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message 1301: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism

Option A. Debussy "water" in title
Smoke on the Water
Lori Handeland
Paperback, 352 pages 1/11

Option D. Griffes single author first name begins with “Deb-” Debra
Bridal Armor
Debra Webb
Paperback, 288 pages 1/5

Points this post: 25
Total points: 700
Books posted: 58
Tasks complete: 47
Pages this post: 640
Total pages as of this post: 16187


message 1302: by Lljones (new)

Lljones LLJones


5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Art Books. State which page your book can be found on when you post.

--Read: Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield

Popular Art Books - Page 2 - 384 pages

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10.1 - This is Your Brain

Read a nonfiction book from one of the following lists: Popular Science for Smarties or Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only, or A Nerd's Guide to Reading. Include in your post the list on which you found the book and the number of the book on the list.

--Read: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

From the list "Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only" page 1, # 26 - 394 pages

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10.2 - Art Appreciation

Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover. Include the cover in your post.

--Read: Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova

Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova

Approved: Help Thread message #81- 343 pages


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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

Option B: Read a short story collection.

--Read: Tenth of December by George Saunders

Option B: Short story collection - 272 pages

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Points This Post: 45
Points Thus Far: 175/1185
Tasks Completed: 15/65

Total Pages Read: 4264
Golden Oldies: 0

BB500+: 0
BB750+: 0
BB1000+: 0


message 1303: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 20.1 - Superheroes
Option 1 read a book with mpg superhero
Arena Mode


message 1304: by Wendy UK (last edited Jan 12, 2016 08:38AM) (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments Lost and Found


All the letters of Lost/Found are in the title and author's name:

a SpOOL oF blUe ThreaD by aNne Tyler

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler


Total points 130


message 1305: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

25.7 - Coralie’s task: Summer at the Stadium

Option 3: Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'
A Game of Chance by Linda Howard

Option 4: Tattoo on the cover.
Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, #1) by Karen Chance

Confirmed in post #27 of the help thread

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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 170/1185
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 9/65


message 1306: by Gabriella (new)

Gabriella | 234 comments 5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice. Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task.

Book read: Roverandom by J. R. R. Tolkien
The book is not found in ARBookFinder.

Points this post: 5
Previous points: 100


message 1307: by Michele (new)

Michele Mimi Michele

20.6 Seasoned Reader

Option 3: read a book by a author whose name is Rose, Mary or Rosemary
When Day Breaks by Mary Jane Clark






Points: 20

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Total points: 195
Golden Oldie: 3
Big Book: 0


message 1308: by Kai (new)

Kai | 177 comments SpiderMac

15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 2 - read one book that fulfills two options.

I read The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick

This book fulfills options A and C
Option A - main page genre "Science Fiction"
Option C - “three” is in the title.


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15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.

I read Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton

Required: Include the cover.
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) by S.J. Bolton
This cover shows a river and a bridge leading to London.


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20.3 Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Read a book from the options.

I read Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch

Required: State the option. Minimum 250 page book.
Happy Accidents fits option B and has 304 pages. This addition lists a co author, Lisa Dickey, who is also female.


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25.5 Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
This is a two book task.
Book 1 – Option A - Read a book with a word of at least four letters from the song title of your favorite Christmas carol or song in the title.

I read The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

My song is Silent Night. The common word is “Silent”.

Book 2 – Option D - Read a book of my choice.

I read The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum


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Points this post: 75
Points total: 295/1185
Tasks completed: 18/65
Books read: 21


message 1309: by Tien (last edited Jan 12, 2016 03:32PM) (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2306 comments 20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation

Option 2: Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language. The edition you read may be in any language, as long as the first published edition of the book was not in your native language. Required: In your post, state your native language and the original language of the book.
The Silver Falcon (Das kupferne Zeichen #2) by Katia Fox
Book was first published in German & my native language is Bahasa Indonesia
526 pages ~ 1x BIG BOOK TICKET

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101

Option 3- Oils - Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in LINSEED. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear (2 E's.) Middle names/initials should be ignored.
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler in LINSEED

25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System

Option 2: read a book set between 1941 – 1945, the years the U.S. was involved in World War II.
The Amber Shadows by Lucy Libchester
set in 1942

Option 3: read a book whose author’s initials appear in GLACIER CALVING. Letter may only be used as many times as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be ignored.
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie in GLACIER

Total this post: 65 points
Golden Oldies Tix: 3
Bigger is Better Tix: 3
Total points: 290 points



message 1310: by Claire (new)

Claire (proud-mum) | 1086 comments 10.10. Jump!

The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

428 pages


message 1311: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


15.3 Lost and Found
Book A- The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11
LOST - L in Elites, O in young, S in Elites, T in the)
Goodreads Author

Book B- Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20
(FOUND - FO in wolf, UN in neuhaus, D in bad)

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 160

Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books - 500+: (1)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

160/1185 POINTS


message 1312: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

15.4 The Force, It's Calling You
Option 2: one book with main page genre 'Science fiction' and #3 in series
Dust

30.6 Winter in Iowa circa 1950s

Option 1 – 'snow' in title
White as Snow

Option 2 book by an author with initials in Dressing Warmly
Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber


This post 45 points

Total to date 210 points


message 1313: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2720 comments Julia103

15.5 That’s So Random

The titles generated were: Blue Women, The Silken Storms, Academy of Husband, The Blade’s Teacher, The Visions of the Voyage, Return in the Ashes

Book read: Ashes of Victory
Claiming BB ticket - 672 pages

This post: 15 points
Challenge total points: 155
BB: 1
GO: 1
Completed tasks: 8


message 1314: by Mary Beth (new)

Mary Beth Mary B.

25.5 The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Option A. Favorite Christmas Carol: God Bless The Master Of This House The House at Riverton


Option D. A book of your choice: Fallen

This book had 599 pages

Points in this task 25
Total books read 10
Tasks complete 8
Big books Total 2
Total points 150


message 1315: by Pia (last edited Jan 12, 2016 10:20PM) (new)

Pia 5.9 - The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas
Read a book set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France.

Moon in a Dead Eye by Pascal Garnier

As per GR description, it takes place in the South of France
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15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.

Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea

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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies
Option 1: For this option, read a book where the cover is primarily (over 50%) Duke blue

The Silent Children by Amna K. Boheim

Book was approved here

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20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
Option 1: Read a book written in a language other than your native language.

This book was written in English. My native language is Spanish

What She Left by T.R. Richmond

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20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science
Option C: Read a book that is #1 in a series. This must be a series you have not read before.

The Path of the Bullet (The Cambridge Mysteries, #1) by M.C. Jacques

This is Book # 1 of The Cambridge Mysteries.
Both the book and the series are new to me.

Book was approved for length
here

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*All the books for these tasks are ARC's

POINTS
Points This Post: 80
Points Total: 260
Golden Oldies:
Big Books:
500 () 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 15
BB Total:
GO Total: 1


message 1316: by Anne (Booklady) (new)

Anne  (Booklady) Molinarolo (wwwgoodreadscomAnneMolinarolo) | 754 comments Anne (Booklady)


15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You


Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills two different options

a) Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction" = Science Fiction 49 Users

c) Read a book with one of these words: star, war, seven (7), seventh (7th), three (3), third (3rd), force, awaken(s) in the title = I chose the word Three

The Three by Sarah Lotz



20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays

1. My mom: Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre. Writing>Books About Books 3 Users

A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery, #2) by Ali Brandon by Ali Brandon Books on coffee table by cat and on the bookshelves



Points in These Tasks: 35
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 775








Totals:
Total Points: 325/1185
Total Golden Oldies: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 18/65
Total Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 8218



message 1317: by Dana (new)

Dana (read60) | 363 comments READ 60

Book of Choice

Dog on Itby Spencer Quinn
I reposted this to add the link for the book

Points;5


message 1318: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1668 comments Post #6

15.8 Please Mr. Postman

Dracula Page 1 and #4

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...


Points this post: 15
Total: 175
Books read: 12
Tasks Done:8

Unclaimed 2


message 1319: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2633 comments 30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art


Both books are new to me.

Option 1, author shares initials with John Constable: Margot by Jillian Cantor

Option 3, first letter of each word in the title found in TRAFALGAR SQUARE, disregarding subtitle: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott
This book is non-fiction.

Points this post: 30
Total points: 210


message 1320: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1668 comments Post #6

30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art

BOTH BOOKS ARE NEW TO ME

2. Great Building:

Fiction: Murder in Chinatown
320 pages (46,396; 6; 2,000)

3. Great Location: TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Non-fiction: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
TSE: Trafalgar SquarE

Points this post: 30
Total: 205
Books read: 14
Tasks Done:9

Unclaimed 1


message 1321: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8953 comments Delicious Dee

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book A - Dangerous Women (Big Book, 750+pg - book is 783) - from description: the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers; multiple authors with 3 letter names in anthology, including Joe Abercrombie and Jim Butcher
Book B - When an Alpha Purrs - print length - 188pgs; author - Eve Langlais

points this post: 30
points total: 315


message 1322: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1281 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


25.4 - Christmas Movie Bonanza

Using the Random.org Integer Generator, I drew a 2 and a 14.

Book 1 - The Christmas Shoppe by Melody Carlson
December 2nd Movie - The Christmas Shoes (Christmas)
Link to HB edition: The Christmas Shoppe
This author is new to me

Book 2 - St. Nick by Alan Russell
December 14th Movie - Mr. St. Nick (Nick)
Link to PB edition: St. Nick
This author is new to me.


This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 8
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **


message 1323: by Rebecca NJ (new)

Rebecca NJ (njreader) | 1281 comments Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


20.5 - Winter Birthdays
Thrown By Love by Pamela Aares
Option 2 - The main character (Scotty Donovan) is a professional baseball pitcher.
Link to PB edition: Thrown By Love


20.6 - Favorite SEASONings
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
Option 3 - The author's first name is "Mary."
Link to PB edition: Save the Date


This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 175 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track Golden Oldies and Big Books this season **


message 1324: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA


25.17 - Tara Jo's task: Real Life Gets in the Way -
Option 2: The Italian Tycoon's Bride by Helen Brooks.
Italian Greyhound from AKC Dog Breeds List
Option 3: Legal Briefs by N.M. Silber.
Author's Initials found in TRANSPLANT.

Current post:
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 415
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1325: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

10.7. Are you Up to Date?
After You As of today (1/13/16), this book is #21 on the list.

I read the above Kindle edition. Link to Paperback (no MMP available)

Points this post: 10

Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=0)


message 1326: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Beverly Jenkins, African American author, mentioned in Dakimel’s task, is a new-to-me author
Patricia Briggs is #34 on Mystery & Detective Novels by Women of Color; I had read books from other series by Ms. Briggs
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

Sexy/Dangerous
Beverly Jenkins
Paperback, 352 pages 1/12

Dragon Bones
Patricia Briggs
Mass Market Paperback, 295 pages 1/8

Points this post: 25
Total points: 725
Books posted: 60
Tasks complete: 48
Pages this post: 647
Total pages as of this post: 16834


message 1327: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
word in title ends in -ING = EverythING

Total points: 95


message 1328: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.10 - Sandy's Task - Bella Italia!

Option 2 - Rome "You can check-out any time you like" Time
On Borrowed Time
Jenn McKinlay
Paperback, 304 pages 12/9

Option 5 - Siena 17 letters: Thr ead sof Evi den ce
Threads of Evidence
Lea Wait
Paperback, 304 pages 12/14

Points this post: 25
Total points: 750
Books posted: 62
Tasks complete: 49
Pages this post: 608
Total pages as of this post: 17442


message 1329: by Whitnie (new)

Whitnie | 280 comments Reader Name: Whitnie I

25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!
Since where you are born is up to chance, flip a coin to establish your alliance. Heads = USA; Tails = USSR

Pick 2 different options and follow the rules for your alliance.

Required: Indicate the results of your coin flip and which options you chose when you post.

I got Heads so USA

Option 2: Space Race Read a non-fiction book about a topic listed under your alliance. Topic should be obvious in the GR summary.
USA: NASA; Astronauts; Space Race; Apollo program; Space Exploration; Aviation; Physics

The Little Book of String Theory

Option 3: Espionage with additional specifications based on your alliance. Genre may be stand-alone or embedded.
USA: The book must be set at least 50% in the USSR or Eastern Bloc

The Odessa File

Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0

Total Points: 490
Books Read: 41
Tasks Complete: 31
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2


message 1330: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

15.7 Here Be Dragons
Dragons on main page shelf.
Legends II - Dragon on cover AND shelved with dragons
Legends II by Robert Silverberg

Points this post: 15
Points Total: 755


message 1331: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year

2.Gifted book
Holiday Gift
Wild Magic
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9.0

3.Cover: cityscape or city skyline
Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy

Points this post: 25
Points Total: 780


message 1332: by Cindie (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 10.10. Jump!

I read Run You Down, which has 288 pp. This is divisible by 4 (72, FYI)

Points: 165
Books read: 17
tasks completed: 13
tasks in progress: 3
pages read: 4904

NOTE: ebooks without a print edition cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. If you read an ebook, listen to an audiobook or read a Large Print edition use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.


message 1333: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments BARBARA ★


25.12 - Pamela3265's task: Celebrating the National Park System
Option 1: All I Want - Jill Shalvis (set in Idaho) 1/12
Goodreads Author

Option 3: Night Probe! - Clive Cussler (C & C in glaCier Calving) 1/10

Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 185

Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books - 500+: (1)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)

185/1185 POINTS


message 1334: by Gabriella (new)

Gabriella | 234 comments 15.10. A Reason to Party
Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #1, #2 or #12 in a series.

Book read: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
#2 of the Hitchhiker's Guide

Points this post: 15
Previous points: 105


message 1335: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 15.7 Here Be Dragons

Read a book with a dragon on the cover.
Cover approved Here.

Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) by Zen Cho
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal #1) (2015) by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 371 pages)

** Zen Cho is a Goodreads Author **

115 + 15 = 130

Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 115 + 15 = 130
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,633

Read but not claimed: 07
Goodreads Authors: 05
Golden Oldies: 02

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1336: by Mary (new)

Mary | 575 comments Mary P

10.10. Jump!
Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4.
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward.
656 pgs. divided by 4 =164

**Lover Mine is a Big Book (656 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB Ticket.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 265
Big Book Tickets: 7


message 1337: by Ems Loves to Read (new)

Ems Loves to Read (esondie) | -33 comments Emsreviewsbooks

10.7. Are you Up to Date?

I read Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. As of January 13, 2016, it is #14 on the list of most popular books published in 2015 (also, a very excellent book!).

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 19
Tasks Complete: 15


message 1338: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

15.5 That’s So Random

Random titles:
Shadowy Person
The Fallen Streams
Dreamer of Flower
The Witches's School
The Flame of the Thorn
Silk in the Kiss

Silk: Silk Parachute by John McPhee

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

option C #1 in new series: Sam's Song: A Sam Smith Mystery by Hannah Howe
PB: Sam's Song: A Sam Smith Mystery
I had not read any book in the series before

30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy

option 1 Ecology 37X, page 1 #3: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

option 4 Neurology 4X page 1 Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson

total = 560


message 1339: by puppitypup (last edited Jan 13, 2016 06:21PM) (new)

puppitypup | 272 comments 25.6 Winter in Tucson
2 book task

Option 1: Read a book in which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in the word LUMINARIA. Title must be at least two words long.

Midnight Riot (Peter Grant, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

luMinaRia

Option 4: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH.

Dandy Day by Annie Wood
Dandy Day by Annie Wood

WhAt'z it worth

25.13 Art Can Set You Free
2 book task

Option 1: Select a book which has some statuary on the cover.

Rise of a Legend (Guardian of Scotland, #1) by Amy Jarecki
Rise of a Legend by Amy Jarecki

That's a statue of William Wallace

Option 3: Read a book which you think celebrates any form of human artistry.

My Life in France by Julia Child
My Life in France by Julia Child

Celebrates the art of cooking, in help thread approved books listing.
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Points this post: 50
Points thus far: 470


message 1340: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2108 comments Bookwrm526

Task #20.8 - December's Celebrations
Option 1: Read a book with the word BOX found intact in the title/subtitle. I read Boxes For Beds by Maryann Miller.

Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 390


message 1341: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2633 comments 15.1 Make the Switch


Two books by authors whose names differ by one letter:

A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan

When You Were Mine by Elizabeth Noble

Points this post: 15
Total points: 225


message 1342: by Diane (new)

Diane (didi3023) | -18 comments Didi3023

10.5. Curl Up and Read
Read a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling.

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
found on page one.

CURRENT POST
Points: 10
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 125


message 1343: by Diane (last edited Jan 13, 2016 08:44PM) (new)

Diane (didi3023) | -18 comments Didi3023

25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Option 1. For this task select a book which has some statuary on the cover.
The White Peacock by Mary Linn Roby The White Peacock by Mary Linn Roby

Option 3. For this task read a book, fiction or non fiction, which you think celebrates any form of human artistry.
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure architecture

CURRENT POST
Points: 25
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 150


message 1344: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2469 comments MEGSCL
15.9 Degas and the Dancers
Read a book that features dancers. Astonish Me is about ballet

25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
Option 3. For this task read a book, fiction or non fiction, which you think celebrates any form of human artistry. The Dressmaker celebrates the art of fashion, couture, and dress-making (should be clear from GR blurb).

Option 4. Read a book, either fiction or non fiction, which expresses the struggle for the freedom of the individual from an oppressive society. Wool 5 - The Stranded describes the battle between rebels and those in charge of society who are oppressing them. Those in charge are trying to ‘protect’ the population by keeping the truth hidden while the rebels want to know the truth so they free themselves from the oppressive status quo. This is not well described on goodreads for this edition, more can be read about Wool Omnibus, of which this book forms the 5th and final part.

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 530
Big Book Tickets: 5


message 1345: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's Task: Winter Birthdays
Option 3 - A book that has a motorized vehicle on the cover.
Venom by Jennifer Estep -- Boats on the cover -- Approved in help thread posts #38 & #39

Venom (Elemental Assassin, #3) by Jennifer Estep



Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0

Total Points: 180
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1


message 1346: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader name: Daphne

25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side
Heads = USA; Rolled Tails = USSR

2: The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe - Astronomy main page

4: HASSELHOFF: "I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Check-Point Charlie."
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress - THAT

Points this post: 25
Points Total: 805


message 1347: by Jasmiina (new)

Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F



5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro :
Read any book of your choice:

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search by Gene Luen Yang.
The book is not found in the ARBookFinder.


Points this post: 5
Total points: 135
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0


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Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F


20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion:
Option B: Read a memoir or autobiography written by a female author:

I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi.


Points this post: 20
Total points: 155
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0


message 1349: by Trish (last edited Jan 14, 2016 02:19AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3677 comments trishhartuk

25.7 Coralie’s Task: Summer at the Stadium

Option 1. Early in December there will be two AC/DC concerts. Read a book with a main page genre GLBT.

Night Work, Laurie R King
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Shelved as: Glbt: 8 users; Glbt > Queer: 7 users; Glbt > Lesbian: 6 users

Option 3. After the cricket there are a couple of A-League soccer games. Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.

A Dickens of a Murder, Joyce and Jim Joyce Lavene
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here

Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2

Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 15
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 0


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Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader name: Daphne

5.2 - The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet
Nude cover
The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III

Points this post: 5
Points Total: 810


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