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for you. I'm supposed to read it this month but I don't think I'll get to it until next week (my sister and I are in Hollywood doing the tourist thing this week).
Denise, I am picking for you two that I enjoyed very much:
Lance my choices for you: 
- Gymnastics is one of my favorite sports to watch during the Summer Olympics
- Come on Ric Flair (Need I say more)
- Because it is the oldest on your list
Thanks, Denise. Ric Flair was a very interesting character
Joy, I’m disappointed - you usually have a gem of a baseball book on your shelf I’ve never heard of. Nonetheless, here are the three I’m picking for you.Rabbit, Run
The Poppy WarI Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
Lance wrote: "Joy, I’m disappointed - you usually have a gem of a baseball book on your shelf I’ve never heard of. Nonetheless, here are the three I’m picking for you.Rabbit, Run [bookcover:Rab..."
Thanks, Lance! I'll have to hunt down another baseball book to put on there. :-)
Jennifer, there are so many books that look great on your shelf. I am choosing books that have a clever title so that will mean they are probably cozy mysteries. Enjoy your vacation with your sister!
Jennifer wrote: "Ooh! Ooh! Jackie, I'm picking for you. I'm supposed to read it this month but I don't think I'll get to it until next week (my sister and I are in Hollywood do..."Thanks for the Marie Benedict book. I ended up buying it as our library has the book on order but it has not arrived yet. It also allowed me to use some Kindle credits that were expiring in September, so not a bad thing. I will wait until the first to actually begin reading it.
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Great picks-- and all series I need to move ahead on! Thank you!
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for you. I'm supposed to read it this month but I don't think I'll get to it until next week (my sister and I ar..."Ha! I just bought kindle books for the exact same reason.
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Finished book 1 of 3 for September:I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell - 4* - My Review - enjoyed this very much!
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I usually try to get a couple of mine done toward the first part of the month. Not sure how long it will take for the last one. 60 is a lot! How many did you get done?
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Finished
, rated it a 4. Enjoyed the book. The movie came on the other night so I recorded it and watched the next day. Book was better than the movie.
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Finished book 3 of 3 for September:
Rabbit, Run by John Updike - 3* - My Review
Another great month of reading. Thanks, Lance!
I've been bad this month - picked up others and forgot about these! Fortunately, I did complete one yesterday - Degrees of Difficulty: How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace (Volume 1). Now will work on Soccer in American Culture: The Beautiful Game’s Struggle for Status
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This was a 4-star read for me. I did not know anything about Mary Bethune prior to this book. This is one of the reasons I enjoy historical fiction. Thanks, Jennifer for choosing this one for me.
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The First Ladies (other topics)Soccer in American Culture: The Beautiful Game’s Struggle for Status (other topics)
Degrees of Difficulty: How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace (Volume 1) (other topics)
Rabbit, Run (other topics)
Ready Player One (other topics)
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John Updike (other topics)R.F. Kuang (other topics)
Maggie O'Farrell (other topics)
For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for September, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
September pairs
Denise picks 3 for Lance
Joy picks 2 for Denise
Jennifer picks 1 for Jackie
Jackie picks 5 for Jennifer
Lance pick 3 for Joy