The Dewey Decimal Challenge - 2014

[Cynthia]

Ten for me too!

[Lindy-Lane]

not big on reading non-fic so this will be a true challenge. will post the books as i read them.

Read/Goal: 4/10
updated: 3.3
000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books:

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl 011 Pe

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

10 Plants That Shook the World by Gillian Richardson J580.9 Ri


600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings:

Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock by Isa Chandra Moskowitz 641.5636 Mo

700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts:

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel 741.5 Bec

[Terrie]

I will try for 4 categories - 300, 600, 700, and 900.

[Zara's Retreat]

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

[Lilac]

I've changed my mind and want to up my goal to 4. :)

[Cathie]

I am in for 4 books (non-fiction, dewey decimal challenge). (I may up it later).

[Erika]

My goal this year will be 7. ~Erika W.

[ScarlettMi]

I read very little non-fiction. I think I'll try for three (3) this year.

Updated: March 7th

(5/3)

394.12 - Social Sciences: Customs, Etiquette, Folklore: General Customs: Eating, Drinking; Using Drugs

530.1 - Natural Science & Mathematics: Physics: Theories & Mathematical Physics

616.85235 - Technology (Applied Sciences): Medical Sciences and Medicine: Diseases: Diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders

814.6 - Literature & Rhetoric: American & Canadian Literature: Essays

970.011 - Geography & History: General History of North America: General history of North America; Natives of North America

[Daphne]

I love that this challenge is going to push people out of their reading comfort zone! I used to read almost exclusively non-fiction and classics, but making myself search through other genres has been truly rewarding, and opened my mind to other ways of thinking.

[Zara's Retreat]

Cathie, Christine, Erika and ScarlettiMi I have added you all. Welcome and good luck.

[Cynthia]

I think I got skipped. :) I'm in for the whole thing!

[Cathie]

Thank you Zara :-)

[Claire]

I will challenge myself to 5 categories.

[Zara's Retreat]

Sorry for missing you Cynthia. I've now added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Zara's Retreat]

Claire I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Cynthia]

Thank you, Zara!! :)

[Nicole]

I'll go for 3. (I may increase this later.)

[Zara's Retreat]

Nicole I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Kristy]

I'm in! I'm going to shoot for all 10.

[Nicole]

Zara wrote: "Nicole I have added you. Welcome and good luck."

Thank you! Good Luck to you, too! :)

[Alessia]

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE

000-099: ??? A House in the Sky
100-199: The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
200-299: The God Delusion Read 17/03/2014
300-399: A Room of One's OwnRead 23/08/2014
400-499: ???
500-599: At the Water's Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea Read 10/03/2014
600-699: The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception
700-799: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
800-899: Reading Lolita in Tehran Read 08/08/2014
900-999:The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There

4/10

[AJ]

New plan this year to prevent double and triple reads that don't count - I've got this planned out with TBRs and other easily accessible books. I thought it would be harder to hit 10 with fewer categories, but I've filled them all. Once I realized graphic novels get filed under art - I was done. We'll see how it goes!

000-099 Built to Last
Built to Last 082
100-199 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet: Power of Introverts 155
200-299 The God Delusion
The God delusion 211
300-399 Not sure - possibly:
International bank of Bob 332 /Blue Sweater 339
400-499 Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats shoots leaves 428
500-599 The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
The God Particle 539
600-699 Both! One to finish last year's challenge and one for this year:
Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
Feline sense 636/ Ready for anything 650
700-799 Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
Boxers Saints 741
800-899 Break, Blow, Burn
Break blow burn 821
900-999 To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
To End All Wars 940

[Cassandra]

AJ wrote: "New plan this year to prevent double and triple reads that don't count - I've got this planned out with TBRs and other easily accessible books. I thought it would be harder to hit 10 with fewer cat..."

Good for you! I am also planning to read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

[Kara]

I've been meaning to read Quiet as well. Buddy read?

[Cassandra]

Kara wrote: "I've been meaning to read Quiet as well. Buddy read?"

Sounds like a great idea! I've never done a buddy read before, so I'm not sure exactly how they work, but I'm in.

[Kara]

Awesome! I put a note in the Buddy Read thread, and Zara will set it up for us. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[AJ]

I'm in!

[Zara's Retreat]

Cassandra wrote: "AJ wrote: "New plan this year to prevent double and triple reads that don't count - I've got this planned out with TBRs and other easily accessible books. I thought it would be harder to hit 10 wit..."

Cassandra I read "Quiet" a while ago and absolutely loved it. It was a total eyeopener for me. I hope you enjoy it as well.

[Zara's Retreat]

Kara wrote: "Awesome! I put a note in the Buddy Read thread, and Zara will set it up for us. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

I shall go and add this now Kara. Thanks.

[Laura Jane]

First one read:

700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts - 792.702

1/5

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[Cathie]

1st book done :-)

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

The Book of Useless Information - 031.02

[Zara's Retreat]

Cathie I've updated your goal.

[Nathaly]

I tried this one last year and didn't succeed in finishing. I'm going to do the ones I didn't get to last year:

400-449: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages
550-599: Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
700-749: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts
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

0/6

[Lilac]

I've changed my mind yet again! Now I'd like to read 5 :)

[Zara's Retreat]

Lilac wrote: "I've changed my mind yet again! Now I'd like to read 5 :)"

I've updated your goal. It's OK to change your mind.

[Zara's Retreat]

Nathaly I have added you. Welcome and good luck.

[Cassandra]

400-499: The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us
Finished January 9, 2014.

1/10

[LynnB]

I completed:
300-399 - Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (365)
1/10

[Zara's Retreat]

I've completed my first book.


364.153 GIR Girl A: The truth about the Rochdale sex ring by the victim who stopped them by Girl A

[LynnB]

I completed:
200-299 Francis: Man of Prayer (282) A brief, but interesting overview of the new Pope.

2/10

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[LynnB]

I just finished
100 - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (158.1)

3/10

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[Daphne]

Update Message 24:

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
4/10
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.

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

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

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

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

[Andi]

I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?

[Chloé]

Andi wrote: "I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?"

Well for that one I'll be reading it's also on this group recommendation list so I think it should be good.
So if you're also participating to the recommended by reading challenge you can kill two birds with one stone.

[Zara's Retreat]

updated to here.

[✿Claire✿]

I've completed two so far.

[LynnB]

Andi wrote: "I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?"

The 000-099 books include the books-on-books. I think if you go to a library and stand in front of the 000 section, you'll find there are books to be found. I thought it might be a difficult section, but I found I had quite a few to choose from. I picked Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World (which I haven't read yet, but it looks good), and I know the Book Lust series is there. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading is another one in that section. I could list a bunch more I found there, but I'll leave it at that :)