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TOAP - Saturday in the Park Cover Search✅ Total: 12/12
1. Basket -
- ⭐️⭐️2. Blanket -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️3. Cooler -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4. Grass -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️5. Flowers -
- ⭐️⭐️6. Any Type of Fruit -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️7. Any Kind of Beverage -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️8. Picnic Table -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️9. Cup -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️10. BBQ -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️11. Umbrella -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️12. Bottle -
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C&F - Richard in the Upside Down✅ 1-33
✅ Task 1
Book: Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace
Author: Scott Thorson
Date Read: July 12th
Task: Read a book set or written in the 1980s
How it Fits: Published in 1988
✅ Task 2
Book: Encylopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences
Author: Albert G Mackey
Date Read: July 12th
Task: Read a book with Stranger & Things found in text
How it Fits: "and that their hearts have felt more deeply for the destitution of a Brother than a stranger." p.270
"he shall keepe councell in all things spoken in Lodge or chamber by any Masons, Fellows, or Freemasons." p.81
✅ Task 3
Book: The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Author: Jagdish Mehra
Date Read: July 13th
Task: Read a book with two words starting with D in the title
✅ Task 4
Book: Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes
Author: William Gurstelle
Date Read: July 13th
Task: Read a book with a garage on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 5
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 with woods on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 6
Book: Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who
Author: Neil Perryman
Task: Read a book with a TV on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 7
Book: The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
Author: Peter Biskind
Date Read: July 19th
Task: Read a book with 'promise' found in text.
How it Fits: "before the utopian promise of the internet was monetized and then forgotten" p.56
✅ Task 8
Book: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Author: Maya Angelou
Date Read: July 21st
Task: Read a book with all the letters of Demogorgon in title.
How it Fits: thE cOllecteD autObiOGRaphies of Maya aNGelou
✅ Task 9
Book: A Grain of Salt: The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat
Author: Joe Schwarcz
Date Read: July 26th
Task: Read a book with a rock on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 10
Book: Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
Author: Allison Raskin
Date Read: 27th July
Task: Read a book with author's initials found in Sattler
How it Fits: Author's initials are AR
✅ Task 11
Book: Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
Author: Michael Singer
Date Read: July 28th
Task: Read a book with author's initials found in Supercom
How it Fits: Author's FN & LN are MS
✅ Task 12
Book: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
Author: Patricia Schultz
Pages: 1,217
Date Read: July 29th
Book: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3 volume set
Author: K. Lee Lerner
Pages: 1,300
Date Read: July 30th
Task: Read a total of 1983 pages
How it Fits: 1,217 + 1,300 = 2,517 pages
✅ Task 13
Book: Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Author: Joseph Murphy
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: Read a book with a title starting with E
How it Fits: Title starts with E
✅ Task 14
Book: Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Author: Denise Duffield-Thomas
Date Read: Aug 7th
Task: Read a book with something upside down on the cover
How it Fits:
- Head✅ Task 15
Book: Lonely Planet Paris
Author: Lonely Planet
Date Read: Aug 7th
Task: Read a book with Acrobat found in text
How it Fits: "Clowns, trapeze artists and acrobats have entertained children of all ages" p.90
✅ Task 16
Book: Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Author: David Haward Bain
Date Read: Aug 10th
Task: Read a book with railway tracks on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 17
Book: Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
Author: Lysa TerKeurst
Date Read: Aug 12th
Task: Read a book with a title starting with F
How it Fits: Title starts with F
✅ Task 18
Book: A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
Author: Richard Phillips
Date Read: Aug 13th
Task: Read a book with water on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 19
Book: Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
Author: Daniel Tudor
Date Read: Aug 17th
Task: Read a book with exactly 2 men & 1 woman on the cover.
How it Fits:
✅ Task 20
Book: Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking
Author: Bonnie Scott
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: Read a book with a van on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 21
Book: Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World
Author: Nick Morgan
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: Read a book with a phone on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 22
Book: ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
Book: Penn Holderness
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Read a book with salt found in text
How it Fits: "The human brain is nothing more than approximately three pounds of fat, water, carbs, protein, and salt—basically the same ingredients as a pizza" p.61
✅ Task 23
Book: Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World
Author: Gary Chapman
Date Read: Aug 30th
Task: Read a book about siblings.
How it Fits: “What do you mean I have to apologize to my sister?” p.35
✅ Task 24
Book: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Author: Tom Farley Jr.
Date Read: Sep 12th
Task: MC has first kiss
How it Fits: "Chris was a big guy, but he was cute. I hated that he didn’t feel worthy of that. The first time we kissed the crew applauded" p.191
✅ Task 25
Book: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i
Author: Bill Schelly
Date Read: Sep 13th
Task: Scene - classroom
How it Fits: "He entered a classroom full of students and immediately dropped everything but the soda" p.516
✅ Task 26
Book: Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Author: Mervyn Singer
Date Read: Sep 15th
Task: Set - hospital
How it Fits: "critical care provision throughout the hospital." p.40
✅ Task 27
Book: Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
Author: Amalia Andrade
Date Read: Sep 16th
Task: Author - initials in 'thessalhydra'
How it Fits: AA
✅ Task 28
Book: 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?
Author: Ezio Di Nucci
Date Read: Sep 21st
Task: Series - 11th or higher
How it Fits: #116 in the series
✅ Task 29
Book: The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
Author: Daniel H. Pink
Date Read: Sep 24th
Task: Plot - MC has troubled past
How it Fits: Edith Piaf - "She bore a child at age seventeen, whom she abandoned to the care of others and who died before turning three....She spent one portion of her adult life addicted to alcohol and another addicted to morphine." p.16
✅ Task 30
Book: 8 Lessons in Military Leadership: For Entrepreneurs
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Date Read: Sep 26th
Task: Cover - someone in uniform
How it Fits:
✅ Task 31
Book: Machiavelli: A Biography
Author: Miles J. Unger
Date Read: Sep 27th
Task: Title - 1-word, starting with M
✅ Task 32
Book: Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Finding Your Message, Building a Tribe, and Changing the World
Author: Russell Brunson
Date Read: Sep 28th
Task: Cover - lights
How it Fits:
✅ Task 33
Book: Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
Author: Bill O'Reilly
Date Read: Sep 29th
Task: Text - 'manhunt'
How it Fits: "Bush the Younger’s second term goes south quickly. The manhunt for Osama bin Laden has gone cold." p.385
TCF - Richard's Solo Marathon Challenge✅ New York Marathon in New York, New York
✅ 1. Author has 3 letters from the words NEW YORK CITY in their name
Book: Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
Author: Eris Young
Date Read: July 13th
How it Fits: Letters in name = ERIYON
✅ 2. Training Runs
Regular runs. Read any book you like.
14/7 - Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope - ⭐️⭐️
Intervals. Read a book in 24 hours.
14/7 - Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hill Repeats. Read a book that pushes your boundaries
15/7 - Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My current partner is very close to Alzheimer's age :(
Long Runs. Read a book that is at least 300 pages.
15/7 - Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain - 352 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 3. Overtime
Unmotivated
U: 17/7 - Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography, Usain Bolt - ⭐️⭐️
N: 18/7 - Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who, Neil Perryman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 16/7 - The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World, Max Fisher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 20/7 - The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life, Colin O'Brady - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 16/7 - Wisdom From The Ancients: Enduring Business Lessons From Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, And The Illustrious Leaders Of Ancient Greece And Rome, Thomas J. Figueira - ⭐️⭐️
I: 20/7 - Manifest Now, Idil Ahmed - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
V: 16/7 - Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 16/7 - The Social Life of Books: Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home - ⭐️⭐️
T: 18/7 - The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography - ⭐️⭐️
E: 16/7 - Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad, John Eldredge - ⭐️⭐️
D: 16/7 - Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 4. Tune-Up Races
1. 5K Race. Read a book of over 200 pages in 2 days.
23/7 - Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. 10K Race. Read 2 books that are over 200 pages long to complete this race.
a: 22/7 - Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain - 250 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b: 22/7 - Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth - 322 pages - ⭐️⭐️
3. Half marathon. Read three series books to complete this race.
a, b, & c: 25/7 - Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy - 3 volume set - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 5. Slip
S: 26/7 - A Grain of Salt: The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat, Joe Schwarcz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 26/7 - Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, Christine Yu - ⭐️⭐️
R: 27/7 - Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison, James Riordan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 26/7 - Advanced Spanish Step-by-Step: Master Accelerated Grammar to Take Your Spanish to the Next Level (Easy Step-by-Step Series) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 26/7 - The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism, David Paternotte - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 29/7 - Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 30/7 - Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story, Sara Dallin - ⭐️⭐️
K: 25/7 - Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance, Nicholas Kardaras - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity, Nico Tortorella - ⭐️⭐️
E: 30/7 - Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3 volume set - ⭐️⭐️
E: 1/8 - How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life, June Eding - ⭐️⭐️
S: 28/7 - Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament, Michael A. Singer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 6. Night Before
1. Race expo - read a book where a character goes to an expo.
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - "Monsieur Jordain and his Travelling Circus" p.104 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Pasta dinner - read a book where the MC eats a lot of pasta.
6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - Many noodle houses are reviewed by the MC - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Set your alarm - read a book that is alarming to you in some way.
3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - I never realised how crazy Courtney Love was! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Lay out your clothes - read a book where the MC is a real clothes hound.
11/8 - Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - "she was parting with large sums of money for watches and clothes." p.196 - ⭐️⭐️
5. Morning ritual - read a book where any character has a set ritual for something that they always do.
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - "Having a morning ritual of drinking tea in quiet is a great way for introverts to add a mini retreat to the day." p.29 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Fast Food
Spaghetti
S: Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google, John Palfrey - ⭐️⭐️
A: The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - ⭐️⭐️
G: An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture, Gavin Blair - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery, Mamrie Hart - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - ⭐️⭐️
T: Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence, Thibaut Meurisse - ⭐️⭐️
T: Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation, Daniel Tudor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 8. Big Day
1. Early miles: Read a book where a character is very excited & happy about an event.
If You Ask Me - ⭐️⭐️
Betty White was excited about getting into acting
2. Mid miles: Read a book where a character gets into a situation that becomes progressively more difficult as time wears on.
Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible - ⭐️
"employees would question whether to place their careers and their family’s welfare in my hands; they would doubt their opportunities for growth and development under my leadership." p.61
3. 20 miles: Read a book where a character has serious self doubt about a course of action they have set out on.
Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy - ⭐️⭐️
Hillary Clinton's campaign got harder because of various scandals.
4. Race finish: Read a book where a character completes some monumental effort & is now wiped out but also happy.
Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC escaped persecution from Iran & arrived in America as a refugee
✅ 9. Kid Energy
K: Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential, Pranjal Kamra - ⭐️⭐️
I: Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success, Robert Irvine - ⭐️
D: Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️
E: Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul, Nelson George - ⭐️⭐️
E: Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark - ⭐️⭐️
G: The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set - ⭐️⭐️
Y: When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way, Denise Young - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ HOB - 2024: I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie500+ pages, from Jan to Dec (no cookbooks)
Total books: 135
Total: pages: 116,870
1. The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols - 659
2. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values - 540
3. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA - 514
4. Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors - 532
5. Lonely Planet Vietnam - 1,376
6. Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi - 724
7. Biochemistry For Dummies - 522
8. A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books - 717
9. Decline and Prosper!: Changing Global Birth Rates and the Advantages of Fewer Children - 575
10. Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life Of Tiny Tim - 680
11. Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York's Legendary Chelsea Hotel - 501
12. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant - 625
13. Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe - 505
14. THE Sex & Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex For Everyone - 605
15. We Are The Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory - 514
16. Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009 - 812
17. Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth - 543
18. The Norton Field Guide to Speaking Review Copy - 1,254
19. Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam - 512
20. The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change - 592
21. Chasing Gold - 527
22. A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal - 544
23. Jingle Jangle Morning: Folk-Rock in the 1960s - 1,769
24. This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress - 595
25. City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York - 771
26. Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential - 1,026
27. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - 528
28. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - 656
29. Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe - 718
30. A Promised Land - 768
31. It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health - 547
32. Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - 560
33. Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today - 531
34. 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List - 961
35. Og Mandino's University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book - 554
36. A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - 557
37. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - 580
38. Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment - 881
39. The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero - 604
40. Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography - 503
41. Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe - 563
42. Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes - 902
43. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original - 625
44. Word Origins - 576
45. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath - 1,154
46. Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine - 795
47. The High Cost of Free Parking: Updated Edition - 808
48. Encylopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences - 1,027
49. Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine - 864
50. The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou - 1,186
51. Thinking, Fast and Slow - 512
52. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy - 1,249
53. Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison - 576
54. 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List - 1,009
55. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List - 1,217
56. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3 volume set - 1,300
57. White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - 580
58. The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - 534
59. Fodor's Essential China - 544
60. Lonely Planet Paris - 999
61. KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - 737
62. Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - 848
63. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - 638
64. Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - 681
65. Napoleon - 805
66. 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME - 542
67. Unleashing Creativity - 528
68. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - 708
69. Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments - 611
70. A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean - 522
71. White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction - 557
72. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set - 2,000
73. Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire - 570
74. Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting - 537
75. Quotationary - 1,056
76. KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev - 832
77. Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington - 576
78. My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography - 513
79. Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions - 1,744
80. A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity - 960
81. First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E - 1,088
82. Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First - 907
83. A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes - 1,231
84. Encyclopedia of Military Science - 1,928
85. Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588 - 718
86. Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i - 644
87. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - 1,341
88. Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series - 589
89. I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft - 1,148
90. Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee - 1,360
91. Oxford Handbook of Critical Care - 704
92. The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 - 912
93. Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life - 1,158
94. Mozart: The Reign of Love - 832
95. DK Slovenia - 565
96. The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques - 1,008
97. Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel - 514
98. 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) - 552
99. Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes - 1,686
100. Rationality: From AI to Zombies - 2,101
101. The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs - 1,540
102. Picasso: A Biography - 510
103. Automotive Technology - 1,664
104. Principles of Biochemistry - 1,119
105. Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology - 2,311
106. Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation - 1,243
107. The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had - 512
108. Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth - 592
109. Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis - 824
110. Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century - 656
111. The Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide - 929
112. How to think ahead in chess : the methods and techniques of planning your entire game - 515
113. The New Yale Book of Quotations - 1,168
114. Horror Films of the 1980s - 1,615
115. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan - 608
116. A Thesaurus of English Word Roots - 1,079
117. The Anthology of Rap - 920
118. UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology - 1,078
119. 5001 Nights at the Movies - 960
120. Microbiology with Diseases by Body System - 936
121. The Essential Wayne Dyer Collection - 801
122. A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural - 731
123. Mexico - 1,028
124. The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age - 1,200
125. The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings - 800
126. The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health - 2,762
127. When the Screaming Stops: The Dark History of the Bay City Rollers - 568
128. My Life - 1,056
129. Bush - 832
130. Lionheart - 624
131. A History of Philosophy, Vol 2: Medieval Philosophy - 624
132. The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney - 624
133. The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics--and How They Shook the Scientific World - 1,088
134. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East - 662
135. Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders - 1,200
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✅ HOB - Week RAT: 14-20 July, 202414/7: 164
Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward - 164 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15/7: 2,469
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Left Brain, Right Stuff: How Leaders Make Winning Decisions - 331 - ⭐️⭐️
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today - 305 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Real J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle-Earth - 261 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Calling in "The One" Revised and Expanded: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life - 393 - ⭐️⭐️
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy: How to Philosophize With a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch - 233 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain - 290 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16/7: 2,628
Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
Beneath the Surface of Things: New and Selected Essays - 264 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World - 350 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI - 348 - ⭐️⭐️
Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind - 488 - ⭐️⭐️
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Social Life of Books: Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home - 362 - ⭐️⭐️
Wisdom From The Ancients: Enduring Business Lessons From Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, And The Illustrious Leaders Of Ancient Greece And Rome - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
17/7: 818
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life - 270 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wealth Habits: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom - 228 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18/7: 1,333
Magnify: Make Your Life Matter - 402 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Female Logic: 7 Strategies on How To Decode and Understand What A Woman Wants When She Is Testing You - 99 - ⭐️
The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography - 200 - ⭐️⭐️
Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD - 347 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who - 285 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19/7: 1,421
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back - 315 - ⭐️⭐️
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude - 160 - ⭐️⭐️
Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health - 338 - ⭐️
20/7: 842
The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Manifest Now - 272 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rudy: My Story - 314 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book that starts with a letter in DISABILITY
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a character that has a disability
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - "If rabies doesn’t persuade you of vampirism’s physiological underpinnings, there is always porphyria, a rare genetic disorder leading to a breakdown in the production of heme—the red pigment in blood." p.14 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book where someone achieves a goal
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️
Total pages: 9,675
Total books read: 33
✅ AMMP - Richard's Small Town Pick & Choose✅ Set 9
1: The author's LAST initial is NOT found in JIM IMBERI.
Book: Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today
Author: Hal Hershfield
Date Read: July 15th
2: MC's first initial is found in COTTAGE GROVE.
Book: Wealth Habits: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom
Author: Candy Valentino
Date Read: July 17th
How it Fits: C for Candy
3: Title starts with a letter in LOS YBANEZ.
Book: Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
Author: David Eagleman
Date Read: July 15th
4: Green cover.
Book: Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
Author: John Eldredge
Date Read: July 16th
How it Fits:
5: A feud of some type takes place.
Book: The Father of Forensics: The Groundbreaking Cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI
Author: Colin Evans
Date Read: July 16th
How it Fits: "told the police of a deep-seated feud between his brother and father" p.238
✅ Set 10
1: The author's first AND last initials are found in APPALACHIAN.
Book: Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who
Author: Neil Perryman
Date Read: July 18th
How it Fits: Author's initials are NP
2: Takes place during WWI.
Book: Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist
Author: Shirley Graham du Bois
Date Read: Aug 1st
How it Fits: "His sweet potato flour had helped to feed armies during the first World War" p.216
3: A train on the cover.
Book: Timelines of Everything
Author: D.K. Publishing
Date Read: Aug 1st
How it Fits:
4: Shares the same name as another book.
Book: The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
Author: Peter Biskind
Date Read: July 19th
How it Fits: The Sky is Falling by Sidney Sheldon
5: 4 in the page count.
Book: Magnify: Make Your Life Matter
Author: Ron Malhotra
Date Read: July 18th
How it Fits: 402 pages
HOB - The Name Game 2024Jazzy
✅ Task 4: Island Books - 45/45
Mine:
A: Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who, Neil Perryman - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude, Amy Bloom - 2002 - ⭐️⭐️
U: Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, Christine Yu - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️
L: The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back, Jacob Ward - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
T: The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography, Margaret Lane - 1946 - ⭐️⭐️
I: Manifest Now, Idil Ahmed - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: Magnify: Make Your Life Matter, Ron Malhotra - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: Yes Please, Amy Poehler - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind, Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, Annie Murphy Paul - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism, Peter Biskind - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️
U: The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel, Jim Stovall - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good, Robb Wolf - ⭐️⭐️
V: We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships, Kat Vellos - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
I: The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World, Michaela Chung - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
V: Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali, Vivienne Kruger - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️
A: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou - 1995 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Anna Lembke - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health, Bruce W. Perry - 2012 - ⭐️
O: The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life, Colin O'Brady - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life, Trust - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️
K: Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️
Jazzy's
L: Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography, Lisa Rogak - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
E: Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness, Elaine Pofeldt - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
S: The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams, Seth Godin - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️
M: Whole: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity, Melissa G. Moore - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, Meghan O'Rourke - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention, Simon Baron-Cohen - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Brian Tracy - 2001 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth, Brad Blanton - 1994 - ⭐️⭐️
A: Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Your Ultimate Guide To Healing Inflammation, Alleviating Pain and Restoring Physical Health With 50 Delicious Anti-Inflammatory Recipes, Kasia Roberts - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library, Kristin Pekoll - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
L: Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life, James Kerr - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society, Azeem Azhar - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain, Peter Shankman - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️
V: Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose, Vee Kativhu - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture, Gavin Blair - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD, Craig Surman - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again, Tom Jackson - 2015 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression, Allison Raskin - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
R: Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison, James Riordan - 1991 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures, Nessa Carey - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
U: Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived, Christopher Beanland - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, Geoffrey L. Cohen - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler, Helmut Ortner - 1993 - ⭐️⭐️
ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 ListParts 3&4 = 49/84
Part 3 = 18/42 - Meh I'm so done with this one
1. A book featured in a “staff picks” display at a bookstore
Yes Please - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club
Thinking, Fast and Slow - ⭐️⭐️
3. A book found on the TBR of a Goodreads friend
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book set in BCE
1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. A book with a timepiece on the cover
- ⭐️⭐️6. A book set in one of the countries competing in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. A book set in a different hemisphere than where you live
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
8. A book with a hidden object on the cover
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - obscured person - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. A book suggested by the phrase “Summertime Blues”
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - ⭐️⭐️
10. Set in the Arctic or Antarctic
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️
11. A book recommended by an independent bookseller
Napoleon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12.2 books that are part of a series: A
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. 2 books that are part of a series: B
I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
14. A book you meant to read in 2023
100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. A book nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award
If You Ask Me - ⭐️⭐️
16. A book where a main character is a librarian or a bookseller
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - ⭐️⭐️
17. A book with disembodied hands on the cover
Human Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book by an author from a Southeast Asian country
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - ⭐️⭐️
ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 ListPart 4 = 31/42
1. A book with a hot topic
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism - ⭐️⭐️
2. A book involving some type of intelligence
The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back - AI - ⭐️⭐️
3. A book you could read in 24 hours
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book with a character who is marginalized
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude - ⭐️⭐️
5. A book involving travel
The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. A nonfiction book about a topic you have always wanted to learn about
Rudy: My Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had
Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library - Librarian - ⭐️⭐️
8. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good - 402 pages - ⭐️⭐️
9. A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams - ⭐️⭐️
10. A book over 500 pages
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou - 1,186 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. A book that features a child character
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. A book with a character whose name that starts with a letter in the phrase LIBRARY CARD
Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth, Brad Blanton - ⭐️⭐️
13. A book that includes a love story
Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography - ⭐️⭐️
14. A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. A cultural book
Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. A book that’s a collection of essays
The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. A book that helps you reflect
Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love, and Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book with more than one main character
X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken - ⭐️⭐️
19. A book related to a bridge
Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Twin Bridges project - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - Courtney Love - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. A book with a character who works in an eating establishment
Fodor's Essential China - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. A book told from multiple character POVs
KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. A book set in a group living situation
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - ⭐️⭐️
25. A book with an ex
A Woman Like Me - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. A book with more than one main character
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. A book by an author from a country bordering the Indian Ocean
Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
28. A book set in autumn
Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice - ⭐️⭐️
29. A book that is an Audie award winner or nominee
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. A book set in a group living situation
Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space - ⭐️⭐️
31. A book with a character reminiscent of a Nightmare Before Christmas character
One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
TOAP - Richard is Hanging with the Peanuts Gang✅ 1-34
1. Book: Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist
Author: Shirley Graham du Bois
Date Read: Aug 1st
Task: 41. Read a book with a doctor character.
How it Fits: The MC was a scientist
2. Book: Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived
Author: Christopher Beanland
Date Read: Aug 1st
Task: 5. Read a book with the word "BLANKET".
How it Fits: "the comfort blanket surrounding the Earth" p.209
3. Book: How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life
Author: June Eding
Date Read: Aug 1st
Task: 21. Read a book with an orange cover.
How it Fits:
4. Book: Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable
Author: Darrin Donnelly
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: 36. Read a book in which any sport is watched
How it Fits: "Watching film of the game only made me angrier" p.68
5. Book: Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity
Author: Nico Tortorella
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: 26. Read a book with the Author’s first initial is in BLANKET.
How it Fits: Author's first initial is N
6. Book: The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader
Author: B. Joseph White
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: 30. Read a book in which there is a cat.
How it Fits:
- Lion on cover7. Book: The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
Author: Waqas Ahmed
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: 17. Read a book by an author who is a person of colour.
How it Fits: Pakistani author
8. Book: The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life
Author: Nataly Kogan
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: 50. Read a book that meets TOAP General Guidelines.
9. Book: The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse
Author: Jake Bright
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 46. Read a book with PEANUTS in the text
How it Fits: "Selling of just about anything (tissues, phone chargers, fruit, peanuts, etc.)" p.62
10. Book: Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
Author: Max Wallace
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 4. Read a book with an MPG of MUSIC.
11. Book: The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *
Author: Philippa Perry
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 27. Read a book in which Christmas is mentioned.
How it Fits: "worrying about who to send a Christmas card to." p.98
12. Book: 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness
Author: Géraud Guillet
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 33. Read a book with a number in the title.
How it Fits: 41 in title
13. Book: Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Author: Daniel Klein
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 2. Read a book with a dog on the cover.
How it Fits:
14. Book: Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao
Author: Lao Tzu
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: 25. Read a book with a plant on the cover.
How it Fits:
- Bamboo15. Book: Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
Author: Shellye Archambeau
Date Read: Aug 4th
Task: 13. Read a book with a red cover (over 50%).
How it Fits:
16. Book: The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
Author: Michaela Chung
Date Read: Aug 4th
Task: 47. Read a book in which BOTH of the author’s initials are in SNOOPY, COME HOME
How it Fits: Author's initials are MC
17. Book: White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
Author: William Dalrymple
Date Read: Aug 4th
Task: 40. Read a book in which someone is tricked.
How it Fits: "It was not long before he demonstrated the degree to which he was willing to pursue his quest for vengeance on those who had, in his eyes, tricked and humiliated him four years earlier." p.364
18. Book: The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
Author: William Dalrymple
Date Read: Aug 4th
Task: 18. Read a book with a hat on the cover.
How it Fits:
19. Book: Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success
Author: Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld
Date Read: Aug 5th
Task: 23. Read a book in which the MC flies on an airplane.
How it Fits: "The instant we left the plane and the wind of free fall hit my face" p.68
20. Book: 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries
Author: Roger Bridgman
Date Read: Aug 6th
Task: 12. Read a book in which a character is “replaced”.
How it Fits: "By raising and lowering the warp (lengthways) threads on a loom in the right sequence, elaborate patterns can be woven. In the 18th century, this was done manually by a “drawboy”. Inventor Jacques de Vaucanson replaced the boy with a punch-card mechanism in 1745" p.118
21. Book: Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Author: Frank W. Abagnale
Date Read: Aug 6th
Task: 32. Read a book with a wealthy MC
How it Fits: "I was a millionaire twice over and half again before I was twenty-one." p.11
22. Book: Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Author: Denise Duffield-Thomas
Date Read: Aug 7th
Task: 3. Read a book with a female character that has a bad temper.
How it Fits: MC is female. "I was angry that he wouldn’t quit his job as cavalierly as I did to join the world of entrepreneurship." p.263
23. Book: German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary
Author: Henry Strutz
Date Read: Aug 8th
Task: 22. Read a book with a tree on the cover.
How it Fits:
24. Book: KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography
Author: David Leaf
Date Read: Aug 10th
Task: 48. Read a book in which the MC sings
How it Fits: The MCs sing in a band
25. Book: Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Author: David Haward Bain
Date Read: Aug 10th
Task: 44. Read a book with an MC you’d consider a Good Man
How it Fits: "Cornelius Cole was a good man to have present" p.106
26. Book: Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
Author: Randy L. Schmidt
Date Read: Aug 11th
Task: 45. Read a book in which the characters go dancing.
How it Fits: "Prior to recitals she could be found singing and dancing on the sidewalk in front of the house in a full costume of sequins, satin, tap shoes, and a huge bonnet." p.28
27. Book: Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
Author: Lysa TerKeurst
Date Read: Aug 12th
Task: 8. Read a book with a character who has the same name as one of the mods.
How it Fits: Author is the MC. Her FN is Lysa.
28. Book: Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World
Author: Anuschka Rees
Date Read: Aug 12th
Task: 16. Read a book with the words “naturally curly hair” in text
How it Fits: "so naturally the path to even more happiness" p.37, "a smug link between having curly hair and being enlightened" p.116
29. Book: Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose
Author: Vee Kativhu
Date Read: Aug 13th
Task: 7. Read a book with a yellow cover.
How it Fits:
30. Book: A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
Author: Richard Phillips
Date Read: Aug 13th
Task: 11. Read a book with a moustache on the cover.
How it Fits:
31. Book: A Woman Like Me
Author: Bettye LaVette
Date Read: Aug 13th
Task: 38. Read a book in which the MC has a crush on someone.
How it Fits: "I loved Clarence, adored Clarence, worshipped, pursued, and pushed my relationship with Clarence to the absolute limit." p.35
32. Book: A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins
Author: Lloyd Spencer Davis
Date Read: Aug 14th
Task: 20. Read a book in which characters go camping or hiking.
How it Fits: "They go camping and hiking in the forests around Trout River for the next three weeks" p.282
33. Book: Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence
Author: Thibaut Meurisse
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: 42. Read a book any book & give your favourite quote.
How it Fits: "Belief turns your subconscious into a powerful ally" p.38
34. Book: 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world
Author: Nick Richardson
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: 43. Read a book that was published in November
How it Fits: Published in November
✅ AMMP - Richard Studies Unusual Schools Around the World✅ 1. The Train Platform Schools, India
Book: How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life
Author: June Eding
Date Read: Aug 1st
Task: Read a book where the author's initials are found in INDERJIT KHURANA
How it Fits: Author's initials are JE
✅ 2. The Makoko Floating School, Nigeria
Book: Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable
Author: Darrin Donnelly
Date Read: Aug 2nd
Task: Read a book published since 2013
How it Fits: Published in 2016
✅ 3. World’s Greenest School, Indonesia
Book: The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *
Author: Philippa Perry
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: Read a book with a green cover.
How it Fits:
✅ 4. The Cubical School, Denmark
Book: Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life
Author: Wendy L. Patrick
Date Read: Aug 4th
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in DENMARK.
How it Fits: Title starts with R
✅ 5. Dong Zhong: The Cave School, China
Book: Fodor's Essential China
Author: Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.
Date Read: Aug 6th
Task: Read a book set in China
✅ 6. The School In The Real World, USA
Book: Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Author: Frank W. Abagnale
Date Read: Aug 6th
Task: Read a book set in the United States.
How it Fits: MC is an American con-man
✅ 7. The School of Silicon Valley, California
Book: Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Author: Denise Duffield-Thomas
Date Read: Aug 7th
Task: Read a book where some type of technology is mentioned.
How it Fits: "My first passive income product was so basic: a $50 manifesting course that I filmed using my iPad." p.120
✅ 8. Trabajo Ya, Spain
Book: 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
Author: Doreen Rappaport
Date Read: Aug 9th
Task: Read a book with a J in the title
How it Fits: "Just"
✅ 9. The ‘Dangerous’ School, California
Book: The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler
Author: Helmut Ortner
Date Read: Aug 10th
Task: Read a book where the author's initials are found in BRIGHTWORKS.
How it Fits: Author's initials are HO
✅ 10. Harvey Milk High School, New York
Book: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Author: Meghan O'Rourke
Date Read: Aug 13th
Task: Read a book with all the letters of MILK in the title.
How it Fits: the invisibLe KIngdoM
✅ 11. The Gender-Neutral School, Sweden
Book: The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
Author: Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Date Read: Aug 14th
Task: Read a book tagged Mental Health.
How it Fits: MPG Mental Health
✅ 12. The Brightest Elementary School, Sweden
Book: 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world
Author: Nick Richardson
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: Read a book with a brightly-coloured cover.
How it Fits:
✅ 13. Wahroonga Preparatory School, Australia
Book: Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys
Author: Payam Zamani
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Read a book with double letters in the title.
How it Fits: SS
✅ 14. Steve Jobs School, Amsterdam
Book: Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself
Author: Sheleana Aiyana
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: Read a book with a 4 or a 12 in the publication date.
How it Fits: Published June 14, 2022
✅ 15. Sudbury Schools, USA
Book: Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Author: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Read a book with all the letters of SCHOOL in the title
How it Fits: kamikaze, CHerry BLOSsoms, and NatiOnalisms
BARC - Legacy of Robin Williams✅ Total: 34/34
Mork & Mindy
Read a Book with an alien Main Character
31/7 - Doctor Who: The Witchfinders - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a Main Character named Mindy
31/8 - Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Good Morning, Vietnam
Read a Book by an author whose initials are A.C.
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a scene in a radio station
24/7 - Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography - He had a job as a radio announcer - ⭐️⭐️
Dead Poets Society
Read a Book with a MC who is a teacher
25/7 - Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with the word Society in title
24/8 - The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cadillac Man
Read a Book with a car on the cover
21/8 - Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking - ⭐️⭐️
Hook
Read a Book with a character who leads 2 seperate lives
4/8 - Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a ship (ocean based) on the cover
12/8 - 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aladdin
Read a Book with a cover that is at least 80% Blue.
24/7 -
- We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships - ⭐️⭐️Read a Book with loveable non-human side characters
11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mrs Doubtfire
Read a Book with a character who uses disguises
30/7 - Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 3 volume set - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with Dual POVs
30/7 - Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story - ⭐️⭐️
Jumanji
Read a Book featuring a board game
24/7 - The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society - Chess - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book that starts with the letter J (may not ignore articles)
26/8 - Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a pair of dice on the cover
8/8 -
- Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - ⭐️⭐️The Birdcage
Read a Book with a MC who is openly gay
26/7 - The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book where a character dresses in drag
24/7 - Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - Cross-dressers are mentioned - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a birdcage on the cover
31/8 - The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Flubber
Read a Book with a cover that is at least 80% Green
29/7 -
- Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Read a Book with a MC who is an Inventor
31/7 - X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken - ⭐️⭐️
Good Will Hunting
Read a Book with a MC who is a genius
31/7 - Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors: Learn How to Think and Intervene Like a Cognitive Behavior Therapist - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
One Hour Photo
Read a Book with a photograph on the cover
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book by an author whose initials are S.P.
29/7 - 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List, Patricia Schultz - ⭐️⭐️
Insomnia
Read a Book with a character who has Insomnia
25/7 - Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
RV
Read a Book by an author whose initials are B.M.
15/8 - Napoleon, Michael Broers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Happy Feet
Read a Book with penguin on the cover
14/8 - A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with the word Happy in the title
6/8 - 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Night at the Museum
Read a Book that mentions Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
27/7 - Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love, and Life - "Caren began her concession speech with a quote by Teddy Roosevelt" p.128 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
NotM: Battle of the Smithsonian
Read a Book the features a battle
1/8 - Timelines of Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book by an author whose initials are T.R.
6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) - ⭐️⭐️
Boulevard
Read a Book in which a character comes out as gay
2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - ⭐️⭐️
NotM: Secret of the Tomb
Read a Book with the word Secret in the title
14/8 - Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Robin Williams
Read a Book a book by an author whose last name is Williams
31/8 - Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ AMMP - AMMP Candyland UniversitySpace: 5 - Pink
Book: Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
Author: Max Wallace
Pages: 304
Date Read: Aug 3rd
Task: Selected for me
Space: 8 - Red
Book: The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler
Author: Helmut Ortner
Date Read: Aug 10th
Elective: Title starts with L
Red:
Space: 11 - Blue
Book: Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story
Author: John Bloom
Date Read: Aug 14th
Elective: Title 'E'
Blue:
Space: 17 - Yellow
Book: I've Got This Round
Author: Mamrie Hart
Date Read: Aug 17th
Elective: Female author
Space: 21 - Red
Book: Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team
Author: Karen Morley
Date Read: Aug 21st
Elective: Title 'L'
Red:
Space: 25 - Orange
Book: Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
Author: John Brockman
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Elective: Black cover
Space: 31 - Pink
Book: ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
Author: Penn Holderness
Date Read: Aug 25th
Subject: Picked for me
Space: 32 - Green
Book: Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary
Author: Alex Horne
Date Read: Aug 25th
Subject: Humour
How it Fits: MPG Humour
Space: 35 - Yellow
Book: One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley
Author: Carol Ann Lee
Date Read: Aug 27th
Elective: Female author
Space: 36 - Blue
Book: Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink
Author: Ms Morgan Thorne
Date Read: Aug 29th
Elective: Title 'E'
Space: 41 - Red
Book: Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell
Author: Joey Green
Date Read: Aug 30th
Elective: Title 'L'
How it Fits: Title starts with L
Space: 43 - Purple
Book: Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
Author: Dan Schilling
Date Read: Sep 3rd
Elective: Cover: Weapon
Elective: Published: 2019
How it Fits:
- GunSpace: 48 - Red
Book: Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
Author: Zena Hitz
Date Read: Sep 6th
Elective: Title - 'L'
How it Fits: Title starts with L
Space: 50 - Yellow
Book: Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Author: Beth Kempton
Date Read: Sep 9th
Elective: Female author
Space: 55 - Pink
Book: The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Author: Alan Jacobs
Date Read: Sep 11th
Subject: Picked for me
Space: 58 - Blue
Book: Encyclopedia of Military Science
Author: G. Kurt Piehler
Date Read: Sep 12th
Elective: Title - starts with 'E'
Space: 63 - Yellow
Book: Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
Author: Amalia Andrade
Date Read: Sep 16th
Elective: Female author
Space: 67 - Red
Book: Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Author: Cynthia Hammer
Date Read: Sep 19th
Elective: Title - 'L'
Space: 73 - Green
Book: What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water
Author: Karen Page
Date Read: Sep 21st
Elective: Cover - food/drink
How it Fits:
Space: 74 - Red
Book: The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Author: Graham Norton
Date Read: Sep 23rd
Elective: Title - 'L'
Space: 77 - Yellow
Book: Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World
Author: Wendy Smith
Date Read: Sep 24th
Elective: Female author
Space: Graduation - Green I guess?
Book: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Author: Steven D. Levitt
Date Read: Sep 25th
Elective: Cover - food
How it Fits:
✅ AMMP - Club Fair: Team Nine✅ Knitting Club
Book: The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel
Author: Jim Stovall
Date Read: Aug 1st
Task: Read a book with a grandparent character.
How it Fits: A grandmother dies & the book is about the completion of her will
✅ Homeless Club
Book: German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary
Author: Henry Strutz
Date Read: Aug 8th
Task: Read a book with alliteration in the title.
How it Fits: 2 G-words in title
✅ The AMMP Post
Book: Napoleon
Author: Michael Broers
Date Read: Aug 15th
Task: Read a book with MPG Non-Fiction.
How it Fits: MPG Non-Fiction
✅ AMMP on Broadway
Book: The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
Author: Richard Dawkins
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Read a book whose author's initials are in BROADWAY
How it Fits: Author's initials are RD
✅ Community Gardens Collective
Book: Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Date Read: Aug 29th
Task: Read a book with all the letters of SUN in the title.
How it Fits: UNStrange minds
✅ Beekeepers Association
Book: Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
Author: Emily Anthes
Date Read: Sep 6th
Task: Read a book with a yellow cover.
How it Fits:
✅ Knitting Spell-Out
Book: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i
Author: Bill Schelly
Date Read: Sep 13th
Task: S
How it Fits: ALN starts with S
Book: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Author: Tom Farley Jr.
Date Read: Sep 12th
Task: C
How it Fits: Title starts with C
Book: Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588
Author: Colin Martin
Date Read: Sep 13th
Task: A
How it Fits: Title starts with A
✅ Broadway Spell-Out
Book: Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
Author: Peter Andreas
Date Read: Sep 15th
Task: A
How it Fits: ALN starts with A
Book: I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
Author: S.T. Joshi
Date Read: Sep 15th
Task: I
How it Fits: Title starts with I
Book: Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
Author: Amalia Andrade
Date Read: Sep 16th
Task: A
How it Fits: ALN starts with A
Book: Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System
Author: Len Kasten
Date Read: Sep 17th
Task: D
How it Fits: Title starts with D
Book: The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize
Author: Ulf Lagerkvist
Date Read: Sep 17th
Task: L
How it Fits: ALN starts with L
Book: The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
Author: Hugh Thomas
Date Read: Sep 17th
Task: T
How it Fits: ALN starts with T
TOAP - Richard's Disney Musicals✅ 1-36
✅ Task 1 - Back to the Future the Musical
Book: 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life
Author: Dan Strutzel
Date Read: Aug 12th
Task: Read a book that is published in the month of August
How it Fits: Published 11th of August, 2015
✅ Task 2 - Beauty & the Beast
Book: 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME
Author: JEFFREY GLADDEN MD FACC
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: Read a book that has a character that has gone through a transformation.
How it Fits: "Dr. Gladden shares his own transformation, his moments of realization, and the insights that emerged as he pieced together the puzzle of aging." p.32
✅ Task 3 - The Lion King
Book: The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
Author: Matthew Bothwell
Date Read: Aug 18th
Task: Read a book that has a circle on the cover
How it Fits:
✅ Task 4 - Tarzan
Book: Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Author: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Date Read: Aug 20th
Task: Read a book that a letter “Z” in the title of the book.
How it Fits: kamikaZe
✅ Task 5 - The Little Mermaid
Book: Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking
Author: Bonnie Scott
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: Read a book that has BOTH of the authors initials found in the word “MERBLADES”
How it Fits: Author's initials are BS
✅ Task 6 - Aladdin
Book: A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
Author: Vanessa Wilkie
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: Read a book that has the word “WISH” in the text.
How it Fits: "Alice “most honorably performed” her husband’s final wish and thanked the doctor for all he had done." p.67
✅ Task 7 - Frozen
Book: Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing
Author: Summer McStravick
Date Read: Aug 24th
Task: Read a book that has a MC who has a sister
How it Fits: “I have a half-brother! And I lived with three other step-siblings for most of my childhood! That’s four brothers and sisters, more than you ever had!” - p.167
✅ Task 8 - Mary Poppins
Book: Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Date Read: Aug 25th
Task: Read a book that has two of the following numbers, “2619” in the page count
How it Fits: 189 pages
✅ Task 9 - Newsies
Book: Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
Author: Rebecca Stott
Date Read: Aug 26th
Task: Read a book that has the word “Newspaper” in the text.
How it Fits: "The newspaper headline read “FREAK OF NATURE,” and the article described a pig" p.28
✅ Task 10 - Aida
Book: When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way
Author: Denise Young
Date Read: Aug 30th
Task: One of the author's Initials found in the word “AIDA”
How it Fits: Author's FN starts with D
✅ Task 11 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book: The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps
Author: Heinz Heger
Date Read: Sep 5th
Task: Read a book that is set in Germany.
✅ Task 12 - The Jungle Book
Book: Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story
Author: Evan I. Schwartz
Date Read: Sep 6th
Task: Text - 'Jungle'
How it Fits: "Vivekananda traveled through jungles and deserts." p.191
✅ Task 13 - My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale
Book: My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography
Author: Roger Moore
Date Read: Sep 7th
Task: Text - 'Puppet
How it Fits: "breathing life into puppets" p.369
✅ Task 14 - Hercules
Book: A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes
Author: Sharon Packer MD
Date Read: Sep 11th
Task: MC you would consider to be a hero
How it Fits: "Sam and Dean Winchester" p.178 - they saved the world SO many times.
✅ Task 15 - High School Musical
Book: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i
Author: Bill Schelly
Date Read: Sep 13th
Task: Author - initials in DOODLEBOPS
How it Fits: BS
✅ Task 16 - Camp Rock
Book: The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
Author: Darren Hardy
Date Read: Sep 13
Task: Published - 2010
How it Fits: January 1, 2010
✅ Task 17 - Descendants-The Musical
Book: The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body
Author: Dave Randolph
Date Read: Sep 14th
Task: Published - Feb
How it Fits: February 1, 2011
✅ Task 18 - Shakespeare in Love
Book: Dancing With Myself
Author: Billy Idol
Date Read: Sep 17th
Task: Set - London
How it Fits: "on the outskirts of SE London" p.47
✅ Task 19 - Freaky Friday
Book: Mozart: The Reign of Love
Author: Jan Swafford
Date Read: Sep 18th
Task: Text - 'Friday'
How it Fits: "he was accused of eating ham on Friday" p.589
✅ Task 20 - Bedknobs & Broomsticks
Book: Bossypants
Author: Tina Fey
Date Read: Sep 21st
Task: Title - begins with a letter in 'BEDKNOB' & ends with a letter in 'BROOMSTICK'
How it Fits: B....S
✅ Task 21 - The Princess Bride
Book: Vietnamese Street Food
Author: Tracey Lister
Date Read: Sep 22nd
Task: Published - 1987-2019
How it Fits: First published September 1, 2011
✅ Task 22 - Winnie the Pooh-The Musical Adventure
Book: Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes
Author: Matt Cardin
Date Read: Sep 22nd
Task: Char - 'Christopher'
How it Fits: "Hammer Films released eight sequels of the popular film, with Christopher Lee starring in six of them" p.234
✅ Task 23 - King David
Book: Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy
Author: Guy P. Raffa
Date Read: Sep 24th
Task: Published - May
How it Fits: First published May 12, 2020
✅ Task 24 - On the Record
Book: Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones
Author: Elizabeth Winder
Date Read: Sep 25th
Task: Char - singer
How it Fits: Marianne Faithful - She heavily influenced & transformed The Rolling Stones to become legends.
✅ Task 25 - Peter & the Starcatcher
Book: The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School
Author: Alexandra Robbins
Date Read: Sep 27th
Task: Author - initials in 'STARCATCHER'
How it Fits: Author's initials are AR
✅ Task 26 - Coco
Book: Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation
Author: Ed Rosenthal
Date Read: Sep 28th
Task: Text - 'Development'
How it Fits: "For fed-up cannabinoid farmers, this development offers a lifeline for two industries already suffering at the hands of rogue pollen" p.174
✅ Task 27 - Tangled
Book: The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Date Read: Sep 29th
Task: Page Count - 500+
How it Fits: 512 pages
✅ Task 28 - Alice in Wonderland
Book: Sam Walton: Made In America
Author: Sam Walton
Date Read: Oct 2nd
Task: Cover - hat
How it Fits:
✅ Task 29 - Father of the Bride
Book: The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything...Fast
Author: Josh Kaufman
Date Read: Oct 3rd
Task: GR - Spanish translation
How it Fits: En sólo 20 horas: Aprende lo que quieras de manera rápida
✅ Task 30 - The Aristocats
Book: Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Author: Gayle Wald
Date Read: Oct 4th
Task: Text - 'Jazz'
How it Fits: "singing blues and jazz songs about worldly desires" p.9
✅ Task 31 - Cinderella
Book: The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
Author: Chris Wilson
Date Read: Oct 6th
Task: Cover - something made out of glass
How it Fits:
- windows✅ Task 32 - Encanto
Book: Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972
Author: Dave Bidini
Date Read: Oct 12th
Task: Cover - curly hair
How it Fits:
✅ Task 33 - Fantasia
Book: But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life
Author: Paige Layle
Date Read: Oct 13th
Task: Text - 'Ballet'
How it Fits: "I AM A GOOD BALLET DANCER" p.139
✅ Task 34 - The Fox & the Hound
Book: The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Islands
Author: Coinneach MacLeod
Date Read: Oct 16th
Task: Cover - dog
How it Fits:
✅ Task 35 - The Lady & the Tramp
Book: Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty
Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Date Read: Oct 17th
Task: Title - starts with a letter in SPAGHETTI
How it Fits: Title starts with S
✅ Task 36 - Luca
Book: The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder, and the Mafia
Author: Paul L. Williams
Date Read: 264
Task: Set - Italy
How it Fits: The Vatican is in Italy
✅ HOB - Month RAT: August 20241/8: 1,151
The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - 164 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist - 228 - ⭐️⭐️
Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - 293 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Timelines of Everything - 322 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life - 144 - ⭐️⭐️
2/8: 1,389
Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - 244 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - 273 - ⭐️⭐️
The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - 209 - ⭐️⭐️
The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - 311 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3/8: 1,901
The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - 208 - ⭐️⭐️
Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - 382 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness - 126 - ⭐️⭐️
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - 211 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao - 368 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4/8: 1,958
Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - 199 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - 357 - ⭐️⭐️
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - 580 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - 534 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5/8: 531
Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life - 179 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6/8: 1,848
1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fodor's Essential China - 544 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) - 352 - ⭐️⭐️
Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way - 264 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - 224 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7/8: 1,303
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
Lonely Planet Paris - 999 - ⭐️⭐️
8/8: 932
Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - 128 - ⭐️⭐️
Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - 444 - ⭐️⭐️
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - 360 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9/8: 129
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - 129 - ⭐️⭐️
10/8: 1,934
KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - 737 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - 848 - ⭐️⭐️
Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy - 156 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler - 193 - ⭐️⭐️
11/8: 1,861
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - 392 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - 319 - ⭐️⭐️
Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - 638 - ⭐️⭐️
Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12/8: 1,156
2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - 210 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - 141 - ⭐️⭐️
Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation - 309 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13/8: 1,427
Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - 222 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google - 290 - ⭐️⭐️
A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - 307 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Woman Like Me - 272 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14/8: 1,806
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - 280 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - 252 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - 201 - ⭐️⭐️
Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - 681 - ⭐️⭐️
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - 392 - ⭐️⭐️
15/8: 1,268
Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World - 251 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Napoleon - 805 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence - 212 - ⭐️⭐️
16/8: 1,142
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - 352 - ⭐️⭐️
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - 248 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME - 542 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17/8: 2,122
Unleashing Creativity - 528 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've Got This Round - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation - 292 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - 290 - ⭐️⭐️
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 - 401 - ⭐️⭐️
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - 708 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18/8: 1,316
Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits - 142 - ⭐️⭐️
The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - 308 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - 384 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner - 130 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19/8: 933
Tell Yourself a Better Lie: Use the Power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to Edit Your Story and Rewrite Your Life. - 330 - ⭐️⭐️
Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself - 313 - ⭐️⭐️
Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires - 290 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ HOB - Month RAT: August 202420/8: 1,990
Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice - 165 - ⭐️⭐️
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - 428 - ⭐️⭐️
Breakthrough Rapid Reading - 436 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy - 417 - ⭐️⭐️
Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21/8: 1,824
How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! - 167 - ⭐️⭐️
Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A - 202 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play - 400 - ⭐️⭐️
Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking - 190 - ⭐️⭐️
Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team - 168 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If You Ask Me - 272 - ⭐️⭐️
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity - 327 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
22/8: 1,129
A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England - 266 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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 - 435 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - 428 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23/8: 1,955
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - 333 - ⭐️⭐️
Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments - 611 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness - 209 - ⭐️⭐️
The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect - 236 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World - 299 - ⭐️
Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space - 267 - ⭐️⭐️
24/8: 2,157
How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - 386 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing - 335 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene - 325 - ⭐️⭐️
A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean - 522 - ⭐️⭐️
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny - 253 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25/8: 1,556
ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good - 283 - ⭐️⭐️
The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety - 188 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise - 189 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible - 288 - ⭐️
26/8: 1,927
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - 396 - ⭐️⭐️
Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - 256 - ⭐️
The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential - 202 - ⭐️⭐️
Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading - 273 - ⭐️⭐️
African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - 480 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27/8: 1,410
Human Universe - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - 464 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself - 101 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction - 557 - ⭐️⭐️
28/8: 2,848
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set - 2,000 - ⭐️⭐️
The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - 360 - ⭐️⭐️
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - 208 - ⭐️
7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - 280 - ⭐️⭐️
29/8: 925
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism - 340 - ⭐️
Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink - 329 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30/8: 1,905
When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris - 336 - ⭐️⭐️
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - 284 - ⭐️⭐️
Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World - 240 - ⭐️⭐️
Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell - 240 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears - 181 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
31/8: 1,317
Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader - 176 - ⭐️⭐️
Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career - 272 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites - 236 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul - 297 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with all the letters of OLYMPICS in the title
Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book that is tagged SPORTS
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book set in FRANCE
Lonely Planet Paris - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with any sports-related item on the cover
- Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - Helmet - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Total pages: 46,118
Total books read: 143
HOB - August 2024: You Can Always be Number One✅ Total: 20/20
1. Read a book in any series
1/8 - The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - 4th in a quadrilogy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book where someone wins something
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - Won the World Skydiving Championship - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book where someone is a beginner at something
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - "Yesterday, I started an English course." p.8 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book with all the letters GOOFY in the title
12/8 - Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book with the face hidden or cut off (body but no face shown) on the cover
6/8 -
- Fodor's Essential China - ⭐️⭐️⭐️6. Read a book tagged SPORTS
9/8 - 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - ⭐️⭐️
7. Read a book with any type of ball on the cover
3/8 -
- The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - ⭐️⭐️8. Read a book with HORSESHOES in the text
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - "Horseshoes c150BC" p.55 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Read a book that starts & ends with a letter in JAVELINS
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
10. Read a book with a bench on the cover
7/8 -
- Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - ⭐️⭐️11. Read a book where someone stumbles
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - "My mother would stumble at every step" p.380 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. Read a book with all the letters WHOOPS in the title
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. Read a book where someone runs in a race
16/8 - 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - "A lap and a half into the race, and with some of the runners starting to break from the pack, Clarke lost his balance momentarily, and Landy, immediately behind him, clipped his heels." p.51 - ⭐️⭐️
14. Read a book that starts with a G
8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Read a book that starts with an O
18/8 - The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Read a book that starts with an F
8/8 - Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - ⭐️⭐️
17. Read a book that starts with a Y
16/8 - You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. Read a book with the author's initials in GAWRSH
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility, Waqas Ahmed - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. Read a book with a pro athlete
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. Read a book where someone plays any type of game
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - "English card games were played" p.69 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TCF - BOOK It to the Finish Line! - August✅ Total: 16/16
Tour d Todd - read a book with a road trip
6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - "The trip by car from central Beijng to Simitai costs about Y800 and takes about two hours." p.195 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mini Yacht - read a story that is less than 140 pages
3/8 - 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness - 126 pages - ⭐️⭐️
Rowing 4's - read a book that is the 4th in a series
1/8 - The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Anchor the Boat - read a book that is the last in a series
17/8 - I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
Surf Rescue - read a book where someone is saved
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - "married a Hindu girl whom he allegedly saved from the funeral pyre of her first husband." p.63 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kayak - read a book written by a male author
1/8 - Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived, Christopher Beanland - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Boogie Board - read a book set in the 1970's
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - Published in 1980, the story happened in the 1970's - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sand Shoveling - read a book where the main character uses a hand tool
12/8 -
- Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - Paint-roller - ⭐️⭐️⭐️Oxford Tubs - read a book set in England
3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mixed Maxi Yachts - read a book told from more than one perspective
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lolly Scramble - read a book with a sweet main character
1/8 - Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist - ⭐️⭐️
Sand Skis - read a book set in the wintertime
14/8 - A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️
Beach Sprint - read a book in 24 hours
1/8 - How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
Rowing 8's - read a book published in 2018
1/8 - Timelines of Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bring Your Own Boat - read a book that you own
4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - ⭐️⭐️
Battle of the Boats - read a book where there is some kind of fight
14/8 - An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - "They would go on to fight each other for control of the nation in bitter, prolonged conflicts." p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TCF - August 2024: Celebrating 200 Years of RSPCA / REHOMING✅ Total: 77/77
Rehoming
R: 4/8 - Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
E: 3/8 - Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 1/8 - How to Hug a Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
O: 10/8 - The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler, Helmut Ortner - ⭐️⭐️
M: 8/8 - Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - ⭐️⭐️
I: 4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - ⭐️⭐️
G: 3/8 - 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness, Géraud Guillet - ⭐️⭐️
RSPCA
R: 6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries, Roger Bridgman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - ⭐️⭐️
P: 2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Labradoodle
L: 3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 3/8 - The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - ⭐️⭐️
R: 9/8 - 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero, Doreen Rappaport - ⭐️⭐️
A: 5/8 - Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life, Ashley Whillans - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 1/8 - Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist - ⭐️⭐️
O: 18/8 - The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 20/8 - Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History, Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney - ⭐️⭐️
D: 10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography, David Leaf - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Breeding
B: 11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - ⭐️⭐️
R: 11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, Randy L. Schmidt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
E: 11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life, Dan Strutzel - ⭐️⭐️
I: 13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 3/8 - The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - ⭐️⭐️
G: 8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Prosecuting
P: 13/8 - BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google, John Palfrey - ⭐️⭐️
R: 11/8 - Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - ⭐️⭐️
O: 25/8 - The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 6/8 - 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy, Luminita D. Saviuc - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 12/8 - We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, Eric Garcia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 7/8 - Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - ⭐️⭐️
U: 1/8 - The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 1/8 - Timelines of Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 14/8 - An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 15/8 - Napoleon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 16/8 - 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME, JEFFREY GLADDEN MD FACC - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Animal
A: 12/8 - Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World, Anuschka Rees - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 16/8 - 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world, Nick Richardson - ⭐️⭐️
I: 17/8 - I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
M: 12/8 - 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German), Joseph W. Moser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 14/8 - The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - ⭐️⭐️
L: 6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6), Travis Langley - ⭐️⭐️
Welfare
W: 4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 6/8 - Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
F: 6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 17/8 - Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 11/8 - Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, Roger Lowenstein - ⭐️⭐️
E: 14/8 - Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - ⭐️⭐️
Carer
C: 10/8 - Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy, Gerald Confienza - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 17/8 - Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 22/8 - His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, Robert Samuels - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 17/8 - 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Eric H. Cline - ⭐️⭐️
R: 24/8 - The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene, Richard Dawkins - ⭐️⭐️
Community
C: 13/8 - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 26/8 - Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - ⭐️
M: 15/8 - Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World, Joseph Menn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 15/8 - Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence - ⭐️⭐️
U: 1/8 - Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 17/8 - Unleashing Creativity, Masonwabe Nyanga - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 18/8 - The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y: 16/8 - You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Support
S: 14/8 - Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - ⭐️⭐️
P: 14/8 - A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️
P: 18/8 - Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys, Payam Zamani - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 27/8 - One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 18/8 - Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits - ⭐️⭐️
T: 3/8 - Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
CCC - August 2024 Scavenger - Running Shoes✅ Total: 16/16
1a. Read a book with shoes on the cover
6/8 -
- Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1b. Read a book with the author's initials in SNEAKERS
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life, Nataly Kogan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2a. Read a book from your comfort zone
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - Learning about geniuses - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2b. Read a book with Sports as Genre
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3a. Read a book that has an 8 in its total page count
1/8 - Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist - 228 pages - ⭐️⭐️
3b. Read a book with a patch of uneven ground on the cover
14/8 -
- A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️4a. Read a book with a character who plans ahead her actions
1/8 - The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - The planning of a will. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4b. Read a book with clothes on the cover
12/8 -
- Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - ⭐️⭐️⭐️5a. Read a book with more than 3.5 of average rating
1/8 - Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - 3.63 stars - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5b. Read a book with a character who runs
11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - ⭐️⭐️
6a. Read a book where there is some discussion
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - "Doctor: Hi, Dan, how you doing today? Me: I’m fabulous. What else was I going to say?" p.151 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6b. Read a book published before 2015
2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - 2006 - ⭐️⭐️
7a. Read a book with more than 400 pages
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - 580 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7b. Read a book with less than 200 pages
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - 199 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8a. Read a book with multiple similar objects in the cover
13/8 -
- BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google - Books - ⭐️⭐️8b. Read a book with twins in the story
21/8 - Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity - "Identical twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were separated when they were only four weeks old." p.83 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
NFBC - 2024 NFBC Team Challenge: Team Sun
C&F - Spell the Sports: Paris 2024 Edition✅ Total: 284/284
✅ Part 1: 67/67
Aquatics
A: 30/9, The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?
Q: 16/10, Scapegoat: Why We Are Failing Disabled People, Katharine Quarmby
U: 21/8, User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
A: 29/9, At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
T: 4/10, Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History, Tony Perrottet
I: 16/10, Offline: Free Your Mind from Smartphone and Social Media Stress, Imran Rashid
C: 25/8, Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good
S: 15/9, Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
Archery
A: 27/9, The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, Alexandra Robbins
R: 15/9, The Business of the 21st Century, Robert T. Kiyosaki
C: 23/8, Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space
H: 1/9, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
E: 26/9, The Geek's Guide to Dating, Eric Smith
R: 7/9, My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore
Y: 28/9, Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp, Xianhui Yang
Athletics
A: 26/9, Automotive Technology
T: 2/10, The Ants Are My Friends: A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes, Martin Toseland
H: 27/8, Human Universe
L: 26/9, Principles of Biochemistry, Albert L. Lehninger
E: 26/9, Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
T: 1/10, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Brent E. Turvey
I: 12/10, Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898
C: 23/8, Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World
S: 13/9, Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i, Bill Schelly
Badminton
B: 31/8, Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career
A: 25/9, All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
D: 2/9, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
M: 26/8, Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential
I: 8/10, How to think ahead in chess : the methods and techniques of planning your entire game, I.A. Horowitz
N: 4/11, How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence, Nathaniel Branden
T: 28/9, The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life, Tiago Forte
O: 12/10, You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro, Dominic O'Brien
N: 4/11, No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
Basketball
B: 30/8, Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
A: 21/9, What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers, Andrew Dornenburg
S: 11/9, A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes , Sharon Packer MD
K: 5/9, KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev
E: 25/9, Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder
T: 24/9, Digital Etiquette: Everything You Wanted to Know about Modern Manners But Were Afraid to Ask, Victoria Turk
B: 20/8, Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work
A: 20/9, Complete Works of Aeschylus, Aeschylus
L: 25/9, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt
L: 23/9, The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Boxing
B: 20/8, Breakthrough Rapid Reading
O: 9/10, Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film, Patton Oswalt
X: 31/7, X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken, Dermot Turing
I: 5/10, The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions
N: 3/11, A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
G: 23/9, The Practice of Chinese Medicine E-Book, Giovanni Maciocia CAc(Nanjing)
Breaking
B: 19/8, Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires
R: 14/9, How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles
E: 25/9, Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry, Edward Shorter
A: 16/9, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
K: 4/9, Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire
I: 3/10, The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever
N: 2/11, This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home, New Scientist
G: 22/9, Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, Glen Berger
Canoe/Kayak
C: 21/8, Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking
A: 14/9, Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher
N: 28/10, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, Arvind Narayanan
O: 5/10, Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports
E: 21/9, Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh
K: 4/9, We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson
A: 14/9, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Y: 22/9, Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky
A: 13/9, Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, Colin Martin
K: 3/9, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
C&F - Spell the Sports: Paris 2024 Edition✅ Part 2: 69/69
Cycling
C: 20/8, Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing
Y: 13/9, "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People
C: 15/8, Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
L: 22/9, Vietnamese Street Food, Tracey Lister
I: 3/10, Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
N: 18/10, The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World
G: 19/9, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Equestrian
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)
Q: 5/9, Quotationary
U: 1/8, Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived
E: 18/9, The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall, Eddie Hall
S: 8/9, Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro
T: 21/9, Bossypants, Tina Fey
R: 4/9, The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King
I: 30/9, Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth, Ian Nathan
A: 12/9, The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler
N: 23/10, Cut to the Monkey: A Hollywood Editor’s Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Making Hit Comedies, Roger Nygard
Fencing
F: 3/9, Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire
E: 12/9, Encyclopedia of Military Science
N: 21/10, The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
C: 13/8, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
I: 29/9, The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
N: 23/10, Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function
G: 2/9, Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia
Football
F: 31/8, The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul
O: 5/10, Overcoming Overwhelm
O: 4/10, Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss
T: 18/9, Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow
B: 19/8, Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself
A: 3/9, And a Voice to Sing With
L: 21/9, Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System, Darren Levine
L: 19/9, Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Golf
G: 2/9, Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill
O: 29/9, Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden, Bill O'Reilly
L: 17/9, The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize, Ulf Lagerkvist
F: 12/8, Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
Gymnastics
G: 1/9, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute
Y: 19/9, The Speed Math Bible - Transform your brain into an electronic calculator and master the mathematical strategies to triumph in every challenge, Yamada Takumi
M: 15/8, Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence
N: 17/10, The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square, Ned Sublette
A: 3/9, Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
S: 1/9, Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden
T: 17/9, The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870, Hugh Thomas
I: 27/9, It's a Gas: The Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World
C: 18/8, Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys
S: 28/8, 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin, James Sullivan
Handball
H: 24/8, A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean, R.W. Holder
A: 30/8, Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris, Anne de Courcy
N: 9/10, The New Yale Book of Quotations
D: 26/8, Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
B: 18/8, Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
A: 26/8, African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
L: 17/9, Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System, Len Kasten
L: 14/9, The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures, Michael Largo
Field Hockey
F: 10/8, Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy
I: 25/9, Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump, Laura Ingraham
E: 11/9, Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
L: 6/9, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz
D: 24/8, Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny
H: 24/8, How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation
O: 27/9, The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation
C: 7/8, Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
K: 23/8, Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
E: 6/9, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes
Y: 12/9, Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide, Yasmine Cheyenne
Judo
J: 31/7, Doctor Who: The Witchfinders, Joy Wilkinson
U: 17/8, Unleashing Creativity
D: 25/8, Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible
O: 25/9, Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian
C&F - Spell the Sports: Paris 2024 Edition✅ Part 3: 74/74
Modern Pentathlon
M: 12/8, 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German), Joseph W. Moser
O: 23/9, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley
D: 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
E: 6/9, Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz
R: 14/9, The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body, Dave Randolph
N: 28/9, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations
P: 14/8, A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins
E: 4/9, Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz
N: 27/9, Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, Marion Nestle
T: 16/9, Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
A: 25/8, Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary, Alex Horne
T: 14/9, Toilet Paper Origami
H: 23/8, The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect
L: 6/9, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson
O: 20/9, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn
N: 26/9, Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Rowing
R: 30/8, Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears
O: 15/9, Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
W: 13/8, A Woman Like Me
I: 24/9, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
N: 25/9, Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species, Peter Nowak
G: 1/9, Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts
Rugby Sevens
R: 26/8, The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
U: 1/8, The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel
G: 31/8, Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader, Vivian Gornick
B: 3/8, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *
Y: 30/8, When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way, Denise Young
S: 26/8, Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading, Susan Hill
E: 31/8, Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
V: 22/8, A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England, Vanessa Wilkie
E: 29/8, Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink
N: 24/9, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson
S: 25/8, Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
Sailing
S: 24/8, The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed
A: 25/8, ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
I: 23/9, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
L: 3/9, Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
I: 19/9, The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire!, Ian Woodward
N: 24/9, Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
G: 30/8, Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World
Shooting
S: 24/8, Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing
H: 22/8, His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
O: 5/9, On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life
O: 29/8, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
T: 14/9, The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver
I: 17/9, Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol
N: 20/9, Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
G: 29/8, Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism, Roy Richard Grinker
Skateboarding
S: 23/8, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
K: 20/8, Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
A: 17/8, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
T: 12/9, The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr.
E: 24/8, The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
B: 13/8, BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
O: 28/8, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
A: 17/8, Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
R: 18/8, Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits
D: 21/8, Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A
I: 15/9, I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
N: 21/9, 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?, Ezio Di Nucci
G: 28/8, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set
Sport Climbing
S: 31/7, Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors: Learn How to Think and Intervene Like a Cognitive Behavior Therapist
P: 2/8, The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
O: 27/8, On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself
R: 4/8, Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life
T: 11/9, Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done
C: 6/8, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
L: 3/9, Life Lessons From Nietzsche
I: 2/9, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
M: 8/8, Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink
B: 12/8, Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World
I: 2/9, I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD
N: 18/9, Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols
G: 20/8, Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy
C&F - Spell the Sports: Paris 2024 Edition✅ Part 4: 74/74
Surfing
S: 14/8, Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C.
U: 4/8, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
R: 6/8, 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries, Roger Bridgman
F: 8/8, Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress
I: 31/8, Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites
N: 17/9, Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
G: 20/8, Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice, Natalie Goldberg
Table Tennis
T: 10/9, How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz
A: 2/8, The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life
B: 11/8, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
L: 30/8, Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell
E: 3/8, Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
T: 7/9, Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg
E: 17/8, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Eric H. Cline
N: 11/9, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
N: 7/9, Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas
I: 21/8, If You Ask Me
S: 2/8, Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity
Taekwondo
T: 5/9, Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr.
A: 5/8, Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success
E: 3/8, Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
K: 10/8, KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography
W: 12/8, We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
O: 27/8, One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley
N: 30/8, Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
D: 1/8, Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist
O: 26/8, Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success
Tennis
T: 27/8, White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction, Allen W. Trelease
E: 14/8, Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story
N: 28/8, The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul, Nelson George
N: 16/8, 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world, Nick Richardson
I: 18/8, The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
S: 12/8, 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life, Dan Strutzel
Triathlon
T: 23/8, Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness, Madisyn Taylor
R: 11/8, Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
I: 17/8, I've Got This Round
A: 5/8, Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life, Ashley Whillans
T: 19/8, Tell Yourself a Better Lie: Use the Power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to Edit Your Story and Rewrite Your Life.
H: 21/8, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
L: 21/8, Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team
O: 25/8, The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety
N: 15/8, Napoleon
Volleyball
V: 17/8, Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918
O: 18/8, The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner
L: 3/8, Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
L: 4/8, The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
E: 13/8, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose
Y: 16/8, You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery
B: 11/8, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth
A: 14/8, The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
L: 10/8, The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler
L: 11/8, Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
Weightlifting
W: 4/8, White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
E: 11/8, Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea
I: 4/8, The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
G: 16/8, 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME, JEFFREY GLADDEN MD FACC
H: 21/8, How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive!
T: 1/8, Timelines of Everything
L: 7/8, Lonely Planet Paris
F: 6/8, Fodor's Essential China
T: 2/8, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable
I: 14/8, An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture
N: 2/8, The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader
G: 3/8, 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness, Géraud Guillet
Wrestling
W: 6/8, Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6)
R: 9/8, 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero, Doreen Rappaport
E: 10/8, Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
S: 6/8, 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy, Luminita D. Saviuc
T: 3/8, Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao
L: 6/8, Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way
I: 13/8, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
N: 3/8, The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse
G: 8/8, German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary
✅ TSRC - Summer Challenge 2024Total Points: 680
Tasks Completed 44
✅ 5.1 Dodge the Ball
Read a book whose title does not contain the letters HIT.
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude by Amy Bloom
✅ 5.2 Hip Hop Jump
Read a book with the one of these words in the title
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple
How it Fits: Nine
✅ 5.3 TAG You're it!
Read a book with a 3 word only title
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul
✅ 5.4 Game of HORSE
Read a book that has all the letters of HORSE in the title.
We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships by Kat Vellos
How it Fits: wE SHOuld get togetheR
✅ 5.6 Outside We Go!
Read a book that features an outside activity
The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life by Colin O'Brady
How it Fits: Walking
✅ 5.7 We All Scream
Read a book by an author born in the 1980's
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery by Mamrie Hart
How it Fits: She was born in 1983
✅ 5.8 Sand Made Castles
Read a book with a castle on the cover
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary by Henry Strutz
How it Fits:
✅ 5.9 Hot Summer Months
Read a book that was first published in one of the 3 Summer months of the hemisphere where you reside.
The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back by Jacob Ward
How it Fits: Published in Jan. I live in Southern Hemisphere.
✅ 5.10 Easy Breezy Summertime
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism by Peter Biskind
✅ 10.1 Summer Reading List
Read a book from the 2023 Berkeley Summer Reading list
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William Dalrymple
✅ 10.2 Celebrating Dads
Read a book with one of the following "dad" or "child" relationships standalone in the title or subtitle
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. by Christopher L. Hodapp
How it Fits: Father
✅ 10.3 Sumer is icumen in
Read a book with a title/subtitle word of at least 4 letters that can be made from "SUMER IS ICUMEN IN"
7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin by James Sullivan
How it Fits: Crimes
✅ 10.4 Summer Songs
Read a book with title word of at least 3 letters shared with your chosen song title
Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible by David L. Steward
How it Fits: Good - Good Vibrations
✅ 10.5 Cricket
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word CRICKET
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson
✅ 10.6 Pride
Read a book with one of the following MPGs: LGBT, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue by Nicholas M. Teich
How it Fits: MPGs of LGBT, Transgender & Queer
✅ 10.7 O Canada
Read a book set in Canada
Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography by Lisa Rogak
How it Fits: "he wasn’t yet ready to leave Canada and the CBC behind." p.47
✅ 10.8 Olympics: Equestrian
Read a book with a horse on the cover.
Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael A. Singer
How it Fits:
✅ 10.9 Olympics: Pentathlon
Read a book with exactly 5 words in the title
Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures by Nessa Carey
✅ 10.10 Olympics: Breaking
Read a book where the author's first name begins with B.
Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health by Bruce W. Perry
✅ 15.1 The Long & Short of it
Book 1: Has a page count of 400 or more pages.
Magnify: Make Your Life Matter by Ron Malhotra
How it Fits: 402 pages
Book 2: Has a page count of 200 or fewer pages
The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography by Margaret Lane
How it Fits: 200 pages
✅ 15.2 Stars & Stripes Forever
A - Read a book that has the name of a U.S. state in the title.
Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist by Shirley Graham du Bois
How it Fits: Washington
B - Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these states.
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
How it Fits: New Hampshire
✅ 15.3 Let the Games Begin
Option 1 - Read 2 books, book A & book B.
A: Read a book whose cover is at least 75% made up of any combination of these colours.
Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) by Travis Langley
How it Fits:
B: Read a book at least 50% set in one of these countries.
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China by Desmond Shum
How it Fits: China
15.4 Anyone for Croquet?
Option 1 - Read 2 books, book A & book B.
B: Read a book which features an animal on the cover.
Advanced Spanish Step-by-Step: Master Accelerated Grammar to Take Your Spanish to the Next Level (Easy Step-by-Step Series) by Barbara Bregstein
How it Fits: Daschund -
✅ 15.5 Do You Have a Flag?
Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG
Faster, Smarter, Louder: Master Attention in a Noisy Digital Market by Aaron Agius
How it Fits: cApture the flAg
✅ 15.7 Jailbreak
Read a book where the main character is jailed or arrested
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
How it Fits: Author/MC is arrested & put in multiple jails
✅ 15.8 Summer Sweets
Read a book with two authors either writing under both names, or using a single name
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story by Sara Dallin
How it Fits: 2 authors writing under both names on the book's GR page - Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward
✅ 15.10 Summer Months
Read a book that has exactly 6, 7, or 8 words in the title
1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List by Mimi Sheraton
How it Fits: 7 words
✅ TSRC - Summer Challenge 2024✅ 20.2 Rookie at the Top - Laure's Task: Dragons of Summer
Option 1. Read a book which has a 1 & a 5 in its year of publication
Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again by Tom Jackson
How it Fits: Published 2015
✅ 20.3 Review Raffle - Trishhartuk’s Task: Midsomer Murders
Option 2. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in BADGER’S DRIFT.
Manifest Now by Idil Ahmed
✅ 20.4 Golden Oldies - FLY's Task - Kids’ Games Through the Ages
b) Hopscotch – Read a book by an author whose initials are found in the word HOPSCOTCH
Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind by Srini Pillay
✅ 20.5 Bigger is Better: Lisa MD's Summer Scavenger Hunt
One of these on the cover - Sun hat
Fodor's Essential China by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.
How it Fits:
✅ 20.6 It's A Fact - KathyP's Task - Summertime Dreaming
Option 1: Read a book with clouds on the cover
Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love, and Life by Margie Warrell
How it Fits:
✅ 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★' s Task - Scotland or Bust
Option 3 - Read a book with MPG War
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 by John Mosier
✅ 20.8 Nickles & Dimes – Bookwrm526's Task- June Celebrations
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase PRIDE MONTH.
The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler by Helmut Ortner
How it Fits: Author's initials are HO
✅ 20.9 Moderator's Pet - Babbling C's Task - Nephews
Option 1. Read a book by an author whose first name begins with an A or an E
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
✅ 25.1 Amy FL’s task: Farewell to a Legend
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose first & last initials appear in RAFAEL NADAL.
The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society by Azeem Azhar
Option 3: Read a book with a title word of four or more letters that can be made from THE KING OF CLAY.
Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr
How it Fits: thE kinG of CLAY
✅ 25.2 Mazza1's Task: Title Pairs
Read 2 books where the last word of the first book's title is the first word of the second book's title (all words count).
A: Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself by Sheleana Aiyana
B: One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley by Carol Ann Lee
How it Fits: One
✅ 25.3 JennRenee's Task - Summer English Lesson
Book 1: Read a book with a noun of 4 or more letters in the title.
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
How it Fits: Mind
Book 2: Read a book with a plural noun of that same noun in the title.
Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD by Craig Surman
How it Fits: Minds
✅ 25.4 Truitt_T’s Task: It’s a Riot!
Option 1: Read a book that is MPG LGBT & Nonfiction
The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism by David Paternotte
Option 2: Read a book for which the author’s initials may be found in STONEWALL RIOTS.
Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression by Allison Raskin
✅ 25.5 Cat's Task - Books of Asia
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Asia
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture by Gavin Blair
How it Fits: Japan
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Asia.
Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao by Lao Tzu
How it Fits: Lao Tzu was a Chinese philosopher
✅ 25.6 Delicious Dee's Task - Chronicles of St Mary’s & the Time Police
Read a book where the cover is AT LEAST 75% white.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
How it Fits:
Read a NONFICTION book about a time you would jump to if you worked at St Mary’s that fits within the three requirements.
Napoleon by Michael Broers
How it Fits: Italy, 1800
✅ 30.1 Susan A's Task: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Option 2: Read a book with the letters N H L in the title.
Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth by Brad Blanton
How it Fits: radicaL HoNesty
Option 3: Read a book with a cup on the cover.
Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors: Learn How to Think and Intervene Like a Cognitive Behavior Therapist by Scott H. Waltman
How it Fits:
✅ 30.3 TessaVaness's TASK Feeding the Children
Option 1: Read a book that has a word of at least 4 letters that can be found in SALVATION ARMY
Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman
How it Fits: Normal
Option 3: Read a book with 200 - 250 pages
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin
How it Fits: 204 pages
✅ 30.4 Nick KY’s Task: Lots of Books
Option 1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in SUMMERMEANSREADINGLOTSOFBOOKS.
Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea by Bill François
How it Fits: Author's initials are BF
Option 2. Read a book from the first 25 pages of the list.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
How it Fits: Page 1 of the list
✅ 30.5 RedSycamore's Task: The Sound of Silence
Option 1: Two Book Option
Book 1: Read a book with no words in the title.
X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken by Dermot Turing
How it Fits: 3 letters, a comma & an ampersand are not words
Book 2: Read a book with at least one letter or number that's part of the cover art.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
How it Fits: Number 12 -
AMMP - August 2024 Word Hunt✅ Total: 25/25
University of Michigan
🎓wolf
4/8 - Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - "The sheep in wolf’s clothing looks bad although he is good." p.20 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓trimester
3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - "he had indeed done heroin in the first trimester, Courtney admitted" p.47 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓health
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - "He was not a man who usually suffered from ill health" p.127 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓fatigue
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - "Decision fatigue is a big energy drain" p.185 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓addiction
2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - "going on a long journey through addiction" p.39 - ⭐️⭐️
Cornell University
🎓bear
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - "I’d spent the last two seasons as an offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears." p.19 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓private
3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - "mysticism can exist as a private matter." p.111 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓ivy
6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - "draped with a thick beard of ivy and vines." p.437 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓population
1/8 - Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - "promoting decentralization – so the population disperses to the countryside, county towns and new towns." p.29 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓computing
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - "began to demand computing power for all." p.235 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Princeton University
🎓oldest
3/8 - Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao - "At last I understand Earth’s oldest wisdom" p.397 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓architecture
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - "build some of the grandest feats of architecture in Islamic history." p.34 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓laboratories
1/8 - Dr. George Washington Carver: Scientist - "Now, he could go back to his laboratory!" p.100 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓plasma
12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - "Plasma consists of a partially ionized gas containing ions, electrons, and neutral atoms." p.129 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓dynamic
4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - "So forget that whole dynamic." p.171 - ⭐️⭐️
University of Toronto
🎓beaver
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - "For four years I beavered away in the India Office Library" p.39 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓campus
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - "High Street was the very appropriately named main drag on campus" p.60 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓libraries
1/8 - Timelines of Everything - "Monastic libraries preserve many works of ancient Roman literature." p.87 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓diabetes
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - "Diabetes runs in our family" p.128 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓medicine
3/8 - The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - "I like studying medicine because I want to help people" p.129 - ⭐️⭐️
Tsinghua University
🎓politics
3/8 - The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - "In her engrossing 2009 book on politics in Kenya" p.120 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓research
3/8 - Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - "Get all the information you can from research" p.146 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓precision
2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - "counter to their appearance of high precision" p.82 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓volunteer
6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) - "Wonder Woman volunteers to give up everything she has ever known so that she can help (and see) the world." p.87 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓performing
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - "on stage performing in front of hundreds of people" p.97 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
AMMP - August 2024 Cover Hunt✅ Total: 20/20
University of Michigan
🎓School colours: Blue & Gold
24/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓School mascot: Wolf
4/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓wolf/wolverine ➖ any animal
1/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓fatigue ➖ person with closed eyes
13/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️Cornell University
🎓School colours: Red & White
21/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓School mascot: 'Big Red' Bear
24/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓ivy ➖ any green plant life
21/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓population ➖ 3 or more people
10/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️Princeton University
🎓School colours: Orange & Black
20/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓School mascot: Princeton Tiger
25/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓architecture ➖ any building
8/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓plasma ➖ red cover
4/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️University of Toronto
🎓School colours: Blue & White
14/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓School mascot: 'True Blue' Beaver
24/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓campus ➖ scenic view with buildings
12/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓libraries ➖ book
13/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️Tsinghua University
🎓School colours: Purple
15/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️🎓School mascot: Golden Ox
15/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓precision ➖ highly detailed cover
14/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️🎓volunteer ➖ person with hand/arm raised
12/8 -
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ NBRC - Richard's Marauding Monsters✅ 8. Commander Waterford (The Handmaid’s Tale)
a. 350-450 pages
Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - 444 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. Red cover
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. 'Wall' in text
Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - p.38
d. Book makes you uncomfortable
Lonely Planet Paris - soooo long - ⭐️⭐️
e. Book has been made into movie
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 9. Joffrey (Game of Thrones)
a. 500-650 pages
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - 580 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. MC is royalty
A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Title starts with a letter in CROWN
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - ⭐️⭐️
d. Gold item on cover
Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. More than 1 death
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 10. Professor Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes)
a. 350-450 pages
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - 360 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Very smart MC
KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Set in 1800s
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
d. Street on cover
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - ⭐️⭐️
e. 2 in page count
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - 129 pages - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 11. Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca)
a. 100-175 pages
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - 141 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. MC cleans something
Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Fire on cover
Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking - ⭐️⭐️
d. Proper noun in title
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. Book has a catchy first line
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 12. Mr Burns (The Simpsons)
a. 100 to 175 pages
Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits - 142 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. MPG Humor
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. "nuclear" in text
Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️
d. Set in the US
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 13. Number Two (The Prisoner)
a. 200 to 299 pages
Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation - 292 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Set on an island
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - Australia - ⭐️⭐️
c. white circle on cover
Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. MC gets lost
I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 14. Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men)
a. 500 to 750 pages
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Title starts with one of the letters: NCFOM
Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Weapon on cover
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 15. Dr. Zachary Smith (Lost in Space)
a. 200 to 299 pages
Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work - 288 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Set in space
The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Character is untrustworthy
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 16. O’Brian (1984)
a. 200 to 299 pages
Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing - 256 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. MC follows orders
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - ⭐️⭐️
c. Technology plays an important role in the plot
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play - ⭐️⭐️
d. Rodent on cover
ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 17. JR Ewing (Dallas)
a. 100 to 175 pages
Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice - 165 - ⭐️⭐️
b. MC has a large family
Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy - ⭐️⭐️
c. Hat on cover
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Author uses initials for first name
A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 18. The Cigarette-Smoking Man (The X-Files)
a. 100 to 175 pages
Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team - 168 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Read a book with partners
Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible - ⭐️
c. Published between 1993-2018
How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️
d. Hand holding something on cover
Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World - ⭐️
✅ 19. The Yellow King (True Detective)
a. 200 to 299 pages
If You Ask Me - 272 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. Yellow cover
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - ⭐️⭐️
c. tree on cover
Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 20. President Snow (The Hunger Games)
a. 200 to 299 pages
Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness - 209 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. Flower on cover
The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. White cover
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 21. The Governor (The Walking Dead)
a. 350 to 450 pages
How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - 386 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. MC has a daughter
Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. One eye (only one) on cover
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 22. The One-Armed Man (The Fugitive)
a. 350 to 450 pages
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - 396 pages - ⭐️⭐️
c. Black and white on cover
Human Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. At least one arm on cover
Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️
✅ 23. Sylar (Heroes)
a. 500 to 650 pages
White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction - 557 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. 4 in page count
African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - 480 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. MC visits/lives in more than one country
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Title starts with a letter of SYLAR
The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 24. “Black” Jack Randall (Outlander)
a. 651+ pages
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set - 2,000 pages - ⭐️⭐️
b. A character is abusive
One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. "plaid" in text
The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark - p.126 - ⭐️⭐️
d. Black cover
The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - ⭐️⭐️
TLC - Musician: The Avett Brothers✅ Total: 30/30
1. Read a book with the first letter of each title word can be found in THE AVETT BROTHERS
2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - ⭐️⭐️
2. Read a book that was published after 2001
2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - 2006 - ⭐️⭐️
3. Read a book that takes place in North Carolina
22/8 - His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Read a book that has four main characters
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book that is considered more than one genre
3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - Philosophy, Psychology, Humour - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Read a book with brothers
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - "Sir Thomas arrived in Delhi in 1813 as assistant to his elder brother Sir Charles Metcalfe" p.20 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Read a book with a boat on the cover
12/8 -
- 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️8. Read a book that takes place on a boat
13/8 - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Read a book with a blue cover
3/8 -
- Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - ⭐️⭐️⭐️10. Read a book by an author with the initials in MIGNONETTE
12/8 - We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, Eric Garcia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Read a book that was published in November
12/8 - Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. Read a book with a sister as a character
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - "Her sister Nur Begum was married to General Benoît de Boigne." p.22 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. Read a book with a character that is a thief
10/8 - The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler - "Elser managed to steal two hundred packets of powder and hide them in his attic room." p.110 - ⭐️⭐️
14. Read a book with the word “Gleam” in the text
21/8 - If You Ask Me - "Sigourney wasn’t even a gleam in her father’s eye at that time." p.107 - ⭐️⭐️
15. Read a book where a character watches TV
13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - "what I saw about people like myself on TV was typically negative & unfair." p.74 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Read a book that has flowers on the cover
23/8 -
- The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️17. Read a book with a character that has paranoia
11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - "But Agnes was paranoid." p.77 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. Read a book tagged Music
13/8 - A Woman Like Me - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. Read a book where a character wins an award
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - "Higgs and Englert were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013" p.252 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. Read a book with a character that is a daughter
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - "we had a beautiful daughter, Mia" p.27 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21. Read a book where a character gets very sick
3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - Kurt had stomach ulcers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. Read a book where a character takes a “hiatus”
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - MC was in a coma for 6 weeks - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. Read a book with a 5 & 3 in the ratings
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - 356 including mine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. Read a book written by a male author
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable, Darrin Donnelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. Read a book where a character uses the words I, Love, & You in a sentence
3/8 - The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - "I sometimes say that the price of love is grief, and in many of these letters, you can feel the depth and weight of the love they continue to carry." p.102 - ⭐️⭐️
26. Read a book where a character does an interview
14/8 - Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - "This was going to be a quick interview." p.84 - ⭐️⭐️
27. Read a book where a character is sad
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - "Sam’s excitement, frustration, sadness, and boredom were visible in his facial expressions and body language." p.61 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
28. Read a book that is also a movie
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. Read a book that has won an award
2/8 - The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - Axiom Best Business Book Award winner - ⭐️⭐️
30. Read a book that was published in 2024
18/8 - Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TLC - August 2024 Word Search: Sisters✅ Total: 50/50
1. backyard
9/8 - 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️
2. bedroom
2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - p.18 - ⭐️⭐️
3. childhood
6/8 - 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy - p.66 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. clean
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - p.140 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. convince
8/8 - Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - ⭐️⭐️
6. cousin
14/8 - Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - p.118 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. damage
3/8 - The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - p.131 - ⭐️⭐️
8. daughter
12/8 - Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - p.137 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. decorations
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - p.841 - ⭐️⭐️
10. divorced
13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. dresses
11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. drunk
13/8 - A Woman Like Me - p.12 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. early
11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - p.36 - ⭐️⭐️
14. fight
10/8 - The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler - p.20 - ⭐️⭐️
15. fresh
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - p.26 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. friends
4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - p.29 - ⭐️⭐️
17. high school
13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - p.32 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. hire
2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - p.154 - ⭐️⭐️
19. home
12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - p.19 - ⭐️⭐️
20. house
11/8 - Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - p.11 - ⭐️⭐️
21. kind
3/8 - The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - p.31 - ⭐️⭐️
22. lively
3/8 - Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao - p.109 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. memories
13/8 - BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google - p.53 - ⭐️⭐️
24. mother
6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) - p.53 - ⭐️⭐️
25. nails
12/8 - Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World - p.182 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. nurse
12/8 - 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - p.86 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. Orlando
14/8 - The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - p.39 - ⭐️⭐️
28. owner
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. parents
12/8 - We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. party
7/8 - Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - p.209 - ⭐️⭐️
31. perfect
3/8 - 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness - p.82 - ⭐️⭐️
32. plane
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - p.174 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
33. police
8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - p.260 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. pool
11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
35. portion
3/8 - Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - p.98 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
36. rival
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - p.49 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
37. salon
6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - p.492 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
38. sell
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
39. single
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - p.15 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
40. sisters
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - p.318 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. sober
4/8 - Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - p.17 - ⭐️⭐️
42. sold
11/8 - Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️
43. speech
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - p.145 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
44. start
8/8 - Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️
45. stylist
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - p.141 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. teenage
10/8 - Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy - p.177 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
47. ticket
6/8 - Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way - p.37 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
48. weekend
7/8 - Lonely Planet Paris - p.78 - ⭐️⭐️
49. weeks
3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - p.53 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
50. wild
3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - p.35 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TLC - Awesome Word Search✅ Total: 143/143
1. Ace
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Admirable
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - p.78 - ⭐️⭐️
3. All-encompassing
2/8 - The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility - p.47 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Almighty
4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - p.160 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Amazing
3/8 - The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * - p.75 - ⭐️⭐️
6. Astounding
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Awe-inspiring
6/8 - Fodor's Essential China - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Beyond compare
30/8 - Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears - p.76 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Boundless
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire - p.222 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Breathtaking
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story - p.184 - ⭐️⭐️
11. Captivating
31/8 - The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul - p.184 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. Classic
3/8 - 41 Minutes to Be Happy: The 7 PIllars of Happiness - p.130 - ⭐️⭐️
13. Classy
4/8 - Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Every Part of Your Life - p.47 - ⭐️⭐️
14. Colossal
4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - p.73 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Commendable
3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche - p.46 - ⭐️⭐️
16. Comprehensive
30/8 - Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell - p.207 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. Cool
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life - p.173 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. Dazzling
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy - p.27 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. Definitive
31/8 - Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career - p.186 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. Distinguished
3/8 - Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - p.139 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21. Divine
31/8 - Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites - p.191 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. Dynamic
29/8 - Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink - p.80 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. Electrifying
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance - p.226 - ⭐️⭐️
24. Elite
30/8 - Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World - p.213 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. Eminent
3/8 - Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao - p.30 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. Enchanting
31/8 - Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader - p.91 - ⭐️⭐️
27. Energetic
2/8 - The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, And the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader - p.124 - ⭐️⭐️
28. Enthralling
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - p.224 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. Epic
2/8 - Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. Exalted
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - p.97 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
31. Excellent
25/8 - Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise - p.19 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
32. Exhilarating
18/8 - Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - p.167 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
33. Exquisite
29/8 - Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done - p.99 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. Extensive
3/8 - The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse - p.38 - ⭐️⭐️
35. Extraordinary
4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - p.20 - ⭐️⭐️
36. Fabulous
2/8 - Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - p.171 - ⭐️⭐️
37. Fantastic
29/8 - Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism - p.53 - ⭐️
38. First-rate
30/8 - Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World - p.139 - ⭐️⭐️
39. Flawless
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force - p.36 - ⭐️⭐️
40. Forceful
30/8 - When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - p.209 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. Formidable
3/8 - Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live - p.152 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
42. Gigantic
28/8 - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - p.65 - ⭐️
43. Global
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 - p.3 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
44. Glorious
28/8 - The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - p.61 - ⭐️⭐️
45. Grand
23/8 - The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect - p.109 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. Heavenly
30/8 - Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - p.70 - ⭐️⭐️
47. Heroic
26/8 - Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - p.74 - ⭐️
48. High-quality
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - p.105 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
49. Huge
12/8 - Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
50. Hypnotic
27/8 - One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
51. Iconic
26/8 - The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark - p.139 - ⭐️⭐️
52. Ideal
4/8 - The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World - p.142 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
53. Illustrious
27/8 - Human Universe - p.207 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
54. Immense
25/8 - Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good - p.159 - ⭐️⭐️
55. Impeccable
27/8 - White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction - p.412 - ⭐️⭐️
56. Imposing
26/8 - Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading - p.42 - ⭐️⭐️
57. Impressive
25/8 - Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible - p.165 - ⭐️
58. Incomparable
27/8 - On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself - p.72 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
59. Incredible
23/8 - Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️
60. Infinite
21/8 - How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! - p.183 - ⭐️⭐️
61. Inimitable
30/8 - Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris - p.325 - ⭐️⭐️
62. Intense
3/8 - Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - p.41 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
63. Jaw-dropping
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - p.55 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
64. Laudable
23/8 - Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World - p.29 - ⭐️
65. Lavish
25/8 - ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD - p.271 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
66. Legendary
24/8 - Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny - p.33 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
67. Limitless
21/8 - Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team - p.17 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
68. Lively
23/8 - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️
69. Luxurious
20/8 - Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing - p.103 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
70. Magnificent
21/8 - If You Ask Me - p.124 - ⭐️⭐️
71. Majestic
25/8 - Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary - p.136 - ⭐️⭐️
✅ TLC - Awesome Word Search72. Marvelous
17/8 - Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 - p.253 - ⭐️⭐️
73. Massive
14/8 - Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - p.79 - ⭐️⭐️
74. Matchless
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism - p.207 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
75. Mesmerizing
20/8 - Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice - p.33 - ⭐️⭐️
76. Mind-blowing
17/8 - I've Got This Round - p.62 - ⭐️⭐️
77. Mind-boggling
7/8 - Lonely Planet Paris - p.599 - ⭐️⭐️
78. Monumental
18/8 - The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner - p.81 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
79. Noteworthy
25/8 - The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety - p.67 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
80. Omnipotent
23/8 - Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments - p.408 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
81. One of a kind
13/8 - A Woman Like Me - p.107 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
82. Opulent
26/8 - African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - p.118 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
83. Outstanding
9/8 - 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero - p.29 - ⭐️⭐️
84. Overwhelming
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - p.206 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
85. Palatial
17/8 - 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - p.14 - ⭐️⭐️
86. Peerless
26/8 - Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - p.331 - ⭐️⭐️
87. Peppy
21/8 - User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play - p.14 - ⭐️⭐️
88. Perfect
8/8 - Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️
89. Phenomenal
19/8 - Tell Yourself a Better Lie: Use the Power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to Edit Your Story and Rewrite Your Life. - p.20 - ⭐️⭐️
90. Posh
16/8 - 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - p.297 - ⭐️⭐️
91. Potent
16/8 - 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME - p.204 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
92. Powerful
12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - p.1 - ⭐️⭐️
93. Praiseworthy
24/8 - A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean - p.78 - ⭐️⭐️
94. Preeminent
20/8 - Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy - p.83 - ⭐️⭐️
95. Premier
11/8 - Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - p.15 - ⭐️⭐️
96. Primo
6/8 - Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way - p.15 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
97. Prodigious
15/8 - Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World - p.71 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
98. Quintessential
20/8 - Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - p.58 - ⭐️⭐️
99. Radiant
19/8 - Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself - p.246 - ⭐️⭐️
100. Remarkable
18/8 - Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits - p.22 - ⭐️⭐️
101. Resplendent
24/8 - The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed - p.92 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
102. Ritzy
28/8 - 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - p.102 - ⭐️⭐️
103. Robust
8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - p.66 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
104. Sensational
17/8 - Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation - p.82 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
105. Sovereign
15/8 - Napoleon - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
106. Spectacular
19/8 - Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires - p.123 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
107. Splendid
24/8 - The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene - p.250 - ⭐️⭐️
108. Sprightly
5/9 - Quotationary - p.433 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
109. Staggering
11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - p.291 - ⭐️⭐️
110. Sterling
22/8 - His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - p.91 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
111. Striking
8/8 - Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - p.99 - ⭐️⭐️
112. Strong
12/8 - 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
113. Stunning
13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - p.169 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
114. Stupendous
11/8 - Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - p.358 - ⭐️⭐️
115. Sublime
21/8 - Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A - p.102 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
116. Sumptuous
22/8 - A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
117. Superb
18/8 - The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - p.176 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
118. Superlative
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - p.502 - ⭐️⭐️
119. Supreme
13/8 - BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️
120. Swanky
16/8 - You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - p.212 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
121. Terrific
18/8 - Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - p.177 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
122. Thrilling
15/8 - Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence - p.193 - ⭐️⭐️
123. Timeless
14/8 - Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - p.274 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
124. Top-level
17/8 - Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - p.34 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
125. Top-notch
11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - p.145 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
126. Top-tier
12/8 - We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation - p.155 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
127. Transcendent
14/8 - The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - p.45 - ⭐️⭐️
128. Ultimate
10/8 - Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy - p.2 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
129. Unbelievable
13/8 - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - p.63 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
130. Unbounded
14/8 - A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - p.39 - ⭐️⭐️
131. Unique
6/8 - 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy - p.47 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
132. Universal
7/8 - Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - p.44 - ⭐️⭐️
133. Unmatched
20/8 - Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work - p.104 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
134. Unparalleled
20/8 - Breakthrough Rapid Reading - p.302 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
135. Unsurpassed
24/8 - How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - p.297 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
136. Untouchable
14/8 - An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - p.158 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
137. Vast
12/8 - Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again - p.2 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
138. Vigorous
10/8 - The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler - p.11 - ⭐️⭐️
139. Vital
13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - p.158 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
140. Vivacious
21/8 - Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity - p.33 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
141. Wonderful
6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6) - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️
142. Wondrous
11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - p.10 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
143. Zesty
24/8 - Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing - p.16 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TCF - Alphabet Soup Chain GameAuthor with letters K & N
2/8 - The Awesome Human Project: Break Free from Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life by Nataly Kogan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title with letters U, R & O
4/8 - Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms - ⭐️⭐️
Title & Subtitle: S T C
8/8 - Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress - ⭐️⭐️
Author: R A
12/8 - Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World, Anuschka Rees - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author: D Y
30/8 - When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author: D D
15/10 - Brain Changer: How Harnessing Your Brain's Power to Adapt Can Change Your Life, David DiSalvo - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: M U S
18/10 - 100 Side Hustles: Unexpected Ideas for Making Extra Money Without Quitting Your Day Job, Chris Guillebeau - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: V S D
10/11 - Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters, Violet Jessop - ⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: U L P
16/11 - The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve, Ash Ambirge - ⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: D F O
22/11 - Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, Russ Buettner - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: G S W
27/11 - Scheisse! The Real German You Were Never Taught in School, Gertrude Besserwisser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & subtitle: H C I
15/12 - The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits, Les Standiford - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & Subtitle: B F L
21/12 - A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole, Marian Schembari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & Subtitle: N Y E
25/12 - On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not, Robert A. Burton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title & Subtitle: R F H
27/12 - Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology, Tracy Westerman - ⭐️⭐️
HOB - Birth Flower Individual Challenge: August✅ Total: 30/30
1 - Read a book with GLADIOLUS in the title.
6/8 - 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 - Read a book published in August.
12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
3 - Read a book with a peach coloured cover (>50%).
18/8 -
- Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️5 - Read a book with the number "40" intact in the page count.
17/8 - Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918 - 401 pages - ⭐️⭐️
6 - Read a book where a anniversary is celebrated.
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - "1904: The US celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase" p.179 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7 - Read a book set in Europe.
8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 - Read a book by an African author.
13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - From Zimbabwe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9 - Read a book set in the 17th century.
22/8 - A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10 - Read a book with the word "gladiator" in the text.
7/8 - Lonely Planet Paris - " gladiatorial combats and other events" p.502 - ⭐️⭐️
11 - Read a book with a sword on the cover.
14/8 -
- An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️12 - Read a book where a character demonstrates courage.
5/8 - Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13 - Read a book related to the word "GREEK"
17/8 - 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - "In the end, after a ten-year-long war, the Greeks were victorious." p.122 - ⭐️⭐️
14 - Read a book with an X somewhere in the title
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
16 - Read a book with the word THORN in the title.
20/8 - Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy - ⭐️⭐️
17 - Read a book that irritates you.
14/8 - Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - boring - ⭐️⭐️
18 - Read a book with the word "IRRITATE" in the text.
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - "my extensive wardrobe seemed to irritate Rigby." p.83 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19 - Read a book translated from another language.
11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - French - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
20 - Read a book where a "lover's heart is pierced".
11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - "I was more than shocked; I was heartbroken and devastated.” p.294 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21 - Read a book with a flying insect on the cover.
23/8 -
- Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness - ⭐️⭐️22 - Read a book where someone is stung by a bee.
13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - "being stung by tiny bees." p.19 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23 - Read a book with a tall character.
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - "We always wore our heels. We were close to seven feet tall." p.227 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24 - G: 6/8 - Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way, Gene M. Hammitt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25 - L: 6/8 - Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6), Travis Langley - ⭐️⭐️
26 - A: 5/8 - Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life, Ashley Whillans - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27 - D: 4/8 - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India, William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
28 - I: 17/8 - I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
29 - O: 10/8 - The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler, Helmut Ortner - ⭐️⭐️
30 - L: 4/8 - The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
31 - U: 17/8 - Unleashing Creativity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
32 - S: 11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth, Michael Sandler - ⭐️⭐️
TOAP - Dog Days of Summer✅ Total: 15/15
1. Read a book with a dog on the cover.
24/8 -
- How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title can be found in the words PICNIC IN THE PARK. (3 word minimum)
13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - TIK - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 Read a book you consider a beach read.
7/8 -
- Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - ⭐️⭐️4. Read a book with 8 in the publication date.
6/8 - Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way - 1986 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Read a book where a character goes on vacation.
17/8 - I've Got This Round - "'Veganism be damned!' I thought to myself, as I popped one in my mouth. I was on vacation!" p.20 - ⭐️⭐️
6. Read a book with a natural body of water on the cover.
12/8 -
- 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️7. I
14/8 - An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. C
10/8 - Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy, Gerald Confienza - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. E
11/8 - Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. C
6/8 - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. R
6/8 - 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries, Roger Bridgman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. E
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
13. A
5/8 - Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life, Ashley Whillans - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. M
8/8 - Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - ⭐️⭐️
15. Read a book with the sun on the cover.
5/8 -
- Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
AMMP - Famous Professors Spell-Out✅ Total: 309/309
✅ Part 1: 78/78
Aristotle
A: 19/10, The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, Anne-Marie O'Connor
R: 24/10, Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema, Jamie Russell
I: 25/10, The Spamalot Diaries, Eric Idle
S: 18/9, Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
T: 13/10, A Thesaurus of English Word Roots
O: 5/10, Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports
T: 9/10, Talking Zen: Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life
L: 7/10, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee, Shannon Lee
E: 28/10, I Love the Bones of You: My Father And The Making Of Me, Christopher Eccleston
Neil Armstrong
N: 2/11, This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home, New Scientist
E: 28/10, Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life, Eugene O'Kelly
I: 24/10, A Small Door Set in Concrete: One Woman's Story of Challenging Borders in Israel/Palestine, Ilana Hammerman
L: 30/9, Love & Autism
A: 16/10, Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups, Anna McNuff
R: 23/10, Cut to the Monkey: A Hollywood Editor’s Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Making Hit Comedies, Roger Nygard
M: 18/9, The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, Jay Mccullough
S: 17/9, The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
T: 4/10, Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History, Tony Perrottet
R: 20/10, Clem Beckett: Motorcycle Legend and War Hero, Rob Hargreaves
O: 5/10, Overcoming Overwhelm
N: 28/10, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, Arvind Narayanan
G: 23/9, The Practice of Chinese Medicine E-Book, Giovanni Maciocia CAc(Nanjing)
Alexander Graham Bell
A: 15/10, Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, Steve Almond
L: 28/9, The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984, Dorian Lynskey
E: 18/10, The Essential Wayne Dyer Collection
X: 28/9, Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp, Xianhui Yang
A: 14/10, The Anthology of Rap
N: 23/10, Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function
D: 10/9, A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern
E: 16/10, Ecstasy and Me: My Life as a Woman
R: 20/10, Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
G: 22/9, Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, Glen Berger
R: 18/10, Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Robert W. Bauman
A: 12/10, The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling, Adam Kucharski
H: 9/9, A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity
A: 11/10, Because He's Jeff Goldblum: The Movies, Memes, and Meaning of Hollywood's Most Enigmatic Actor, Travis M. Andrews
M: 17/9, The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential, John C. Maxwell
B: 30/8, Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
E: 15/10, End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep
L: 25/9, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt
L: 23/9, The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Judith Butler
J: 28/8, The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
U: 14/9, The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body
D: 2/9, Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
I: 21/10, It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park
T: 1/10, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, Brent E. Turvey
H: 26/9, Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
B: 20/8, Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work
U: 31/8, Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader
T: 28/9, The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life, Tiago Forte
L: 21/9, Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System, Darren Levine
E: 7/10, Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life
R: 17/10, Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food, Rachel Herz
Marie Curie
M: 15/9, Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda
A: 11/10, Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
R: 13,10, Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly, Richard Hammer
I: 20/10, The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls, Alexander C. Irvine
E: 7/10, Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality, Ellen Rogin
C: 23/8, Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space
U: 29/8, Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
R: 11/10, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
I: 20/10, The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength
E: 5/10, Empower Yourself
Albus Dumbledore
A: 8/10, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, David Attenborough
L: 17/9, Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System, Len Kasten
B: 20/8, Breakthrough Rapid Reading
U: 23/8, Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness
S: 15/9, Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
D: 2/9, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
U: 21/8, User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
M: 12/9, The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom
B: 19/8, Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires
L: 19/9, Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
E: 4/10, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World, Edward Dolnick
D: 26/8, Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
O: 9/10, Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film, Patton Oswalt
R: 9/10, Blood Secrets: Chronicles of a Crime Scene Reconstructionist, Rod Englert
E: 28/9. Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Finding Your Message, Building a Tribe, and Changing the World
AMMP - Famous Professors Spell-Out✅ Part 2: 79/79
Albert Einstein
A: 7/10, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
L: 14/9, The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures, Michael Largo
B: 19/8, Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself
E: 27/9, Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown, Eric Blehm
R: 8/10, Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter, Richard V. Greene
T: 24/9, Digital Etiquette: Everything You Wanted to Know about Modern Manners But Were Afraid to Ask, Victoria Turk
E: 26/9, The Geek's Guide to Dating, Eric Smith
I: 16/10, Offline: Free Your Mind from Smartphone and Social Media Stress, Imran Rashid
N: 21/10, The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
S: 8/9, Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro
T: 21/9, Bossypants, Tina Fey
E: 26/9, Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
I: 12/10, Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898
N: 18/10, The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World
Sir William Golding
S: 18/9, Mozart: The Reign of Love, Jan Swafford
I: 8/10, How to think ahead in chess : the methods and techniques of planning your entire game, I.A. Horowitz
R: 2/10, Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle, Rachel Dratch
W: 13/8, A Woman Like Me
I: 5/10, The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions
L: 6/9, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
L: 6/9, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson
I: 3/10, The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever
A: 6/10, American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
M: 8/9, Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions
G: 19/9, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
O: 29/9, Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden, Bill O'Reilly
L: 5/9, Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank
D: 25/8, Doing Business by the Good Book: Fifty-Two Lessons on Success Sraight from the Bible
I: 3/10, Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
N: 17/10, The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square, Ned Sublette
G: 1/9, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute
Temple Grandin
T: 19/9, The Speed Math Bible - Transform your brain into an electronic calculator and master the mathematical strategies to triumph in every challenge, Yamada Takumi
E: 25/9, Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder
M: 7/9, My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography
P: 18/9, The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal
L: 3/9, Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
E: 25/9, Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry, Edward Shorter
G: 1/9, Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts
R: 2/10, A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings, William H. Reid
A: 6/10, Abandoned Cold War Places: Nuclear Bunkers, Submarine Bases, Missile Silos, Airfields and Listening Posts from the World's Most Secretive Conflict
N: 9/10, The New Yale Book of Quotations
D: 24/8, Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny
I: 29/9, The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
N: 28/9, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations
Stephen Hawking
S: 13/9, Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i, Bill Schelly
T: 14/9, The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver
E: 22/9, Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky
P: 11/9, A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes , Sharon Packer MD
H: 2/9, Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy
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)
N: 27/9, Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, Marion Nestle
H: 27/8, Human Universe
A: 3/10, 77 Outrageously Effective Anti-Aging Tips & Secrets, Amy Waldow
W: 12/8, We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
K: 9/9, Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton
I: 27/9, It's a Gas: The Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World
N: 26/9, Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
G: 30/8, Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World
Elena Kagan
E: 18/9, The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall, Eddie Hall
L: 30/8, Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell
E: 12/9, Encyclopedia of Military Science
N: 25/9, Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species, Peter Nowak
A: 3/10, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
K: 5/9, KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev
A: 2/10, The Ants Are My Friends: A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes
G: 28/8, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 4 Volume set
A: 30/9, The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?
N: 24/9, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson
John Keating
J: 26/8, Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading
O: 4/10, Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss
H: 24/8, A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean, R.W. Holder
N: 24/9, Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
K: 3/9, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
E: 11/9, Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
A: 30/9, Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth
T: 12/9, The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr.
I: 25/9, Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump, Laura Ingraham
N: 20/9, Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
G: 20/8, Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy
AMMP - Famous Professors Spell-Out✅ Part 3: 80/80
Jack Ma
J: 16/8, 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME, JEFFREY GLADDEN MD FACC
A: 29/9, At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
C: 13/9, The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
K: 25/8, Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good, Kimberly Ann Johnson
M: 5/9, The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps
A: 27/9, The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, Alexandra Robbins
Sir Brian May CBE
S: 1/9, Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden
I: 24/9, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
R: 29/9, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, Jon Ronson
B: 13/8, BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
R: 28/9, Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help, Richard Pink
I: 23/9, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
A: 27/9, The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation, Alef Meulenberg
N: 21/9, 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?, Ezio Di Nucci
M: 4/9, We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson
A: 26/9, Principles of Biochemistry, Albert L. Lehninger
Y: 13/9, "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People
C: 23/8, Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World
B: 12/8, Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World
E: 6/9, Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
S: 28/8, 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin, James Sullivan
H: 24/8, How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation
A: 26/9, Automotive Technology
R: 28/9, Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation, Ed Rosenthal
O: 25/9, Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian
N: 18/9, Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols
C: 21/8, Camping Recipes: Foil Packet Cooking
H: 23/8, The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect
R: 26/9, 8 Lessons in Military Leadership: For Entrepreneurs, Robert T. Kiyosaki
I: 19/9, The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire!, Ian Woodward
S: 25/8, Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
T: 16/9, Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
A: 25/9, All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
M: 1/9, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
C: 15/8, Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
A: 21/9, Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh
U: 17/8, Unleashing Creativity
L: 21/8, Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team
I: 17/9, Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol
F: 10/8, Find Your Passion: The Ultimate No BS Workbook. 186 Questions, Prompts, and Exercises to Find Your Passion, Work on Purpose, and Leave a Lasting Legacy
F: 12/8, Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
E: 4/9, Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz
Toni Morrison
T: 11/9, Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done
O: 23/9, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley
N: 17/9, Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
I: 15/9, I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
M: 30/8, Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris
O: 20/9, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn
R: 24/9, Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy, Guy P. Raffa
R: 21/9, The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam, Rob Sand
I: 2/9, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
S: 24/8, The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed
O: 15/9, Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
N: 11/9, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Barack Obama
B: 11/8, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
A: 21/9, What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers, Andrew Dornenburg
R: 14/9, How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles
C: 13/8, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
A; 20/9, Complete Works of Aeschylus, Aeschylus
K: 23/8, Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
O: 29/8, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
B: 18/8, Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
A: 16/9, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
M: 15/8, Master Your Beliefs : A Practical Guide to Stop Doubting Yourself and Build Unshakeable Confidence
A: 14/9, Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher
Condoleezza Rice
C: 7/8, Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
O: 5/9, On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life
N: 7/9, Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas
D: 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
O: 28/8, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
L: 11/8, Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
E: 29/8, Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink
E: 31/8, Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
Z: 2/10, The Science of TV's the Big Bang Theory: Explanations Even Penny Would Understand, Dave Zobel
Z: 30/9, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero, E. Paul Zehr
A: 14/9, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
R: 4/9, The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King
I: 2/9, I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD
C: 20/8, Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing
E: 24/8, The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
AMMP - Famous Professors Spell-Out✅ Part 4: 72/72
Michael Sandel
M: 12/8, 2,001 Most Useful German Words (Dover Language Guides German), Joseph W. Moser
I: 21/8, If You Ask Me
C: 18/8, Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys
H: 22/8, His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
A: 13/9, Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588
E: 17/8, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Eric H. Cline
L: 7/8, Lonely Planet Paris
S: 24/8, Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing
A: 6/9, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes
N: 4/9, Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa
D: 21/8, Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up, A
E: 14/8, Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story
L: 10/8, The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler
Amartya Sen
A: 3/9, And a Voice to Sing With
M: 26/8, Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential
A: 27/8, White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction, Allen W. Trelease
R: 31/8, The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul, Lissa Rankin
T: 10/9, How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz
Y: 12/9, Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide, Yasmine Cheyenne
A: 3/9, Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
S: 23/8, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
E: 13/8, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose
N: 30/8, Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
G: 8/8, German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary
A: 26/8, African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
Y: 3/9, Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth
A: 25/8, Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary, Alex Horne
T: 7/9, Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
R: 30/8, Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears
I: 18/8, The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
C: 6/8, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
H: 21/8, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
A: 17/8, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
K: 20/8, Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
R: 18/8, Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits
A: 25/8, ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
V: 27/9, Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories
O: 27/8, One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley
R: 26/8, The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
T: 5/9, Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr.
Y: 30/8, When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way, Denise Young
S: 14/8, Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C.
P: 6/9, Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People
I: 17/8, I've Got This Round
V: 17/8, Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918
A: 17/8, Ask A North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
K: 10/8, KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography
Melvin B Tolson
M: 8/8, Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink
E: 11/8, Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea
L: 6/8, Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way
V: 22/8, A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England, Vanessa Wilkie
I: 14/8, An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture
N: 20/8, Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice, Natalie Goldberg
B: 11/8, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth
T: 19/8, Tell Yourself a Better Lie: Use the Power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to Edit Your Story and Rewrite Your Life.
O: 26/8, Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success
L: 6/8, 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy, Luminita D. Saviuc
S: 12/8, 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life, Dan Strutzel
O: 18/8, The Only Skill that Matters: The Proven Methodology to Read Faster, Remember More, and Become a SuperLearner
N: 16/8, 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world, Nick Richardson
Oprah Winfrey
O: 25/8, The Overthinking Cure: How to Stay in the Present, Shake Negativity, and Decode Your Stress and Anxiety
P: 14/8, A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins
R: 11/8, Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
A: 14/8, The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
H: 21/8, How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive!
W: 6/8, Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth (Volume 6)
I: 13/8, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
N: 15/8, Napoleon
F: 6/8, Fodor's Essential China
R: 6/8, 1,000 Inventions & Discoveries, Roger Bridgman
E: 10/8, Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Y: 16/8, You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery
BARC - Alan Rickman✅ Total: 30/30
Die Hard
Read a book primarily set in ONE location
16/8 - 1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book in which a character falls to their death
17/8 - 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - ⭐️⭐️
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Read a book with a MC who is a musician
11/8 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book featuring a ghost
17/8 - I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with the word Truly, Madly OR Deeply in the title
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Read a book with a Spoon on the cover
30/8 - Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World - ⭐️⭐️
Sense & Sensibility
Read a book set in the 1800s
10/8 - Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book that won any award
13/8 - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dogma
Read a book tagged as Humour at least 100 times
16/8 - You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a god, or god-like being
Read a book with all the letters of METATRON in the title only
14/8 - An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Galaxy Quest
Read a book with a MC who is an alien (from outer space)
Read a book with the word Quest in the title
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
Read a book by an author whose initials are S.S.
Read a book with a MC who is a teacher
12/8 - 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary: The 500 Words You Need to Know to Transform Your Vocabulary.and Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book featuring a character who helps another, without their knowledge
13/8 - Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
Read a book with all the letters of SEVERUS in the title only
18/8 - The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a character who has black hair
11/8 - Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth - ⭐️⭐️
Love Actually
Read a book with a MC named Harry
17/8 - Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book where a MC is seduced by another character
8/8 - Mastering Erotic Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Manual for Erotic Play, Fetish, and Kink - ⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Read a book with all the letters of SNAPE in the title only
21/8 - How to Be the Luckiest Person Alive! - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book featuring a character who is wrongly accused
22/8 - His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
Read a book with 2 MCs who hate each other
14/8 - Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book featuring a character who has something stolen from them
13/8 - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Read a book with a page count that ends in 14
18/8 - Rewire Your Brain : Rid Your Mind Of Negative Thoughts and Limiting Beliefs, Stop Overthinking And Create Healthy Habits - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with the word Obviously in the text
8/8 - German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - "Hobbyists obviously are free to teach and share in whatever fashion they like." p.29 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with all the letters of OCCLUMENCY in the title & subtitle
21/8 - Lead Like a Coach: How to Get the Most Success Out of ANY Team - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Read a book with the word Prince in the title
Read a book featuring a character who gets what they have always wanted
10/8 - KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book featuring a character who reveals a secret about themselves
11/8 - Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - ⭐️⭐️
Alice in Wonderland
Read a book featuring a talking animal
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 & 2
Read a book the word Always in the Title
Read a book the word Always in the Text
7/8 - Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - "I always wanted to run my own business." p.12 - ⭐️⭐️
Alan Rickman
Read a Book by an author whose first name is Alan
11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book by an author whose last name is Rickman
Read a Book by an author whose initials are A.R.
12/8 - Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World, Anuschka Rees - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book set in London, England
18/8 - Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
TOAP - Richard is Hanging with the Peanuts Gang✅ 35-50
35. Book: You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery
Author: Mamrie Hart
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: 19. Read a book in which one character calls another “old”.
How it Fits: "I could tell Sienna was the best in the biz...mainly because she was old enough to have invented pole dancing." p.98
36. Book: 100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME
Author: JEFFREY GLADDEN MD FACC
Date Read: Aug 16th
Task: 9. Read a book in which the MC wears glasses.
How it Fits: "If I’m going to be on my phone in the evening, I wear amber glasses to minimize the blue-light effect." p.335
37. Book: Believe and Receive: Use the 40 Laws of Nature to Attain Your Deepest Desires
Author: Melissa Alvarez
Date Read: Aug 19th
Task: 39. Read a book that has 2 words that rhyme in the title.
How it Fits: 'Believe' & 'Receive' rhyme
38. Book: If You Ask Me
Author: Betty White
Date Read: Aug 21st
Task: 6. Read a book with a blonde cover model.
How it Fits:
39. Book: A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
Author: Vanessa Wilkie
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: 14. Read a book in which there is a character you’d consider a snob.
How it Fits: "The English aristocracy was unapologetically snobbish and turned up its collective nose" p.151
40. Book: His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Author: Robert Samuels
Date Read: Aug 22nd
Task: 34. Read a book with twin characters.
How it Fits: "Laura Ann had instructed her twin daughters to fight their way onto a school bus" p.31
41. Book: Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
Author: John Brockman
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: 49. Read a book by your favourite author.
How it Fits: John Brockman has some great science books
42. Book: Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World
Author: Nick Morgan
Date Read: Aug 23rd
Task: 37. Read a book with a teacher MC.
How it Fits: "I created a new class at American University, where I teach, called Design Your Life for Success." p.85
43. Book: 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
Author: James Sullivan
Date Read: Aug 28th
Task: 15. Read a book with all the letters of DIRTY in the title.
How it Fits: 7 DIRTY Words
44. Book: Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Date Read: Aug 29th
Task: 10. Read a book in which there is an infant or toddler character (has to be mentioned in at least 3 chapters -- no speaking role needed).
How it Fits: The author mentions his child in every chapter
45. Book: Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
Author: Charles G. Koch
Date Read: Aug 30th
Task: 1. Read a book with an author with a first name Charles
46. Book: Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites
Author: Anthony Tassinello
Date Read: Aug 31st
Task: 31. Read a book with a kind of dessert on the cover.
How it Fits:
47. Book: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Author: John Taylor Gatto
Date Read: Sep 2nd
Task: 24. Read a book set in a school (45% of scenes)
How it Fits: It's in the title
48. Book: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Author: Ted Gioia
Date Read: Sep 2nd
Task: 29. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
How it Fits:
49. Book: We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance
Author: Mara Kardas-Nelson
Date Read: Sep 4th
Task: Read a book with a house on the cover.
How it Fits:
- A house in a slum50. Book: How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate
Author: Jennifer Taitz
Date Read: Sep 10th
Task: MPG Romance
How it Fits: MPG Relationships (non-fiction)
✅ HOB - Monster Hunt 2024: Killa Godzilla
✅ HOB - Killer Clown Roundup: Don't you want a balloon?
✅ GN - Turf Wars: College EditionTeam Seagull
BARC - Carrie Fisher✅ Total: 15/15
The Empire Strikes Back
Read a Book in which the MC is trained
23/8 - Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World - ⭐️
Read a Book with the word EMPIRE in the Title
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book in which a Character discovers a Family Secret
25/8 - Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good - ⭐️⭐️
Return of the Jedi
Read a Book first Published in 1980
24/8 - The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book in which the MC kills a Family Member
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When Harry Met Sally...
Read a Book in which Characters who identify as male & female are Just Friends
30/8 - Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a MC named Marie
28/8 - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - ⭐️
Read a Book in which a telephone call is within the text
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Convention Conundrum (Big Bang Theory)
Read a Book in which a Character goes to a Convention
28/8 - The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - "Sharpton brought the Brawley family to visit Brown after their pilgrimage to the Atlanta Democratic Convention last July" p.261 - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book in which a MC pranks another Character
28/8 - 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - ⭐️⭐️
The Force Awakens
Read a Book in which there is at least a 30 year gap within the story
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a Robot Character
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book first Published in 2015
24/8 - How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Last Jedi
Read a Book with the word LAST in the Title
30/8 - Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Carrie Fisher
Read a Book set in California
30/8 - When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hooked on Books
Books mentioned in this topic
I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges (other topics)Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's (other topics)
Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves (other topics)
Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Mastery (other topics)
No Apologies: Ditch Diet Culture and Rebuild Your Relationship with Food (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Robert Anton Wilson (other topics)Fred Noe (other topics)
Christine Wilding (other topics)
Christine Wilding (other topics)
Duncan Welgemoed (other topics)
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✅ Total: 50/50
Adept
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life - "the brain becomes very adept at dealing with constant onslaughts" p.87 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Avail
Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again - "Aristotle and René Descartes had stabs at explaining it (to no avail)" p.18 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beer
Rudy: My Story - "drowning any sorrows in cans of beer in the meantime." p.72 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Belle
1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List - "This classic Belle Epoque dish" p.145 - ⭐️⭐️
Calculator
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention - "I can multiply three-digit numbers together, sometimes faster than a hand calculator" p.83 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chandelier
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story - "high heels and chandelier earrings" p.53 - ⭐️⭐️
Churn
Wealth Habits: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom - "Every business model involves some degree of customer churn" p.139 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Courtroom
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence - "He looked out at the people in the courtroom." p.145 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Crumpet
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou - "silver trays full of scones and crumpets." p.92 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Danish (the pastry)
I've Got This Round - "I’m talking toast, waffles, cereal, Danishes, all the perfect foundational elements for day drinking." p.41 - ⭐️⭐️
Dote
If You Ask Me - "just as women dote on shoe stores." p.67 - ⭐️⭐️
Eyelid
Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison - "the world behind his closed eyelids was forbidding, yet enticing." p.175 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ferry
The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society - "Just a short ferry ride over the Barents Sea from Estonia" p.192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Funk
Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography - “What is chunky, yet funky?” p.169 - ⭐️⭐️
Gauge
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You - "dynamics to gauge what my sweet spot of stimulation is" p.110 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Glitz
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List - "Set in Florida’s South Beach before its recent glitzy renaissance" p.488 - ⭐️⭐️
Haste
Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance - "the board members think that they may have voted too hastily." p.275 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hypnosis
Thinking, Fast and Slow - "as a visitor in a laboratory that studied hypnosis" p.33 - ⭐️⭐️
Jackpot
We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships - "she found a women’s group and hit the friendship jackpot."p.206 - ⭐️⭐️
Jinx
Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind - "He Said a Jinx Was Following Him" p.201 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Keypad
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms - "I replaced our front door locks with electronic keypads" p.76 - ⭐️⭐️
Kudzu
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - "it was the drunken misspelling of the vine kudzu, which grows rampant in the South" p.114 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Loll
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake - "While I was lolling around my motel room" p.86 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Midwife
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides - "the midwife gave me mouth to mouth and saved my life." p.93 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Moose
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee - "New Hampshire has arctic weather, and both bears and moose" p.204 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mosey
Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing - "now they’re just moseying along thinking everything is hunky-dory" p.208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Motive
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams - "I failed to discover how the motive power is transmitted" p.57 - ⭐️⭐️
Plight
Whole: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity - "Every woman has a plight she must face." p.189 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pinnacle
Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth - "like the sound a pinnacle makes as it pierces the wide sky." p.209 - ⭐️⭐️
Poster
The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life - "I felt like a fraud—the poster boy for imposter syndrome." p.58 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Potent
Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD - "they’re a potent symbol of your success" p.138 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rootbeer
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - "an opened can of Barq’s root beer" p.64 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Security camera
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - "outside the view of the security cameras" p.19 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Shark
Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures - "unlike snakes, lions and sharks the mosquito itself doesn’t kill us." p.98 - ⭐️⭐️
Squat
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude - "A broad-shouldered, potbellied woman with a bad dye job comes through the courtyard, bandy-legged and squat." p.23 - ⭐️⭐️
Stunt
Yes Please - "It’s your fault if a stunt goes wrong." p.214 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sully
X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken - "a military leader of unsullied reputation" p.186 - ⭐️⭐️
Survey
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - "our jottings build for us a series of ascending steps from which we can survey new vistas." p.160 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tax
Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness - "or you could run into problems with the tax authorities." p.154 - ⭐️⭐️
Throw rug
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - "oriental throw rugs" p.23 - ⭐️⭐️
Toilet Paper
Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain - "I can’t have Amazon deliver me toilet paper every month" p.126 - ⭐️⭐️
Umbrella
The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back - "like forgetting an umbrella and winding up in a long weekend of endless rain." p.36 - ⭐️⭐️
Veranda
The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - "seated on the veranda watching the sunrise" p.62 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Viable
Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library - "Twitter can be a viable option for communicating with users" p.84 - ⭐️⭐️
Vivid
Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who - "very vivid memories of him driving around in a stupid yellow sports car" p.152 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Warren
The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography - "stone walls and fox-gloves, woods and sandy warrens" p.26 - ⭐️⭐️
Weather vane
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - "An anemometer and a wind-direction weather vane were located near the edge of the pad" p.86 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wince
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism - "we’re meant to wince when the Rush Limbaugh soundalike played by Samuel L. Jackson, defends drones in an appeal to his TV audience" p.119 - ⭐️⭐️
Yale
Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind - "Yale psychologist Jerome Singer identified three kinds of daydreaming" p.197 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yankee
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - "score a seat at tonight’s Red Sox–Yankees game" p.123 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️