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WINTER CHALLENGE 2015 CT
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Winter Challenge 2105: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Blueberry25.14
opt. 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in any of these three words: SWEATER, JEANS, BOOTS.
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
351 pgs.
This book qualifies as a Golden Oldie (published in 1905).
opt. 6: Read a book with a page count that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Tiffany Girl 512 pgs.
This book qualifies as a Big Book.
Pts: 25
Total pts: 185
Books: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 3
Blueberry25.5
Opt. 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 or subtitle.
Christmas Mourning
Favorite Christmas song: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Opt. B Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
The Promise by Robert Crais
Pts: 25
Total pts: 210
Total books: 14
25.7 Summer at the Stadium2 book task
Option 3: Read a book with the first word of the title 'A'.
A Bachelor Establishment by Isabella Barclay
Option 4: Read a book with someone with a tattoo on the cover.
Cast in Moonlight by Michelle Sagara
If you enlarge the cover, you will see the girl's shoulder is covered by a light-inked tattoo. This ebook is approved in the SRC ebook thread, page 108 post 5366.
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 855
30.6 Donna Jo's Task: Winter in Iowa c.1950sOption 1: Read a book with one of the following in the title - Cold, Snow, Ice, Freeze, Frozen
The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne
Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in the phrase DRESSING WARMLY
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith
As requested, the two books combined have over 500 pages.
The Ice Twins: 384
Corduroy Mansions: 352
Points this post: 30
Total points: 120
25.5 - The Most Wonderful Time of the YearOPTION B: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
*This is a BIG BOOK (540 pages).*
OPTION D: Read a book of your choice.
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 235
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 11
Total books read: 15
Catherine TTask 25.4 - Christmas Movie Bonanza
from two different random numbers, read a book, by new to you author, whose titles share a (different) word with a film shown on that day
numbers: 3 & 18
3: from film I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair (Kissing)
18: from film Christmas Cupid - Holly's Christmas Kiss by Alison May (Christmas)
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both authors are new to me (Holly's Christmas Kiss is first in series & was first of hers I read)
Task 25.16 - Don't Say I Never Get You Anything!
read two new-author books that I got for free, differently
book 1: cost £0 from Amazon - Ebola K: A Terrorism Thriller: Book 1 by Bobby Adair
(this is the first in the series, so the first of his I read)
book 2: borrowed from my local library - An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
both authors are new to me.
Jonquil30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
New-to-you: This was the first time I read each of these books
1. Great Art: author initials GS
Georges Seurat and Gloria Steinem
Non Fiction 249 users
My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem
Hardcover, 276 pages 2/1
3. Great Location: Title initial letters in t RA f ALGAR SQUARE T he F ixer
Realistic Fiction 33 users
The Fixer
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hardcover, 372 pages 1/29
Points this post: 30
Total points: 1135
Books posted: 90
Tasks complete: 64
Pages this post: 648
Total pages as of this post: 25751
Jonquil50.1 - Sheila's task: It's Leap Year, Just 4 fun, let's enjoy that extra reading day!
Book A: cited in task- 4th and 4 letter word in SERIES (Elvis COLE #4)
Free Fall (Elvis Cole #4)
Robert Crais
Hardcover, 280 pages 1/31
Book B: cited in task- first published 2012
Dead Scared
Sharon Bolton
Hardcover, 384 pages 1/28
Book C: 4-word title by an author with a 4 letter name (Ally)
See How They Run
Ally Carter
Hardcover, 336 pages 1/29
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1185
Books posted: 93
Tasks complete: 65
Pages this post: 1000
Total pages as of this post: 26751
LAUREN JODI5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 335/1185
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 18/65
15.10 - A Reason to PartyGathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Identified as Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet #2) on Goodreads.
Total Points = 30
20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion OPTION B -
Diary of a Mad Diva by Joan Rivers
Total Points = 50
20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in TranslationOption 3:
Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving
Set in Philippines, Mexico and United States
Total Points = 70
Anne (Booklady)5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - word ending in -ING = Killing
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
I chose the painting: Young Girl with Daisies (1889)
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A. Debussy: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: “Sea” “Water” or “Sunken.” = SEA
The Gray and Guilty Sea: A Garrison Gage Mystery by Jack Nolte
Option D. Griffes: read a book by a single author whose first or last name begins with “Deb-” “Rav-” “Sat-” or “Gri-.” = DEBBIE
ARC Copy A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber
Points in These Tasks: 40
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1284
Totals:
Total Points: 445/1185
Total Golden Oldies: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 26/65
Total Books Read: 33
Total Pages Read in Winter 2015-16 SRC: 11,788
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101Option 3- Oils -
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer* by Sena Jeter Naslund
Author initials (ignoring middle name) are included in LINSEED
*Big Book ticket (704pg)*
Total Points = 90
Karen D. Task 15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You
Option 1
a) - Read a book with a main page genre that contains "Science Fiction" - Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Has "Science Fiction Fantasy" as a genre
b) Read a book that is identified on Goodreads as #3 or #7 in a series (series, #) - Endurance by Jack Kilborn, is #3 in the Afraid series - https://www.goodreads.com/series/7159...
Points this task: 15
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 17/65
Karen D. Task 20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
OPTION D: Read a book written by an Hispanic author
The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore - her GR page describes her as "Mexican-American" - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Points this task: 20
Total points: 400
Tasks completed; 18/65
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CYNBAXTERTask # 5.06 – Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Book 1: City of Thieves by David Benioff in which the title contains the word “City”
Here is the AR information on this book: IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 730 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
**REPOST from # 2060** to reflect AR Bookfinder info15.10 - A Reason to Party
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Identified as Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet #2) on Goodreads.
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts.: 7.0
Total Points = 90
Kristi CO20.3 - Best Review - Book Concierge's task: Art and Passion
Option D Hispanic author
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Sarah E30.5 - Daphne's task: Exploring the world of -ogy
Option 1: Ecology
On page 1 of the list, shelved 14 times as ecology
A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Option 2: Geology
Found on page 1 of the list, shelved 36 times as geology
ebook I read: A Short History Of Nearly Everything
Most rated paperback (no MMPB): A Short History of Nearly Everything
** A Short History of Nearly Everything is a Big Book (544 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket> **
Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 1
perletwo25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year - 3. Holiday Vacation: In honor of the Second City, read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover. REQUIRED: Include cover when posting.
A Thousand Pieces of You4. New Year's Eve: Celebrate the ending of another year by reading the final (or most recently published) book in a series of at least 3 books. The book must be identified on Goodreads as part of a series. REQUIRED: Include a link to the series Goodreads page in your post.
A Fine Summer's Day, #17 in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series, is currently the most recent series entry; No Shred of Evidence, shown on this list, will not be released until Feb. 16, 2016.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 675
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 8
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 35
CYNBAXTERTask # 25.05 – Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Book 1 – Option A: How the Dead Dream by Lydia Millet in which the title contains a word of at least four letters from the song title of my favorite Christmas song which is “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”. (Variations that preserve the meaning of the word, including plurals, possessives, and singulars, will work.)
Book 2 – Option D: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, a book of my choice
Points this post: 25 points
Total points to date = 755 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 5
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4
SpiderMac10.1 This is Your Brain
Read nonfiction book from one of the lists provided.
I selected from the Best Science Books – Nonfiction Only list and read The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould
As of 2.2.16., this book is #85 on the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
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25.14 JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
I chose to read one book fitting option 6 and with a minimum of 800 pages.
Option 6 - Read a book with a page count that contains at least 2 of the following numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
I read A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
This book has 835 pages which is more than the minimum and “3’ and “5” from the page count fit option 6’s requirement.
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30.6 Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s
This is a two book task. I chose options 1 and 2. Both books needed to combine for a minimum of 500 pages.
Book 1 – option 1 - Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Cold, Snow, Ice, Freeze, or Frozen.
I read Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
Ice Cold has 322 pages and my words are “Ice” and “Cold”.
Book 2 – option 2 - Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".
I read A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
Dana Stabenow - DreSsing warmly
This book has 208 pages for a two book total of 530 pages.
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Points this post: 65
Points total: 540/1185
Tasks completed: 33/65
Books read: 41
25.16 - Morgan (faeriefolly)'s Task: Don't say I never got you anything
Book 1:> Borrowed from the library:
Born to Win: Find Your Success Code by Zig Ziglar
293 pages in hardcover edition
Book 2:> Lent to me by a coworker:
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
321 pages
Both authors are new to me!
30.6 - Donna Jo's Task: Winter in Iowa Circa 1950's
Book 1: Option 2:> Read a book written by an author whose first and last name have initials in the phrase "DRESSING WARMLY".:
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
1060 pages
Book 2: Option 4:> Read a book with the main page genre "Christmas":
The Christmas Countess by Adrienne Basso
342 pages
Total pages = 1402
This post: 55
Total this season: 55
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5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Notes on the Assemblage by Juan Felipe Herrera
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
option 3, city skyline:
One Year After by William R. Forstchenoption 4, latest book in The Riyria Chronicles:
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
PB: The Death of Dulgath
25.13 - M1nks's task: Art Can Set You Free
option 1, sculpture cover:
The Absolution by Jonathan Holtoption 2, book of poetry: The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family by John Lithgow
HC: The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1, fiction anthology: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak, author B.J.
Book 2: The Signal by Ron Carlson, 192 pages, author Ron
total = 1185
Kait5.7 - Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A book with a word ending in -ING in the title or subtitle.
Defying the Odds by Kele Moon -- Defying the Odds
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 300
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 1
HINA30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art -
Option 1: Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell.
Author's share ininitals with John Constable & new to me.
Option 3: Adam's Thorn by Angela Verdenius.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE & is new to me.
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 585
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
HINA10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too! - Better Than Bulletproof by Kay Thomas.
Author's last name: Thomas based on Vice President Thomas Jefferson.
Current post:
Points: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 595
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Coralie25.8 My Favorite Impressionism
Option B Ravel – Book originally written in Spanish
Forest Of The Pygmies
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 11.0
Option D Griffes – Book by author whose name begins 'Deb'
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
This post 25 points
Total to date 425 points
Dakimel5.6 - Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
A Tale of Two Cities
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
option 1: Slade House
25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year
3:
(the skyline is in the black part at the bottom)4: All I Want - latest in Animal Magnetism https://www.goodreads.com/series/5789...
25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland
3: The Stolen Mackenzie Bride by Jennifer Ashley - 314 pages
4: A Banquet of Consequences - 592 pages (5 & 2)
TALLY:
This post - 75 points
Total - 590
Queenbee DarleneReposting correctly this time
30.7 Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Option 2: combination of page #s 46, 396; 6; 2000
The Eternal Nazi 320 pages Nicholas Kulish The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim Non-fiction book
The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim
Option 3: 1st letter in each word in title in Trafalgar Square
Troublemaker by Leah Remini Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology Non-fiction book
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
AT least 1 book must be non-fiction; Both books are non-fiction
Books and authors are both new to me
30 points
Total this post: 30
Total Points: 110
Reader Name: Whitnie I10.5. 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.
REQUIRED: Indicate the page of the list on which your book was found.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Found on page 1, book #17
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 655
Books Read: 55
Tasks Complete: 39
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
HINA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science -
Option C: The Substitute Millionaire by Susan Mallery.
Book 1 of The Million Dollar Catch series & I have not read any book in the series before.
Current post:
Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 615
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
HINA5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro - Hannah Gets a Husband by Julianna Morris.
Reader's Choice
Current post:
Points: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 620
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Veronica WTask 20.9 Read a book that is 1st in series and new to me
The Alchemyst
I have not read any books in the Nicholas Flamel series until I've read the above book.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
trishhartuk5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille Pissarro
Read a book of your choice.
Double the Odds, Audrey Claire
Ebook approved for length in verification thread message #5428
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 500
25.9 Dakimel’s Task: Diversify Your Reading
Read two books, each by a female author with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture. Required: State which author is new to you.
Death of an Idiot Boss, Janice Croom
Ebook approved for length in verification thread message #5428
Janice Croom is Afro-Caribbean, and is a completely new author to me.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
The House of Shattered Wings, Aliette de Bodard
Read the kindle edition: PB reference link here
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Aliette describes herself as Franco-Vietnamese (http://aliettedebodard.com/). I have read her short stories before, but this is the first full-length novel of hers I’ve read. She is listed in the approved authors message.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 24
Golden Oldies: 8
Big Books: 0
Catherine TTask 25.4 - Christmas Movie Bonanza
from two different random numbers, read a book, by new to you author, whose titles share a (different) word with a film shown on that day
numbers: 3 & 18
3: from film I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair (Kissing)
not really childrens verified here
18: from film Christmas Cupid - Holly's Christmas Kiss by Alison May (Christmas)
ebook verification in msg 5401
both authors are new to me (Holly's Christmas Kiss is first in series & was first of hers I read)
BellaGBearTask 10.3 Lonely City from the painting 'dance in the city (1883).
>Points: 10
task 15.6:
as approved in message 64>Points 15
task 20.3: Option A:
>Points: 20
>Golden oldie 1 (first published 1814)
task: 20.6:
As approved in message 37>Points: 20
task 25.1:
book 1, option A:
as approved in message 89. 540 pagesBook 2, option e:
>Points: 25
>Big book ticket: 1
Task 30.3
book 1The Illustrated Man
book 2: Schuim en Asch (first published 1930)
>points: 30
>Golden oldie: 1
TOTAL this post
Points: 120
Big book tickets: 1
golden oldies: 2
10.5. Curl Up and ReadRead a book from Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling Best Books to Read When the Snow is Falling.
REQUIRED: Indicate the page of the list on which your book was found.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
AR Bookfinder rating IL: MG, BL: 6, AR PTS. 12.0
Found on page 1, book #17
Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0
Total Points: 655
Books Read: 55
Tasks Complete: 39
Big Books Total: 3
Golden Oldies Total: 2
ABAYOMI25,16- Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything Both author must be new to me.
Book 1: a book that I got for free
Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal by J.K. Rowling
My mom gave this one for Christmas, and the author is new to me.
IL: MG BL: 5.5 AR: 12.0
Book 2: a book that I got for free (from a different way)
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
I got this one from the library, and the author is also new to me.
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POINTS THIS POST: 25
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 270
COLLEENS5.3 - Water Lilies by Claude Monet
by Susan VreelandMonet’s Water Lilies series is often listed as the most popular of the Impressionist paintings. Read a book found on first 5 pages of Popular Art Books.
Required: State which page your book can be found on when you post.
PAGE 2
Points this post: 5
Big Books tickets this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 4
Tasks Complete: 4
Big Book Tickets Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 0
20.6 Favorite SEASONingsOption 1: The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
This has Horror on the main page.
30.6 Winter in Iowa
Option 1) Cold Wind by C.J. Box
388 pages
Option 2) The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells
303 pages.
Total page count is 691
30.7 A New Start in Art
2- Great Building
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
Page count is 324
3- Great Location
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney
TLAFG all in TrAFaLGer Square
Post Total: 80
Grand Total: 270
DIANE L15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B - letters LOSTFOUND including 2 O's in title/subtitle/author name
LOST from thejOhnSTownfLood
FOUND from thejohnstowNFloOD davidmccUlough
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
15.5 That’s So Random
My six titles were:
Bloody Night
The Dangerous Night
Ice of Healer
The Past's Beginning
The Streams of the Dangers
Hunter in the Servants
Using NIGHT
A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow
15.6 En Plein Air
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover.
Lake with a house on it and moon in the background.
Lost Lake by Phillip Margolin25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A. Debussy. Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: “Sea” “Water” or “Sunken.”
Undersea by Geoffrey Morrison
Option C. Satie. Read a book with either the GR genre “Music” or the GR genre “Sports” on the main page.
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein
30.7 - Catherine T's task: A New Start in Art
Both books were new to me.
Both books are non-fiction. Because the task says "one must be non-fiction," I confirmed in the help thread that both having non-fiction genre was acceptable. Message #42.
1. Great Art - Read a book whose author shares initials (middle initials may be ignored) with one of the painters who was working in the period after 1800.
Paul Cezanne
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
2. Great Building - Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
46396; 6; 2000
Battles of the Bible: A Military History of Ancient Israel by Chaim Herzog, 320 pages
Points this post: 100
Points to date: 300
Susan W.15.4 The Force, It's Calling You: Choose two different options and read a book for each.
Option a: Read a book with a main page genre of Science Fiction.
I read Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Option b: Read a book that is identified as #3 or #7 in a series.
I read Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run by Tsugumi Ohba
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15.7 Here Be Dragons: Read a book with a dragon on the cover or a storyline involving dragons.
I read
by George R.R. MartinThere is a dragon on the shield and the storyline also has dragons.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
15.3 lost and found:Option 1
A. Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey LOST in Closer to Home
B. Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase FOUND in Dukes Prefer Blondes
20.2 Rookie at the Top--Karen D's Task--The Cameron Crazies:
2. The Never List by Koethi Zan
Today's Total: 35
Grand Total 1070
Bookwrm526Task #15.8 - Please Mr. Postman
Read a book from the list Popular epistolary novels. I read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. At the time of this post, it is on page 1, at position #31 on the list.
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 565
FANDURY30.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Tis the season for giving back
Option 3: Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in the word HEART.
Sharp by Alex Hughes
The initals of the author AH are found in the word HeArt.
Option 4: Read a book of your choice.
Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 26
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1:Read a book whose author shares initials (middle initials may be ignored) with one of the painters who was working in the period after 1800-John Constable initials JC
Foe by J.M. Coetzee
Option 2: Read a book where the page numbers can be found in any combination of those figures (46,396; 6; 2,000)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 320 pages. This is non-fiction
Both books are new to me
Total Points this post: 30
Total Points: 275
GO's: 2