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FALL CHALLENGE 2024
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!
Andy PRepost of Post # 2284
Task # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 1: English
Read a book off this list:
Required Reading in High School
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
# 37 on list
Points this post: 20
Total points as of 11/26/24: 845
Andy P.Task # 15.5 - Oh No, Not Again...
Read a book first published in 2002 or 2020.
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Published in 2020
Points this post: 15
Total points : 860
Jessica S10.9 The Wonderful Thing about Dragons
Read a book from the this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
Zale by Michelle Frost (PAGE 12)
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 1005 Updated total: 1015
Tasks completed: 57 Books read: 79
Jessica S20.10 Group Reads
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Discussion post:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task: 20
Previous total: 1015 Updated total: 1035
Tasks completed: 58 Books read: 80
15.10 - That's Not Trivial Pursuit...Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters that can be made from THE GREAT PENGUIN BOOKCHASE.
Murder at Hatfield House by Amanda Carmack
- word is house - PENGUIN BOOKCHASE
- MMP edition Murder at Hatfield House
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Points this thread: 15
Claims this thread: /
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 33
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 4
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Element of Surprise- rolled: 6 & 2
Read a book with mpg genre of history or historical fiction and one of author's initials E, F, G or H
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
- mpg historical fiction
- author's first name starts with E
- MMP edition The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
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Points this thread: 20
Claims this thread: /
Total points: 475
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 34
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 4
20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading RetreatOption 1
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in FARMHOUSE
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
- author's initials AM can be found in FARMLAND
- MMP edition Dragonflight
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Points this thread: 20
Claims this thread: /
Total points: 495
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 35
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 4
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 3
Read book of at least 200 pgs with a single author whose first and last name initials are found in the word KHACHAPURI
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
- author's initials AC in KHACHAPURI
- MMP edition The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has 384 pgs
384 > 200 pgs
**claiming 1 GO ticket for first published in 1926**
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Points this thread: 20
Claims this thread: 1 GO
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 36
Total BB tickets: 4
Total GO tickets: 5
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Jen K's Task: Georgia On My MindOption 1: Read a book that also crosses borders and has a hybrid genres as MPGs either as a compound genre or two different genres.
The Invisible Man
Hybrid MPG : Science Fiction Fantasy (Science Fiction + Fantasy)
New Points: 20
Total Points: 280
HanneloreTask 15.8 - Read My Mind
Read a book in which a main character exhibits (or pretends to have - we'll accept charlatans for this task!) some sort of psychic ability, e.g. clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, mediumship etc.
Book: An Ice Cold Grave
How it fits: The main character, Harper, can hear the voices of the dead and finds missing dead bodies. Can be deduced from main page text, but is better explained in the main page text for book 1 of the series Grave Sight.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 21
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 20.6 - It's A Fact - JenJ IA's Task: It’s Booked! You’re Invited to a Fall Reading
Option 2: When - The reading retreat is planned for November 8-10th. Read a book in a series numbered 8, 9, 10, or 11.
Book: De Cock en de ontgoochelde dode
How it fits: Book is #8 in the series.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 22
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 1: Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name.
Book: Dead In The Family
How it fits: NHRA in "cHARlaiNe"
Option 2: Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count. The numbers do not need to be consecutive.
Book: Buried and Shadowed
How it fits: The book has 306 pages.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 23
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
HanneloreTask 30.7 Amy FL’s task: Let’s play Scattergories!
This is a two-book task. Choose two different categories and read a book for each.
Option 1 - Author: Read a book by an author whose LAST name begins with the letter you’ve spun.
Book: Passagier voor Frankfurt
How it fits: I spun a C. Author is Agatha Christie.
Option 3 - MPG: Read a book with a MPG that starts with your letter.
Book: De Cock en de treurende kater
How it fits: I spun a C. MPG is Crime.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 24
BB tickets:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
GO tickets: 3
IAF tickets: 1
trishhartuk25.5 Lisa MD’s Task: Bookopoly
Book 1: Roll the 6-sided dieto see which token you will be playing with...5 – Horse
I rolled a 5 – Horse
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro (258pg)
HORSE: tHe REmainS Of the day
Book 2: Roll the 6-sided die to see what property or action your token lands on
I rolled a 4: 4 - Trade Your Bookstores for a Library - read a book that features a bookstore or library in the story.
The Body in the Bookstore, Ellie Alexander
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (272pg)
The MC works in a bookstore, which also happens to be the location of the murder.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 685
Tasks Completed: 42
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Lisa MD20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Kathy P's Task: Back To School
Option 2: MPG: History
War by Bob Woodward
448 pgs
I claim an IAF ticket
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 970 / 1045
Total Books Read: 73
Total Tasks Completed: 54 / 59
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets:
IAF Tickets: 11
trishhartuk5.8 Footprints in the Forest
Read a book with one of the forest animals/insect from the list on the cover.
The Bullet That Missed, Richard Osman
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB (Spanish): here (448pg). Top PB (English): here (368pg)
Fox on the cover okayed in Help Thread message #21: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 690
Tasks Completed: 43
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: All Hallows Challenge:
Option 3: The Magdalene Deception by Gary McAvoy has MPG RELIGION.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 100
Books: 7
Tasks: 7
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.3: Family Farewells:
Option 3: Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh has 93 in first published date 1935.
*** Claim Golden Oldie ticket ***
Points: 20
Books: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Summary Totals: 120
Books: 8
Tasks: 8
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: Gilmore Girls: Option 3: Stolen Sisters: A John Treehorn Mystery by Dinah Miller has all letters of RENO in title: stOlEN sistRs.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 140
Books: 9
Tasks: 9
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.5: Element of Surprise:
Roll for genre = 5 -- Fantasy or Science Fiction
Roll for author initials = 1 -- Author first or last initials is A, B, C, or D
The Forgotten Eden by Aiden James has genre FANTASY and first name initial A.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 160
Books: 10
Tasks: 10
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.6: It's Booked!:
Option 1: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. Initials SM are in FARMHOUSE.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 180
Books: 11
Tasks: 11
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.7: Georgia on my Mind:
Option 3: A Moment in Crime by Amanda Allen. Initials AA are in KHACHAPURI.
At 279 pages it meets the page minimum of 200.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 200
Books: 12
Tasks: 12
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.8: Back to School:
Option 2: The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M. J. Rose has MPGs HISTORICAL FICTION and HISTORICAL.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 220
Books: 13
Tasks: 13
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.9: Feels & Thrills: Option 2: Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson has 2 mature white-haired adult faces on cover.
Points: 20
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 240
Books: 14
Tasks: 14
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.2: Happy Fall Y'all:
Option 1: Book A: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker initials ECB are in Cool bREeze.
*** Claim Big Book ticket for 563 pages.
Book B: Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly. 95.9% of cover is a combination of red orange yellow brown and green according to TinEye.
Points: 25
Books: 2
Big books tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 265
Books: 16
Tasks: 15
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.3: Completing (other) Reading Challenges:
V.
Option 3: De Profeet by Kahlil Gibran is on page 1, #20.
*** Claim Golden Oldie - first published in 1923 ***
Points: 25
Books: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Summary Totals: 290
Books: 18
Tasks: 16
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.4: '60s Boardgames:
Option 2 Monopoly: Green Rider by Kristen Britain has rider on horseback on the cover.
Option 3 Mystery Date: The Walled Flower by Loraine Bartlett has MPGs ROMANCE and MYSTERY.
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 315
Books: 20
Tasks: 17
Big books tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.6: Ticket to Ride:
Option 2 Mystery Train: Ties That Bind by Carolyn Arnold has MPG MYSTERY.
Option 3 Ghost Train: David Mogo Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa has MPG SPECULATIVE FICTION.
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 330
Books: 22
Tasks: 18
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Joanne MI15.6 - Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
A book from the list of Lovecraftin
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
A Master of Djinn on page 24
Points this task 15
Season Total 280
1 BB. 4 IAF
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.7: Sorry!:
Option 2 Sorry!: Sharpe Shooter by Lisa B. Thomas has proportions of Blue (19.4%), Green (7.1%) and Red (2.2%).
Option 3 Drawing the Sorry! Card: A Cast-Off Coven by Juliet Blackwell is #2 in the A Witchcraft Mystery series.
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 355
Books: 24
Tasks: 19
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.9: Fall in the Southland:
Option 1: Puccini's Ghosts: A Novel by Morag Joss. Title word GHOSTS
are in fall is a SOuTHerner'S reward for havinG survived summer
Option 2 - Book 2: Murder In Paradise by Fred Wilson. All letters of WILSON are in:
faLl Is the SOutherNer'S reWard for having
survived summer
Points: 25
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 370
Books: 26
Tasks: 20
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.1: Letter Frequency:
Option 1: Of Kings, Queens and Colonies by Johnny Worthen. Title has 2 letters K, Q in title.
Option 2: Silver Queendom by Dan Koboldt. Author last name starts with K.
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 400
Books: 28
Tasks: 21
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.3: Celebrating the Grandkids:
Option 3: The Widow by Carla Neggers. Author initials are CN from list.
Option 6: Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne. Author last name treMAYne contains the month of MAY.
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 430
Books: 30
Tasks: 22
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.4: US Nationals Drag racing Challenge:
Option 1: Water by Terra Harmony. Author last name has all letters of NHRA:
HARmoNy.
Option 2: Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart. Page count 302 has 3 and 0.
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 460
Books: 32
Tasks: 23
Big book tickets: 1 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.6: Fall Zodiac:
Option 3 - Book 1: Bottomland by Trey Holt. Author initials TH in deaTHstalker.
HARmoNy. Pages: 400.
Book 2: Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara. One of the MCs Tiamaris, is a shapeshifter, shift from human to dragon form.
Page 355-6: She discovered then that the word dragon wasn't just an honorific.
... She couldn't see his head until his jaws opened ... He had wings; she saw them flex, ...
*** Claim Big Book ticket for 507 pages ***
Page requirements => 500: 507 + 400 = 907 pages
Points: 30
Books: 2
Big book tickets: 1 (500)
Summary Totals: 490
Books: 34
Tasks: 24
Big book tickets: 2 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.7: Let's Play Scattergories:
wheel spin: L
Option 1 - Author: Questionable Behavior by J. Dayne Lamb. Author last name initial is L.
Option 2 - Title: Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him by Danielle Ganek. Title starts with L.
Points: 30
Books: 2
Summary Totals: 520
Books: 36
Tasks: 25
Big book tickets: 2 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 50.1: 'Bored' Games:
wheel spin: L
Option 2: MASH
Book 1: Murder at Hartigan House by Lee Strauss. Word HOUSE is in title.
Page count: 262
Book 2: Styx & Stone by James Ziskin. Person'e name is in title:
The MC's name is Ellie STONE.
Page count: 272
Book 3: Miami Requiem by J. B. Turner. City in title is Miami.
Page count: 302
Page requirements: >= 750 pages: 262 + 272 + 302 = 836
Points: 50
Books: 3
Summary Totals: 570
Books: 39
Tasks: 26
Big book tickets: 2 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
b>Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.5: Oh No, No Again:
In the Crypt with a Candlestick by Daisy Waugh, first published in 2020.
Points: 15
Books: 1
Summary Totals: 585
Books: 40
Tasks: 17
Big book tickets: 2 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
Non-fiction tickets: 0
Golden Oldies: 2
Barbara ★20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Catherine's Task: All Hallow's Challenge
Option 2 – Read a book with the word ‘saint’ in the title or subtitle.
Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb 11/27
Points this task: 20
Total points: 760
FLY Task #15.1 - Whodunnit?
**plus GO ticket
task: Book 1: Read a book with an iconic Cluedo weapon on the cover
book: True Grit
how it fits: revolver on cover
task: Book 2: Read a book from the Murder Mystery list
book: Murder at the Vicarage
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: on page 1 of the list
other:
**claiming GO ticket for Murder at the Vicarage First published October 1, 1930
Points this post: 15
Total points: 925
Tasks completed: 52/59
BB: 5 / GO: 4 + 1 = 5 / IAF: 4
FLY Task #30.1 Susan A's Task: Letter Frequency
task: Book 1: at least 2 of letters : K X J Q Z in the title
book: The Kiss Quotient
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: K and Q: (K)iss (Q)uotient
task: Book 2: any author initial is any one of the letters K X J Q Z
book: Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy
(my version is kindle, no MMPB, first PB here)
how it fits: author Brian K. Vaughan has middle initial K
Points this post: 30
Total points: 955
Tasks completed: 53/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
FLY Task #25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
task: Option 2: Read a book with the MPG Mystery
book: Double Sin and Other Stories
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Mystery
task: Option 3: Read a book with at least one of the MPGs Horror, Weird Fiction, New Weird, or Speculative Fiction
book: Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Speculative Fiction
Points this post: 25
Total points: 980
Tasks completed: 54/59
BB: 5 / GO: 5 / IAF: 4
MEGSCL25.6 - RedSycamore's Task: Ticket To Ride
One book option.
Option 2: Read a book with the MPG Mystery
Option 3: Read a book with MPG Horror
The Outsider
**561pp big book ticket
TOTAL
580 points
5 IAF ticket + 2 BB ticket
MEGSCL30.4 TessaVanessa’s US Nationals Drag Racing Challenge
Option 1: NHRA: Read a book with all the letters in NHRA in the author’s first and last name
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Option 2: Meeting the family. Read a book with a 3 and a 0(zero) in the page count.
Legends & Lattes
TOTAL
610 points
5 IAF ticket + 2 BB ticket
DOM25.2 JennRenee's Task: Happy Fall Y'all
Option 1:
Book A: Cool Breeze
Authors initials found in COOL BREEZE.
The Islands by Emily Brugman
Author's initials 'EB' are found in 'cool BrEeze'
Book B:
Read a book that with 80% any combination of any of these colors: Red, orange, yellow, brown, and green according to Tineye
Required: Post the Cover
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Cover has more than 80% combination of Green and Brown
Tineye:
55.6% - #51974e - green
4.0% - #9dca8f - green
3.5% - #1e5c2c - green
22.7% - #dbbb81 - brown
6.8% - #ca9451 - brown
1.8% - #6cbb39 - brown
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 520
Kim O30.6 Katrisa's Task Fall Zodiac
Option 2 - Libra September 23-October 22
Book 1 - Read a book with MPG Social Justice
Social Justice Fallacies non-fiction, 224 pages
Book 2 - Read a legal thriller from the first 20 pages of this list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
To Kill a Mockingbird, found on page 2, 323 pages
Total page count (224 + 323 = 547) >= 500 pages
Points this task: 30
It's a Fact ticket(s): 1
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Totals:
Points: 105
Big Book - 500+: 0
Big Book - 750+: 0
Golden Oldie: 0
It's a Fact: 2
Jessica S10.10 Spaceship Pressure
book with a number at least one number of 1, 2,3,4,5,6, on the cover or in the title
12 Gays of Christmas by D.K. Sutton
Points this task: 10
Previous total: 1035 Updated total: 1045
Tasks completed: 59 Books read: 81
Andy P.Task # 15.6 - Iä!Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Read a book from the first 25 pages of this Lovecraftian list:
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
found on page 1 of list
Points this post: 15
Total points: 875
trishhartuk5.7 Too Precious to Forget
At least a 50% combination of pink and blue.
A Case of Cat and Mouse, Sofie Kelly
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (304pg)
TinEye: 74.9% pink, 1.0% blue
73.2% #e5b0c7 Pink
11.5% #d3c5be Grey
8.8% #564036 Grey
1.7% #ef7a91 Pink
1.2% #47ab8a Green
1.2% #f6c959 Yellow
1.1% #c7b662 Brown
1.0% #7db8d3 Blue
0.3% #a97647 Brown
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 695
Tasks Completed: 44
It’s a Fact Tickets: 4
Golden Oldie Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
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Read a book set in a country you do not live.
I live in the US and this is set in Spain
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
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Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 750
Total Tasks Completed: 32
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Big Books: 4
Golden Oldies:
It's a Fact: 3