S-I-Y Non-fiction Reading Challenge 2022

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Last year I decided to broaden my horizons from my usual crime/thriller/horror books & read some non-fiction. As I really enjoyed what I read I'm aiming to read a further 12 non- fiction books over the coming year. (1 a month was do-able!)
Feel free to join me at any time - just set your own number of books.

1 "A Dog's Life in the Dale's" - Katy Cropper (Read Jan)
2"The Year of Living Danishly" - Helen Russell (read Jan/Feb)
3 "Scarlett Says" - Scarlett Moffatt (read Feb)
4 "Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker" - Thelma Madine (read May)
5 La Prisonniere - Malika Oufkir & Michele Fitoussi (read June)
6 Red Herrings & White Elephants - Albert Jack (read June)
7 Musn't Grumble - Terry Wogan (read July)
8 The Prison Doctor: Women on the Inside - Amanda Brown (read August)
9An Idiot Abroad - Karl Pilkington read August)
10 Paranormal Intruder - Caroline Mitchell (read September)
11 The Fortean Book of Inept Crime (read October)
12 About Men - Juliana Foster (read November)
13 Run, Hide, Repeat - Pauline Dakin (read December)

DONE!!

[Cheryl]

I'll just try to remember to report as I go along.

The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness is my first read. It was frustrating; my next 11 will be better or they'll get dnf'd!
4* Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
4* Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor by Temple Grandin, not just for kids.
4* Humans mostly photos.
5* Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness
4* The Art of Slow Reading: Six Time-Honored Practices for Engagement
3* Creative Reading: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why


March 4th

Seven already (not counting children's or dnf's). Reviews have been written for each. I will very likely read a lot fewer, proportionally, the rest of the year, as I'm kinda tired of non-fiction.

[Carole888]

I'll join and set my goal to 12 Will edit and add to this post when I finish :)



1. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays by Joan Didion (F)
2. The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin (F)
3. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson (F)
4. Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland by Sarah Moss (F)
5. Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire (F)
6. Inward by Young Pueblo (F)
7. The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean (F)
8. A Story Dreamt Long Ago by Phyllis McDuff (F)
9. A Life by Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst by Siobhan O'Brien (F)
10. Piano Lessons by Anna Goldsworthy (F)
11. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor (F)
12. Growing Up in the 60's by Tom Thompson (F)
13. Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose. (F)

[Nancy]

I'll join and set my goal to 12 nonfiction books again.

1. The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory (DONE 2/3/2022)
2. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson (DONE 2/10/2022)
3. Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman (DONE 3/18/2022)
4. Both Sides Now by Shawn and Dawn Inmon (DONE 2/2/2022)
5. Undaunted Optimist by Chris Rodell (DONE 2/15/2022)
6. Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland (DONE 2/17/2022)
7. Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (DONE 2/23/2022)
8. Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris by Anne Nelson (DONE 3/23/2022)
9. The Women With Silver Wings by Katherine Sharp Landdeck (DONE 4/18/2022)
10. Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis (DONE 5/28/2022)
11. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder (DONE 6/4/2022)
12. Didn't See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart by Rachel Hollis (DONE 6/24/2022)
13. Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen (DONE 8/11/2022)
14. The Salt Path by Raynor Win (DONE 9/14/2022)
15. We Thought You'd Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro (DONE 10/20/2022)
16. Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford (DONE 10/7/2022)

[Lisa]

I'll join! I exceeded my projection last year so I'll go for 15. I may up it later in the year.
1. The Devil's Teeth--Susan Casey--finished
2. Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love--Haruki Murakami--finished
3. Stealing Buddha's Dinner--Bich Minh Nguyen--finished
4. Dinner with Edward--Isabel Vincent--finished
5. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt--Anonymous--finished
6. Behind Rebel Lines--Seymour Reit
7. 84 Charing Cross Road--Helene Hanff
8. The Professor and the Madman--Simon Winchester
9. Cod--Mark Kurlansky
10. The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow (won from Goodreads)
11. Paper Dollhouse--Lisa M. Masterson
12. Troublesome Words--Bill Bryson
13. Wild Rose--Ann Blackman
14. Life is So Good--George Dawson
15. I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Inside Story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and the Final Ride of Jimmy Hoffa--Charles Brandt
16. Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events That Changed History--Phil Mason
17. The Girl with Seven Names--Hyeonseo Lee
18. The Penguin Lessons--Tom Michell
19. Letters of a Woman Homesteader--Elinore Pruitt Stewart

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Finished my first three books (forgot to post them - oops!)

1"A Dog's Life in the Dale's" - Katy Cropper Interesting but a bit slow at times.
2"The Year of Living Danishly" - Helen Russell - really enjoyable & interesting read that showing how life in another can be very different to what you've been used to.
2 "Scarlett Says" - Scarlett Moffatt - a fun read but I often felt the age gap between us!

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Finished book 4 a couple of weeks back "Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker - Thelma Madine

I'm not getting on very fast with this challenge! That said I read one book "Tales from the Black Meadow" thinking it was going to be about hauntings & supernatural sightings but it was more folk tales so don't feel I can include it. I've also got not one but THREE other non-fiction books on the go, one of which I'm particularly struggling with so might give up on it.

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Well I really need to remember to post these as I nearly missed one out completely! Good nes is I've read more than I thought... ;o)

5 La Prisonniere - Malika Oufkir & Michele Fitoussi (read June)
6 Red Herrings & White Elephants - Albert Jack (read June)
7 Musn't Grumble - Terry Wogan (read July)
8 The Prison Doctor: Women on the Inside - Amanda Brown (read August)
9An Idiot Abroad - Karl Pilkington read August)
10 Paranormal Intruder - Caroline Mitchell (read September)

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Well I finished 13/12, though it did include a few light reads!
11 The Fortean Book of Inept Crime (read October)
12 About Men - Juliana Foster (read November)
13 Run, Hide, Repeat - Pauline Dakin (read December)

[Lisa]

I finished with 19. It helped that I participated in Goodreads Nonfiction November.
Hoping you'll do this challenge again for 2023.