The Dewey Decimal Challenge - 2014

[Chloé]

Finished my second book, though I'm a bit ashamed of counting it. I picked the wrong philosophy book for this challenge. Ethics was uninteresting to me and end up skimming it more than reading it. This one was a randomized book for the randomized challenge, the randomization wasn't lucky :(

100-199: Ethics(170)
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)

[LynnB]

With The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks (581.632) I finished the 500 category.

Completed 8/10

[Cassandra]

300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore


306.46

4/10

[Karena]

Update 5/6

[Candiss]

I finished 2 today during Dewey's Read-a-thon:


500-599: A Country Year: Living the Questions - Sue Hubbell ***** (04/26/14)

700-799: The Encyclopedia of Early Earth - Isabel Greenberg **** (04/26/14)

Total read: 2/5

[Kara]

Completed four so far!

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

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: Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential, ****
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: Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16, ****
800-899: The Empathy Exams: Essays, **
900-999: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, *****

COMPLETED: 4/10

[Karena]

Did we lose our moderator for this one? :(

Came in to see if you guys had any recommendations for the ones I was missing. Looks like some good picks!

[Chloé]

4/10

100-199: Ethics(170)completed March 29th 2014 ★☆☆☆☆
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)completed January 22nd 2014 ★★★★☆
900-999:Glitter and Glue(994) completed May 2nd 2014 ★★★★☆
600-699:Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference(612)★★★★★ completed June 7th 2014

[Zara's Retreat]

Karena wrote: "Did we lose our moderator for this one? :(

Came in to see if you guys had any recommendations for the ones I was missing. Looks like some good picks!"

Hi Karena,

I'm still here. Just updating everything now.

[Zara's Retreat]

everyone's been updated. If I've missed you please let me know. Also feel free to go around a second time if you've completed the challenge already. You still have another 7 months approximately before the end of the year.

[LynnB]

Zara wrote: "everyone's been updated. If I've missed you please let me know. Also feel free to go around a second time if you've completed the challenge already. You still have another 7 months approximately be..."

Yesterday at the library I was just thinking about doing that. I have 2 to go, but am working on getting them done before July. I might just have to do it again!!

[Chloé]

Finished my fifth book . I recommend it if you can stomach the topic.
5/10

000-099:.A House in the Sky(70)
100-199: Ethics(170)
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)
900-999:Glitter and Glue(994)
600-699:Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference(612)

[LynnB]

I read this a month or two ago and forgot to update:

700 - Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others (782.5)

Completed 9/10

[Alessia]

Hello everyone! I have a question: how would you classify A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf according to the dewey system? Is it 800-899 (literature) or is it 100-199 (philosophy)? I'd say it is both in a way. So I'm wondering if I could use it as a book on philosophy.
I've found many sources that classify A Room of One's Own as 305.4 (Social science. Women) So I've decided to put it there.

Anyway I'm now at 4/10 (see message #72)

I've read a book which fits category 800 unquestionably:
Reading Lolita in Tehran Read 08/08/2014

plus category 300
A Room of One's Own Read 23/08/2014

[✿Claire✿]

I've finished my 5 :)

here

[LynnB]

400 - The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published (423.09)

COMPLETED! 10/10

[Ashley]

I thought I signed up for this one at the beginning of the year, but I'm not seeing my name. I'm going to try to read all 10.

000-099:
100-199:Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (to-read) (170.202)
200-299:
300-399:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America By Erik Larson (364.1523) 07/2014*****
400-499:
500-599:
600-699:Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron (636.8) (to-read)
700-799:
800-899:Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling (818.602) 9/11/2014 **** 900-999:
Biography:Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel (B Sp345a1)

Completed: 2/11 *Yes, it says 11 because I added Biography to my list :)*

[Zara's Retreat]

all updated. I've added you Ashley.

[Candiss]

I've finished #3:

900-999: The Harlem Hellfighters - Max Brooks (940) (10/18/14) ***

Read: 3/5

[AJ]

Update - at 5/10 thanks in part to a leadership class. If I've read it I inserted the "book". everything else is possible plan - hmmm, got a lot of reading to do!

1. 000-099 Built to Last: Castle cathedral mosque 082
2. 100-199:155 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
3. 200-299 The God delusion 211
4. 300-399: 328 The Dance of Legislation: An Insider's Account of the Workings of the United States Senate
5. 400-499 Eats shoots leaves 428
6. 500-599 The God Particle 539
7. 600-699:658 Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
8. 700-799:741 Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
9. 800-899 Break blow burn 821 or maybe Dear Life, Alice Munroe
10. 900-999: 944 A Year in Provence

[Chloé]

I finished two more books for this challenge: , and .

That puts me at 7/10

000-099:.A House in the Sky(70)
100-199: Ethics(170)
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)
400-499:A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage 6e (428)
900-999:Glitter and Glue(994)
600-699:Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference(612)
800-899:The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme (808)

[Candiss]

I've finished #4:

300-399: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory - Caitlin Doughty (363) **** (4.5)

Read: 4/5

[ScarlettMi]

Message 59 Updated - I read 5 books for this challenge.

[Zara's Retreat]

ScarlettMi wrote: "Message 59 Updated - I read 5 books for this challenge."

Great result ScarlettMi.

[AJ]

6 of 10 was the final count-not as good as last year, but I'm trying again next year!

[Candiss]

Finished!

800-899:* Bad Feminist: Essays - Roxanne Gay (814) ****

Read: 5/5

[Zara's Retreat]

AJ wrote: "6 of 10 was the final count-not as good as last year, but I'm trying again next year!"

Well done AJ. Next year may be a better year for you.

Congratulations Candiss

[Chloé]

Well 7/10 is as far as I'll get.

000-099:.A House in the Sky(70)
100-199: Ethics(170)
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)
400-499:A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage 6e (428)
900-999:Glitter and Glue(994)
600-699:Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference(612)
800-899:The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme (808)

[Zara's Retreat]

Chloé wrote: "Well 7/10 is as far as I'll get.

000-099:.A House in the Sky(70)
100-199: Ethics(170)
300-399: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution(306)
400-499:[book:..."

That's a great effort Chloe.

[Kara]

Well, I got kind of close.


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: Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential, ****
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: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-599: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, *****
600-699: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, *****
700-799: Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16, ****
800-899: The Empathy Exams: Essays, **
900-999: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, *****

COMPLETED: 7/10

[M.H.]

For 2014, didn't get too far in this one:

616.61 Kidney Disease

641.5636 NIXON The happy herbivore cookbook

796.42 G138m Mental training for runners : how to stay motivated / Jeff Galloway

921 SAMUE Yes, Chef: A Memoir / Marcus Samuelsson

[Zara's Retreat]

Kara wrote: "Well, I got kind of close.


000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing,..."

Great work Kara.

[Zara's Retreat]

M.H. wrote: "For 2014, didn't get too far in this one:

616.61 Kidney Disease

641.5636 NIXON The happy herbivore cookbook

796.42 G138m Mental training for runners : how to stay motivated / Jeff Galloway

921..."

Great work M.H.

[Cynthia]

Almost, but not quite, I got 7 out of 10 --- but I loved this challenge and might do it on my own again in 2015. There were just too many specific books I wanted to read in 2014 that didn't fit in!

000-099:


100-199:


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:


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:


700-799:


800-899:


900-999:

[Zara's Retreat]

Cynthia wrote: "Almost, but not quite, I got 7 out of 10 --- but I loved this challenge and might do it on my own again in 2015. There were just too many specific books I wanted to read in 2014 that didn't fit in!..."

Great Achievement Cynthia