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The Dewey Decimal Challenge - 2014
http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/Here's a website I used a lot for last year challenge.
You can find which code is usually assigned to one book. So you can also go through your to be read section and see what Dewey code come out.
please add me. original message post #52 on page #2 of this thread.
I have finished 3/10 now:600-699: Technology:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
100 Diagrams That Changed the World: From the Earliest Cave Paintings to the Innovation of the iPod
700-799: Arts:
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
900-999: History
Coming Clean
(my library has this as 973... it doesn't seem to fit the category though...?)
That's the most frequent classification for that book (973). But it is sometime put under 921. Either way it's in the 900s.
Daphne wrote: "Andi wrote: "I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?"Andi, I'm going to read A House in the Sky, it's 070. It was on the New York Times Best of 2013 list, and I'm working my way through the list this year. :)
updated to here. My apologies Lindy-Lane for missing you. You're now added.
Updated Message 24:I am now halfway done!
THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
5/10
500-599:
Goal is 10 books: currently completed 5/10!020.9 The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood Listened to the audiobook, very interesting, very informative. I learned quite a bit. Also, the narrator was EXCELLENT. Highly recommended.
155.983 And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life While this certainly wasn't bad, I will admit that my favorite part was the title.
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658.4 Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Recommended for all people, women and men, especially those who have authority in an existing institution or are considering starting one.
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814.54: Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader. Highly recommended for bibliophiles :)
920: Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Recommended.
Daphne wrote: "Andi wrote: "I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?"Thunder, Flush, and Thomas Crapper: An Encycloopedia 157p.
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Thanks!
Cynthia wrote: "Daphne wrote: "Andi wrote: "I will be going for 10. Does anybody have any recommendations for good 000-099 books?"Andi, I'm going to read A House in the Sky, it's 070. It was on ..."
That looks great! My library has it categorized under biography (921), but I can see how it fits under journalism (070). I may end up playing fast and loose with my library's cataloging :)
I finished my first non-fiction read this year: It was really interesting, it makes you rethink your preconceived ideas of bisexuality, homosexuality, or activism... and it gives you new words to speak about your sexuality. Interesting read for people of all orientation.300-399 Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution (306) Completed on 22 January 2014. ★★★★☆
Chloé wrote: "I finished my first non-fiction read this year: It was really interesting, it makes you rethink your preconceived ideas of bisexuality, homosexuality, or activism... and it gives you new words to s..."Congrats on your first Non-fiction Chloe!
I completed Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World for the 000 category. It was an easy read and interesting look into the world of used and rare book dealing.Completed: 4/10
THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
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200-299 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex √ 2/2
300-399 French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters √
700-799 Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind √
800-899 Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere √
900-999 The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe √
Just wanted to share this with you all. It's a humorous (if slightly useless) Q&A about the Dewey Decimal system and its inventor. Apparently Keith Richard is one of the biggest fan of the system!!
Updated Message 24:THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
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000-099:
Daphne - that sounds interesting - how was it?
AJ wrote: "Daphne - that sounds interesting - how was it?"I really enjoyed it.
When journalists write history books, they sometimes have a really hard time disassociating themselves from the story they are uncovering, and it just get awkward. A really good example of that is with The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars - the details he adds about his own life are just bizarre and have no real bearing on the plot of the actual story. I think Miles Harvey managed to avoid that with this book. He added parts of his own personal journey, but it actually felt like it added to the story instead of being awkwardly juxtaposed to the main plot.
I can recommend this one for sure.
Updated message 24:THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
8/10
700-799:
I updated post number 49 to reflect my progress. I just finished book 10 for this challenge. So I am finished with my first yearly challenge. Good luck to everyone else. I really enjoyed most of the books that I read for this challenge.
Audrey wrote: "I updated post number 49 to reflect my progress. I just finished book 10 for this challenge. So I am finished with my first yearly challenge. Good luck to everyone else. I really enjoyed most of th..."Congrats Audrey!
I finished one of my 4 books:900 - Lone Survivor
Wow, Daphne, only one more to go. Good Job!!! Which of your books has been your favorite so far?
Audrey wrote: "Wow, Daphne, only one more to go. Good Job!!! Which of your books has been your favorite so far?"I read a lot of non fiction. This is my easy challenge lol.
My favorite from this list is probably The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by Michael Shermer. I'm a loud and proud skeptic, and I have always enjoyed reading articles written by Shermer. It was nice to read a whole book from him.
I also enjoyed The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey. Even though it made me angry lots, and I wanted to throw it across the room several times. RESPECT the BOOK!
They both sound good. I love reading Non-fiction as well. I have already read 3 biography/memoir books this year and will likely read several more. I also love anything history and read lots of Christian Non-Fiction. My favorite authors right now are Beth Moore, Elizabeth George, Elisabeth Elliot, and Gary L. Thomas. I am planning on reading 20+ Christian Non-fiction this year as part of the Listopia Challenge. Should be fun for me at least. But I so have trouble with genre challenges. I am not much into sci-fi, fantasy, thriller/horror, contemporary romance, or paranormal books. So its always hard for me to find books for challenges that include those types of books. I try to find Christian fiction to fit them but then that is usually something considered YA. So I just love being able to do a Non-fiction only challenge. Daphne, Good luck on your last book for this challenge.
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
155.232
3/10
Update:Completed 7/10
600 - The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism(616.85882)
updated my original post #52 of this thread. I've read 3 books thus far.
Catching up! Two down!1. 000-099 Built to Last: Castle cathedral mosque 082
Built to Last
2. 100-199 Completed!
Quiet: Power of Introverts 155
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
3. 200-299 The God delusion 211
The God Delusion
4. 300-399 International bank of Bob 332 /Blue Sweater 339
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
5. 400-499 Eats shoots leaves 428
Eats, Shoots and Leaves 2007
6. 500-599 The God Particle 539
7. 600-699 Feline sense 636/ Ready for anything 650
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
8. 700-799 COMPLETED!
Boxers Saints 741
Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
9. 800-899 Break blow burn 821
Break, Blow, Burn
10. 900-999 To End All Wars 940
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
Finished my first book for the challenge (I'm soooo far behind, I know):500-599
At the Water's Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea 576.8: Evolution (Biology)
Finished this challenge with a Christopher Hitchens book. LOVED this challenge. Not always a lot of love for the nonfiction readers in many challenges. This one was right up our alley. Thanks so much for letting me take part!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.
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Just finished my second book200-299: 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
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins2/10
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Thunder, Flush, and Thomas Crapper: An Encycloopedia 157p.
How did it begin? The origins of our curious customs and superstitions 272p.