The Dewey Decimal Challenge - 2014

[Zara's Corner]

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014

The Dewey Decimal System is the way libraries organise their non-fiction books. It was created in 1876 by Melvil Dewey and has been changed much throughout the years.
The goal of this challenge is to read as many books with different (general) Dewey decimal classes as possible. For the purpose of this challenge, we’ll split the Dewey Decimal System into 100s, for a total of 10 larger categories. More in depth information on classes of the Dewey Decimal System can be found here: "List of Dewey Decimal Classes". If you have questions about where a book fits, do not hesitate to ask.

Categories:

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings
700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts
800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek
900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other

Rules:
Choose how many categories you are going for. You can choose as many or as little as you like! (note that categories are bolded, and the writing after are choices within that category).
State which categories you are going for in your first post (optional).
Only non-fiction books will count for this challenge. If you have questions about this, please ask.
When you complete the challenge post your entire list of books so we can all congratulate you. :D

Examples:
100-199: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
400-499: The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English Dictionary by Reuvan Sivan
600-699: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
950-999: The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts by Siân Rees

[Zara's Corner]

PARTICIPANTS


AJ 2/10
Alessia 4/10
Andi 1/10
Ashley 2/11
Audrey 10/10 completed: Well done Audrey.
Candiss 2/5
Cassandra 4/10
Cathie 1/4
Chloé 4/10
Christine 0/4
✿Claire✿ (m17) 5/5 Congratulations Claire on completing your goal. Well done!!
Claire (m64) 0/5
Cynthia 3/10
Daphne 10/10 Congratulations Daphne on completing your goal. Well done!!
Erika 0/7
Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire 0/3
Joni 0/10
Kara 4/10
Karena 5/6
Kellyanne 0/6
Kme_17 0/6
Laura 0/10
Laura Jane 1/5
Lilac 0/5
Lindy-Lane 3/10
Lisa 0/10
LynnB 10/10 Congratulations Lynne B on completing your goal. Well done!!
M.H. 0/?
Melissa 0/5
Nathaly 0/6
Nicole 0/3
Nidia 0/3
Pigletto 0/10
Ruth 0/10
ScarlettiMi 0/3
Sibyl 0/8
SilverRaindrops 0/10
Stephanie 0/10
Talia 0/6
Terrie 1/4
Zara 9/20

[[deleted user]]

One of my challenges for next year is to read more non-fiction. So, I'm in for at least 1 from every category.

[Chloé]

Oh we continue this one? I will most likely get in again :)Maybe try to go for more categories next year.

[Zara's Corner]

Hi Chloé and Pigletto. I've added you both. Welcome and good luck.

[Zara's Corner]

I'm in. I never realised just how many non-fiction books I read in a year. I'm going to have to increase my goal significantly as I have already read 9 in 2 months and I should have at least one more read before the end of Feb.

I'll therefore aim for 60.

1. An Unimaginable Act: Overcoming and Preventing Child Abuse Through Erin's Law by Erin Merryn (362.76 MER) completed: 15/02/'14
2. Who Killed Channel 9? The Death Of Kerry Packer's Mighty Tv Dream Mac Hine by Gerald Stone (384.55065 STO) completed: 18/01/'14
3. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman (306.461 FAD) completed: 01/02/'14
4. Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy (640.43 TRA) completed: 15/02/'14
5. Eats, Shoots and Leaves 2007 by Lynne Truss (428.2 TRU) completed: 10/02/'14
6. Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Kevin Gournay (616.85227 GOU) completed: 16/02/'14
7. The World's Weirdest Sports by Paul Connolly (796.046 CON) completed: 13/02/'14
8. How Not to Be a Perfect Mother by Libby Purves (649.122 PUR) completed: 04/02/'14
9. Girl A: The truth about the Rochdale sex ring by the victim who stopped them by Girl A (364.153 GIR) completed: 07/01/'14

[Lilac]

I'm in for 3. :)

[Joni]

I'm in. I will shoot for 10.

Categories

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings
DogTown: Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Redemption 636.08/32
The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story LP 629.450092 KOP

700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts
Behind the Candelabra 786.1092 THO-T
800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek
900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other

[Zara's Corner]

I've added you Joni. Welcome and good luck.

[Candiss]

Please sign me up for 5.

[Zara's Corner]

Candiss I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Stephanie]

I'll try to do 10

[Cassandra]

I think I'll try for 10 - one for each category.

[SibylM]

We're doing this again? Awesome! This was my first challenge I ever participated in back at the beginning of 2013 and I loved it. Plus, I'm a librarian (though we use LC at my library, not Dewey ;) so I have to participate. I'll shoot for eight.

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join in. Please sign me up for 6.

[LynnB]

I enjoy non-fiction, so I'll go for 10 categories.


000 - Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World (002.092)
100 - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (158.1)
200 - Francis: Man of Prayer (282)
300 - Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (365)
400 - The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published (423.09)
500 - The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks (581.632)
600 - The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism(616.85882)
700 - Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others (782.5)
800 - Almost Invisible: Poems (811.54)
900 - A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald: The Joe Moser Story (940.54)

Completed 10/10 categories

[✿Claire✿]

I'm definitely in for this! I'm going to go for 5 to start with but I might change it when I've had a look at my bookshelves! I am allowing repeats of sections :)

Read: 5/5

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Nee Naw: Real-Life Dispatches from Ambulance Control
400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other Ella Minnow Pea
500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences The World Without Us
600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings Genome
700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts
800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek Twelfth Night
900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other - The Rose Hotel

[Nidia]

I'd like to join. I am signing up for a conservative 3 to start out.
This is perfect because I enjoy non-fiction but don't get around to reading it as often as I'd like.

[Chloé]

Set it at ten, I read more this year but, I had a class that made me read a lot of non-fiction, that won't be the case next year.

[Jojobean]

I'm in. ill try for 3 categories

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
1.
2.

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500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
1.
2.


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900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other
1. by Miranda Twiss~ 1/6/14
2. by Sarah Albee~ 4/19/14
3. ~ By Allison Rattle, 11/28/14

[Zara's Corner]

I think everyone is added. Welcome all and good luck.

[Laura]

I know I can do at least 6 ot more so I will shoot for all 10 as well.

[Zara's Corner]

Laura I have you added. Welcome and good luck.

[Daphne]

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
COMPLETED 10/10! :)
I read lots of non-fiction, so this challenge is right up my alley. I aim for all 10. Going through my library now to see if I can fill up all ten sections with just books that I own, but haven't read yet.

000-099: The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime Completed 2/1/2014

100-199: The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths Completed 1/2/2014

200-299: The Warrior Goddess: Athena Completed 2/1/2014

300-399: Letters to a Young Contrarian 3/13/2014

400-499: Seeing Voices Completed 1/16/2014

500-599: The Wolf Almanac Completed 1/19/2014

600-699: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Completed 1/2/2014

700-799: The Sun King's Garden: Louis XIV, Andre Le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles Completed 2/6/2014

800-899: Travels with Our Fellow Creatures Completed 2/15/2014

900-999: The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire 1/3/2014

[Zara's Corner]

Daphne, I have you added. Welcome and good luck.

[Ruth]

I am in....going for 10
THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
Categories

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings
700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts
800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek
900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other

[AJ]

Love, love, love this challenge this year, I'm in for another 10! with a side challenge of trying to pick up the 10 category groups I didn't do last year (divided into 20 groups last year).

[Zara's Corner]

Ruth and AJ I have added you both. Welcome and good luck.

[Mell]

I'm in, gonna aim for 5, not sure which yet :)

[Zara's Corner]

Melissa I've added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Zara's Corner]

I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added.

[Kara]

Please put me down for 10. Thank you!

[Zara's Corner]

Kara I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

[mussolet]

I'm in for ten Will take me ages though :-).

[Zara's Corner]

SilverRaindrops I have added you to the list. Welcome and good luck.

[Kellyanne]

Please put me down for 6.

My books are being tracked at: Dewey Decimal Challenge

However, I am having problems finding the correct Dewey numbering for my first selected book The Future Of Life. Where would that fall?

[Zara's Corner]

Kellyanne I have added you to the list. Welcome and good luck.

[LynnB]

Kellyanne wrote: "However, I am having problems finding the correct Dewey numbering for my first selected book [book:The Future Of ..."

@Kellyanne - If it helps, my library has it in the 300's.

[Laura Jane]

I don't really tend to read non-fiction but would like to try this challenge. Please put me down for 5.

[Zara's Corner]

Laura Jane I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

[[deleted user]]

If love to try one from every subject. Please include me in Zara. Thank you:->! Lisa Russo

[[deleted user]]

I guess I'd like to try 10 for 2013-2014 if I have the time frame correct.

[Zara's Corner]

Lisa wrote: "I guess I'd like to try 10 for 2013-2014 if I have the time frame correct."

Hi Lisa. The time frame is from January 1st 2014 - December 31st 2014. I'll add you down for 10 anyway, you can change it at anytime.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Zara:-}!

[Karena]

I think I will try for 6.

[M.H.]

This is such a fantastic idea! I have a tendency to ignore the non-fiction titles on my to-read shelf, this will provide just the prodding I need.

[Kme_17]

I think I will go for six

[Zara's Corner]

M.H., Karena and Kme_17 I have added you all. Welcome and good luck.

[Audrey]

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
Complete: 10 Tasks on 02/11/2014

Categories:

000-099: (020--dc22)The Librarian's Book of Quotes by Tatyana Eckstrand 02/09/2014 ***
100-199: (155.232)29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker 01/27/2014 **
200-299: (242.80973--dc22)Amish Prayers: Heartfelt Expressions of Humility, Gratitude, and Devotion by Beverly Lewis 01/21/2014 *****
300-399: (306.82--dc22 2005046363) Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier by Chris Enss 01/23/2014 ***
400-499: (428.13) You Say Tomato: An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language by R.W. Jackson 02/06/2014 ***
500-599: (595.79'6092--dc22) Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World by Edward O. Wilson 02/05/2014 ***
600-699: (641.86539) Butterflies and All Things Sweet: The Story of Ms. B's Cakes by Bonnae Gokson 02/07/2014 *****
700-799: (782.42164092--dc23) The Key Is Love: My Mother's Wisdom, A Daughter's Gratitude by Marie Osmond 01/28/2014 *****
800-899: (811.6) Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without: Hope and Healing After Loss by Natasha Josefowitz 02/11/2014 *****
900-999: (966.404--dc22) A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 02/01/2014 *****

[Zara's Corner]

Audrey, I have added you. Welcome and good luck.