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okay - while I am in this thread and I have been gophering, what do you consider "an extraordinary feat of engineering"? Building a tree house in my backyard would cover it for me, but my crystal ball cannot compete with Madam Tutifruti. Would The Bridge Over the River Kwai apply (besides for slave labor and Army or WWII) or do you want something like The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914, which might kill me off (697 pages). What is in Chile that prompted this? - I am really, really curious.Were you thinking along the lines of the Jean Aule books for "prehistoric times or about prehistoric times"? I read all of them and I cannot find anything that sounds appealing. Anyone?
Cherie wrote: "Janice wrote: "There are two tasks involving statues. One (Rio de Janeiro) requires a statue to be in it. The other (Greece) must have a statue on the cover."Yes, I know :o). I indicated the task..."
Sorry. Got that one all confused. Hopefully, there's somebody who has read it and can tell you whether or not there is a statue in it.
Cherie wrote: "okay - while I am in this thread and I have been gophering, what do you consider "an extraordinary feat of engineering"? Building a tree house in my backyard would cover it for me, but my crystal b..."Either one is a good example. Pyramids, bridges, you know - something big.
Cherie wrote: "Janice wrote: "There are two tasks involving statues. One (Rio de Janeiro) requires a statue to be in it. The other (Greece) must have a statue on the cover."Yes, I know :o). I indicated the task..."
Cherie, it does not have a statue in it, just on the cover. On my master list, where I figure out every possible task a book could fill, with the whole puzzle to be figured out later,
fits bottle of tequila, brick, white marble and fig leaf. I'll probably use it for fig leaf.If anyone is still looking for a death theme and prefers fiction,
would work. It is a strange sort of fantasy novel and quite good.
Janice wrote: "I consider nomads to constantly move their living locations, generally for food or livelihood. Gypsies would be nomads. Some African tribes are. "I would be a nomad :-) But there are no books about me. Thankfully.
Thanks, Sharon. I will keep gophering for the statue "in it" task. I already filled the task for the statue on the cover, I think. I had the book on my TBR list already.
Sharon wrote: " It is a strange sort of fantasy novel and quite good..."My kind of book
Cherie wrote: "Thanks, Sharon. I will keep gophering for the statue "in it" task. I already filled the task for the statue on the cover, I think. I had the book on my TBR list already."What about The Agony and the Ecstasy?
There must be books about:
Statue of Liberty
The Sphinx
Set in the Vatican
TAandE is on my TBR and I never "connected" it to "a statue in it" but it is 776 pages long. Funny what comes to mind for a statue. I never considered The Sphinx as a statue. LOL. The Statue of Liberty is like looking at the forrest and not seeing a tree. Too close? My eyes are opened! Thank you, Janice.
The Blade Itself has a rather large statue in it that is mentioned quite a bit. The problem is that it is the first book in a series and is a chunkster. Also, it's quite dark.The Fellowship of the Ring - the fellowship passes through two statues on the river. This one could be used for either task if you get the one that shows those statues on the cover. I have that one myself.
The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island - actually quite interesting.
You'd probably be safe in reading any book set in a museum as well.
Cherie wrote: "Thanks, Sharon. I will keep gophering for the statue "in it" task. I already filled the task for the statue on the cover, I think. I had the book on my TBR list already."Nice Dragons Finish Last has a statue on it, and also the 2nd. part One Good Dragon Deserves Another has one
Other: Something Strange and Deadly
Cherie wrote: "Were you thinking along the lines of the Jean Aule books for "prehistoric times or about prehistoric times"? I read all of them and I cannot find anything that sounds appealing. Anyone? ..."I was plannig to read Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Mariab wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Were you thinking along the lines of the Jean Aule books for "prehistoric times or about prehistoric times"? I read all of them and I cannot find anything that sounds appealing. Anyo..."Thanks, Mariab. You will have to let us know how it is!!!
I'm reading I Let You Go and I've been happily surprise about the main character being a photographer, so it fits one of the tasks (Rio de Janiero?). She is actually makes sculptures, but she quits and gives a try to photography as a profession. This is not a spoiler.
Sandra wrote: "I'm reading I Let You Go and I've been happily surprise about the main character being a photographer, so it fits one of the tasks (Rio de Janiero?). She is actually a sculpture, bu..."Good to know
Looking for a book about child labor, suggestions?
Tammy wrote: "Looking for a book about child labor, suggestions?"Tammy, I just finished reading Coal River, in which child labour figures prominently. I gave it 3 stars.
Sandra wrote: "I'm reading I Let You Go and I've been happily surprise about the main character being a photographer, so it fits one of the tasks (Rio de Janiero?). She is actually makes sculpture..."This one is on my summer reading list so good to know!
Tammy wrote: "Looking for a book about child labor, suggestions?"Books shelved as 'Child-labor' on Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
If you like reading classics, Oliver Twist is a possibility.
Tasha wrote: "This one is on my summer reading list so good to know! "Happy to help! :D
@Tammy - Memoirs of a Geisha springs to mind ad they start as children working. I know there are two young girls working in that one. Not sure if it's the right kind of child labour Janice is after or not (I'll link book when I can later). I can't think of anything else off the top of my head right now.
I remember Holes includes child labor, but it is a middle grade novel. I would read it happy, but just saying.
Memoirs of a Geisha will work.
Sarah wrote: "Nice one Sandra! Damn app."No worries! Just trying to help. I also get annoyed when in the app. Not be able to link books and read spoilers is really annoying.
Holes is a great story - YA/Middle School or not!I have this one listed Boys Without Names along with Coal River for the child labor task.
Is a bowl and cup pottery? for Peru? I am reading a book with bowl and cup on cover and already read book for Thailand. Otherwise what do you consider as death being a significant theme? In this same book the main character is going to visit a woman in America who winds up being dead when she gets there. She decides to stay for the 2 months and lives in the dead woman's house, reads her books, opens a shop to sell her books, and talks to her "spirit". The dead woman's letters are also prominent throughout the book as a way to give voice to her character.
Peru has one with pottery on the cover (Chan Chan Archaeological Zone), but the cup & bowl is only for Thailand.
Your "death" book sounds interesting, Naomi. What is the title?I used Tell the Wolves I'm Home for the pottery (big tea pot on the cover). I used a Nero Wolfe book with a coffee mug/cup on the cover for the cup. Check my thread and see.
It is The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. But I am not sure if that is what she meant by death as a theme.?
Somewhere above in the pages of this thread, we had a conversation about it, Naomi. I asked the same questions and Janice answered.
Tammy wrote: "Looking for a book about child labor, suggestions?"Holes is also one
Oh, now I see it was posted already
For death and Yellowstone: Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, and has also a bear on the cover...is today's bargain in Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowst...
For Egypt: The Sekhmet Bedtoday free in Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/The Sekhmet BedSekhmet-Bed-Novel-Ancient-She-King-ebook/dp/B005EHR1EW?ie=UTF8&_bbid=1933398&_bbtype=email
I found another book with a "real" rainbow on the cover. It also has multiple flowers on the cover. It is set in Australia and the MC is a concert-violinist. Tasmanian Rainbow. I bought it from Barnes & Nobel for $4.99 as an ebook. It is probably available on Kindle. Yes, it is Romance - but sounds like it might be a good story. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I have a problem - I have a second hand copy of Chalkhill Blue which has a butterfly on the cover - but no pic of this edition appears on GR. I want to use it for the butterfly requirement - advice please! The chalkhill blue IS a butterfly, thus the name of the book.
Deborah, the Kindle edition has a picture of a butterfly. I can't link it right now, I'm on the mobile app, but I can see it.
oh good - can't READ the kindle edition but so long as someone can verify it's true...... :DBeen working hard gophering this afternoon, Cherie - you set me off to try and at least have a total book plan! :)
It is hard work, I know, Deborah. I have not updated my challenge list from the books I found on Friday. I have a word doc that I have marked up to track them.
I've put up 2-3 dozen today, I think - but I am stuck on wool - every blasted return comes up with the sci-fi novel for pages and pages.......grrrr! *doesn't do sci-fi*
Deborah wrote: "I've put up 2-3 dozen today, I think - but I am stuck on wool - every blasted return comes up with the sci-fi novel for pages and pages.......grrrr! *doesn't do sci-fi*"Try books by Debbie Macomber
The Shop on Blossom Street. She has series set in yarn shop.
Deborah, have you googled the ISBN of your book? If you do that you may be able to get a picture of the cover you're reading to show Janice. I've done that before with some older, obscure Aussie edition covers.
Deborah wrote: "oh good - can't READ the kindle edition but so long as someone can verify it's true...... :DBeen working hard gophering this afternoon, Cherie - you set me off to try and at least have a total bo..."
Deborah - Here's the link to the book with a butterfly on it
Another book with a butterfly on the cover is
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Deborah wrote: "I've put up 2-3 dozen today, I think - but I am stuck on wool - every blasted return comes up with the sci-fi novel for pages and pages.......grrrr! *doesn't do sci-fi*"Are you using the "Lists" category under Browse from the menu bar? When I put "wool" in the search line, I get several different Listopia categories of books. I was lucky with the "wool" task because I already owned a book. However - I did add a few others. :) You could also search knitting, sweater/jumper, or even socks to see if you can find a cover you like and a title you might want to read to go with it. There was an interesting category called "fabrics" with 104 book titles listed. The Scarlet Pimpernel was #1.
Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Since I did not know Janice's cryptic "You've got to know where this inspiration comes from." in the task under Chili for - Read a book that is a Rita Award winner or nominee, I went..."You know, Janice - your answer went right over my head until today. Even after you specified saltpeter, I never connected it until today. I just looked again and noticed the name of the site.
Isn't saltpeter used in gunpowder?
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Yes, I know :o). I indicated the tasks in my question. I was asking about the book. I see the cover, but I cannot tell from the summary, if the story is about or contains a statue.