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WINTER CHALLENGE 2022
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
25.6 - Amy FL’s task – Gotta DanceTo honor my favorite exercise, select two different options and read a book for each one. The combined total pages must be greater than 500.
Specify the options you’ve chosen in your post.
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in ZUMBA found in any combination of the title, subtitle and/or author’s name.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. This is the mmp link. I listened to the audio. GABriel García MárqUeZ = ZUMBA
Option 2: There’s no Zumba without music, and once the music starts, you can’t help but dance. Read a book with a MPG of Music.
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. MUSIC MPG. I listened to the audio. No mmp, first pb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Points: 25
Total Points: 255
Big Book 5
Golden Oldies 2
It's a Fact 4
(post 15)
Julia10315.7. Here's Mickey!
Bedlam Boyz (two word title, both words start with same letter)
This post: 15 points
Total points: 665
BB: 3
GO: 2
NF: 7
Tasks completed: 38
Books read this season: 53
StaceyNC5.10 - The Best Things in Life Are Free
Read any book that meets SRC rules.
Book: The Theory of Second Best
Completed: 12/8/22
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 31
25.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Where in the World Am I?For this task you will read 2 books, 1 from Book A options and 1 from Book B options. Combined your pages must exceed 600 (so 601). -- My pages: 510 + 275= 784
Book A - Option 3 - Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in ... or BELGIUM. G.E,
Adam Bede by George Eliot, published 1859
mmp linked. I listened to the audio. 500+ pages
Book B - Option 3 Read a book where the author's initials (all of them) can be found in CHICAGO. A.G.
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Nobel prize winner).
I listened to the audio, no mmp, first paperback ed: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Optional: Tell me what country is on your dream list to visit :) Italy. You inspired me to add Belgium to my "maybe someday" list.
CLAIMING BIG BOOK and/or GOLDEN OLDIES ticket:*
Adam Bede by George Eliot, first published 1859. I listened to the audio. The mmp shows 510 pages:
Points: 25
Total Points: 280
Big Book 5+1= 6
Golden Oldies 2+1= 3
It's a Fact 4
(post 16)
* I searched (3 places) and couldn't find a rule against claiming 2 tickets for one book. If I can only claim one, please make it a Golden Oldie. Thanks.
StaceyNC15.5. All That Jazz
Read a book from this list: Jazz Age Books
Book: Maisie Dobbs
Completed: 1/27/23
Page 5 on the list
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 495
Tasks completed: 32
StaceyNC20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Option 1: Read a book by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, or Ngaio Marsh that was published BEFORE 1939.
Book: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Completed: 2/25/23
Pub: October 1, 1920.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 33
Readerboard Name: Librarianish20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
Option A: Read a book with MPG Feminism, Womens, Social Movements, or Social Justice.
I read Thick: And Other Essays, by Tressie McMillan Cottom.
**Claiming One It's a Fact Ticket for Thick**
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Points this post: 20
Points to date: 625/840
Books read: 52/71
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 8
Jen K 15.8. Can You Feel It?
Speak
Page 1 of list, #25
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 735
IAF: 12
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves Option 1: Brendan by Morgan Llywelyn
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 4
IAF tickets: 4
FLY Task #30.3 - Robin (Saturndoo)'s Task: The Importance of December 7th
task: Option 3: Read a book with the MPG of True Crime.
book: In Cold Blood
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) - 512 pages
how it fits: MPG of True Crime
task: Option 6: Read a book from the list WWII Historic Fiction
book: All Clear
(my version is audio, first MMPB here) - 957 pages
how it fits: page 1 (#66) on the list
other:
I would like to claim:
1 it's a fact ticket for In Cold Blood
3 Big Book tickets (512pp and 957pp)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 29/52
Big Book tickets: 8
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
It's A Fact tickets: 4
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Kristen IA20.5 - Bigger is Better- Lauren Jodi's task: Public Enemy
For this task, read ONE book from the following options.
REQUIRED: State the option you chose when posting.
Option 4: MEYER LANSKY
Read a book with a beach on the cover. The sand and water must be clearly visible.
REQUIRED: Post the cover
Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85/840
Tasks Completed: 8/52
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Kristen IA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Julia103's Task: Marching for Women's Suffrage!
Option A: Read a book with MPG Feminism, Womens, Social Movements, or Social Justice. These can be stand-alone or embedded. Variations on these MPGs cannot be used.
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 105/840
Tasks Completed: 9/52
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.2: Happy birthday grandkids:
Option 1: December: Murder in the Marais by Cara Black. All the letters in ANIME are in the title: MurdEr IN the m Arais. Number of pages: 384.
Option 3: Moth Busters by Margaret Lashley has MPG HUMOR and is first in the series Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures. Currently 6 primary works in series. Number of pages: 300.
Total number of pages: 384 + 300 = 684 > 600.
Totals: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 380
Books: 28
Tasks: 24
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Laurah3020.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little Loves
Read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in the name of his self-created superhero, OILMAN.
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
It's a Fact ticket: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.1: The sandman:
Option 4: Never Say Spy by Diane Henders. The word NEVER in the title is in the song. Number of pages: 402.
Option 6: Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian has MPG MYTHOLOGY. Number of pages: 342.
Total number of pages: 402 + 342 = 744 > 500.
Totals: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 410
Books: 30
Tasks: 25
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.8: Can you feel it?: Dead Body Language by Penny Warner is # 162 on page 3 of 3 of the blind/Deaf/Mute list.
Totals: 15
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 425
Books: 31
Tasks: 26
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.3: April showers: Adrift on St. John by Rebecca M. Hale was first published on March 1, 2012.
Totals: 5
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 430
Books: 32
Tasks: 27
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Delicious Dee20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lucy- Bookworm's Task: FOXLEASE
Option 1 - Love Radio - Ebony LaDelle - EL found in FOXLEASE
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 755
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Its Just a Fact: 6
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.1: Votes for women: Legacy Code by Autumn Kalquist.
Totals: 5
Books: 1
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 435
Books: 33
Tasks: 28
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Golden Oldies: 1
It's a fact: 1
Theresa15.4 - "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler
Option 2 - Other in the target phrase and author's initials in The Jazz Singer
Points this post - 15
Total points - 135
Kristen IA25.1 - TessaVanessa’s Task: Book Style Challenge
Read 2 books, from 2 different options. REQUIRED: Specify in your post the options you used. One book with the genres sequential art, graphic novel, comic books, manga, etc. may be used.
Option 2: Epistolary Fiction:
Read a book from this list: Epistolary_Fiction
REQUIRED: State the page number of the list on which your book was found - Page 8, #774
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition.
Option 3: Graphic Novels:
Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
I read the ebook and have linked to the PB edition.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 130/840
Tasks Completed: 10/52
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Theresa15.5 - All That Jazz
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Found on pg 1 of the list
Points this post - 15
Total points - 150
Kristen IA30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!
Chose two different options and read a book for each.
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
Option 1. December
Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese - 326 pages
I read the ebook and have linked to the PB edition.
Option 3. February
Read a book that is part of a series AND has an MPG Humor.
The series name must be indicated in the GR main page listing.
Love Hacked by Penny Reid - 400 pages
I listened to the audio and have linked to the PB edition.
326 + 400 = 726 pages > 600 pages
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 160/840
Tasks Completed: 11/52
BB: 1
GO: 1
NF: 1
Delicious Dee15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"
Book A - Meant for the Marquess - MEANT can be spelled from letters in Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet
Book B - The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson - SJ found in The Jazz Singer
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 770
Big Book Tickets:
Golden Oldies: 3
Its Just a Fact: 6
10.7 - Black VenusRead a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color
Books are not limited to the book on the list; any book by the author may be used.
Required: State the page where the author is found.
I read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Zevin is on page #1 on the list. When I picked her, she was #69.
points: 175
books read: 16
tasks completed: 12
Big Books: 1
pages read: 5816
Readerboard name: Michelle in Alaska5.2 - Guilty.
Read a book from the Banned Book list.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (433 p.) *
* Found on Page 5.
➸ Total Points: 120
➸ Total Pages: 4,111
30.2 - Teri-k's Task: Happy Birthday, Grandkids!Chose two different options and read a book for each.
There is a minimum of 600 pages total for this task.
I read 332+273= 605 pages
Option 1. Read a book where all the letters in ANIME are found in the title only, not including subtitle.
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. Audio, MMP= 332 pages. Just One DAMNamned ThIng After AnothEr
Option 2. Read a book with MPG Math, Mathematics, or Science.
Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Guilia Enders. Audio, no mmp, first pb = 273 pages. MPG SCIENCE
Claiming:
IT'S A FACT: Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Guilia Enders. MPG NONFICTION
Points: 30
Total Points: 310
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 5
(post 17)
20.1 - So Much to Read...So Little TimeOption B: Read a book published in 1950 or before which is new to you.
I read a book originally published in 1946. It was new to me.
by Louise Maxwell BakerGOLDEN OLDIE, first published in 1946
+20
total: 85
tasks: 5
books: 5
Readerboard Name: Librarianish25.7 Delicious Dee's Task
Book A, Option 3
I read Axiom's End, by Lindsay Ellis (BELGIUM).
For pagecount minimum: the top pb has 384 pages (Axiom's End).
Book B, Option 3
I read When No One Is Watching, by Alyssa Cole (CHICAGO)
For pagecount minimum, the top pb has 352 pages (When No One Is Watching)
Total pagecount for post: 384+352 = 736
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Points this post: 25
Points to date: 650/840
Books read: 54/71
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 8
Readerboard Name: Librarianish5.10
I read Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall.
❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️ ❄️ 🕯️
Points this post: 5
Points to date: 655/840
Books read: 55/71
BB: 5
GO: 1
IF: 8
50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the NewRead three books, one from each of the following options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
105+ 400+ 288 = 793 pages
Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle. "New" in "News"
Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy by Margaret Sullivan, 105 pages, Nonfiction
Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.
Search by Michelle Huneven. Published April 2022. Audio, no mmp, first PB = 400 pages.
Book 3: Clean Slate: B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." L.C.
The Flame by Leonard Cohen, 288 pages, nonfiction MPG
Claiming 2 "IT'S A FACT" tickets for Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy and The Flame. Both have MPG nonfiction
Points: 50
Total Points: 360
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 7
(post 18)
20.4 - Golden Oldies - XBM's Task: Remembering my parentsChoose one book from the following options.
Option 1: Read a book with ALL of the letters in SALMON found in any combination of the title and/or subtitle.
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson Audio. No mmp, first paperback 208 pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Points: 20
Total Points: 380
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 7
(post 19)
25.4 - Sandy's Task: Remembering my GrandparentsChoose two different options and read one book for each option. The two books must have a combined page total of at least 500 pages. 229+390= 619
Option 2. Bathtub Gin. Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Audio. First paperback edition is 390 pages.
Option 3. Location. During their married life, my grandparents lived in New York and ... Read a book set at least 50% in one of these states. If the location isn't clear from the book's main page, provide a reference.* (The text describes a small town in Westchester County New York.)
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro. Audio, no mmp. The Hardcover in English is 299 pages. The first paperback edition (not in English) is 304 pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
* Kirkusreviews: “Two families in suburban New York weather crisscrossing births and deaths, losses and rebounds.”
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
Points: 25
Total Points: 405
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 7
(post 20)
10.1 - BINGO!Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles
!A Fashionable Indulgence is eBook only, and is approved line 75 of the eBook sheet
AF tickets general: 2
GO tickets general: 2
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 300
15.8. Can You Feel It?Braille was first published in 1829. Read a book from this list:
Blind/Deaf/Mute.
To Live by Yu Hua, page 2
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Points: 15
Total Points: 420
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 7
(post 21)
10.6 - It GirlRead a book with the word IT or GIRL in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly, no variations. "IT" is the last word in the title.
Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It by Benjamin Bikman.
no mmp, firsts paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
It's a Fact Ticket - nonfiction MPG
Points: 10
Total Points: 430
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 8
(post 22)
5.8 - And The Winner Is...Read a book that has WON an award. The award must be listed in the GR metadata.
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Women's Prize for Fiction, 2018
Points: 5
Total Points: 435
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 8
(post 22) 23
10.7 - Black VenusRead a book by an AUTHOR on this list A Book By A Woman of Color. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Required: State the page where the author is found: Page 1
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo,
Points: 10
Total Points: 445
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 8
(post 23)24
15.9. I Resolve to Read Lots of BooksHelp Thread
Read a book whose author's first and last initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION. The letters can appear either forward or backwards.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
Points: 15
Total Points: 460
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 8
(post 25)
15.4. "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet"Option 1: Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.
Book 1: B. Read a book with a title word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in the phrase, "WaiT A minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard noTHin' yet!" "THAT"
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor
Book 2:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials appear in "The Jazz Singer."
Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer J.A.
Claiming It's a Fact: Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor Nonfiction MPG
Points: 15 - FIX
Total Points: 475 FIX
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 9 Fix
(post 26)
10.3 - Freudian SlipRead a book from the first 25 pages of this list of books shelved as Psychology
Required: State the page. Page 6, https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
Nonfiction MPG
Claiming IT'S A FACT ticket. Non fiction mpg
Points: 10
Total Points: 485
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 10
(post 27)
Mod
Option 1: Read a book from one of these lists
Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse
This is on Verse Novels Read by Tess (#248) AND Novels in Verse (pg 8)
Option 3: Graphic Novels: Read a book with a MPG of sequential art, manga or graphic novel.
The Subtle Knife: The Graphic Novel
This book has MPG of Graphic Novels
(For the avoidance of doubt, the non-graphic version does have Children listed, but its listed on AR as IL: UY so within the rules!)
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 425 + 25 = 450
Total Tasks Completed: 30
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
It's a Fact: 14
30.1 - Katrisa's Task: The SandmanThis is a two book task. Choose 2 different options. The combined page total should be at least 500 pages. 244+368=614
Option 2, The Endless, Read a book with one of the names of the Endless found in the TITLE - "DESTINY"
Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny byIsak Dinesen 244 pages
Option 4. Enter Sandman - Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the lyrics of “Enter Sandman” in the TITLE. Word must match exactly.
https://genius.com/Metallica-enter-sa...
REQUIRED: State the word used. "PRAY" is in line 2 of the bridge of the song.
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, 368 pages
Nonfiction MPG
Claiming IT'S A FACT ticket for Eat, Pray, Love
Points: 30
Total Points: 515
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 11
(post 28)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Becky's Task: Little LovesREQUIRED: Indicate in your post which option you chose.
Option 1: For my first grader, read a book whose author's initials (first and last) are found in the name of his self-created superhero, OILMAN. Letters can only be used as frequently as they appear.
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Points: 20
Total Points: 535
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 11
(post 28)
10.8 - Well, I'll Be Dammed!Read a book set at least 50% in one of these U.S. states: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, California. REQUIRED: If the setting is not clear from the GR description or the metadata, state the setting and provide a reference.
✔️The book is more than 50% set in Arizona, and it's mentioned in the blurb.
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
Points: 10
Total Points: 545
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 11
(post 29)
Mod
2 books, 500pg+
Option 1: Read a book with a title containing a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The Bullet That Missed
The word THAT can be made from eighTeenTH Ah amendment
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback The Bullet That Missed is listed as 408 pages.
Option 2: Read a book with a single author, whose initials (all of them) appear in the phrase BATHTUB GIN
The Paris Notebook
I listened to the audiobook but the paperback The Paris Notebook is listed as 352 pages.
408 + 352 = 760 which is >500
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 450 + 25 = 475
Total Tasks Completed: 31
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
It's a Fact: 14
10.10 - The Latin LoverRead a book with a main page genre that includes Romance or Romantic.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick
Audio. paperback is 192 pages.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Points: 10
Total Points: 555
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 11
(post 30)
Mod
Read any book that meets SRC rules.
The Mitford Affair
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 475 + 5 = 480
Total Tasks Completed: 32
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Big Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 3
It's a Fact: 14
10.1 - BINGO!Read a book with ALL the letters of BINGO in the title and/or subtitle.
The Brain Fog Fix: Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks by Mike Dow
Claiming It's a Fact Ticket - nonfiction MPG
Points: 10
Total Points: 565
Big Book 6
Golden Oldies 3
It's a Fact 11
(post 32)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
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