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Reading University ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2020 - July 15, 2023
* Minimum 100 pages
Associates Degree 🎓
Science: Network Effect by Martha Wells
Literature: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
History: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Social Sciences: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
Art: Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day by Joel Selvin
Language: People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed Her Up by Richard Lloyd Parry
Athletics: Playing for Keeps by Avery Cockburn
Bachelors Degree 🎓
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Masters Degree: Science 🎓
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PHD: Science Fiction 🎓
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Reading University ChallengeStart: May 1, 2020 - Whenever I finish
Associates Degree:
Science:
Literature: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
History:
Social Sciences:
Art:
Language:
Athletics:
Mod
Mod
Reading University ChallengeApril 29, 2020 - ?
Associate Degree: 0/7
Reading University Challenge - Round 2
Associate Degree:
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
Minor: Athletics
Reading University Challenge - Round 3Associate Degree:
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
Minor: Athletics
Reading University Challenge - Round 4Associate Degree:
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
Minor: Athletics
Finished Associates & Bachelors. Moving on to MastersReading University Challenge - Associate & Bachelor
Duration: open-ended
Start: November 1, 2019
Progression requirements & Subcategory lists
Associates Degree
Science: Science Fiction - Of Blood and Bone (Chronicles of the One, #2) – Nora Roberts (4 stars) 11/6/19
Literature: American literature set in NC - Under Currents – Nora Roberts (4 stars) 11/19/19
History: Medieval - Falcon's Heart (Faucon Family, #4) – Denise Lynn (4 stars) 11/23/19
Social Sciences: Psychology - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales – Oliver Sacks (3 stars) 11/7/19
Art: Theater (MC is theater owner/actor) - The Unintended Groom (Bowen, #4) – Debra Ullrick (3 stars) 11/2/19 -
Language: Austronesian (Samoa) - Blood Jungle Ballet (Jungle Beat, #4) – John Enright (4 stars) 12/15/19
Athletics: Set in England (cricket country) - A Precious Jewel – Mary Balogh (4 stars) 11/13/19
Bachelors Degree:
Major: American Novel
1. A Zen for Murder (Mooseamuck Island Cozy Mystery, #1) – Leighann Dobbs (3 stars) 12/20/19 - set in ME
2. Shelter in Place – Nora Roberts (4 stars) 12/28/19 - set in ME
3. Burning Up – Susan Andersen (4 stars) 12/29/19 - set in WA
4. Polished Off (A Southern Beauty Shop Mystery, #2) – Lila Dare (4 stars) 12/30/19 - set in GA
5. Die Job ( A Southern Beauty Shop Mystery, #3) – Lila Dare (4 stars) 12/31/19 - set in GA
6. Aunt Dimity Goes West (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #12) – Nancy Atherton (4 stars) 1/11/20 - set in CO
7. Bitch Creek (Stoney Calhoun, #1) – William G. Tapply (4 stars) 1/18/20 - set in ME
8. Sapphira and the Slave Girl - Willa Cather (3 stars) 2/3/20 - set in VA
9. Sweet Lullaby - Lorraine Heath (3 stars) 2/6/20 - set in TX
10. Dodge the Bullet - Christy Hayes (3 stars) 2/10/20 - set in CO
Minor: American History
1. Impeachment: An American History - Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham,Timothy Naftali, Peter Baker (4 stars) 1/9/2020
2. Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder – Kent Nerburn (3 stars) 5/14/20
3. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II – Denise Kiernan (3 stars) 7/16/20
I'll give this challenge a try!Reading University Challenge
Starting July 16, 2020
Ending - whenever I want
Subcategories:
Science: science fiction, earth science, life science, applied science
Literature: american novel, european novel, world novel, graphic novel
History: alternate history, american history, european history, world history
Social Science: anthropology, psychology, education, political science
Art: fine arts, visual arts, music, art history
Language: indo-european, sino-tibetan, niger-congo, austronesian
Athletics: baseball, olympics, cricket, sports history
In Depth Sub Category List:
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Associates Degree
Science:
Literature: The Complete Sherlock Holmes - European Novel
History:
Social Sciences: The President Is Missing - Politics
Art:
Language:
Athletics:
I'm in for this challenge - going for PhD level (like in real life!)
I'm almost done with my Associates degree and I'm starting to plan out my later degrees. I'd like to do a degree in outdoor recreation by reading books about camping, hiking, rock climbing, wilderness search and rescue, and other outdoor adventure activities. Which category would that fit under?
Reading University Challenge - Round 5Associate Degree:
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
Minor: Athletics
Finished my Associates Degree (msg 202).I also asked a question in msg 213 about a month ago: I'm almost done with my Associates degree and I'm starting to plan out my later degrees. I'd like to do a degree in outdoor recreation by reading books about camping, hiking, rock climbing, wilderness search and rescue, and other outdoor adventure activities. Which category would that fit under?
Having looked up outdoor recreation programs at real colleges since, they seem to be under applied science. Can I count them under that category in this challenge?
Nothing But Reading ChallengesReading University Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2020 -
Progress: 0 out of ?
College, while not for everyone, is known for it's huge amount of required reading, and usually not reading anyone enjoys doing. In this challenge, we decided to take a spin on that reading list and let you earn a reading degree in the genres you want to read! Take a crack at PHD of Paranormal Science or try something a bit more broad and stop at a Bachelors in History. Broaden your reading horizon, try out some genres you may not have tried before, and most importantly read all those books you never got to read while you were in school!
For this challenge you'll be progressing through the various degrees at your own pace. Start out with your Associates Degree, move on to a Bachelors, Masters, and finally a Doctorate. You can stop at any level, but no skipping ahead! Below you'll find the criteria for each degree level, as well as a better description of what fits in each category and subcategory of the core curriculum. Now have fun as you start earning your first degree!
Degree Progression:
For this challenge you'll be progressing through the various degrees at your own pace.
Start at the beginning...
Associates Degree (7 books in all)
► Read 1 book from each core subject (7 books)
After completing your Associates, move on to get your Bachelors degree...
Bachelors Degree: (20 books in all)
► Choose a Major (read 10 books from any 1 subject)
► Choose a Minor (read 3 books from any 1 subject, not the same as your major)
After completing your Bachelor's Degree, you may decide you want to Master a specific topic...
Masters Degree: (35 books in all)
► Choose 1 core subject to master - read 3 books from each subcategory, read 3 books mixed and matched (any subcategory from that core group) (15 books)
♦ Note: Can choose the same or a different category from your bachelors degree
Already a Master? Why not get a Doctorate?
PHD: (45 books in all)
► Choose 1 subcategory from your Masters and read 10 books from that subcategory.
♦♦♦♦ CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!! ♦♦♦♦
Core Subjects: Science, Literature, History, Social Science, Art, Language, Athletics
Subcategories:
Science: science fiction, earth science, life science, applied science
Literature: american novel, european novel, world novel, graphic novel
History: alternate history, american history, european history, world history
Social Science: anthropology, psychology, education, political science
Art: fine arts, visual arts, music, art history
Language: indo-european, sino-tibetan, niger-congo, austronesian
Athletics: baseball, olympics, cricket, sports history
In Depth Sub Category List:
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Example Degree Setup:
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Note:
In 2013 we started this challenge, and we've now decided to start a new thread for the challenge to freshen it up a bit! You can find the old thread here
Reading University Challenge Round 210/1/20 -
Completed: Master's Degree
√Associates Degree (7 books)
Science (Fantasy): Red Heir Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey 10/2
Literature: Piranesi Susanna Clarke 10/6
History (Napoleonic France): The Emperor's Agent (Numinous World, #5) Jo Graham 10/11
Social Science (education): A Deadly Education Naomi Novik 10/1
Art (Ancient Greece, within the empire of Alexander the Great): Stealing Fire (Numinous World, #2) Jo Graham 10/7
Language (Egypt): Hand of Isis (Numinous World, #3) Jo Graham 10/10
Athletics (cricket, Australia): And All the Stars Andrea K. Höst 10/12
√Bachelors Degree: (20 books in all)
√Major: Science
•The Emperor's Wolves Michelle Sagara 10/14
•Cast in Secret Michelle Sagara 10/14
•Cast in Fury Michelle Sagara 10/17
•Cast in Peril Michelle Sagara 10/19
•Cast in Sorrow Michelle Sagara 10/21
•Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1) Olivia Atwater 10/22
•Cast in Flame Michelle Sagara 10/24
•Cast in Deception Michelle Sagara 10/25
•Bone Swans C.S.E. Cooney 10/29
•Over the Woodward Wall A. Deborah Baker 10/29
√Minor: Literature
•Phoebe and Her Unicorn Dana Simpson 10/19, 224 pages
•Spy x Family, Vol. 2 Tatsuya Endo 10/19, 200 pages
•Unicorn on a Roll Dana Simpson 10/26, 224 pages
Masters Degree: Art
√Fine Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a fine art piece(s) or a fine artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); fine art is defined here as painting, drawing, comics, photography, and sculpture
•The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab 11/22 multiple artwork of mc/muse (who also drew, & sees with an artist's eye)
•Archangel's Sun Nalini Singh 11/28 main pov is painter
•Heaven Official's Blessing 墨香铜臭 3/9 multiple sculptures of deity (view spoiler)
√Visual Arts - fiction or non-fiction book where a visual art piece(s) or a visual artist(s) plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how); visual art is defined here as dance, theater, and film
•The Hands of the Emperor Victoria Goddard 12/14 the mc's Fire Dance(view spoiler)
•Phoebe and Her Unicorn in Unicorn Theater Dana Simpson 12/29
•Till Human Voices Wake Us Victoria Goddard 1/2 mc is actor playing Hamlet
√Music - fiction or non-fiction book where a musical piece(s) or a musician plays a major role in the plot (if not obvious state how)
•'Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Anthology Rhys Ford 10/31 romances of Crossroads Gin band members
•The Necromancer's Knives Jen Kirchner 11/2 necromancer mc is lead singer in band
•Song of the Beast Carol Berg 2/17 mc is a bard
√Art History - fiction or non-fiction book set in ancient Greece or Rome
•Libraries in the Ancient World Lionel Casson 2/5
•S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard 5/8
•Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern Mary Beard 10/22
√Random
•Music: Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Mò Xiāng Tóngxiù 3/1 Two mc cultivators use flute & guqin as focusing spiritual/magic tools to subdue and/or control ghosts, demons, & people (view spoiler).
•Music: Wild Sign Patricia Briggs 3/17 - (view spoiler)
•Music: Ascendance of a Bookworm (light novel): Part 3 Volume 1 Miya Kazuki 3/30 - concert fundraiser, new song arrangements, much fangirling over musician ensues.
I've cleared up some room on my challenges list but my TBR is as long as ever >.< So I'm back again for round 2. Going heavy on history this time.Associates Degree
Science: The Scar - 5/10/20
Literature: Middlemarch - 18/12/2020
History: Thin Air - 13/10/2020
Social Science: Seveneves - 27/12/2020
Art: Postcards from the Edge - 5/10/2020
Language: A Mother's Secret - 14/10/2020
Athletics: Sudden Death - 18/1/2021
Bachelors Degree:
Major: History
1. The Book of Lost Names - 20/1/2021
2. A Thousand Ships - 9/2/2021
3. Deathless Divide - 11/2/2021
4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - 16/2/2021
5. The Railway Man - 17/2/2021
6. Now, Then and Everywhen - 28/2/2021
7. The Labyrinth of the Spirits - 6/3/2021
8. Doctor Zhivago - 12/3/2021
9. The Old Drift - 17/3/2021
10. The Blind Assassin - 26/3/2021
Minor: Social Science
1. The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech-Obsessed World - 4/2/2021
2. Testosterone Rex - 9/7/2021
3. Flowers for Algernon - 21/9/2021
Master's Degree - History
Alternate History:
1. The Mermaid's Sister - 17/12/2021
2. Machines Like Me - 15/5/2022
3. Leviathan - 5/12/2022
American History:
1. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World - 29/3/2022
2. The Namesake - 19/4/2022
3. To the Bright Edge of the World - 23/6/2022
European History:
1. The Fourteenth Letter - 20/10/21
2. The Goddess and the Thief - 23/10/21
3. The Silence of the Girls - 5/2/22
World History:
1. Gods of Jade and Shadow - 15/1/2022
2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North - 13/2/2022
3. A Hero Born - 26/02/2022
Random:
1. The Island of Missing Trees - 4/6/2022
2. Early One Morning - 10/7/2022
3. Tokyo Station - 20/7/2022
PHD - European History
1. The Ashes of London - 20/12/2022
2. Keane's Company - 22/1/2023
3. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky - 21/2/2023
4. Elektra - 25/2/2023
5. Sea Music - 25/2/2023
6. Mrs England - 26/2/2023
7. Heresy - 3/3/2023
8. Gallows Thief - 5/3/2023
9. The Tiger's Wife - 18/3/23
10. Ordinary Monsters - 22/3/2023
Reading University Challenge10/6/20 - 3/10/21
Progress: 7/7
Starting with my Associates Degree might do more...
Associates Degree
Science: Divergent(Science Fiction) ✓
Literature: Emma (european novel) ✓
History: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (American history) ✓
Social Sciences: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (main character has a mental disorder) ✓
Art: Antigone (Art History: Set in Ancient Greece) ✓
Language: The Alchemist (Indo-European: set in Spain) ✓
Athletics: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Cricket: set in England) ✓
Reading University Challenge - Round 6Associate Degree:
Bachelors Degree:
Major: History
Minor: Science
Finished my Masters on 10/15/2020: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Starting my Doctorate as of 10/16/2020 in American Literature!
1. Anatomy of a Boyfriend 10/16/2020
2. Anatomy of a Single Girl 10/17/2020
3. Anatomy of a Misfit 10/21/2020
4. Awaken 10/23/2020
5. Middle Ground 10/29/2020
6. Still Point 10/31/2020
7. Out of the Easy 11/4/2020
8. Ramona Blue 11/06/2020
9.Darius the Great Deserves Better 11/14/2020
10. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 11/18/2020
FINISHED!
My doctorate was completed on 11/18/2020 with Please Ignore Vera Dietz!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I'm in for a Ph.D.!OPEN -ENDED
Reading University Challenge
started December 17, 2020
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
7 out of 7
Associates Degree FINISHED (Basic Ed)
Science: Earth Science: The World's Poorest President Speaks Out Yoshimi Kusaba 12-18-20
Literature: Jewish Literature: "A" is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet Richard Michelson 2-6-21
History: American History: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims B.G. Hennessy 12-19-20
Social Science: Psychology: Sweeping Up the Heart Kevin Henkes 12-18-20
Art: Photography: Dog Years: Faithful Friends, Then & Now Amanda Jones 12-19-20
Language: Spanish: El Rey Colibri: Leyenda Guatemalteca Argentina Palacios Ziegler 12-19-20
Athletics: Dog Days Karen English 2-11-21 (Skateboarding)
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Anthropology - fiction or non-fiction book set in a culture or country different from yours (state your culture or country of origin) I live in the USA, female, white middle-class culture FINISHED
++1. Mud City Deborah Ellis 2-11-21 (Peshawar, Pakistan)
++2. My Name Is Parvana Deborah Ellis 2-12-21 (Afghanistan)
++3. Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Tyson Yunkaporta 2-21-21 (Australian aborigines)
++4. The Sacred Banana Leaf Nathan Kumar Scott 2-25-21 (Malaysian folk tale)
++5. Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope Kwame Alexander 3-2-21 (African-Americans in the USA)
++6. Sulwe Lupita Nyong'o 3-5-21 (Kenyan folk tale)
++7. What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal Eldon Yellowhorn 3-7-21 (Indigenous peoples in North America)
++8. How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi 3-7-21 (African-Americans and racism/colorism)
++9. Cruel Miracles Orson Scott Card 3-12-21 (Rural & Bible-Belt USA)
++10. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse John Lithgow 3-12-21 (White, USA but top 1% culture)
Minor: Political Science - fiction or non-fiction book about a political movement, politician, or set in a "great power" state (UK, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, or US) FINISHED
++1. Don't Lie to Me: And Stop Trying to Steal Our Freedom Jeanine Pirro 2-12-21 (liberals vs. conservatives)
++2. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Mary L. Trump 2-22-21 (President Donald Trump
++3. Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance Nick Estes 3-7-21 (Indigenous rights + Dakota Access Pipeline protest)
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Major in Anthropology, Minor in Poli Sci
started 2-11-21
13 out of 13
Finished on 3-12-21
Helen, cont.MASTER'S DEGREE in Social Sciences
Started 3-12-21
Finished 4-20-21
15 out of 15
Master's Degree - in Social Sciences on April 20, 2021
A: Anthropology (I am white, middle-class, female in USA) FINISHED
++1. Project Princess Meg Cabot 3-13-21 (About lower-class white family in West Virginia)
++2. The Princess Present Meg Cabot 3-14-21 (Issues arising in a European royalty situation)
++3. The Willoughbys Lois Lowry 4-8-21 (Swiss cultural ideas)
B: Psychology FINISHED
++1. Park's Quest Katherine Paterson 3-14-21 (Mom refuses to talk about the past)
++2. The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand Matt Gutman 3-20-21 (How the boys reacted to being in the cave + the people on the outside.)
++3. Best-Loved Short Stories: Flaubert, Chekhov, Kipling, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Poe and Others Evan Bates 3-22-21 (Includes suicides)
C: Education FINISHED
++1. Princess in Pink Meg Cabot 3-22-21 (About high school culture)
++2. Hamstersaurus Rex Tom O'Donnell 3-25-21 (in a school)
++3. Princess in Training Meg Cabot 3-31-21 (About high school culture)
D: Political Science FINISHED
++1. Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And Unexpectedly True Friends Ann M. Martin 3-13-21 (Story from Gujarat, India about India's independence movement.)
++2. Doing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe--And Make a Difference Tavis Smiley 4-9-21 (political activism)
++3. Summary: Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson: A Book About Hope Mark Manson 4-20-21 (theory behind political movements)
Random: FINISHED
++1. Psychology: She Lives: A Screenplay Elizabeth Gill 3-31-21 (Girl faces death)
++2. Anthropology + Psychology: Heroes: People Who Made a Difference in Our World Harold J. Sala 4-9-21
++3. Psychology: The Institute Stephen King 4-20-21 (kids with psychic abilities)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PHD in Anthropology
(I am a middle-class, white, female living in the USA)
Started 4-24-21
Finished 5-11-21!
++1. The Eternal Soldier: The True Story of How a Dog Became a Civil War Hero 4-24-21 (lower-class men in 1860's)
++2. The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia Margriet Ruurs 4-30-21 (Black man in Zambia)
++3. The Poppy Project: How Fiji's Most Famous Dog Got Saved! Fiona Ingram 5-1-21 (life in Fiji)
++4. The Dreamer Pam Muñoz Ryan 5-2-21 (Male raised in Chile)
++5. The Circle Dave Eggers 5-3-21 (Living with no privacy)
++6. Peru Leslie Jermyn 5-3-21 (Peru)
++7. Refugee 87 Ele Fountain 5-3-21 (Boy, refugee)
++8. Holiday Princess Meg Cabot 5-9-21 (Christmas around the world)
++9. Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Know About Mimi O'Connor 5-9-21 (cinema portrayal of USA society)
++10. Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories Ben Fountain 5-11-21 (Haitians)
Update:Finished my Associates Degree (msg. 219)! Such a fun challenge
On to my Bachelor's Degree!Duration: 3/18/21 - ???
Progress: 9/13
Major: Science
✓ The Red Pyramid
✓ The Throne of Fire
✓ The Serpent's Shadow
✓ The Sword of Summer
✓ The Hammer of Thor
✓ The Ship of the Dead
✓ 9 From the Nine Worlds
✓ The Hidden Oracle
✓ The Dark Prophecy
☐ The Burning Maze
Minor: Literature
☐ The Tyrant’s Tomb
☐ The Tower of Nero
☐???
Start date: May 9th, 2021Degree(s) Achieved: Associates & Bachelors Degree
Progress to Current Degree: Master's Degree | 1/15
Associates Degree (view spoiler) - Completed June 2021
Bachelors Degree (view spoiler) - Completed September 2021
Master's Degree ► (15 more books, 35 books in all)
► Choose 1 core subject to master - read 3 books from each subcategory, read 3 books mixed and matched (any subcategory from that core group): Science
Science Fiction:
1. Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
2. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
3. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Earth Science:
1.
2.
3.
Life Science:
1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (the nature of humanity)
2. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (coyotes and wolves)
3. Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs (wolves)
Applied Science:
1. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (chronic pain)
2. City of Masks by Mary Hoffman (cancer, coma)
3. The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin & Raina Telgemeier (diabetes)
Random:
1. High Stakes by Meg Cabot [Science Fiction]
2. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan [Science Fiction]
3. Mean Spirits by Meg Cabot [Science Fiction]
Degree Progression:
(view spoiler)
Core Subjects: Science, Literature, History, Social Science, Art, Language, Athletics
Subcategories:
Science: science fiction, earth science, life science, applied science
Literature: american novel, european novel, world novel, graphic novel
History: alternate history, american history, european history, world history
Social Science: anthropology, psychology, education, political science
Art: fine arts, visual arts, music, art history
Language: indo-european, sino-tibetan, niger-congo, austronesian
Athletics: baseball, olympics, cricket, sports history
In Depth Sub Category List:
(view spoiler)
I'm in for a Ph.D.!OPEN -ENDED
Reading University Challenge ROUND TWO
started May 12, 2021
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE --FINISHED
Started May 12, 2021
Finished June 8, 2021
7 out of 7
Associates Degree (Basic Ed)
++Science: Bobcat Meish Goldish 5-29-21
++Literature: The Forest Song Lesia Ukrainka 5-19-21 (Ukrainian Lit)
++History: U.S. History: Spoon River Anthology Edgar Lee Masters 5-29-21
++Social Science: Psychology: The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss Anderson Cooper 5-14-21
++Art: Frida Kahlo: The Story of Her Life Vanna Vinci 6-8-21
++Language: Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem about China Ed Young 6-6-21 (Chinese character development)
++Athletics: My First Karate Class: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1 Alyssa Satin Capucilli 5-17-21
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Major in Life Science
Minor in Austronesian Languages
Started June 8, 2021
Finished August 8, 2021
13 out of 13
LIFE SCIENCE: 10 books
Life Science - fiction or nonfiction book about an animal(s) or plant(s)
1) Daring Dogs: 30 True Tales of Heroic Hounds Kimberlie Hamilton 6-12-21 (Dogs)
2) Fire Dogs Donna Latham 6-17-21 (Dogs)
3) Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat Sy Montgomery 6-17-21 (Cheetahs)
4) Comfort Dogs Natalie Lunis 6-20-21 (Dogs)
5) Ground Zero Dogs Meish Goldish 6-21-21 (Dogs)
6) Military Dogs Frances E. Ruffin 6-21-21 (Dogs)
7) White Fur Flying Patricia MacLachlan 6-21-21 (Parrots)
8) Lifeguard Dogs Natalie Lunis 6-21-21 (Dogs)
9) Cat Talk Patricia MacLachlan 6-25-21 (Cats)
10) Once I Ate a Pie Patricia MacLachlan 6-26-21 (Dogs)
AUSTRONESIAN LANGUAGES: 3 books FINISHED
Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or south east Asia
1) War Is Never Just David Cn Swanson 7-11-21 (Vietnam, Cambodia)
2) Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives Elizabeth Rusch 7-11-21 (Philippines, Indonesia)
3) The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea Sy Montgomery 8-8-21
Helen, cont.MASTER'S DEGREE in Language
Started August 8, 2021
Finished September 6, 2021
15 out of 15
Master's Degree - Language
A: Indo-European - fiction or non-fiction book set in Spain, Russia or India FINISHED
1) Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag Rohinton Mistry 8-14-21 (Bombay, India)
2) Russia Amy Rechner 9-3-21 (Russia)
3) Spain Rechner, Amy 9-6-21 (Spain)
B: Sino-Tibetan - fiction or non-fiction book set in China or Japan FINISHED
1) The Field Guide to the Global Economy Sarah Anderson 8-22-21 (China & Japan)
2) Learning about Peoples and Cultures Seymour Fersh 8-23-21 (China & Japan)
3) Robinson's Genetics for Cat Breeders and Veterinarians Carolyn M. Vella 8-28-21 (Bobtail cats bred in Japan)
C: Niger-Congo - fiction or non-fiction book set in Africa FINISHED
1) How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Darwinian Stories Told Through Evolutionary Biology Léo Grasset 8-9-21 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
2) Zoo 2 James Patterson 8-22-21 (Johannesburg, S. Africa)
3) Praise Song for the Butterflies Bernice L. McFadden 9-5-21 (Port Masi, Ukemby)
D: Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia or Southeast Asia FINISHED
1) Steve and Bindi Irwin Amy E. Breguet 8-9-21 (Australia)
2) New Zealand Rebecca E. Hirsch 8-11-21 (New Zealand)
3) Never Never James Patterson 8-11-21 (Australia)
Random: FINISHED
1) Austronesian: The Field Guide to the Global Economy Sarah Anderson 8-22-21 (Burma)
2) Can Liberal States Accommodate Indigenous Peoples? Duncan Ivison 8-28-21 (Australian aborigines)
3) The Contented Cat Nobuo Honda 8-28-21 (Located in Japan)
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PHD in Austronesian Languages FINISHED
Read 10 books: Austronesian - fiction or non-fiction book set in Australia, Southeast Asia or Oceania
Started September 6, 2021
Finished October 31, 2021
10 out of 10
1) Australia Reese Everett 9-15-21 (Australia)
2) Animals you Never Even Heard Of Patricia Curtis 9-15-21 (Sulawesi Island, Indonesia)
3) Black & Blue James Patterson 9-21-21 (Australia)
4) Indonesia Christina Leaf 9-29-21 (Indonesia)
5) Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness Alexander McCall Smith 10-3-21 (Perth, Australia & New Zealand)
6) 2034: A Novel of the Next World War Elliot Ackerman 10-15-21
7) The Twelve Years of Christmas: 1984-1995: The Hotly Contested Memoirs of a Slightly Sub-Normal, Rural Family Through the Use and Abuse of Those Dread Rochelle Doan Craig 10-19-21 (Australia, New Zealand)
8) Australian Cattle Dogs Paige V. Polinsky 10-19-21 (Australia)
9) Peacocks Melissa Gish 10-30-21 (Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia)
10) Ashes to Ashes: The Phoenix Program and the Vietnam War Dale Andradé 10-31-21 (Vietnam)
Reading University ChallengeStarted May 1, 2021
Associates Degree
Science: Enclave (Science Fiction)
Literature: Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (European Novel)
History: Becoming Marie Antoinette (European History)
Social Sciences: Blood-Kissed Sky (Anthropology)
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Finally completed the Master's Degree (message #34). On to the PhD! I also realized that I might not have posted that I completed the Bachelor's, but that one is done too!
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Hi The other Sandy,
Sorry a response to this has taken so long. The Reading University only offers a limited selection of courses; the information for which can be found in the first post of this thread. We don't currently plan to increase the subject list.
I took a big break from school, but I've finished my Bachelor's!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #230 update: I finished my Associates Degree and started my Bachelors! Yaay!!
July 16, 2021 - finishAssociate's Degree
Science: Working Stiff by Judy Melinek - 7/18/21
Literature: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - 7/20/21
History: The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse - 9/7/21
Social Sciences: Lies She Told by Cate Holahan (MC has depression and MC in story within a story has postpartum depression)- 8/3/21
Art: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (MCs studying/teaching Greek tragedies/acting in plays) - 8/27/21
Language: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi - 7/17/21
Athletics:
A S S O C I A T E S D E G R E E
► Read 1 book from each core subject (7 books)
5. Arts: We Sold Our Souls
7. Athletics: Pitched
Message #230 update: I just finished my Bachelors Degree!! Yippie!Off to my Masters :D
Ph.D. Third RoundStarted October 2, 2021
Finished
A.A. Degree
Started October 2, 2021
Finished October 29, 2021
++1) Science: (Life Science) Badgers Mari Schuh 10-3-21
++2) Literature (American Novel) Company Orders David J. Walker 10-4-21
++3) History Maison Rouge Leolina Leila Juma 10-7-21
++4) Social Science: (Psychology) Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life Fumio Sasaki 10-3-21
++5) Art Picturing Children Marian Wright Edelman 10-29-21
++6) Language England: 1,000 Things You Need to Know Nicholas Hobbes 10-19-21 (Chapters on English Language, Literature and Letters, and Legends and Folklore)
++7) Athletics Holy Ghost John Sandford 10-26-21 (Riflery: Note: Olympic Games - ISSF - International Shooting Sport...The 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men is an ISSF event where athletes shoot over a distance)
Bachelor's Degree
Started October 29, 2021
Finished November 18, 2021
Major: Literature
1) 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America Albert Brooks 10-29-21
2) Mystery in Old Quebec Mary C. Jane 10-29-21
3) Someone Knows Lisa Scottoline 10-31-21
4) The Cat's Table Michael Ondaatje 10-31-21
5) Martyn Pig Kevin Brooks 10-31-21
6) Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam 11-5-21
7) You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump Alec Baldwin 11-6-21
8) Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters Mark Dunn 11-7-21
9) From Hindsight to Insight: A Traditional to Metaphysical Memoir Sharon S. Darrow 11-11-21
10) The Distant Dead Heather Young 11-11-21
Minor: History
1) Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11 Julie Gassman 10-30-21 (September 11 attacks)
2) Ethical Arguments for Analysis Robert Baum 11-5-21 (historic events analyzed)
3) Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon Zane Grey 11-18-21 (1909)
If it isn't too late I'd like to participateAssociates Degree (7 books in all)
► Read 1 book from each core subject (7 book)
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Helen Third Ph.D., cont.Master's Degree in Science DONE
Started October 29, 2021
Finished March 4, 2022
Science Fiction
1) Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water Vylar Kaftan 11-1-21
2) My Best Friend Is Invisible R.L. Stine 3-4-22
3) The Island of Mad Scientists: Being an Excursion to the Wilds of Scotland, Involving Many Marvels of Invention, Pirates, a Heroic Cat Howard Whitehouse 3-4-22
Earth Science
1) Ecotopia Ernest Callenbach 12-20-21 (climate issues)
2) Plasticus Maritimus - Uma Espécie Invasora 1-28-22 (plastic pollution)
3) 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl Rina Singh 2-17-22 (trees as sustainable)
Life Science
++1) Radiant: Farm Animals Up Close and Personal Traer Scott 11-21-21
++2) Camels Melissa Gish 11-25-21
++3) The Worst Night Ever Dave Barry 12-12-21
Applied Science
++1) Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Rutger Bregman 11-11-21 (Applied Economics)
++2) The Report Card Andrew Clements 12-7-21 (School Psychology is applied Math+ Psychology)
++3) A Secret Shared Patricia MacLachlan 12-8-21 (DNA testing)
Mixed
++1) The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World Joni Seager 12-9-21 (Applied Science: Sociology/Statistics)
++2) Kangaroos Melissa Gish 12-18-21 (Life Science)
++3) A Dog on His Own Mary Jane Auch 12-18-21 (Life Science)
PHD - Literature (Oxford Classics)
++1) This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald 11-21-21
++2) The Aspern Papers Henry James 11-22-21
++3) Ethan Frome Edith Wharton 12-6-21
++4) Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand 12-9-21
++5) Pudd'nhead Wilson and Other Tales Mark Twain 1-1-22
++6) The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins 1-1-22
++7) Miss or Mrs?/ The Haunted Hotel/ The Guilty River Wilkie Collins 1-21-22
++8) The Way We Live Now The Way We Live Now 3-13-22
++9) Orley Farm Anthony Trollope 3-18-22
++10) The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope 4-30-22
Helen's 4th Ph.D.Reading University Challenge
Started December 12, 2021
Associate's Degree DONE
Science: (Life Science) Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular Mayim Bialik 12-20-21
Literature: (American) The Flying Saucer Mystery Carolyn Keene 12-12-21
History: Day of the Dead Julie Murray 12-20-21
Social Sciences: (Education) The Losers Club Andrew Clements 12-12-21
Art: (Photography) Wild Babies: Photographs of Animals in Their First Weeks of Life Traer Scott 12-20-21
Language: The Lost Language Claudia Mills 2-27-22
Athletics: (Quiddich) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 1-21-22
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Life Science DONE
1. Koalas Rachael Hanel 12-20-21
2. Platypuses Julie Murray 12-20-21
3. Wombats Julie Murray 12-22-21
4. Street Dogs Traer Scott 1-9-22
5. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 Lauren Tarshis 1-17-22
6. A Zoo in My Luggage Gerald Durrell 1-21-22
7. Walt Disney's Living Desert Jane Werner Watson 1-28-22
8. The Loch Ness Monster: Scotland's Mystery Beast 2-18-22
9. Raptors: Portraits of Birds of Prey Traer Scott 2-24-22
10. Alone in His Teacher's House Louis Sachar 2-25-22
Minor: Political Science DONE
1. Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears Heather E. Schwartz 2-17-22
2. Listen: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing Leda Schubert 2-19-22
3. Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America John McWhorter 3-18-22
Helen's 4th Ph. D.(cont.)Master's Degree (Social Sciences)
Anthropology (I'm a white female living in the USA suburbs) DONE
1. Homesick: My Own Story Jean Fritz 12-18-21 (China in the 1920's)
2. It Must Be the Noodles: & Other Wendish Stories from Mama’s Texas Kitchen Ray Spitzenberger 1-17-22 (USA farm life, early 1900's)
3. The Pocket Guide to the Afterlife: 91 Places Death Might Take You Augusta Moore 1-21-22 (world religions)
Psychology DONE
1. The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo 12-22-21 (Various desperate people)
2. Orphan Island Laurel Snyder 12-30-21 (misfit girl)
3. The Christmas Basket Debbie Macomber 12-30-21 (dysfunctional relationships)
Education DONE
1. The Author Visit from the Black Lagoon Mike Thaler 12-18-21
2. The Reading Challenge from the Black Lagoon 12-20-21
3. Mr. Will Needs to Chill! Dan Gutman 1-8-22
Poli Sci DONE
1. Famous Mistakes Carolyn Keene 12-22-21 (First Amendment in comedy issue)
2. Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else Dan Abrams 12-30-21 (women in political roles)
3. Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
Larry Dane Brimner 3-22-22 (Supreme Court & political issues)
Mixed DONE
1. (Education) Stuart Goes to School Sara Pennypacker 1-8-22
2. (Education) Groundhog Day from the Black Lagoon Mike Thaler 1-17-22
3. (Anthropology) The Dharma Bums Jack Kerouac 1-28-22
Ph.D. - Cartography DONE
1. Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities Frank Jacobs 12-18-21
2. The Amazing Animal Atlas Nick Crumpton 1-8-22
3. Atlas of Remote Islands Judith Schalansky 1-9-22
5. The Map Trap Andrew Clements 1-9-22
6. Mapping Sam Joyce Hesselberth 1-17-22
7. An Atlas of Extinct Countries Gideon Defoe 1-21-22
8. Myth Atlas Thiago de Moraes 2-25-22
9. Where The Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics James Cheshire 2-26-22
10. There's a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps Tish Rabe 3-18-22
READING UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE1/1/22-
Associates Degree (7 books in all)
► Read 1 book from each core subject (7 books)
1. SCIENCE: Sci Fi - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2. LITERATURE: American Novel - The Art of Racing in the Rain
5. ART: Music - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
6. LANGUAGE: Niger-Congo - Congo
7. ATHLETICS: Sport History - The Deal
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