
NBRC: Professions & Avocations A-Z ChallengeDuration: Start Date: September 1, 2013
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Okay, done! I just finished this one. ☺
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Also, if you find a variation of job listed under one letter, you may use it for another. For instance, under "A" - Analyst is Intelligence Analyst; you may use that for the letter "I."
If you find a job in a paranormal, fantasy, or urban fantasy that you want to use, feel free to do so. For example in the series The Disillusionists by Carolyn Crane, there is a team of disillusionists. These are people with special abilities that influence others sending them their phobias and depressions. For this challenge you may use "Disillusionist" for "D" instead of "M" for Mercenary.
You may also do this as a S.P.E.L.L. I.T. O.U.T. Option below.
DURATION: You set the pace! This might take awhile.
IDEAS: Below are some ideas, but you are NOT restricted to them. Many of them, but not all, were found at UK Jobs & Career Forum.
Please tell us your status by indicating how may books you have finished. S.P.E.L.L. I.T. O.U.T. OPTION: Pick a profession for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the item or term you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).