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message 51: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 04:01AM) (new)

Apr 25, 2024 10:11AM

HOB - I Want My MTV!

26th April to 31st August

✅ 38-58:

✅ 38. Prompt Name: VMA's Notable 80s Moments: 1989
Book: Cyber Sexy: Rethinking Pornography
Author: Richa Kaul Padte
Pages: 208
Date Read: Apr 27th
Task: Read a book by an author who goes by three names
How it Fits: Author has 3 names.

✅ 39. Prompt Name: Special Events: Spring Break
Book: The Choice: A Surprising New Message of Hope
Author: Og Mandino
Pages: 176
Date Read: Apr 29th
Task: Read a book where the author's first OR last initial is found in DOUG HERZOG
How it Fits: Author's first initial is O

✅ 40. Prompt Name: Special Events: Week-Long Celebrations
Book: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Author: Cal Newport
Pages: 256
Date Read: May 3rd
Task: Read a book that's "brand spankin' new;" published in 2024.
How it Fits: Published March 5th, 2024

✅ 41. Prompt Name: Special Events: New Year's Eve Rock n' Roll Ball
Book: Energize: Make the Most of Every Moment
Author: Simon Alexander Ong
Pages: 248
Date Read: May 4th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter found in TIMES SQUARE
How it Fits: Title starts with E

✅ 42. Prompt Name: Special Events: Live Aid
Book: Green Living Made Easy: 101 Eco Tips, Hacks and Recipes to Save Time and Money
Author: Nancy Birtwhistle
Pages: 349
Date Read: May 4th
Task: Read a book where all the letters of L-I-V-E-A-I-D are found in the title
How it Fits: Letters LIVEAID are in the title

✅ 43. Prompt Name: Influence & Controversies
Book: Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl's Survival in War-Torn Vietnam
Author: Linda L.T. Baer
Pages: 342
Date Read: May 5th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter found in FRANKENCHRIST
How it Fits: Title starts with R

✅ 44. Prompt Name: Controversies: Breaking the Color Barrier
Book: Whose Global Village?: Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World
Author: Ramesh Srinivasan
Pages: 288
Date Read: May 6th
Task: Read a book with a person of colour on the cover
How it Fits: Unsure of the race of the person on the cover

✅ 45. Prompt Name: Controversies: Censorship
Book: The Extreme Life of the Sea
Author: Stephen R. Palumbi
Pages: 241
Date Read: May 9th
Task: Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in CENSORSHIP
How it Fits: Author's initials are SP

✅ 46. Prompt Name: Controversies: Trademark Suit
Book: The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles Down the World's Deadliest River
Author: Martin Strel
Pages: 320
Date Read: May 10th
Task: Read a book with a Z in the title
How it Fits: Z in Amazon

✅ 47. Prompt Name: Controversies: Andrew Dice Clay
From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars
Author: Virginia Hanlon Grohl
Pages: 238
Date Read: May 10th
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter found in NURSERY RHYME
How it Fits: Title starts with F

✅ 48. Prompt Name: Controversies: Beavis & Butt-Head
Book: Spiritually Sassy: 8 Radical Steps to Activate Your Innate Superpowers
Author: Sah D'Simone
Pages: 242
Date Read: May 14th
Task: Read a book with an alliterative title
How it Fits: Title's initials are SS

✅ 49. Prompt Name: Controversies: Dude, This Sucks
Book: Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk
Author: Bill Walsh
Pages: 256
Date Read: May 14th
Task: Read a book with a comma in the title
How it Fits: After 'Yes' there's a comma

✅ 50. Prompt Name: Controversies: Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show
Book: The Love Compatibility Book: Twelve Personality Traits that Can Lead You to Your Soulmate
Author: Edward Hoffman
Pages: 258
Date Read: May 14th
Task: Read a book published before 2004
How it Fits: Published in 2003

✅ 51. Prompt Name: Controversies: Jersey Shore
Book: The Positive Shift: Mastering Mindset to Improve Happiness, Health, and Longevity
Author: Catherine A. Sanderson
Pages: 320
Date Read: May 16th
Task: Read a book with red, white, AND green on the cover
How it Fits: All those colours are on the cover

✅ 52. Prompt Name: Controversies: Resolutions for White Guys
Book: It's Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything
Author: Kate Biberdorf
Pages: 290
Date Read: May 18th
Task: Read a book published since 2016
How it Fits: Published in 2021

✅ 53. Prompt Name: Social Activism: Choose or Lose
Book: How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
Author: Chad Orzel
Pages: 278
Date Read: May 21st
Task: Read a book with at least three Os and two Ss in the title
How it Fits: 5 Os & 2 Ss in title

✅ 54. Prompt Name: Social Activism: Other Campaigns
Book: Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
Author: David Konow
Pages: 498
Date Read: May 23rd
Task: Read a book where the title is a pun or a play on words
How it Fits: It's a play on 'headbanging'

✅ 55. Prompt Name: Beyond MTV: Sister Channels in the U.S.
Book: Taoism: An Essential Guide
Author: Eva Wong
Pages: 281
Date Read: May 24th
Task: Read a book by an Asian author
How it Fits: Chinese author

✅ 56. Prompt Name: Beyond MTV: Internet
Book: Next Level Thinking
Author: Joel Osteen
Pages: 224
Date Read: May 24th
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter found in WORLD WIDE WEB
How it Fits: Title starts with N

✅ 57. Prompt Name: Subsequent Concepts
Book: Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution
Author: Tania Branigan
Pages: 296
Date Read: May 24th
Task: Read a book where the author's first name does NOT contain the letters HBO
How it Fits: Author's first name is Tania

✅ 58. Prompt Name: Finally...I Want My MTV!
Book: Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues
Author: Nick Hasted
Pages: 303
Date Read: May 26th
Task: Read a book tagged MUSIC
How it Fits: Tagged as Music

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message 56: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 04:00AM) (new)

Apr 30, 2024 08:24PM

HOB - All in the Golden Afternoon

✅ Total: 20/20

1. Read a book with flowers on the cover
This Is Your Mind on Plants - ⭐️⭐️

2. Read a book with butterflies on the cover
Evolutionary Coaching: A Values-Based Approach to Unleashing Human Potential - ⭐️⭐️

3. Read a book with a sun on the cover
Ramesses the Great: Egypt's King of Kings - ⭐️⭐️

4. Read a book with the word MORNING in the text
Be Your Own Sunshine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Read a book with the word AFTERNOON in the text
The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More - ⭐️⭐️

6. Read a book with a golden cover (minimum 50%)
Chasing Gold - ⭐️⭐️

7. Read a book where someone is dizzy
Zero Altitude: How I Learned to Fly Less and Travel More - ⭐️

8. Read a book with hills on the cover
The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Read a book where someone is in love
Love from the Pink Palace: Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret through the AIDS Crisis - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Read a book with a dog
The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: Wicked Wisdom of the West - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Read a book with a cat
Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence - ⭐️⭐️

12. Read a book with a lazy character (your interpretation)
How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Read a book where you learn something new
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Read a book set in June
Bizarre London: Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises - ⭐️⭐️

15. Read a book tagged romance
Dating Without Fear: Overcome Social Anxiety and Connect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. Read a book with all the letters of JUNE in the title
A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. Read a book with the author's initials in DANDELIONS
Energize: Make the Most of Every Moment - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Read a book with a balloon on the cover
101 Extraordinary Investments: Curious, Unusual and Bizarre Ways to Make Money: A handbook for the adventurous collector - ⭐️⭐️

19. Read a book that starts with a letter in VIOLETS
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused - ⭐️⭐️

20. Read a book that has double letters in the title like DAFFODILS
Green Living Made Easy: 101 Eco Tips, Hacks and Recipes to Save Time and Money - ⭐️⭐️

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message 57: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 04:00AM) (new)

May 07, 2024 12:52AM

✅ HOB - Weekend RAT: May 10-12, 2024

10/5: 1,143
I'm Glad My Mom Died - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014 - 265 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles Down the World's Deadliest River - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars - 238 - ⭐️⭐️

11/5: 1,954
The Tao of Bowie: 10 Lessons from David Bowie's Life to Help You Live Yours - 337 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If You Like Monty Python...: Here Are Over 200 Movies, TV Shows and Other Oddities That You Will Love - 170 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
American Indian Mythology - 128 - ⭐️⭐️
Blue: The Color of Noise - 214 - ⭐️⭐️
Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations - 266 - ⭐️⭐️
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming: Mastering the Art of Oneironautics - 248 - ⭐️⭐️
Green Lantern and Philosophy: No Evil Shall Escape this Book - 333 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Vault of Walt, Volume 2: MORE Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told - 258 - ⭐️⭐️

12/5: 1,243
Every Day Easy Air Fryer: 100 Recipes Bursting with Flavor - 214 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Simplest Gift - 307 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What's Your Purple Goldfish? How to Win Customers and Influence Word of Mouth - 210 - ⭐️⭐️
Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English - 176 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a Mom MC
From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book tagged family
Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations - 266 - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with all the letters of MOM in the title
I'm Glad My Mom Died - ⭐️⭐️

Total pages: 4,212

Total books completed: 17

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message 63: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:57AM) (new)

May 17, 2024 12:38AM

LSC - New South Wales

✅ Total: 526/526

✅ Section 1: 80/80

✅ New South Wales
N: 23/5, The Nordic Art of Sisu: Find Your Resilience
E: 19/5, Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
W: 18/5, The Wisdom of Groundhog Day: How to improve your life one day at a time
S: 18/5, A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal, Terje Simonsen
O: 20/5, Orange Is the New Black
U: 21/5, Jingle Jangle Morning: Folk-Rock in the 1960s, Richie Unterberger
T: 24/5, Tigers of the Snow: How One Fateful Climb Made The Sherpas Mountaineering Legends
H: 21/5, Courtesans, Katie Hickman
W: 20/5, Ramesses the Great: Egypt's King of Kings, Toby Wilkinson
A: 20/5, Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari
L: 27/5, Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World, Julie Leung
E: 20/5, Evolutionary Coaching: A Values-Based Approach to Unleashing Human Potential
S: 19/5, Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds, Lauren Slater

✅ Sydney
S: 28/5, The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros
Y: 19/5, Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence
D: 24/5, A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water, David Gessner
N: 24/5, The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classic Guide to World Literature
E: 22/5, The Earned Life: Lose Regret, Choose Fulfillment
Y: 20/5, The Year I Stopped to Notice

✅ Sydney Opera House
S: 28/5, The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World
Y: 27/5, Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell, David Yaffe
D: 29/5, Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises
N: 26/5, Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future, Hal Niedzviecki
E: 24/5, Taoism: An Essential Guide, Eva Wong
Y: 28/5, Yellow: The History of a Color
O: 21/5, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, Chad Orzel
P: 28/5, Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption, Simon Pirani
E: 30/5, The Ego Is Not the Real You: Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self
R: 24/5, Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution
A: 24/5, Artificial Intelligence: Rise of the Lightspeed Learners
H: 26/5, Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues, Nick Hasted
O: 21/5, Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
U: 2/6, Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
S: 29/5, Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles Into Opportunities!, Sharon L. Lechter
E: 31/5, Essence of Shibari: Kinbaku and Japanese Rope Bondage

✅ Sydney Harbour Bridge
S: 30/5, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Y: 31/5, YOU'RE NOT A FAILURE... YOUR MIND'S BEEN HACKED : How To Reprogram Your Life To Become Successful And Happy
D: 30/5, The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
N: 3/6, No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison
E: 8/6, The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac, Eugene Field
Y: 8/6, The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese
H: 1/6, A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant
A: 26/5, City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York, Tyler Anbinder
R: 1/6, Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers, Fred Reichheld
B: 22/5, This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress, John Brockman
O: 7/6, Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies
U: 8/6, Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold
R: 1/6, Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn
B: 23/5, Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
R: 2/6, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser, William Irwin
I: 18/5, It's Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything
D: 2/6, 101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders, Tara Delaney
G: 19/5, Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell, Charlotte Gray
E: 8/6, The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing, Gavin Edwards

✅ North Head Quarantine Station
N: 3/6, The Next Everest
O: 24/5, Next Level Thinking, Joel Osteen
R: 3/6, The Rise: An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation
T: 28/5, Time and How to Spend It: Seven Ways to Better Days
H: 6/6, How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness
H: 6/6, 21 Days to Unlock the Power of Affirmations: Manifest Confidence, Abundance, and Joy, Louise L. Hay
E: 9/6, The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense, Edward White
A: 28/5, When Google Met Wikileaks, Julian Assange
D: 2/6, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Charles Duhigg
Q: 27/5, An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue, Quentin J. Schultze
U: 13/6, Unfuck Your Friendships: Using Science to Make and Maintain the Most Important Relationships of Your Life
A: 31/5, Credlin & Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself, Aaron Patrick
R: 4/6, The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt, Randall Sullivan
A: 30/5, Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential
N: 6/6, Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created, Nick Tabor
T: 29/5, Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
I: 24/5, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too, Ijeoma Oluo
N: 9/6, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, Trevor Noah
E: 10/6, Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History, Erika Owen
S: 30/5, The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work
T: 2/6, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
A: 1/6, Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life, Peter Ackroyd
T: 4/6, Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible, Tamsen Webster
I: 26/5, What Would Wednesday Do?: Gothic Guidance and Macabre Musings from Your Favorite Addams Family Member, Iphigenia Jones
O: 8/6, One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply
N: 13/6, The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge, Jeremy Narby

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message 64: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:57AM) (new)

May 17, 2024 12:38AM

LSC - New South Wales

✅ Section 2: 74/74

✅ Waratah
W: 26/5, With Sprinkles on Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect, Stefani Goerlich
A: 6/6, Not My Father's Son, Alan Cumming
R: 4/6, Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me, Ralph Macchio
A: 7/6, 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Aron Ralston
T: 6/6, Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege, Mike Thomson
A: 9/6, Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Summers
H: 7/6, Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health, Stephanie Hallett

✅ Platypus
P: 25/5, Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, Seth Godin
L: 9/6, The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time, Cameron Díaz
A: 11/6, The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain, Thomas Armstrong
T: 6/6, Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work!, Tim Gunn
Y: 16/6, Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life, Leslie Leyland Fields
P: 7/6, The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu, Katja Pantzar
U: 15/6, Unfuck Your Body: Using Science to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better, Faith G. Harper
S: 31/5, Sculptor and Destroyer: Tales of Glutamatethe Brain's Most Important Neurotransmitter, Mark P Mattson

✅ Kookaburra
K: 17/5, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, Kristen Schaal
O: 9/6, A Promised Land, Barack Obama
O: 12/6, The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, Gerard K. O'Neill
K: 25/5, Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania, Paul Kenyon
A: 12/6, The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World, Arnie Kozak
B: 27/5, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, Jamie Ducharme
U: 15/6, Unfuck Your Worth: Overcome Your Money Emotions, Value Your Own Labor, and Manage Financial Freak-Outs in a Capitalist Hellscape, Faith G. Harper
R: 7/6, Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star, Rick Wakeman
R: 12/6, Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea, Richard J. King
A: 14/6, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography, Agatha Christie

✅ Blue Groper
B: 1/6, Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography, John Baxter
L: 13/6, Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles, Mark Levi
U: 15/6, Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers, Faith G. Harper
E: 12/6, The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Vol #8 Spranger to Zubiri, Paul Editor Edwards
G: 6/6, Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World, Simon Garfield
R: 12/6, Red: The History of a Color, Michel Pastoureau
O: 12/6, The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism, Olivia Fox Cabane
P: 11/6, The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You, Dave Mitchell
E: 12/6, True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home, Emma Christensen
R: 14/6, The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War, Alan Philps

✅ Black Opal
B: 1/6, Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse, Roland Perry
L: 14/6, Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go, David A. Weintraub
A: 14/6, How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers, Sönke Ahrens
C: 23/5, Chinese Alchemy: Taoism, the Power of Gold, and the Quest for Immortality, J.C. Cooper
K: 8/6, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth, Michio Kaku
O: 16/6, Becoming, Michelle Obama
P: 17/6, You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir, Parker Posey
A: 16/6, This is How, Augusten Burroughs
L: 16/6, The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well, Meik Wiking

✅ Sky Blue
S: 8/6, The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality, Bhaskar Sunkara
K: 11/6, Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite, Kathy Kordalis
Y: 20/6, You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together, Kat Timpf
B: 1/6, Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption, Ben Mezrich
L: 19/6, Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, Jason Zinoman
U: 18/6, Unfuck Your Intimacy: Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating, Faith G. Harper
E: 13/6, East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia, Benson Bobrick

✅ Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites
O: 20/6, Og Mandino's University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book, Og Mandino
R: 15/6, The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin S. Sharma
T: 8/6, Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, Tim Whitmarsh
A: 16/6, Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths, John Spurling
R: 20/6, Re-Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins
E: 17/6, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help, Shelly Mazzanoble
C: 17/5, Go Suck A Lemon: Strategies for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence, Michael Cornwall
E: 21/6, Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa, Yohanis Gebreyesus
N: 24/6, Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors, Tom Bower
S: 22/6, Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time, Susan Scott
Q: 15/7, Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy: How to Philosophize With a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch
U: 24/6, Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance, Dan Lok
A: 17/6, The Art of Mentoring: Embracing the Great Generational Transition, Darlene Zschech
M: 30/5, 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower, Matt Fitzgerald
P: 20/6, The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism, Leigh Phillips
U: 30/6, The Ultimate Journey, Jim Stovall
R: 22/6, This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America, Ryan Grim
A: 19/6, The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success, Andy Andrews
N: 10/7, The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
I: 31/5, I Was Blind But Now I See, James Altucher
T: 10/6, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, Mary L. Trump
E: 21/6, Earn the Right to Win: How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation, Tom Coughlin
S: 22/6, 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home, S.J. Scott

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Boothtown Aqueduct
B: 4/6, Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation
O: 29/6, Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography
O: 30/6, Might As Well Laugh About It Now, Marie Osmond
T: 12/6, Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes, Kelsey Timmerman
H: 10/6, My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, Chelsea Handler
T: 18/6, Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy!
O: 7/7, Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes
W: 4/6, Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
N: 12/7, Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge
A: 20/6, Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite, Andrew Jenkinson
Q: 5/9, Quotationary
U: 2/7, The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith
E: 22/6, Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
D: 7/6, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health, David R. Montgomery
U: 2/7, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
C: 19/5, Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman
T: 21/6, Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change, Thane Gustafson

Glenbrook Railway Station
G: 21/6, A Guide to Additive Manufacturing
L: 25/6, Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
E: 22/6, Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos, Emma Seppälä
N: 19/7, Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude
B: 8/6, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
R: 25/6, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny, Robin S. Sharma
O: 10/7, Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine
O: 10/7, The Once & Future Witch Hunt: A Descendant's Reckoning from Salem to the Present
K: 16/6, The King of Late Night
R: 26/6, Prepping: An Essential Survival Guide for DIY Preppers Who Want to Be Self-Reliant When SHTF, Including Tips for Living Off the Grid, Homesteading, and Stockpiling Properly, Dion Rosser
A: 22/6, Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
I: 6/6, In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress
L: 26/6, Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog, Lloyd Handwerker
W: 27/6, We Can All Make It
A: 23/6, How to be a Study Ninja: Study smarter. Focus better. Achieve more., Graham Allcott
Y: 23/6, You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought
S: 24/6, Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies, Brian A. Sharpless
T: 25/6, The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food
A: 25/6, Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
T: 26/6, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Max Tegmark
I: 7/6, The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners, Rukmini Iyer
O: 12/7, Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine
N: 2/8, Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity, Nico Tortorella

Glover Cottages
G: 24/6, Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde, Jennie Garth
L: 27/6, Solomon's Memory Palace: A Freemason's Guide to the Ancient Art of Memoria Verborum, Bob W. Lingerfelt
O: 20/7, The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life, Colin O'Brady
V: 23/5, Life Without Limits, Nick Vujicic
E: 23/6, Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates, Eric Jay Dolin
R: 29/6, Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again, Reggie Watts
C: 2/6, Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility, James P. Carse
O: 25/7, Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life, Osho
T: 26/6, Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
T: 28/6, The Time Traveller: One Man's Mission To Make Time Travel A Reality
A: 2/7, Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
G: 27/6, Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment, Thomas Gilovich
E: 3/7, Elements of Art: Ten Ways to Decode the Masterpieces
S: 29/6, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero

Mount Broughton
M: 10/6, Driven from Within, Michael Jordan
O: 10/8, The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler, Helmut Ortner
U: 4/7, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
N: 2/8, The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader
T: 30/6, Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World, Tim Low
B: 9/6, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
R: 30/6, The Red Widow: The Scandal that Shook Paris and the Woman Behind it All, Sarah Horowitz
O: 27/7, Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
U: 8/7, Unfuck Your Year: A Weekly Unplanner and Self-Care Activity Book to Manage Your Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Triggers, and Freak-Outs
G: 25/6, GASLIGHTING: Overcoming Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Letting Go of a Bad Relationship The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook
H: 13/6, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, Harriet A. Washington
T: 30/6, Zen Keys, Thich Nhat Hanh
O: 16/8, 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME
N: 3/8, The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse

Mowbray House
M: 13/6, The Magick of Matter
O: 18/8, The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner
W: 27/6, When Breath Becomes Air
B: 9/6, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink, Juliana Barbassa
R: 6/7, Restaurant Babylon
A: 3/7, Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness: A Proactive Guide to the Psychology of Motivation
Y: 2/7, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
H: 18/6, How to Destroy the Universe, Paul Parsons
O: 20/8, Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History, Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
U: 11/7, The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption
S: 1/7, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
E: 3/7, Enough

Richmond Villa
R: 7/7, Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures, Jennifer Romolini
I: 8/6, If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling
C: 3/6, A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy
H: 28/6, Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners, Henry Alford
M: 19/6, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, James Mustich
O: 25/6, The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety
N: 15/8, Napoleon
D: 24/6, X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books, Joseph J. Darowski
V: 15/6, Houseplants for a Healthy Home: 50 Indoor Plants to Help You Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Better All Year Round, Jon Vanzile
I: 11/6, It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies
L: 1/7, The Little Blue Reasoning Book: 50 Powerful Principles for Clear and Effective Thinking
L: 3/7, 100 Motivational Quotes To Read, Journey B. Lee
A: 3/7, A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal, Kate Aronoff

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✅ Section 4: 94/94

Blue Mountains National Park
B: 10/6, Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War
L: 3/7, 100 Positive Quotes To Read In The Morning, Journey B. Lee
U: 17/7, Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography, Usain Bolt
E: 12/7, Encylopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences
M: 1/7, Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
O: 26/8, Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success
U: 26/7, Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes
N: 16/8, 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world, Nick Richardson
T: 5/7, Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
A: 3/7, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum, Annie Kotowicz
I: 15/6, Water Up Fire Down: An Energy Principle for Creating Calmness, Clarity, and a Lifetime of Health, Ilchi Lee
N: 20/8, Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice, Natalie Goldberg
S: 21/8, Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking, Bonnie Scott
N: 2/9, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer
A: 11/7, Always Delicious: Over 175 Satisfying Recipes to Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Keep the Weight Off Permanently
T: 7/7, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
I: 18/6, Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
O: 27/8, One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley
N: 11/9, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
A: 11/7, Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups, Daniel G. Amen
L: 3/7, 101 Ways to Be Less Stressed: Simple Self-Care Strategies to Boost Your Mind, Mood, and Mental Health, Caroline Leaf
P: 5/7, The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success
A: 12/7, Attempting Normal
R: 9/7, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Port Macquarie
P: 19/7, Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health, Bruce W. Perry
O: 27/8, On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself
R: 9/7, Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
T: 8/7, Tekebash and Saba: Recipes from the Horn of Africa
M: 6/7, The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show
A: 13/7, Don't Stand too close to a Naked Man, Tim Allen
C: 4/6, Cooking with Flowers: Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers
Q: 7/9, Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
U: 1/8, The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel
A: 13/7, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
R: 11/7, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites' Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis
I: 23/6, The Future of Us: The Science of What We'll Eat, Where We'll Live, and Who We'll Be, Jay Ingram
E: 13/7, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

Kiama Blowhole
K: 16/7, Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison
I: 30/6, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
A: 17/7, From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, Arthur C. Brooks
M: 13/7, The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, Jagdish Mehra
A: 18/7, Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who
B: 10/6, Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
L: 5/7, Lions and Tigers and Bears - The Internet Strikes Back
O: 28/8, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
W: 3/7, Why you should give a f*ck about farming: Because you eat
H: 30/6, Happiness Hacks: 300+ Simple Ways to Get―and Stay―Happy
O: 29/8, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
L: 6/7, Like, Comment, Subscribe: How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
E: 19/7, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

Lord Howe Island Marine Park
L: 8/7, Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a Yes! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success
O: 5/9, On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life
R: 12/7, Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
D: 16/7, Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays, Wade Davis
H: 4/7, Honest. Everything They Don't Tell You About Sex, Relationships and Bodies
O: 15/9, Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
W: 5/7, Wake Up!: How to Get Out of Your Mind, Stop Living on Autopilot, and Start Choosing Your Best Life
E: 24/7, The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society
I: 3/7, Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World, Isabel Gillies
S: 2/7, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
L: 10/7, Learning Spanish; How to Understand and Speak a New Language
A: 20/7, Yes Please, Amy Poehler
N: 18/9, Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols
D: 25/7, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
M: 3/7, 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion, Janetti Marotta
A: 24/7, Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Your Ultimate Guide To Healing Inflammation, Alleviating Pain and Restoring Physical Health With 50 Delicious Anti-Inflammatory Recipes
R: 13/7, Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex, Rachel Feltman
I: 4/7, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
N: 17/9, Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
E: 29/7, Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
P: 21/7, Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library, Kristin Pekoll
A: 26/7, Advanced Spanish Step-by-Step: Master Accelerated Grammar to Take Your Spanish to the Next Level (Easy Step-by-Step Series)
R: 15/7, The Real J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle-Earth
K: 4/7, You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life

Minnamurra Rainforest
M: 8/7, Man’s Search for Meaning
I: 4/7, Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits
N: 21/9, 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?, Ezio Di Nucci
N: 21/9, Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
A: 26/7, The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism
M: 18/7, Magnify: Make Your Life Matter
U: 1/8, Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived
R: 20/7, Rudy: My Story
R: 21/7, Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good, Robb Wolf
A: 27/7, Faster, Smarter, Louder: Master Attention in a Noisy Digital Market, Aaron Agius
R: 22/7, Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
A: 30/7, You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life, Alexandra Stoddard
I: 6/7, If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom
N: 23/9, The Life and Loves of a He Devil, Graham Norton
F: 16/7, The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI
O: 20/9, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn
R: 24/7, Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography, Lisa Rogak
E: 30/7, Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3 volume set
S: 16/7, The Social Life of Books: Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home
T: 12/7, Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace, Scott Thorson

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Montague Island
M: 20/7, Manifest Now
O: 23/9, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley
N: 24/9, Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
T: 13/7, Ted Bundy: America’s Most Evil Serial Killer
A: 2/8, The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility, Waqas Ahmed
G: 7/7, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
U: 4/8, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
E: 3/8, Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
I: 10/7, Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It
S: 19/7, The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
L: 11/7, Living Tao: Timeless Principles for Everyday Enlightenment
A: 2/8, The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life
N: 24/9, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson
D: 13/7, Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes

Three Sisters Walk
T: 15/7, Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
H: 12/7, The History of Ukraine and Russia: The Tangled Events That Led to Crisis
R: 27/7, Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison, James Riordan
E: 3/8, Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
E: 10/8, Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
S: 21/7, The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams
I: 4/8, The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
S: 22/7, The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention, Simon Baron-Cohen
T: 18/7, The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography
E: 11/8, Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea
R: 30/7, Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story
S: 22/7, Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain, Peter Shankman
W: 8/7, Word Origins
A: 6/8, Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success
L: 15/7, Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
K: 24/7, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships, Kat Vellos

Murray Art Museum Albury
M: 22/7, Whole: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity, Melissa G. Moore
U: 17/8, Unleashing Creativity
R: 4/8, Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life
R: 6/8, 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries, Roger Bridgman
A: 5/8, Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
Y: 5/7, You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
A: 6/8, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, Frank W. Abagnale
R: 9/8, 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero, Doreen Rappaport
T: 22/7, Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind
M: 25/7, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
U: 21/8, User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
S: 23/7, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, Sarah Silverman
E: 12/8, We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, Eric Garcia
U: 23/8, Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness
M: 27/7, Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love, and Life, Margie Warrell
A: 12/8, Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World, Anuschka Rees
L: 15/7, Left Brain, Right Stuff: How Leaders Make Winning Decisions
B: 11/8, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth
U: 29/8, Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
R: 10/8, Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, Randy L. Schmidt
Y: 7/7, Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD

Avoca Beach
A: 14/8, The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
V: 16/7, Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
O: 25/9, Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian
C: 8/6, Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
A: 17/8, Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
B: 10/6, The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow, Sarah Brown
E: 13/8, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose
A: 17/8, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
C: 12/6, Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was
H: 12/7, The High Cost of Free Parking

Bondi Beach
B: 12/6, Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race, Wayne Biddle
O: 25/9, All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield
N: 25/9, Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species, Peter Nowak
D: 23/7, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
I: 13/8, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
B: 13/6, Before the Pyramids: Cracking Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
E: 14/8, Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story
A: 19/8, Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself, Sheleana Aiyana
C: 13/6, Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity, Chris Impey
H: 13/7, FOOD DIY How to Make Your Own Everything: sausages to smoked salmon, sourdough to sloe gin, bacon to buns, Tim Hayward

Bronte Beach
B: 14/6, The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy
R: 11/8, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, Roger Lowenstein
O: 27/9, The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation
N: 26/9, Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
T: 22/7, Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness
E: 17/8, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Eric H. Cline
B: 14/6, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book
E: 22/8, Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey ... Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics, Edward T. Haslam
A: 19/8, Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires, Melissa Alvarez
C: 19/6, 50 Law of Attraction Exercises, Tips & Tricks: To Hack Your Mind & Increase Your Manifestation Power, Jessica Connor
H: 15/7, Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today, Hal Hershfield

Coogee Beach
C: 21/6, Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, Chrystia Freeland
O: 29/9, Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden, Bill O'Reilly
O: 4/10, Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss
G: 14/7, Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward
E: 24/8, The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
E: 29/8, Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink
B: 16/6, The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100
E: 31/8, Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
A: 20/8, Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing, Ailsa Frank
C: 26/6, Consumed - How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults & Swallow Citizens Whole
H: 24/7, Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures

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Cronulla Beach
C: 26/6, The Pocket Butler: A Compact Guide to Modern Manners, Business Etiquette and Everyday Entertaining, Charles MacPherson
R: 11/8, Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
O: 5/10, Overcoming Overwhelm
N: 27/9, Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, Marion Nestle
U: 31/8, Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader
L: 19/7, The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back
L: 25/7, Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life
A: 25/8, ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
B: 16/6, Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education
E: 4/9, Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz
A: 25/8, Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary, Alex Horne
C: 13/7, The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body - Cameron Diaz
H: 1/8, How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life

Greenfield Beach
G: 16/7, Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
R: 18/8, Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits
E: 6/9, Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz
E: 6/9, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes
N: 28/9, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations
F: 9/7, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
I: 14/8, An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture
E: 11/9, Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
L: 28/7, Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
D: 31/7, X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken, Dermot Turing
B: 18/6, Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms
E: 12/9, Encyclopedia of Military Science
A: 26/8, African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
C: 15/7, Calling in "The One" Revised and Expanded: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life
H: 6/8, Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way, Gene M. Hammitt

Merewether Beach
M: 28/7, 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List, Mimi Sheraton
E: 13/9, "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth
R: 22/8, His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, Robert Samuels
E: 16/9, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
W: 16/7, Wisdom From The Ancients: Enduring Business Lessons From Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, And The Illustrious Leaders Of Ancient Greece And Rome
E: 18/9, The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall, Eddie Hall
T: 23/7, Thinking, Fast and Slow
H: 8/8, Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress, Heather Fishel
E: 20/9, Effective Communication Skills Mastery Series: 4 Books in 1 Boxset: Improve Your Conversation Skills, Social Intelligence & Public Speaking and Learn How ... Your Communication and Social Skills)
R: 24/8, A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean, R.W. Holder
B: 29/6, The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
E: 21/9, Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh
A: 27/8, White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction, Allen W. Trelease
C: 15/7, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
H: 8/8, German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary, Henry Strutz

Red Rock Beach
R: 26/8, The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
E: 22/9, Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky
D: 4/8, White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India, William Dalrymple
R: 31/8, The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul, Lissa Rankin
O: 5/10, Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports
C: 16/7, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
K: 9/8, KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography
B: 30/6, Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick
E: 25/9, Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry, Edward Shorter
A: 30/8, Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris, Anne de Courcy
C: 18/7, Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD, Craig Surman
H: 14/8, Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C., Christopher L. Hodapp

Seven Mile Beach
S: 23/7, Buzz, Stephen Braun
E: 25/9, Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder
V: 26/7, Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali, Vivienne Kruger
E: 26/9, Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
N: 30/9, Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth, Ian Nathan
M: 8/8, Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink
I: 17/8, I've Got This Round
L: 3/8, Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
E: 26/9, The Geek's Guide to Dating, Eric Smith
B: 2/7, Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde
E: 27/9, Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown, Eric Blehm
A: 31/8, Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites, Anthony Tassinello
C: 21/7, The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
H: 16/8, You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery, Mamrie Hart

Terrigal Beach
T: 24/7, Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue
E: 28/9, Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation, Ed Rosenthal
R: 7/9, My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore
R: 27/9, The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, Alexandra Robbins
I: 18/8, The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
G: 25/7, Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
A: 3/9, Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
L: 3/8, Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao, Lao Tzu
B: 6/7, Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration
E: 28/9, Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Finding Your Message, Building a Tribe, and Changing the World
A: 3/9, Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong
C: 23/7, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, Geoffrey L. Cohen
H: 21/8, How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive!

Whale Beach
W: 17/7, Wealth Habits: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom
H: 21/8, Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A, Chris Head
A: 3/9, Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain
L: 4/8, The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
E: 30/9, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero, E. Paul Zehr
B: 7/7, Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll
E: 5/10, Empower Yourself by Miranda Kerr (1-Sep-2014) Paperback
A: 3/9, And a Voice to Sing With
C: 23/7, Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again
H: 23/8, The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect

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message 71: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:53AM) (new)

May 24, 2024 04:31PM

ATYI52B - Summer Reading Challenge

✅ Total: 36/36

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - pencil - ⭐️⭐️
b. An author who has a pen name
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness, Lorenzo von Matterhorn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book about a librarian
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers - was 68 when written - ⭐️
b. A book with more than 400 pages
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - 656 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book with purple on the cover
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption, Ben Mezrich - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book published in the last two years
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A translated book
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - originally in Chinese - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a seven in the page count
Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography - 457 pages - ⭐️⭐️

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Not My Father's Son, Alan Cumming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book featuring a sport
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - athletics - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a black main character
A Promised Land - Obama Barack - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book with the moon on the cover
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book published in the 1960s
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - 1960 - ⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - ⭐️⭐️
b. A book set in a rural area
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - grew up on a farm - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with an element of survival
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - ⭐️

4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
The King of Late Night - bulldog - ⭐️
b. A book with a hot setting
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - ⭐️⭐️
c. An author's first book
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life - ⭐️⭐️

August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World - ⭐️⭐️
b. A book with red on the cover
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book set in a city
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - Florida - ⭐️⭐️

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book by a favorite author
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Duhigg Charles - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing - America - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - multiple authors - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt, Randall Sullivan - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book in a series
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A nonfiction book
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life - biography - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a character in an educational setting
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Vol #8 Spranger to Zubiri - various philosophy professors - ⭐️⭐️

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message 72: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:53AM) (new)

May 24, 2024 04:38PM

ATYI52B - Spring Reading Challenge

May 25 - May 30 (started late)

✅ Total: 17/17

Cover
RED:

Children of the Night The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania by Paul Kenyon

Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania - ⭐️⭐️
ORANGE:

Survival of the Richest Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff

Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
YELLOW:

Yellow The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau

Yellow: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GREEN:

The Seed Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work by Jon Gordon

The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BLUE:

Time and How to Spend It Seven Ways to Better Days by James Wallman

Time and How to Spend It: Seven Ways to Better Days - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
PURPLE:

Purple Cow Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable - ⭐️⭐️
WHITE:

When Google Met Wikileaks by Julian Assange

When Google Met Wikileaks - ⭐️⭐️
BLACK:

Big Vape The Incendiary Rise of Juul by Jamie Ducharme

Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BROWN:

The Seven Paths Changing One's Way of Walking in the World by Anasazi Foundation

The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GOLD:

The Ego Is Not the Real You Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self by David R. Hawkins

The Ego Is Not the Real You: Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self - ⭐️⭐️
GREY:

Tim Cook The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level by Leander Kahney

Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5+ COLOURS:

Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World (Who Did It First?, 1) by Julie Leung

Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

One Letter
RAINBOW: W - What Would Wednesday Do?: Gothic Guidance and Macabre Musings from Your Favorite Addams Family Member - ⭐️⭐️
SHOWER: W - With Sprinkles on Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SPRING: N - Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues - Nick Hasted - ⭐️⭐️
COLORFUL: C - City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GROWTH: T - Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future - ⭐️⭐️

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message 73: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:52AM) (new)

May 24, 2024 10:15PM

ATYI52B - The 52 Topics of the 2024 ATY Reading Challenge

✅ Total: 52/52

1. A book with a title that ends in T
Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania - ⭐️⭐️

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - name of a song - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story - ⭐️⭐️

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. A book with wings on the cover
The King of Late Night - ⭐️

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A book by an author from Australia
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship - ⭐️⭐️

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
What Would Wednesday Do?: Gothic Guidance and Macabre Musings from Your Favorite Addams Family Member - 4 ratings - ⭐️⭐️

10. A history book
Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues - musical history - ⭐️⭐️

11. A book with an X connection
X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. A book that is on a Five Books List
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. A book with a main character who is a Person of Colour
A Promised Land - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World - Julie Leung - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. A book involving intelligence
The Future of Us: The Science of What We'll Eat, Where We'll Live, and Who We'll Be - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book with a botanical cover
The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography - PB Over the Top - ⭐️⭐️

20. A book with a single word title
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
The Ego Is Not the Real You: Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self - ⭐️⭐️

22. A book by an author from an African country
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book related to Boats
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book with a secondary colour on the cover (orange)
YOU'RE NOT A FAILURE... YOUR MIND'S BEEN HACKED : How To Reprogram Your Life To Become Successful And Happy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - bootlegging - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book by an author known by their initials
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. A book related to land
What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health - ⭐️⭐️

28. A book related to sea
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - ⭐️

29. A book related to air
When Breath Becomes Air - ⭐️⭐️

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book with a number in the title
Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was - ⭐️

33. A book involving travel
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's 7 dwarves
Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A science book
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge - ⭐️⭐️

36. A book featuring a character in education
Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education - ⭐️⭐️

37. A book that is part of a series
Unfuck Your Body: Using Science to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
The Ultimate Journey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. A book involving a wild animal on the cover
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense, Edward White - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. A book with a touch of magic
The Magick of Matter - ⭐️⭐️

45. A book that is not a novel
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book related to night
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A second book that fits your favourite prompt
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - Reading - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book with a senior citizen character
In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Becoming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book published in 2024
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - ⭐️⭐️

52. A cozy mystery
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - ⭐️⭐️

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message 74: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:52AM) (new)

May 25, 2024 03:43PM

HOB - Murder, She Wrote Challenge

✅ 39 - 56

✅ Prompt #39: Prescription for Murder
Book: Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future
Author: Hal Niedzviecki
Pages: 320
Date Read: May 26th
Task: Read a book with a cityscape on the cover
How it Fits: 2 cityscapes on cover, 1 is upside-down

✅ Prompt #40: Close-up on Murder
Book: The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World
Author: Anasazi Foundation
Pages: 121
Date Read: May 28th
Task: Read a book with a title written in gold or yellow letters
How it Fits: Title in yellow letters

✅ Prompt #41: Aloha Betrayed
Book: Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
Author: Leander Kahney
Pages: 320
Date Read: May 29th
Task: Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in HALEAKALA
How it Fits: Author's initials are LK

✅ Prompt #42: Death of a Blue Blood
Book: Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles Into Opportunities!
Author: Sharon L. Lechter
Pages: 256
Date Read: May 29th
Task: Read a book with a colour in the title
How it Fits: Gold is a colour

✅ Prompt #43: Killer in the Kitchen
Book: 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
Author: Matt Fitzgerald
Pages: 247
Date Read: May 30th
Task: Read a book with sky on the cover
How it Fits: Clear sky on cover

✅ Prompt #44: The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher
Book: Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography
Author: John Baxter
Pages: 457
Date Read: June 1st
Task: Read a book with a person's name in the title
How it Fits: Steven Spielberg is a name

✅ Prompt #45: Design for Murder
Book: The Next Everest
Author: Jim Davidson
Pages: 412
Date Read: June 3rd
Task: Read a book with the title in white letters
How it Fits: Title is in white letters

✅ Prompt #46: Hook, Line, and Murder
Book: Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible
Author: Tamsen Webster
Pages: 238
Date Read: June 4th
Task: Read a book with a title in more than one colour
How it Fits: Title is in black & red

✅ Prompt #47: A Date with Murder
Book: Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created
Author: Nick Tabor
Pages: 374
Date Read: June 6th
Task: Read a book with the word SINGLE in the text
How it Fits: "Rarely had a city depended so heavily on a single crop." - p.43

✅ Prompt #48: Manuscript for Murder
Book: Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work!
Author: Tim Gunn
Pages: 272
Date Read: June 6th
Task: Read a book with one or more books on the cover
How it Fits: Bookshelf with books on cover

✅ Prompt #49: Murder in Red
Book: Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health
Author: Stephanie Hallett
Pages: 200
Date Read: June 7th
Task: Read a book with a mostly red and white cover
How it Fits: Red & white cover

✅ Prompt #50: A Time for Murder
Book: Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold
Author: Jessica Ennis
Pages: 288
Date Read: June 8th
Task: Read a book with someone with short hair on the cover
How it Fits: She has short hair on the cover

✅ Prompt #51: The Murder of Twelve
Book: A Promised Land
Author: Barack Obama
Pages: 768
Date Read: June 9th
Task: Read a book published in 2020
How it Fits: Published November 17, 2020

✅ Prompt #52: Murder in Season
Book: Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
Author: Clementine Ford
Pages: 384
Date Read: June 10th
Task: Read a book with the word SEASON in the text
How it Fits: "Shortly afterwards, it was announced he would be appearing in season five of 'Arrested Development'." - p.259

✅ Prompt #53: Killing in a Koi Pond
Book: The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space
Author: Gerard K. O'Neill
Pages: 234 pages
Date Read: June 12th
Task: Read a book with a lake on the cover
How it Fits: Lake on cover

✅ Prompt #54: Debonair in Death
Book: Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles
Author: Mark Levi
Pages: 200
Date Read: June 13th
Task: Read a book with multiples of the same item on the cover
How it Fits: The same cat in various positions, while falling down

✅ Prompt #55: Killer on the Court
Book: Houseplants for a Healthy Home: 50 Indoor Plants to Help You Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Better All Year Round
Author: Jon Vanzile
Pages: 126
Date Read: June 15th
Task: Read a book with some type of greenery on the cover
How it Fits: Various plants on cover

✅ Prompt #56: Death on the Emerald Isle
Book: Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life
Author: Leslie Leyland Fields
Pages: 213
Date Read: June 16th
Task: Read a book with a mostly green cover
How it Fits: Mostly green cover

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HOB - Richard's Best Part of Waking Up...

✅ 9D - 20F

✅ Prompt #9D: Medium Dark Roasts
Book: The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros
Author: Hemanta Mishra
Pages: 265
Date Read: May 28th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in AFTERTASTE
How it Fits: Title starts with S

✅ Prompt #9E: Dark Roasts
Book: Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises
Author: Jennifer Lefèvre
Pages: 350
Date Read: May 29th
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in ESPRESSO
How it Fits: Title starts with D

✅ Prompt #10: Coffee Around the World
Book: Credlin & Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself
Author: Aaron Patrick
Pages: 221
Date Read: May 31st
Task: Read a book set somewhere in The Bean Belt
How it Fits: Set in Australia

✅ Prompt #11A: North America & The Caribbean - Hawaii
Book: A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy
Author: Diana Henry
Pages: 631
Date Read: June 3rd
Task: Read a book with something aromatic on the cover
How it Fits: Blood orange on cover

✅ Prompt #11B: North America & The Caribbean - Mexico
Book: The Rise: An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation
Author: Danette May
Pages: 199
Date Read: June 3rd
Task: Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in VERACRUZ
How it Fits: Author's first initial is D

✅ Prompt #11C: North America & The Caribbean - Puerto Rico
Book: Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me
Author: Ralph Macchio
Pages: 256
Date Read: June 4th
Task: Read a book with a two-word title
How it Fits: Waxing On = 2 words

✅ Prompt #12A: Central America - Guatemala
Book: Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Author: Simon Garfield
Pages: 374
Date Read: June 6th
Task: Read a book with a word in the title which has more vowels than consonants, like HUEHUETANANGO does
How it Fits: Mauve = 2 consonants & 3 vowels

✅ Prompt #12B: Central America - Costa Rica
Book: 21 Days to Unlock the Power of Affirmations: Manifest Confidence, Abundance, and Joy
Author: Louise L. Hay
Pages: 175
Date Read: June 6th
Task: Read a book where the author's first OR last name end with a vowel
How it Fits: Author's first name ends with E & last name ends with Y

✅ Prompt #13A: South America - Colombia
Book: The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
Author: Katja Pantzar
Pages: 272
Date Read: June 7th
Task: Read a book with a vehicle on the over
How it Fits: Bicycle on cover

✅ Prompt #13B: South America - Brazil
Book: Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
Author: Christopher Ryan
Pages: 298
Date Read: June 8th
Task: Read a book with a Z in the title
How it Fits: Z in 'Civilized'

✅ Prompt #14A: East Africa - Ethiopia
Book: Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe
Author: Anthony Summers
Pages: 718
Date Read: June 9th
Task: Read a book where the author's LAST names starts with S, H, or K
How it Fits: Author's last name starts with S

✅ Prompt #14B: East Africa - Kenya
Book: Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink
Author: Juliana Barbassa
Pages: 337
Date Read: June 9th
Task: Read a book with a mountain on the cover
How it Fits: Rio's mountain in background

✅ Prompt #15: West Africa - The Ivory Coast
Book: Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was
Author: Christopher Knight
Pages: 245
Date Read: June 12th
Task: Read a book with a subtitle that starts with the word THE
How it Fits: Subtitle starts with THE

✅ Prompt #16: The Arabian Peninsula - Yemen
Book: True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home
Author: Emma Christensen
Pages: 321
Date Read: June 12th
Task: Read a book where the author's initials are found in CULTIVATED
How it Fits: Author's initials are EC

✅ Prompt #17A: Asia - Indonesia
Book: East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia
Author: Benson Bobrick
Pages: 462
Date Read: June 13th
Task: Read a book with four syllables in the title
How it Fits: "East of the Sun" = 4 syllables

✅ Prompt #17B: Asia - Vietnam
Book: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War
Author: Alan Philps
Pages: 352
Date Read: June 14th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter found in BOURBON
How it Fits: Apart from 'The', title starts with R

✅ Prompt #18A: Coffee & Health - Longevity
Book: How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
Author: Sönke Ahrens
Pages: 178
Date Read: June 14th
Task: Read a book with an 8 in the page count
How it Fits: 178 pages

✅ Prompt #18B: Coffee & Health - Cancer
Book: Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education
Author: Stephen M. Kosslyn
Pages: 437
Date Read: June 16th
Task: Read a book with all letters of L-I-V-E-R found in the title
How it Fits: All the letters of LIVER in title

✅ Prompt #18C: Coffee & Health - Diabetes
Book: The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
Author: Meik Wiking
Pages: 203
Date Read: June 16th
Task: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in CAFESTOL.
How it Fits: Title starts with L

✅ Prompt #18D: Coffee & Health - Stroke
Book: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help
Author: Shelly Mazzanoble
Pages: 192
Date Read: June 17th
Task: Read a book with all the letters of S-T-R-O-K-E found in the title
How it Fits: It's a big title, so the letters of STROKE are definitely in it

✅ Prompt #18E: Coffee & Health - Cardiovascular Health
Book: Unfuck Your Intimacy: Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating
Author: Faith G. Harper
Pages: 295
Date Read: June 18th
Task: Read a book with a heart on the cover
How it Fits: Big heart on the cover

✅ Prompt #18F: Coffee & Health - Kidney Disease
Book: Og Mandino's University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book
Author: Og Mandino
Pages: 546
Date Read: June 20th
Task: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in POTASSIUM
How it Fits: Title starts with O or U, either way you look at it

✅ Prompt #19: Organic Coffee
Book: You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together
Author: Kat Timpf
Pages: 248
Date Read: Jun 20th
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in ORGANIC
How it Fits: Title stars with Y

✅ Prompt #20A: Recipes - Maple Bacon Latte
Book: Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa
Author: Yohanis Gebreyesus
Pages: 335
Date Read: June 21st
Task: Read a book that includes a recipe
How it Fits: It's a cookbook

✅ Prompt #20B: Recipes - Whipped Coffee, or Dalgona
Book: The Future of Us: The Science of What We'll Eat, Where We'll Live, and Who We'll Be
Author: Jay Ingram
Pages: 298
Date Read: June 23rd
Task: Read a book set during a pandemic
How it Fits: Covid

✅ Prompt #20C: Recipes - Classic Espresso Martini
Book: Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors
Author: Tom Bower
Pages: 499
Date Read: June 24th
Task: Read a book with the word ICE found in the text
How it Fits: "carrying ice in their holds to conceal the loot" p.111

✅ Prompt #20D: Recipes - Affogato
Book: Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog
Author: Lloyd Handwerker
Pages: 317
Date Read: June 26th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in AFFOGATO
How it Fits: Title starts with F

✅ Prompt #20F: Recipes - Frozen Irish Coffee
Book: Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners
Author: Henry Alford
Pages: 237
Date Read: June 28th
Task: Read a book with double letters in the title
How it Fits: kiLL

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Alone at Dawn Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force by Dan Schilling

- ⭐️⭐️
17. Spring:

- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. Summer:

The Rise An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation by Danette May

- ⭐️⭐️

21. A book with a horse on the cover
The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland - ⭐️⭐️

22. A book with man in the title
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book set in Paris
The Red Widow: The Scandal that Shook Paris and the Woman Behind it All - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book that features a hobby
The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese - cheese-making - ⭐️⭐️

25. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book involving pirates, maps, or treasure
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. A book related to or by an author we lost in 2023
Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. A book with at least 247 pages
Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul - 324 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. A book with gold on the cover
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work - ⭐️⭐️

30. A book related to We Didn't Start the Fire
Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe - ⭐️

31. A book featuring a landmark
Before the Pyramids: Cracking Archaeology's Greatest Mystery - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book related to masks
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

33. A book with a piece of fruit on the cover
A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. A book involving magical realism
50 Law of Attraction Exercises, Tips & Tricks: To Hack Your Mind & Increase Your Manifestation Power - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A book related to X marks the spot
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt - ⭐️⭐️

36. A book related to dragons
We Can All Make It - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

37. A book related to a sensory disability
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders - ⭐️⭐️

38. A book with a divided cover
It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

39. A book set mostly in a building
10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. A book with disembodied hands on the cover
The Art of Mentoring: Embracing the Great Generational Transition - ⭐️

41. A book related to Friends
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - ⭐️⭐️

42. A book related to an invention or a discovery
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

43. A book involving a STEM topic
How to Destroy the Universe - science - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. A book related to a mountain
The Next Everest - ⭐️⭐️

45. A book related to “soul”
The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book with a person on the cover & you can’t see their whole face
Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book involving Immigration, migration or relocation to another country
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A book related to something you take for granted
Time and How to Spend It: Seven Ways to Better Days - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book related to athletics in honour of the Summer Olympics
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book with twins in it
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book relating to a catchphrase
I Was Blind But Now I See - ⭐️⭐️

52. A book with a character who is neurodiverse
The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

53. A book related to left or right
Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

54. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll - Blue Moon - ⭐️⭐️

55. A book with a lock on the cover
Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

56. A book with a timepiece on the cover
Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

57. A book with an author whose first name is considered gender neutral
The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time, Cameron Díaz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. A book with a main character who is in "domestic service" - cook
Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa - ⭐️⭐️

59. A book where something on the cover is upside down
Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures - ⭐️⭐️

60. A book with a musical instrument in the title
The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. A book that honours Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life - ⭐️⭐️

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ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 List

✅ Part 2: 61/61

1. A book with a relative in the title
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. A book with a body part in the title
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles Into Opportunities! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. A book related to fire
Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption - ⭐️⭐️

4. A book related to your zodiac sign
Lionheart - ⭐️⭐️

5. A book that was the basis for an Academy Award (Oscar) winning movie
Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had
The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 - chef - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. A book that takes place in one of the world's 100 smallest countries
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - Honduras - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A book with a great first line
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing - "Bill Murray has shown up everywhere" - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. A book related to "civil rights" or "human rights"
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. A book about or related to technology
When Google Met Wikileaks - Julian Assange - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️

11. A book with a word in the title related to reading
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac - ⭐️

12. A book with a character who could appear on the X-Files
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - shadowy government people - ⭐️⭐️

13. A book where a dream plays a role
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. A book that has a character with a non-traditional name
Essence of Shibari: Kinbaku and Japanese Rope Bondage - Shin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A book that plays with perceptions of reality
The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. A book with scissors on the cover
Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. A book with a chair on the cover
Yellow: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book featuring creatures of the night
The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. A book related to a musical
Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story - ⭐️⭐️

20. A book with dragons
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - ⭐️⭐️

21. A book whose title is a prepositional phrase
This Book Will Blow Your Mind - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. A book with a fictional famous character
Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book related to the theme of a Las Vegas hotel
The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

25. A book with a character that could be described as one of the classes in Dungeons & Dragons
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book connected to colour by title
Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible - ⭐️⭐️

27. A book with a common household object on the cover
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite - ⭐️⭐️

28. A book with a real person as a character
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. A book where a character is a musician
Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

30. A book with a poem in it
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. A book with 'guide' in the title
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book related to mushrooms
Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms - ⭐️⭐️

33. A book related to your birth month
The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners - published in July - ⭐️⭐️

34. A book with a character who works with animals
The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A book with a family member in the title
Not My Father's Son - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. A book with a hand on the cover, but no torso
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

37. A book with a warm atmosphere
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - ⭐️⭐️

38. A book with a bilingual character
Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors - ⭐️⭐️

40. A book with the name of a spice in the title
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. A book that has an X in the title
Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

42. A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X)
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower - born in 1974 - ⭐️⭐️

43. A book with a pet in the story
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - lamb - ⭐️⭐️

44. A book with an anti-hero as a main character
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - ⭐️

45. A book over 500 pages
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book involving Intelligence – AI
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book with an insect on the cover
Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A book related to Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book with a character dealing with mental health or cognitive challenges
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book with a child character
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

52. A book with a nod to weather
Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change - ⭐️⭐️

53. A book involving politics
Credlin & Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself - ⭐️

54. A book with a character who has an alter ego
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️

55. A book where at least one character is trapped
This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America - Trapped in an over-turned hippie bus - ⭐️⭐️

56. A book with a clock on the cover
Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - ⭐️⭐️

57. A book connected to one of the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. A book that features at least 3 generations of a family
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

59. A book with a legal term in the title
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - ⭐️⭐️

60. A book that takes place in two centuries
The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. A book relating to China's terracotta warriors
China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - ⭐️⭐️

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message 80: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:44AM) (new)

May 27, 2024 05:17PM

ATYI52B - Cover Scavenger Hunt

Rhino -

The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros - ⭐️⭐️

Ladybug -

Discovering Watercolor An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises by Jennifer Lefèvre

Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lavender Flowers -

Cooking with Flowers Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers by Miche Bacher

Cooking with Flowers: Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Woman Holding a Gun -

Lawbreaking Ladies 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History by Erika Owen

Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grapes -

The Power of Understanding Yourself The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You by Dave Mitchell

The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - ⭐️⭐️

Peacock -

The Charisma Myth How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Soda bottle -

True Brews How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home by Emma Christensen

True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Footprints -

The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma

The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Roller coaster -

Famous Nathan A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog by Lloyd Handwerker

Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - ⭐️⭐️

Flashlight -

Prepping: An Essential Survival Guide for DIY Preppers Who Want to Be Self-Reliant When SHTF, Including Tips for Living Off the Grid, Homesteading, and Stockpiling Properly - ⭐️⭐️

Drooping flower -

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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message 81: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:51AM) (new)

May 28, 2024 05:00PM

HOB - Birth Flower Individual Challenge - June

✅ Total: 32/32

1. Read a book with "ROSE" in the text.
A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Read a book published in June.
What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health - ⭐️⭐️

3. Read a book with a red cover (>50%).
Red: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️

4. Read a book with a rose on the cover.
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality - ⭐️⭐️

5. Read a book with the word "FOSSIL" in the text.
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

6. Read a book set in Germany.
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - ⭐️⭐️

7. Read a book with 35 in the page count.
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - 354 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Read a book set in England.
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - ⭐️⭐️

9. Read a book with the letters P.E.A.C.E. in the title.
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Read a book with an MPG of Romance.
Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe - ⭐️

11. Read a book with an "innocent" character (your interpretation).
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Read a book with a "found family" trope.
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - ⭐️⭐️

13. Read a book with a yellow cover (>50%).
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Read a book where someone shows gratitude.
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Read a book with a character that is considered elegant.
In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress - ⭐️⭐️

16. Read a book with a character that has excessive pride.
Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography - ⭐️⭐️

17. Read a book featuring an "intense desire"
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Read a book with 2 characters that are forced to keep their relationship a secret.
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. Read a book with an MPG of Mystery.
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt - ⭐️⭐️

20. Read a book with a "love at first sight" trope.
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

21. Read a book with the authors initials found in "WONDER".
Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star, Rick Wakeman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. Read a book featuring a life-changing event.
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - massive pain reduction - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. Read a book with a breakup.
Not My Father's Son - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. Read a book with a bit of "modification".
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders - modifying games to suit ability - ⭐️⭐️

25. Read a book with a black cover (>50%).
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. Read a book featuring "politics".
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. Read a book with a minor character named "George".
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - ⭐️⭐️

28. Read a book featuring a VERY rich character.
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. R: Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - Roland Perry - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

30. O: Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. S: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - ⭐️⭐️

32. E
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac - ⭐️

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message 83: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:50AM) (new)

May 29, 2024 11:02PM

HOB - June 2024: A Whole New World

✅ Total: 20/20

1. Read a book with all the letters WORLD in the title
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2, Read a book with something shiny on the cover
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Read a book with a princess
Becoming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Read a book with a heart on the cover
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Read a book with just eyes showing on the cover
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - ⭐️⭐️

6. Read a book with the author's initials in WONDER
Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star, Rick Wakeman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Read a book tagged MAGIC
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Read a book that is set in another world (aka not on Earth)
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Read a book with a sky on the cover
The Next Everest - ⭐️⭐️

10. Read a book with a surprise ending
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Read a book with a red cover
Red: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️

12. Read a book with 2 people on the cover
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else - ⭐️⭐️

13. Read a book with a chase
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Read a book with all the letters CRYSTAL in the title
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Read a book with the word SOARING in the text
A Promised Land - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. Read a book that starts with a letter in STAR
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. Read a book that has more than 100,000 ratings on Goodreads
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Read a book that is thrilling to you (your interpretation)
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. Read a book that seems endless (900+ pages)
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List - 961 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. Read a slow burner
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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message 88: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:48AM) (new)

Jun 05, 2024 05:52AM

The 2024 ATY Reading Challenge - KIS & BIO Prompts

Total: 43/51 - Meh I'm done

✅ KIS - Keep it Simple - 15/15

1. Author's name: the letters can be rearranged to spell part of the phrase "It's Raining Cats & Dogs"
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy: How to Philosophize With a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Title: the letters can be rearranged to spell part of the phrase "It's Raining Cats & Dogs"
Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Cover: anything falling
Unfuck Your Year: A Weekly Unplanner and Self-Care Activity Book to Manage Your Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Triggers, and Freak-Outs - Rain - ⭐️⭐️

4. Cover: any beautiful city
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia - ⭐️⭐️

5. Title: includes ordinal numbers
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Title: contains any reference to the concept of numbers
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Title: includes homophones
Happiness Hacks: 300+ Simple Ways to Get―and Stay―Happy - ⭐️⭐️

8. Title: includes compound words
Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde - ⭐️⭐️

9. Title: A, T or Y anywhere
Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work! - ⭐️⭐️

10. Cover: A, T or Y anywhere on the cover, but not part of title
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - ⭐️⭐️

11. Book: relates to a antonym of one of the names of Snow White's 7 dwarves
How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers - Dopey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Book: related to a movie & TV series
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Title: Botanical words
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - ⭐️⭐️

14. Author's name: Botanical words
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath - Heather - ⭐️⭐️

15. Title: Homophones to sound-related words
Might As Well Laugh About It Now - ⭐️⭐️

BIO - Bring it on - 28/36

1. Set: in a city you have visited

2. Set: in a city you have not visited
Driven from Within - Chicago - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Text: includes the phrase "raining cats & dogs"
Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad - p.61 - ⭐️⭐️

4. Plot: occurs entirely or almost entirely during the night
Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Title: entirely number words or numerals

6. Title: a single number
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - ⭐️⭐️

7. Title: specific kind of number (even, odd, prime, fraction, imaginary, irrational)

8. Title: a number that is NOT a year
21 Days to Unlock the Power of Affirmations: Manifest Confidence, Abundance, and Joy - 21 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Title: every word ends in T
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else - ⭐️⭐️

10. Title: ends with & must also START with A, T or Y
The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu - ⭐️⭐️

11. Title: a single word title that is not a name of a person or place & is not a neologism
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today - ⭐️⭐️

12. Title: a single syllable
Red: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️

13. Title: a single letter

14. Title: Single word title, where the word must be from a language other than English
Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Title: At LEAST 9 words, not counting subtitle
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought - ⭐️

16. Author's name: first/last name Louis &/or Armstrong

17. Cover: only (or mostly) orange, green, & purple on the cover
The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Title: secondary colour is in the title but not on the cover
The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company - ⭐️⭐️

19. Title: 'chill' or 'chilling'

20. Set: in the Arctic or Antarctica
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️

21. Author's name: the letters QZX
Houseplants for a Healthy Home: 50 Indoor Plants to Help You Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Better All Year Round, Jon Vanzile - ⭐️⭐️

22. Title & author's name: one of the letters QZXJ in BOTH
Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine - ⭐️⭐️

23. Author's name: both first & last name begins with one of the letters QZXJ
The Real J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle-Earth, Jesse Xander - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. Plot: about Harry Houdini
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25. Set: in your state
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

26. Book: a science book without a subtitle
Buzz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. Book: a science book written by a scientist who is no longer alive
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. Book: a science book related to a branch of science you are unfamiliar with
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. Title: includes one of the words in the Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavour

30. Cover: part of a plant on the cover
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - grapes - ⭐️⭐️

31. Cover: a floral arrangement
Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time - ⭐️⭐️

32. Cover: 5+ different kinds of plants

33. Cover: an unusual botanical plant on the cover
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. Cover: Parrot
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. Author's name: 3 initials in their name
Zen Keys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. Title: the name or lyric of a song
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup - ⭐️⭐️

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message 89: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:48AM) (new)

Jun 09, 2024 01:10AM

TCF - BOOK It to the Finish Line! - June

✅ Total: 16/16

Fort Zachary Taylor
Read a book where someone was in the military
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - ⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a 'Z' in the title
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands - ⭐️⭐️

Read a book written before you were born
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Vol #8 Spranger to Zubiri - 1967 - ⭐️⭐️

Read a historical book
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overseas Highway
Read a book that takes place overseas from you
A Promised Land - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book where time is spent driving a car
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a car on the cover
Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book where someone goes on vacation
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cow Key Marina
Read a book with a farm animal in it
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite - chicken - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a key on the cover
The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book where time is spent on a boat
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - ⭐️

Read a book from your TBR list
Driven from Within - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Smathers Beach
Read any 140+ page book
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - 236 pages - ⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a sun on the cover
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia - ⭐️⭐️

Read a book where time is spent at the beach
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - ⭐️⭐️

Read a book with a title that starts with a 'S'
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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message 90: by Richard (last edited Dec 31, 2024 03:47AM) (new)

Jun 09, 2024 03:31AM

✅ TCF - Richard's Year of the Dragon

✅ Dragon 1
1. Read a book published in December.
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a boom where the MC makes a selfless sacrifice to help someone else.
A Promised Land - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% green.
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship - ⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word DRAGON.
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War, Gus Russo - ⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book where any of the characters are suffering from a water-based environmental calamity
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - Flood - ⭐️

✅ Dragon 2
1. Read a book with a confident MC.
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book with all the letters of FIRE in the title
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book where the MC goes on an adventure.
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book published in May.
The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book where the MC goes through a personal transformation of some kind.
Unfuck Your Friendships: Using Science to Make and Maintain the Most Important Relationships of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Dragon 3
1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word EMPEROR.
Becoming, Michelle Obama - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book where a character is highly respected.
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - Elon Musk - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book where the MC has a successful career.
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book with a MC is highly imaginative.
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book that has a dominant theme of justice.
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - ⭐️⭐️

✅ Dragon 4
1. Read a book whose cover is at least 50% red.
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book with a MC who is very stubborn.
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book where the MC struggles with their emotions over some issue.
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - ⭐️
4. Read a book with all of the letters GOAL in the title
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - ⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word DETERMINATION.
The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success, Andy Andrews - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Dragon 5
1. Read a book published in February.
Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book with an enthusiastic & confident MC.
Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa - ⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book without a 3 in the page count.
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else - 325 pages - ⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book that takes place over a New Year's Eve time frame.
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup - ⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book with a double vowel in the title.
Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde - ⭐️⭐️

✅ Dragon 6
1. Read a book with a very talented MC.
If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom - MC/author has marketing savvy - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book with the numbers 2 & 4 in the page count.
Wake Up!: How to Get Out of Your Mind, Stop Living on Autopilot, and Start Choosing Your Best Life - 214 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book with nobility in it.
The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show - "a nobleman named Sir Francis Drake arrived at the Roanoke colony in 1587" p.195 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word EXTRAORDINARY.
Restaurant Babylon, Imogen Edwards-Jones - ⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book where the MC takes a chance on something.
Lions and Tigers and Bears - The Internet Strikes Back - George Takei took a chance on sharing memes on Facebook to boost his popularity. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Dragon 7
1. Read a book with a very calm MC.
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book where a character works with wood.
Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World - Ulysses S Grant "was supporting his family by selling firewood on the side of the road" - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book with all the letters LOYALTY in the title.
Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups - ⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book where a MC's negative characteristic helps them achieve their goal.
Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It - Acting before they think, many characters enrich their lives. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word REVOLUTIONARY.
Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD, Tamara Rosier - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Jun 09, 2024 06:45AM

✅ TCF - Richard's Backyard Bird Challenge

✅ 1. American Robin
a. Read a book with twins in it.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands - ⭐️⭐️

b. Read a book with a tipsy character.
True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

d. Read a book whose title has all of the letters ROBIN in it.
It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 2. Downy Woodpecker
a. Read a book with a red spot on the cover.
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

b. Read a book that mentions a something made with down.
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - Jacket - ⭐️⭐️

c. Read a book by an author with first & last initials of D & W.
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go, David A. Weintraub - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

d. Read a book whose title has all of the letters DOWNY in it.
The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 3. American Goldfinch
a. Read a book whose cover has bright yellow & black on it.
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind - ⭐️⭐️

b. Read a book where a character changes clothes more than once.
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship - ⭐️⭐️

d. Read a book whose title has all of the letters FINCH in it.
The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 4. House Sparrow
a. Read a book about migrants.
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

b. Read a book with a MC who is a pest.
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - ⭐️⭐️

d. Read a book whose title has all of the letters SPARROW in it.
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 5. American Crow
a. Read a book where the MC is very good at solving problems.
Driven from Within - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

b. Read a book where the MC learns a language other than their native one.
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - Kate Elder was Hungarian, but also spoke Spanish, English,
& French. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

c. Read a book by an author with first & last initials of A & C.
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography, Agatha Christie - ⭐️⭐️

d. Read a book whose title has all of the letters CROW in it.
Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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✅ 6. Black Capped Chickadee
Book: Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Author: Eric Jay Dolin
Date Read: June 23rd
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters BLACK in it.

✅ 7. House Finch
Book: This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America
Author: Ryan Grim
Date Read: June 22nd
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters HOUSE in it.

✅ 8. Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Book: The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
Author: Leigh Phillips
Date Read: June 20th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters WARBLER in it.

✅ 9. White Breasted Nuthatch
Book: Re-Awaken the Giant Within
Author: Anthony Robbins
Date: June 20th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters WHITE in it.

✅ 10. Wood Thrush
Book: Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde
Author: Jennie Garth
Date: June 24th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters THRUSH in it.

✅ 11. Brown Headed Cowbird
Book: When Breath Becomes Air
Author: Paul Kalanithi
Date: June 27th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters BROWN in it.

✅ 12. House Wren
Book: Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World
Author: Tim Low
Date Read: June 30th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters WREN in it.

✅ 13. Northern Cardinal
Book: You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life
Author: Kimberly Snyder
Date Read: July 4th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters NORTHERN in it.

✅ 14. Golden Crowned Kinglet
Book: The Little Blue Reasoning Book: 50 Powerful Principles for Clear and Effective Thinking
Author: Brandon Royal
Date Read: July 1st
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters KINGLET in it

✅ 15. Blue Jay
Book: The Ultimate Journey
Author: Jim Stovall
Date Read: June 30th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters JAY in it

✅ 16. Dark Eyed Junco
Book: The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success
Author: Euny Hong
Date Read: July 5th
Task: Read a book with a MC who lives in a city with a population over 5 million
How it Fits: South Korea = 51 million people

✅ 17. Tufted Titmouse
Book: Restaurant Babylon
Author: Imogen Edwards-Jones
Date Read: July 6th
Task: Read a book whose cover has gray, black & orange on it.
How it Fits:

Restaurant Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones

✅ 18. Chipping Sparrow
Book: The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show
Author: Nathan Robert Brown
Date Read: July 6th
Task: Read a book with a character who has a voracious appetite
How it Fits: Dean eats a lot

✅ 19. Red Bellied Woodpecker
Book: Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll
Author: Rick Coleman
Date: July 7th
How it Fits: Read a book whose title has all of the letters BELLIED in it.

✅ 20. Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Book: Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
Author: Laura Vanderkam
Date Read: July 5th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters RUBY in it

✅ 21. Cedar Waxwing
Book: Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
Author: Ryan Holiday
Date Read: July 9th
Task: Read a book where an MC is very polite.
How it Fits: Truman was polite.

✅ 22. Baltimore Oriole
Book: The Once & Future Witch Hunt: A Descendant's Reckoning from Salem to the Present
Author: Alice Markham-Cantor
Date Read: July 10th
Task: Read a book with a cover that is mostly orange & black.
How it Fits:

The Once & Future Witch Hunt A Descendant's Reckoning from Salem to the Present by Alice Markham-Cantor

✅ 23. Eastern Bluebird
Book: Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Author: John Wass
Date Read: July 7th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters EASTERN in it.

✅ 24. Pine Siskin
Book: Man’s Search for Meaning
Author: Viktor E. Frankl
Date Read: July 8th
Task: Read a book where the MC is part of a mass migration.
How it Fits: 1,500 people in a train to a concentration camp

✅ 25. Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Book: Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD
Author: Tamara Rosier
Date Read: July 7th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters ROSE in it.

✅ 26. Gray Catbird
Book: Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups
Author: Daniel G. Amen
Date Read: July 11th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters GRAY in it.

✅ 27. Scarlet Tanager
Book: Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It
Author: David R. Lewis
Date Read: July 10th
Task: Read a book whose cover is primarily bright scarlet red & black.
How it Fits:

Impulse Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It by David R. Lewis

✅ 28. Indigo Bunting
Book: Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
Author: Dasha Kiper
Date Read: July 15th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters INDIGO in it.

✅ 29. Northern Flicker
Book: Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
Author: John Eldredge
Date Read: July 16th
Task: Read a book whose title has all of the letters FLICKER in it.

✅ 30. Spotted Towhee
Book: Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge
Author: Tammie Jo Shults
Date Read: July 12th
Task: Read a book by an author with first & last initials of S & T.

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Jun 11, 2024 12:27AM

TCF - Book Dominoes

1 - Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was - One in title - ⭐️⭐️

1 - Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - One word title - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4 - Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension - Four in title - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3 - Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library - 3 words in title - ⭐️⭐️

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Jun 13, 2024 06:45AM

AMMP - Most Popular Dog Breeds

✅ Total: 40/40

1. French Bulldog
Read a book published in 2023.
Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book set in France.
Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors - France is one of the countries it's set in - ⭐️⭐️

2. Labrador Retriever
Read a book with water on the cover.
Water Up Fire Down: An Energy Principle for Creating Calmness, Clarity, and a Lifetime of Health - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book tagged 'family' at least x10
Might As Well Laugh About It Now - ⭐️⭐️

3. Golden Retriever
Read a book with an aristocrat character.
Og Mandino's University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a 7 & 0 in the publication date.
How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. German Shephard
Read a book with a police character.
Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a character with a disability.
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe - Einstein was autistic - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Poodle
Read a book with a title starting with the letter P.
The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book set in at least two different countries.
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Dachsund
Read a book written by a 'superstar' author.
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a compound word in the title.
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Bulldog
Read a book tagged 'sports' at least x10.
Earn the Right to Win: How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with the word 'blood' in the text.
Unfuck Your Body: Using Science to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Beagle
Read a book with all the letters of NOSE in the title.
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book tagged 'favourite/s' at least x20.
This is How - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Rotweiler
Read a book written by an author whose initials are in CUDDLE.
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates, Eric Jay Dolin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book in which someone starts a new job.
Unfuck Your Worth: Overcome Your Money Emotions, Value Your Own Labor, and Manage Financial Freak-Outs in a Capitalist Hellscape - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. German Shorthaired Pointer
Read a book with a title starting with a letter in BIRD.
The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with an outdoors scene on the cover.
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Penbroke Welsh Corgi
Read a book with at least 2 of the numbers in 1107 in the page count.
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - 317 pages - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a title starting with a letter in DOOKIE.
The King of Late Night - ⭐️

12. Australian Shephard
Read a book in which there is a misunderstanding of some kind.
Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Yorkshire Terrier
Read a book in which someone moves to a new place.
If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom - MC moved to an apartment 3 blocks away - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book which does not have any words in the title starting with any of the letters in RIBBON.
Wake Up!: How to Get Out of Your Mind, Stop Living on Autopilot, and Start Choosing Your Best Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Read a book in which someone wins a competition or prize.
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food - Sweetest carrots - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with MPG History.
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Doberman Pincher
Read a book which has won an award.
Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives - Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. Carne Corso
Read a book with fire on the cover.
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a title that has at least 2 words starting with the same letter.
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. Mini Schnauzer
Read a book with a face on the cover.
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with none of the letters of BRITISH in the title.
Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World - ⭐️⭐️

18. Boxer
Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BOXER.
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book tagged 'war' at least x20.
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - ⭐️⭐️

19. Great Dane
Read a 'giant' of a book - 500+ pages.
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List - 961 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. Shih Tzu
Read a book written by an author with their initials in the word LION.
Living Tao: Timeless Principles for Everyday Enlightenment, Ilchi Lee - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book in which a character has a secret.
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - ⭐️⭐️

21. Mutt
Read a book with all the letters of MUTT in the title.
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a 5 in the page count.
Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education - 457 pages - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a 1-word title.
Becoming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Jun 13, 2024 01:44PM

AMMP - June 2024 Cover Hunt

✅ Total: 10/10

Supplies
Tent ⪼ shelter
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - hotel - ⭐️⭐️ -

The Red Hotel Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps

Sleeping bag ⪼ bed
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

Monsters on the Couch The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies by Brian A. Sharpless

Camp stove ⪼ cooking item
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite - fork - ⭐️⭐️ -

Why We Eat (Too Much) The New Science of Appetite by Andrew Jenkinson

Water ⪼ any drink (not water)
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well - tea - ⭐️⭐️ -

The Little Book of Hygge The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking

Hiking boots ⪼ boots
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - ⭐️ -

You Can't Joke About That Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf

Flashlight/Lantern ⪼ source of light
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today - lightbulb - ⭐️⭐️ -

Imaginable How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today by Jane McGonigal

Where to camp
Nearby State or National Park ⪼ scenic view, no people
Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

Twin Peaks and Philosophy That's Damn Fine Philosophy! (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 119) by Richard Greene

Backyard ⪼ garden
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

The Third Plate Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber

What to do while camping
Roast s'mores ⪼ white cover
Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

Unlock It The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance by Dan Lok

Hike trails ⪼ road
Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ -

Your Story Matters Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life by Leslie Leyland Fields

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✅ TCF - GISH Scavenger Hunt II - The Best Ever Hyperboles (Team 10)

Week 1
Book: Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths
Author: John Spurling
Pages: 336
Date Read: June 15th
GISH Task 22: Mythical creature
GISH Task 21: 3 in page count

Week 2
Book: The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Author: Robin S. Sharma
Pages: 223
Date Read: June 18th
GISH Task 33: MC flies on an airplane
GISH Task 29: Set in opposite hemisphere (I live in Australia)

Week 3
Book: Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors
Author: Tom Bower
Pages: 499
Date Read: June 24th
GISH Task 58. Read a book set during a war, battle, or conflict
GISH Task 76. Read a book tagged "Historical"

Week 4
Book: Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
Author: Philip Plait
Pages: 312
Date Read: July 4th
GISH Task 85
GISH Task 88

Week 5
Book: Always Delicious: Over 175 Satisfying Recipes to Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Keep the Weight Off Permanently
Author: David Ludwig
Pages: 345
Date Read: July 11th
GISH Task 106: Read a book with a 6 & 0 in the publication date
- (March 6, 2018)
GISH Task 127: Read a book where the author's name is in black letters on the cover

Week 6
Book: Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
Author: Dasha Kiper
Pages: 290
Date Read: July 15th
GISH Task 132. Read a book published in 2023
GISH Task 140. Read a book with all the letters of DRUM in the title

Week 7
Book: The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society
Author: Azeem Azhar
Cover:

The Exponential Age How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society by Azeem Azhar

Pages: 403
Date Read: July 24th
GISH Task 165: Read a book with three of the letters of ZENXV in the title
GISH Task 180: Read a book with a cover that is 50% black or white

Week 8
Book: Doctor Who: The Witchfinders
Author: Joy Wilkinson
Pages: 178
Date Read: July 31st
GISH Task 189. Read a book with a 4-word title
GISH Task 206. Read a book in a genre you overlook or hardly ever read (fiction)

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