Hooked on Books discussion

BARC - Bill Paxton

✅ Total: 16/16

Aliens
Read a Book that is the 2nd in a series
10/9 - First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E - ⭐️

True Lies
Read a Book with the word TRUE in the title
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book featuring a Spy
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Apollo 13
Read a Book set in space
27/8 - Human Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Titanic
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a Treasure Hunter
12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom - ⭐️⭐️

Vertical Limit
Read a Book featuring a mountain climbing expedition
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force - ⭐️⭐️

Thunderbirds
Read a Book set in the 1960's
27/8 - One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book featuring technologically advanced machines
23/8 - Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments - "The system, called Advanced LIGO (for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory), uses laser beams to spot almost inconceivably minute gravitational effects." p.113 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a Goodreads Rating under 3
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - ⭐️⭐️

Haywire
Read a Book featuring a Black Ops mission
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book with a military character
26/8 - African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a Book that starts with the letter H (may NOT ignore articles)
24/8 - A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean - ⭐️⭐️

Million Dollar Arm
Read a Book based on a true story
26/8 - Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - ⭐️⭐️
Read a Book set in India
26/8 - Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential - ⭐️⭐️

Edge of Tomorrow
Read a Book wth the word TOMORROW in the Title
7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bill Paxton
Read a Book by an author whose first name is William
30/8 - Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - ⭐️⭐️

TLC - OPI Pinks

✅ Total: 24/24

1. Aphrodite's Pink Nightie
Read a book with a pink title
24/8 - - How to Sound Cultured: Master The 250 Names That Intellectuals Love To Drop Into Conversation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Barbie Dreamhouse
Read a book published in 1962, 1974, 1990, 2008 or 2013
28/8 - The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️

3. Editor in Chic
Read a book with a character who is an editor
23/8 - The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - Nina Barrett, "I work as an assistant editor at St. Martin’s Press" p.101 - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book where a character is considered chic (elegantly and stylishly fashionable)
30/8 - Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris - "Once in Paris, she remodelled herself into the acme of Twenties chic." p.63 - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book whose title begins with E
24/8 - The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene - ⭐️⭐️

4. Flamingo Your Own Way
Read a book whose title ends with Y
26/8 - Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential - ⭐️⭐️

5. It's a Girl!
Read a book where a female baby is born
27/8 - One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - "Maureen gave birth to a girl, whom she and Dave named Angela Dawn." p.160 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with punctuation in the title
26/8 - Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book by a female author
23/8 - Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space, Natasha Swingler - ⭐️⭐️

6. A Kick in the Bud
Read a book with the letters BUD (in any order) in the title
24/8 - Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Knowledge is Flower
Read a book with an intelligent character
23/8 - Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments - Frank Tipler: Mathematical physicist, cosmologist, & author. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a flower on the cover
23/8 - - The Handbook for Bad Days: Shortcuts to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book whose MC's FN begins with a letter in FLOWER
26/8 - Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - ⭐️

8. Mod About You
Read a book whose title is a pun
25/8 - Wordwatching: How to Break into the Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book whose author's name is 10 letters long
23/8 - Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World, Nick Morgan - ⭐️

9. Nail HeART
Read a book with an artist character
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - Muddy Waters - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with a heart on the cover
1/9 - - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Shined, Sealed, Delivered
Read a book where the title has a word that ends in -ed
27/8 - On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Mountains
Read a book with a five word title
31/8 - Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Strawberry Margarita
Read a book set in California
30/8 - When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - "I had made the move to California." p.72 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book by an author named Margarita
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Tastes Like Strawberries
Read a book where a person has a garden
23/8 - Unmedicated: The Four Pillars of Natural Wellness - "I make time every day to connect with nature, even if it is only in my garden" p.39 - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book set in Florida
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle - "standing in my backyard in Florida" p.23 - ⭐️⭐️

14. Throw Me a Kiss
Read a book with the word KISS in the title
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life - ⭐️⭐️

TLC - Cover the Quote 2024

"I Tried to Form a Gang Once But it Turned into a Book Club"

✅ Total: 45/45

I: 23/8 - Insect - , Madisyn Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

T: 23/8 - Telephone - , Nick Morgan - ⭐️
R: 29/8 - Rope - , Ms Morgan Thorne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 27/8 - Index Finger - , Brian Cox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 30/8 - Eyes - , Anne de Courcy - ⭐️⭐️
D: 24/8 - Dog - , Thomas W. Hodgkinson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

T: 25/8 - Tower - , Alex Horne - ⭐️⭐️
O: 23/8 - Overalls - , Natasha Swingler - ⭐️⭐️

F: 23/8 - Flowers - , Eveline Helmink - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 28/8 - Old Man - , James Sullivan - ⭐️⭐️
R: 2/9 - Roof - , Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 25/8 - Monkey - , Nick Trenton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A: 26/8 - Art - , Thomas Lockley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

G: 24/8 - Goose - , R.W. Holder - ⭐️⭐️
A: 28/8 - Apple - , Jacqueline L. Longe - ⭐️⭐️
N: 24/8 - Notebook - , Summer McStravick - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 26/8 - Glasses - , Robert Irvine - ⭐️

O: 30/8 - Ocean - , Glenn Schweitzer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 27/8 - Nose - , Carol Ann Lee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 29/8 - Child - , Roy Richard Grinker - ⭐️
E: 3/9 - Ears - , Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

B: 23/8 - Book - , James Patterson - ⭐️⭐️
U: 3/9 - Uniform - , Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️
T: 26/8 - Tentacle - , Rebecca Stott - ⭐️⭐️

I: 31/8 - Ice Cream - , Anthony Tassinello - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 30/8 - Tampons - , Joey Green - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

T: 31/8 - Text - , Vivian Gornick - ⭐️⭐️
U: 5/9 - Uniform - , Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 4/9 - Reflection - , Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
N: 4/9 - Nose - , Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Emerald City - , Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
D: 24/8 - DNA - , Richard Dawkins - ⭐️⭐️

I: 18/9 - Idiot - , John Nichols - ⭐️⭐️
N: 10/9 - Nurse - , Barbara K. Blok - ⭐️
T: 1/9 - Teddy Bear - , Zac Bissonnette - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 5/9 - Office - , George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️

A: 29/8 - Alarm Clock - , Laura Vanderkam - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

B: 24/8 - Bear - , Witold Szabłowski - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 11/9 - Old Man - , Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 13/9 - Ocean - , Colin Martin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 25/8 - Keys - , Penn Holderness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

C: 30/8 - Children - , Gary Chapman - ⭐️⭐️
L: 25/8 - Leopard - , Kimberly Ann Johnson - ⭐️⭐️
U: 17/9 - UFO - , Len Kasten - ⭐️
B: 31/8 - Birdcage - , Lissa Rankin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ NBRC - Richard's Marauding Monsters

OVERLY SPECIFIC LITERARY MONSTERS

✅ 1. The Luggage (Discworld)
a. 175-225 pages
Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. At least six legs on cover
Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. MC follows someone
Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - ⭐️
d. Tagged 'Travel' 10+
Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. "Baggage" in text
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - p.8 - ⭐️

✅ 2. The Devourers (Indra Das)
a. 175-225 pages
Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader - ⭐️⭐️
b. Tagged "south-asian" 5+
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - ⭐️⭐️
c. "Cannibal" in text
7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️
d. Tagged "Transgender" 5+ times
"You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. Author's Initials in KOLKATA
Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 3. Sandworm (Dune)
a. 450+ pages
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Letters WORM in title
Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Teeth on cover
Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle - ⭐️⭐️
e. 1 & 8 in page number
First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E - ⭐️

✅ 4. Balrog (LOTR)
a. 350-400 pages
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Horns or antlers on cover
The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. 'Deep' in title
Deep Dark Chocolate: Decadent Recipes for the Serious Chocolate Lover - ⭐️⭐️
d. 3 & 7 in page count
And a Voice to Sing With - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. Red text on cover
Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 5. The Other Mother (Coraline)
a. 100-150 pages
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - ⭐️⭐️
b. Buttons on cover
Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 6. Basilisk (HP)
a. 250-300 pages
The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Letters of ROOSTER in the title
Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts - ⭐️⭐️
c. Author initials are in PETRIFIED
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 7. Behemoth (Master & Margarita)
a. 100-150 pages
Life Lessons From Nietzsche - ⭐️⭐️
b. Not originally written in English
Complete Works of Aeschylus - ⭐️⭐️
c. Title formatted "__ & __"
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 8. Hound of the Baskervilles
a. 100-150 pages
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Bright yellow text on cover
A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern - ⭐️⭐️
c. BASKERVILLES in title
10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate - ⭐️⭐️
d. "Phosphorus" in text
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 9. Protomolecule (Expanse)
a. 450+ pages
Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. "microbe" in text
How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 10. Cthulhu
a. 450+ pages
A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Two U's in author name
The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A cult is important to the plot
I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 11. Leofric (Sorcerer to the Crown)
a. 100-150 pages
Toilet Paper Origami - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Solid color cover (>85%)
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care - ⭐️

✅ 12. The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow
a. 100-150 pages
The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize - ⭐️⭐️
b. Headless person on cover
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School - ⭐️
c. Place name in title
DK Slovenia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 13. Frankenstein’s Monster
a. 175-225 pages
Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System - ⭐️⭐️
b. Possessive in title
Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 14. Red Death (EA Poe)
a. 175-225 pages
Vietnamese Street Food - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Party in book
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music - ⭐️⭐️
c. Seven or more colours on the cover
The Speed Math Bible - Transform your brain into an electronic calculator and master the mathematical strategies to triumph in every challenge - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. "dizzy" in text
Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off--and How You Can, Too - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 15. Smaug (LOTR)
a. 350-400 pages
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 - ⭐️⭐️
b. Red & gold on cover
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium - ⭐️⭐️
c. book is about the last of something
1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile? - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 16. Shelob (LOTR)
a. 350-400 pages
Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Giant creature in book
Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Page number is a multiple of 8
The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam - ⭐️⭐️
d. All author initials in SHELOB
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 17. Pennywise the Clown
a. 350-400 pages
Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Compound word in title
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Author initials CP
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 18. White Walker (GoT)
a. 250-300 pages
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Author first & last name start with same letter
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 19. Morlocks (HG Wells)
a. 175-225 pages
The War Of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Grey cover
Rationality: From AI to Zombies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 1

W: 27/8 - White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction - ⭐️⭐️
E: 29/8 - Exploring BDSM: A Workbook for Couples (or More) Discovering Kink - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 30/8 - Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 27/8 - One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 26/8 - Mint Your Money: An Easy Manual to Unlocking Your Wealth-Creating Potential - ⭐️⭐️
E: 31/8 - Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Titles: R, A, N, D, E, M, O, N, I, U, M

R: 26/8 - The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark - ⭐️⭐️
A: 26/8 - African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 30/8 - Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - ⭐️⭐️
D: 26/8 - Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution - ⭐️⭐️
E: 11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 30/8 - Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris - ⭐️⭐️
O: 26/8 - Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success - ⭐️
N: 11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 31/8 - Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 29/8 - Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism - ⭐️
M: 5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 2

26/8 - Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading - ⭐️⭐️

Set 3

8th page of any Listopia list
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

GR Average Rating of Over 4.5 List
1: 27/9 - Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2: 6/10 - The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose - ⭐️⭐️
3: 8/10 - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lists My Friends Have Voted On
1: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2: 21/9 - Bossypants - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3: 23/9 - The Life and Loves of a He Devil - ⭐️⭐️
4: 2/10 - Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5: 10/10 - Coreyography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6: 11/10 - Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History - ⭐️⭐️
7: 12/10 - Life's Golden Ticket - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 4

Published: August
27/8 - On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Page count: 8
27/8 - Human Universe - p.288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: 8
28/8 - The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Green
28/8 - - ⭐️⭐️

Set 5

MC moves across US
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle - ⭐️⭐️
Set: Route 66
11/9 - A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC takes a road-trip
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Path
12/9 - Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author's initials: PATH
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life - ⭐️⭐️
MC 'blazes a path'
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog - Laika's capsule blazed in the sky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set:
Oregon
18/10 - The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Idaho
15/10 - Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America - ⭐️
Montana
20/10 - The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls - ⭐️⭐️
Wyoming
18/10 - The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World - ⭐️⭐️
Nebraska
9/11 - Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print) - ⭐️
Kansas
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story - ⭐️⭐️
Missouri
2/10 - Sam Walton: Made In America - ⭐️⭐️
Iowa
21/9 - The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam - ⭐️⭐️
Illinois
14/10 - The Anthology of Rap - ⭐️⭐️
Kentucky
22/10 - How to Win Friends & Influence People - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tennessee
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Georgia
28/10 - Chuck Berry: The Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️
North Carolina
14/10 - Travels of Terror: Strange and Spooky Spots Across America - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
South Carolina
29/10 - My Life - ⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 6

Read a Book set in Disneyland
9/9 - The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone - ⭐️⭐️
Title: MICKEY
11/10 - Appalachian Home Cooking: History, Culture, and Recipes - ⭐️
Title: MINNIE
3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche - ⭐️⭐️
Title: GOOFY
10/9 - First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E - ⭐️
Title: DONALD
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: PLUTO
8/9 - Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions - ⭐️⭐️

E: 12/9 - Encyclopedia of Military Science - ⭐️⭐️
V: 13/10 - Voices of History: Speeches that Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️
O: 29/8 - Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life - ⭐️
U: 31/8 - Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader - ⭐️⭐️
T: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD - ⭐️⭐️
O: 15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care - ⭐️
N: 28/9 - Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations - ⭐️⭐️

O: 4/10 - Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss - ⭐️⭐️
F: 3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

W: 30/8 - When We Are Seen: How to Come Into Your Power—and Empower Others Along the Way - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force - ⭐️⭐️
L: 19/9 - Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 11/9 - Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - ⭐️⭐️

D: 2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - ⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 15/9 - Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 23/10 - Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function - ⭐️
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) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y: 13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

W: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance - ⭐️⭐️
O: 16/10 - Offline: Free Your Mind from Smartphone and Social Media Stress - ⭐️⭐️
R: 30/8 - Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L
D: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

M: 7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 30/8 - Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World - ⭐️⭐️
I: 15/9 - I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - ⭐️⭐️

K: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 23/9 - I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 30/11 - North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts - ⭐️⭐️
D: 10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern - ⭐️⭐️
O: 18/10 - 100 Side Hustles: Unexpected Ideas for Making Extra Money Without Quitting Your Day Job - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 30/9 - Making It So - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 7

Page count: 2 books = 666 pages
216: 14/9 - How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence
without Manipulation - ⭐️⭐️
565: 18/9 - DK Slovenia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Creatures that you consider scary
18/9 - Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America - ⭐️⭐️
Set: Halloween
2/10 - The Science of TV's the Big Bang Theory: Explanations Even Penny Would Understand - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read 666 Chapters
36: 17/9 - The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 - ⭐️⭐️
43: 17/9 - Dancing With Myself - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41: 17/9 - Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life - ⭐️⭐️
27: 18/9 - Mozart: The Reign of Love - ⭐️⭐️
39: 19/9 - Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music - ⭐️⭐️
73: 19/9 - Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel - ⭐️⭐️
386: 22/9 - Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
335: 22/9 - Rationality: From AI to Zombies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Macabre books
1: 24/9 - Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2: 1/10 - Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3: 1/10 - Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Text: Demon
25/9 - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - p.221 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: Demon
10/11 - Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, Second Edition - ⭐️

Synonyms of "Macabre"
1. horrific
23/9 - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science - p.42 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. grim
27/9 - Machiavelli: A Biography - p.12 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. morbid
27/9 - The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets - p.144 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. horrible
28/9 - Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help - p.17 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. hideous
28/9 - The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. shocking
29/9 - The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - p.137 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read for 666 Minutes
1: 16/9 - Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2: 17/9 - High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3: 19/9 - The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire! - ⭐️
4: 20/9 - Complete Works of Aeschylus - ⭐️⭐️
5: 21/9 - 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile? - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6: 21/9 - Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System - ⭐️⭐️

Horror-related words
1. death
31/8 - The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul - p.4 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. demon
25/9 - Picasso: A Biography - p.42 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. hell
26/9 - Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension - p.39 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. monsters
27/9 - Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat - p.21 - ⭐️⭐️
5. make-up
25/9 - Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. screams
25/9 - Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry - p.9 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. pumpkin
28/9 - Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation - p.127 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. mask
26/9 - Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - p.48 - ⭐️⭐️
9. skulls
27/9 - The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School - p.108 - ⭐️
10. fantasy
22/9 - Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History - p.213 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. horror
26/9 - The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos - p.26 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. creatures
24/9 - The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward - p.39 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. nightmare
25/9 - Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump - p.75 - ⭐️⭐️
14. brains
25/9 - Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species - p.10 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. fright
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism - p.177 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. darkness
21/9 - Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society - p.30 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. tricks
26/9 - The Geek's Guide to Dating - p.35 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. bones
21/9 - Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen - p.42 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. blood
23/9 - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs - p.7 - ⭐️
20. murder
26/9 - 8 Lessons in Military Leadership: For Entrepreneurs - p.44 - ⭐️⭐️
21. midnight
28/9 - Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp - p.51 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. raven
29/9 - The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had - p.371 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. cobweb
5/10 - Spooky New England: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore - p.188 - ⭐️
24. ghost
26/9 - Principles of Biochemistry - p.292 - ⭐️⭐️
25. owl
30/9 - Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero - p.218 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 8

Series: 1st
3/10 - The Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: January
15/9 - The Business of the 21st Century - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: New
9/10 - The New Yale Book of Quotations - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: 2018
9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author: New to me
30/8 - Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: 1 word
19/10 - Mexico - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Char has a 'new beginning'
26/9 - A History of Philosophy, Vol. 4: Modern Philosophy, from Descartes to Leibnitz - ⭐️⭐️
Title: Beginning
5/12 - The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Ball
16/10 - DIY Circus Lab for Kids: A Family- Friendly Guide for Juggling, Balancing, Clowning, and Show-Making - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Roses
29/11 - Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors - ⭐️⭐️
MC who plays a professional sport
7/10 - Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Snow
21/10 - Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC goes swimming
30/9 - How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC goes to a bar
1/10 - What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal - ⭐️⭐️
Read 2018 pages
5/9 - Quotationary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Window
29/9 - Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 9

Cover: Road
17/10 - The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Rainbow
19/9 - The Speed Math Bible - Transform your brain into an electronic calculator and master the mathematical strategies to triumph in every challenge - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Rain
28/10 - Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Sun
16/11 - FREEDOM: The End of the Human Condition - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: Morning
Relates to the work you do
24/9 - Digital Etiquette: Everything You Wanted to Know about Modern Manners But Were Afraid to Ask - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Purse
8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Window
16/10 - Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups - ⭐️
Recommended by a Friend
3/10 - The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 10

Published: May 4th
1/10 - The Science of The Big Bang Theory: What America's Favorite Sitcom Can Teach You about Physics, Flags, and the Idiosyncrasies of Scientists - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: 4 words
24/9 - The War Of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 11

MC is a villain
2/10 - A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings - ⭐️⭐️
Char with same name as a horror movie villain
29/9 - Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Night scene
29/9 - At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Scary creature
4/10 - Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier of Hidden Plots and Schemes - ⭐️⭐️
Published: October
2/10 - Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century - ⭐️⭐️
Page count: 13
15/11 - The Complete David Bowie: New Edition: Expanded and Updated - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: 13th
8/10 - Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 12

Happy New Year
H: 10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate - ⭐️⭐️
A: 13/9 - Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 15/9 - The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y: 7/10 - Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

N: 21/10 - The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 18/10 - The Essential Wayne Dyer Collection - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 2/10 - What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Y: 12/10 - You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 26/9 - Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology - ⭐️⭐️
A: 14/9 - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 20/10 - Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering - ⭐️

Title: Out
12/10 - The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: 2018
27/9 - Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories - ⭐️⭐️
Title: New
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: January 2019
4/10 - Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 13

Title: All words start with a letter in IRISH
30/10 - Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia - ⭐️⭐️
Text: Luck
29/9 - Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Green
28/9 - The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life - ⭐️⭐️
Text: Shamrock
6/10 - American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Something gold
3/10 - Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set: Ireland
19/10 - Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 14

Back to School Days
B: 31/8 - Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 16/9 - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev - ⭐️⭐️

T: 14/9 - The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 28/8 - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - ⭐️

S: 18/9 - Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms - ⭐️⭐️
C: 14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 5/10 - Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports - ⭐️
O: 22/10 - The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings - ⭐️⭐️
L: 30/9 - Love & Autism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 17/9 - Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System - ⭐️
A: 25/9 - All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art - ⭐️⭐️
Y: 6/10 - You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 24/9 - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 15

Theme: Christmas
4/12 - How to Not Give a F*ck at Christmas: A No F*cks Given Guide to Surviving the Holidays - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Snow
24/11 - The Ego-Less SELF: Achieving Peace & Tranquility Beyond All Understanding - ⭐️⭐️
Text: Gift
28/8 - 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - p.21 - ⭐️⭐️
Published: 25th
11/10 - Horror Films of the 1980s - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 16

Published: 2020
8/10 - James Joyce and Cinematicity: Before and After Film - ⭐️⭐️
Published: 2020
24/10 - Greenlights - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: Alliteration
3/10 - 77 Outrageously Effective Anti-Aging Tips & Secrets - ⭐️⭐️
Title: Complete alliteration
4/10 - Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: 2 of same object
29/9 - A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period through the Nineteenth Century - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: 2 of same object
9/10 - Blood Secrets: Chronicles of a Crime Scene Reconstructionist - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Page count: Double number
30/9 - The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time? - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Page count: Double number
5/10 - The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 17

Title: 1 word
18/10 - Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Published: 2021
11/10 - Because He's Jeff Goldblum: The Movies, Memes, and Meaning of Hollywood's Most Enigmatic Actor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Page count: 21
16/11 - F*ck Being Humble - ⭐️⭐️
Title: Year
6/10 - Candy Girl: A Year In The Life of an Unlikely Stripper - ⭐️⭐️
Author: All letters of NEW YEAR
11/10 - Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan - ⭐️⭐️
Author: New to me
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: One
21/10 - It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

New Year
N: 24/9 - Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 7/10 - Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 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 - ⭐️⭐️

Y: 14/10 - The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 15/10 - End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep - ⭐️⭐️
A: 30/9 - Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 30/10 - The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read 2021 pages
1360: 15/9 - Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
841: 24/9 - Piano & Keyboard All-in-One for Dummies - ⭐️⭐️

Cover: Drink
4/10 - Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Text: Mentions a sport
3/10 - Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Text: Float
1/10 - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ BARC - Richard's Randemonium

Set 18

Plot: Earthquake
3/10 - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: All letters of EARTHQUAKE
4/12 - It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF - ⭐️⭐️
Page Count: 5 & 1
24/9 - Deep Dark Chocolate: Decadent Recipes for the Serious Chocolate Lover - ⭐️⭐️
Page count: Exactly 112 pages
23/10 - I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set 19

April Fools
A: 2/10 - The Ants Are My Friends: A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 17/9 - The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize - ⭐️⭐️
R: 25/11 - Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery - ⭐️⭐️
I: 24/9 - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 12/10 - A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More - ⭐️⭐️

F: 19/9 - Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off--and How You Can, Too - ⭐️⭐️
O: 27/9 - The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation - ⭐️⭐️
O: 5/10 - Overcoming Overwhelm - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 13/10 - But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life, Paige Layle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 19/9 - The Science of Doctor Who: The Scientific Facts Behind the Time Warps and Space Travels of the Doctor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
P: 18/9 - The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal - ⭐️
A: 26/9 - Automotive Technology - ⭐️
C: 13/9 - The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 30/10 - A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

M: 12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom - ⭐️⭐️
Y: 4/10 - You Can’t Be Serious - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

B: 14/9 - The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 16/11 - The Optimal Dose: Restore Your Health With the Power of Vitamin D3 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
X: 16/10 - Xi Jinping: ---What Does Xi Want? - ⭐️⭐️

W: 18/9 - The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 27/9 - It's a Gas: The Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 14/9 - Toilet Paper Origami - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 13/9 - Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

F: 20/9 - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium - ⭐️⭐️
I: 29/9 - The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World - ⭐️⭐️
V: 22/9 - Vietnamese Street Food - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/9 - Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Finding Your Message, Building a Tribe, and Changing the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

D: 19/9 - Dare to Lead - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 20/11 - Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog: 10 Simple Ways to Find Focus, Improve Memory, and Feel Grounded - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Z
E: 5/10 - Empower Yourself - ⭐️⭐️
N: 21/9 - Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

L: 19/10 - The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 3/10 - Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q: 7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington - ⭐️⭐️
U: 14/9 - The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body - ⭐️⭐️
O: 21/11 - Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R

J: 17/9 - The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential, John C. Maxwell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 24/9 - Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

HOB - Spotlight AM: Richard

✅ 35 - 67

✅ Book 35 - Dragon's Code
Book: Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success
Author: Robert Irvine
Date Read: Aug 26th
Task: Read a book with HONOR in the text
How it Fits: "the Medal of Honor Society’s Bob Hope Award." p.169

✅ Book 36 - The Ship Who Sang
Book: Human Universe
Author: Brian Cox
Date Read: Aug 27th
Task: Read a book set in space
How it Fits: It's about the physics of the universe

✅ Book 37 - PartnerShip
Book: Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
Author: Donna Williams
Date Read: Aug 31st
Task: Read a book with all the letters of GALAXY in the title
How it Fits: eXposure AnxietY - the invisibLe cAGe

✅ Book 38 - The Ship Who Searched
Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Author: Mark Haddon
Date Read: Sep 1st
Task: Read a book with the word DISEASE in the text
How it Fits: "which is a disease from tropical America" p.80

✅ Book 39 - The City Who Fought
Book: A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity
Author: Michael A. Cook
Date Read: Sep 9th
Task: Plot - pirates
How it Fits: "he was taken captive by Christian pirates" p.973

✅ Book 40 - The Ship Who Won
Book: Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
Author: Brian Clegg
Date Read: Sep 7th
Task: Read a book with aliens
How it Fits: "the Daleks too had a vaguely cephalopod, disgusting living being inside a metal killing machine." p.113

✅ Book 41 - The Ship Errant
Book: The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize
Author: Ulf Lagerkvist
Date Read: Sep 17th
Task: Title - letters of 'OZRAN'
How it Fits: the peRiodic table and A missed NObel priZe

✅ Book 42 - The Ship Avenged
Book: Toilet Paper Origami
Author: Linda Wright
Date Read: Sep 14th
Task: Author - initials in WYAL
How it Fits: LW

✅ Book 43 - Nimisha's Ship
Book: First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E
Author: Barbara K. Blok
Date Read: Sep 10th
Task: Title - letters of RONDYMENSE
How it Fits: fiRst aiD fOr thE EmergencY MediciNe boardS

✅ Book 44 - The Coelura
Book: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
Author: Simon Singh
Date Read: Sep 27th
Task: Title - 'Secret'
How it Fits: 'Secret' is in the title

✅ Book 45 - The Crystal Singer
Book: Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
Author: Eric Blehm
Date Read: Sep 27th
Task: Cover - black
How if Fits:

✅ Book 46 - Killashandra
Book: The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation
Author: Alef Meulenberg
Date Read: Sep 27th
Task: Read a book that starts with a letter in OPTHERIA
How it Fits: Title starts with O

✅ Book 47 - Crystal Line
Book: Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
Author: Tony Perrottet
Date Read: Oct 4th
Task: Author - initials in HEPTITE
How it Fits: TP

✅ Book 48 - Dinosaur Planet
Book: Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
Author: Michael Taylor
Date Read: Oct 3rd
Task: Cover - dinosaurs
How it Fits:

✅ Book 49 - Dinosaur Planet Survivors
Book: A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period through the Nineteenth Century
Author: Michael J. Seth
Date Read: Sep 29th
Task: Title - all letters of IRETA
How it Fits: A concIse hisTory of koREa

✅ Book 50 - Decision at Doona
Book: How to think ahead in chess : the methods and techniques of planning your entire game
Author: I.A. Horowitz
Date Read: Oct 8th
Task: Title - double letters
How it Fits: cheSS

✅ Book 51 - Crisis on Doona
Book: Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter
Author: Richard V. Greene
Date Read: Oct 8th
Task: Title - all the letters of DOONA
How it Fits: Dexter ANd philOsOphy

✅ Book 52 - Treaty at Doona
Book: Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972
Author: Dave Bidini
Date Read: Oct 12th
Task: Title - 3 Gs
How it Fits: writinG Gordon liGhtfoot

✅ Book 53 - Freedom's Landing
Book: The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls
Author: Alexander C. Irvine
Date Read: Oct 20th
Task: Author - initials in CATTENI
How it Fits: Initials are ACI

✅ Book 54 - Freedom's Choice
Book: Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Recover from Emotional Abuse, Recognize Narcissists & Manipulators and Break Free Once and for All
Author: Don Barlow
Date Read: Oct 21st
Task: Title - all the letters of BOTANY
How it Fits: gAslighTing & Narcissistic aBuse recOverY

✅ Book 55 - Freedom's Challenge
Book: The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Author: Anne-Marie O'Connor
Date Read: Oct 19th
Task: Tagged - war
How it Fits: MPG - WWII

✅ Book 56 - Freedom's Ransom
Book: The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Date Read: Oct 23rd
Task: Plot - thieves
How it Fits: "Famous fossil localities in protected national parks all over the world have been brazenly poached by thieves" p.276

✅ Book 57 - Powers That be
Book: The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
Author: Hal Brands
Date Read: Oct 21st
Task: Char - spy
How it Fits: "Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer who was spying for the British Secret Intelligence Service" p.935

✅ Book 58 - Power Lines
Book: AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference
Author: Arvind Narayanan
Date Read: Oct 28th
Task: Author - initials in YANA
How it Fits: Initials are AN

✅ Book 59 - Power Play
Book: This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home
Author: New Scientist
Date Read: Nov 2nd
Task: Cover - planet
How it Fits:

✅ Book 60 - Changelings
Book: Advanced Brain Training -- Brain Train Your Way to the Top: A Teach Yourelf Guide
Author: Terry Horne
Date Read: Oct 30th
Task: Plot - twins
How it Fits: "Is it acceptable to kill one twin by surgical separation?" p.57

✅ Book 61 - Maelstrom
Book: The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators
Author: John Long
Date Read: Oct 31st
Task: Cover - shark
How it Fits:

✅ Book 62 - Deluge
Book: Anxiously Ever After: An Honest Memoir on Mental Illness, Strained Relationships, and Embracing the Struggle
Author: Clint Edwards
Date Read: Nov 3rd
Task: Plot - someone is arrested
How it Fits: "he’d gotten arrested, and I started to experience chronic anxiety-related diarrhea as a result." p.69

✅ Book 63 - Sassinak
Book: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Author: Gale Cengage Learning
Date Read: Nov 6th
Task: Pages - '12'
How it Fits: 1,200 pages

✅ Book 64 - The Death of Sleep
Book: How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
Author: Nathaniel Branden
Date Read: Nov 5th
Task: Title - all the letters of STASIS
How it Fits: how To rAISe your Self-eSteem

✅ Book 65 - Generation Warriors
Book: The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend (Facts on File Library of Religion and Mythology) 2 Vol. Set
Author: Anthony S. Mercatante
Date Read: Nov 7th
Task: Char - warrior
How it Fits: "As a warrior Ali is said to have killed 523 men in one day." p.68

✅ Book 66 - To Ride Pegasus
Book: A History of π
Author: Petr Beckmann
Date Read: Nov 7th
Task: Char - has a special ability
How it Fits: "The number of decimal places to which π could be calculated was, from Archimedes onward, purely a matter of computational ability and perseverance." p.36

✅ Book 67 - Pegasus in Flight
Book: Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
Author: Tim Reiterman
Date Read: Nov 8th
Task: Plot - MC has an unusual job
How it Fits: Jim Jones was a cult leader

✅ TOAP - Richard's Cat's Challenge

✅ Cat Breed #33. Ragdoll
Book: The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
Author: Sera Beak
Date Read: Aug 26th
Task: Read a book with the word "playful" in text
How it Fits: "the spirit’s “voice” is more free, creative, playful, and warm" p.112

✅ Cat Breed #34. Russian Blue
Book: On Self-Hatred: Learning to like oneself
Author: The School of Life
Date Read: Aug 27th
Task: Read a book with a blue cover
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Breed #35. Savannah
Book: The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
Author: Nelson George
Date Read: Aug 28th
Task: Read a book with the word "personality" in text
How it Fits: "He has to keep his personality changing all the time." p.55

✅ Cat Breed #36. Scottish Fold
Book: Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts
Author: Susan Finden
Date Read: Sep 1st
Task: Read a book with both the author initials in SCOTTISH FOLD
How it Fits: SF

✅ Cat Breed #37. Selkirk Rex
Book: I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD
Author: Paul McKenna
Date Read: Sep 2nd
Task: Read a book where the title of the book starts with SELKIRK
How it Fits: Title starts with I

✅ Cat Breed #38. Siamese
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
Task: Read a book with a black or white cover (at least 50%)
How it Fits: - Mostly white

✅ Cat Breed #24. Manx (again)
Book: Quotationary
Author: Leonard Roy Frank
Date Read: Sep 5th
Task: Read a book with the word "bugs" in text
How it Fits: "Lightning Bugs / Everybody's Friend" p.720

✅ Cat Breed #25. Munchkin (again)
Book: Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle
Author: George Tinsley Sr.
Date Read: Sep 5th
Task: Read a book with an someone's eyes visible on the cover
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Breed #26. Norwegian Forest (again)
Book: My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography
Author: Roger Moore
Date Read: Sep 7th
Task: Athletic char
How it Fits: "He was a superb athlete and gymnast" p.14

✅ Cat Breed #27. Ocicat (again)
Book: First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E
Author: Barbara K. Blok
Date Read: Sep 10th
Task: Cover - something silver
How it Fits: - Silver stretcher frame

✅ Cat Breed #39. Siberian
Book: Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
Author: Frank Trentmann
Date Read: Sep 11th
Task: Cover - gold item
How it Fits: Gold leaf headband

✅ Cat Breed #40. Singapura
Book: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Author: Tom Farley Jr.
Date Read: Sep 12th
Task: Char is an extrovert
How it Fits: "He was an overwhelming personality. Just a loud, gregarious guy." p.42

✅ Cat Breed #41. Somali
Book: How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation
Author: Rob Jolles
Date Read: Sep 14th
Task: Cover - furry animal
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Breed #42. Sphynx
Book: Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Author: Mervyn Singer
Date Read: Sep 15th
Task: Cover - Dull
How it Fits: - Colours are bleh

✅ Cat Breed #43. Tonkinese
Book: Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
Author: Amalia Andrade
Date Read: Sep 16th
Task: Cover - colourful
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Breed #44. Toyger
Book: Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America
Author: John Nichols
Date Read: Sep 18th
Task: Title - word play
How it Fits: A play on 'Apocalypse'

✅ Cat Breed #45. Turkish Angora
Book: The Science of Doctor Who: The Scientific Facts Behind the Time Warps and Space Travels of the Doctor
Author: Mark Brake
Date Read: Sep 19th
Task: Title - starts with a letter in TURKISH & ends with a letter in ANGORA
How it Fits: Starts with S & ends with O

✅ Cat Breed #46. Turkish Van
Book: From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
Author: William Dalrymple
Date Read: Sep 20th
Task: Text - 'distinguish'
How it Fits: "There was just enough light to distinguish ahead of us the crenellated ghost of Mar Gabriel’s monastery." p.97

✅ Cat Food #1. Fish
Book: Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen
Author: Elizabeth Andoh
Date Read: Sep 21st
Task: Plot - MC eats fish
How it Fits: "Pike is delightfully briny but mild, and is a bit more challenging for me to eat because of its many fine bones." p.44

✅ Cat Food #2. Ham
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 - obese
How it Fits: "and 'The Monkey Treatment,' in which an obese man seeks a new treatment for his eating disorder" p.794

✅ Cat Food #3. Chicken
Book: The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Author: Graham Norton
Date Read: Sep 23rd
Task: Plot - char eats a comfort food
How it Fits: "Ashley and I sat in our sofa bed eating a bag of fifty mini sausage rolls." p.148

✅ Cat Food #4. Egg
Book: The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
Author: Daniel H. Pink
Date Read: Sep 24th
Task: Cover - white object
How it Fits: - waste-paper ball

✅ Cat Food #5. Wet/Dry Cat Food
Book: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Author: Steven D. Levitt
Date Read: Sep 25th
Task: Cover - food item
How it Fits: - apple

✅ Cat Habits #1. Rolling Over
Book: Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations
Author: Ken Druse
Date Read: Sep 28th
Task: Cover - something that possesses a scent
How it Fits: - Flowers

✅ Cat Habits #2. Presenting Its Butt
Book: Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
Author: Stephen H. Segal
Date Read: 223
Task: Cover - tail
How it Fits: - Dragon with a tail

✅ Cat Habits #3. Covering Poop
Book: The Ants Are My Friends: A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes
Author: Martin Toseland
Date Read: Oct 2nd
Task: Cover - something resembling some kind of box
How it Fits: - gramophone

✅ Cat Habits #4. Eating Grass, Leaves, & Plants
Book: Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion
Author: Michael Taylor
Date Read: Oct 3rd
Task: Cover - something green
How it Fits: - water creature

✅ Cat Habits #5. Winking
Book: You Can’t Be Serious
Author: Kal Penn
Date Read: Oct 4th
Task: Cover - something that symbolises love
How it Fits: - Flower

✅ Cat Habits #6. Kneading & Treading
Book: The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions
Author: Thomas McNamee
Date Read: Oct 5th
Task: Cover - comforting
How it Fits: - Kitty!

✅ Cat Habits #7. Butting Heads
Book: Ghostbuster's Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis
Author: Violet Ramis Stiel
Date Read: Oct 6th
Task: Cover - someone's head
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Habits #8. Sitting in Boxes
Book: Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Author: Devon Price
Date Read: Oct 8th
Task: Text - 'tempt'
How it Fits: "For a discussion of a failed attempt" p.311

✅ Cat Habits #9. Knocking Things Over
Book: Unsafe Thinking: How to be Nimble and Bold When You Need It Most
Author: Jonah Sachs
Date Read: Oct 14th
Task: Cover - something that is easily breakable
How it Fits: - lightbulb

✅ Cat Habits #10. Sleeping Near Computers
Book: Brain Changer: How Harnessing Your Brain's Power to Adapt Can Change Your Life
Author: David DiSalvo
Date Read: Oct 15th
Task: Text - 'heat'
How it Fits: "self-reflection in the heat of a moment" p.19

✅ Cat Habits #11. Licking You
Book: Offline: Free Your Mind from Smartphone and Social Media Stress
Author: Imran Rashid
Date Read: Oct 16th
Task: Text - 'affection'
How it Fits: "don’t let heart emojis get in the way of showing real human affection" p.53

✅ Cat Habits #12. Running Away from Plastic Bags
Book: Watch Your Back: Nine Proven Strategies to Reduce Your Neck and Back Pain Without Surgery
Author: Ken Hansraj, MD
Date Read: Oct 17th
Task: Cover - something made of plastic
How it Fits:

✅ Cat Habits #13. Staring
Book: The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World
Author: James Rickards
Date Read: Oct 18th
Task: Cover - eyes
How it Fits:

✅ FLOAB - Illuminae Files Book Battle: Team 3

TEAM TYPE: Illuminae Group 3

FLOAB - Olympic Games

✅ 1-15

✅ 1: Qualification Round

Task: Set: Paris.
Book: Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris
Author: Anne de Courcy
Date Read: Aug 30th
How it Fits: It's in the title.

Task: Cover: body of water
Book: Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears
Author: Glenn Schweitzer
Date Read: Aug 30th
How it Fits:

✅ 2: Basketball 3x3

Task: Champion's initials
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
How it Fits: Stefanie Dolson (United States)

Task: Cover - ball
Book: Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle
Author: George Tinsley Sr.
Date Read: Sep 5th
How it Fits: - Basketball

✅ 3: Archery

Task: Cover: arrow
Book: Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career
Author: Jason Feifer
Date Read: Aug 31st
How it Fits:

Task: Text: 'target'
Book: Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
Author: Donna Williams
Date Read: Aug 31st
How it Fits: "even pull away from the target if necessary" p.28

✅ 4: Artistic Gymnastics

Task: Cover - bars
Book: The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul
Author: Lissa Rankin
Date Read: Aug 31st
How it Fits: - Birdcage

Task: Cover - muscular arms
Book: The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body
Author: Dave Randolph
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits:

✅ 5: Artistic Swimming

Task: Page count: 2 numbers from 1952
Book: Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts
Author: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
Date Read: 1/9
How it Fits: 256 pages

Task: Set: Russia
Book: Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
Author: Kurt Caswell
Date Read: Sep 3rd
How it Fits: "She was a Russian dog with a Russian heart" p.31

✅ 6: Athletics

Task: Champion's initials
Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Author: Mark Haddon
Date Read: Sep 1st
How it Fits: Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Poland)

Task: Title - letters of 'Athletics'
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
How it Fits: A HISTory of Evil in popuLar CulTure

✅ 7: Badminton

Task: Author - initials in SHUTTLECOCK
Book: Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story
Author: Evan I. Schwartz
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: FN & LN are ES

Task: Text - 'Rectangular'
Book: Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
Author: Brian Clegg
Date Read: Sep 7th
How it Fits: "playing cards are multisided instead of rectangular" p.247

✅ 8: Basketball

Task: Published: 2020
Book: Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader
Author: Vivian Gornick
Date Read: Aug 31st
How it Fits: First published February 4, 2020

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts
Author: Susan Finden
Date Read: Sep 1st
How it Fits: Sylvia Fowles (United States)

✅ 9: Beach Volleyball

Task: Title: 2 words
Book: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Author: Ted Gioia
Date Read: Sep 2nd

Task: Text - 'Sand'
Book: We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance
Author: Mara Kardas-Nelson
Date Read: Sep 4th
How it Fits: "The beach was a long stretch of golden sand outlined by a boardwalk." p.221

✅ 10: Boxing

Task: Cover: 'no body'
Book: I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
Author: Rachel Nuwer
Date Read: Sep 2nd
How it Fits:

Task: Text: 'amateur'
Book: Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy
Author: Jonathan Gill
Date Read: Sep 2nd
How it Fits: "Boris objected to being treated like an amateur" p.159

✅ 11: Breaking

Task: Champion's initials
Book: The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism
Author: Ross King
Date Read: Sep 4th
How it Fits: Ramu Kawai, a.k.a. Ram, Japan

Task: Title - starts with B
Book: Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay
Author: Jonathan Shapiro
Date Read: Sep 8th
How it Fits: Title starts with B

✅ 12: Canoe Slalom

Task: Page Count: 4
Book: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute
Author: Zac Bissonnette
Date Read: Sep 1st
How it Fits: 274 pages

Task: Text - 'paddle'
Book: Quotationary
Author: Leonard Roy Frank
Date Read: Sep 5th
How it Fits: "Paddle your own canoe." p.774

✅ 13: Canoe Sprint

Task: Title: Letters of SPRINT
Book: Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire
Author: Margarita Nelipa
Date Read: Sep 4th
How it Fits: killing RaSPuTIN

Task: Page Count: '5'
Book: Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting
Author: Eilon Paz
Date Read: Sep 4th
How it Fits: 537 pages

✅ 14: Cycling BMX Racing & Freestyle Cycling

Task: Plot - someone jumps
Book: My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography
Author: Roger Moore
Date Read: Sep 7th
How it Fits: "I had to make a brave jump across the backs of a few alligators" p.300

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i
Author: Bill Schelly
Date Read: Sep 13th
How it Fits: Beth Shriever (Great Britian)

✅ 15: Cycling Mountain Bike

Task: Cover: 4+ people
Book: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Author: John Taylor Gatto
Date Read: Sep 2nd
How it Fits:

Task: Cover - mountain
Book: DK Slovenia
Author: DK Eyewitness Travel
Date Read: Sep 18th
How it Fits:

FLOAB - Olympic Games

✅ 16-30

✅ 16: Cycling Road

Task: Published: '200'
Book: I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD
Author: Paul McKenna
Date Read: Sep 2nd
How it Fits: Published 2009

Task: Cover: City scape view
Book: Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire
Author: Glenn Yeffeth
Date Read: Sep 3rd
How it Fits:

✅ 17: Cycling Track

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People
Author: Maureen Marzi Wilson
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: Matthew Walls (Great Britain)

Task: Text - 'Lap'
Book: Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
Author: Zena Hitz
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: "fell into my lap." p.26

✅ 18: Diving

Task: Title starts with a letter in SYNCHRONIZED
Book: On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life
Author: Adam Phillips
Date Read: Sep 5th
How it Fits: Title starts with O

Task: Cover - 2 things of same size
Book: Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions
Author: Mosby
Date Read: Sep 8th
How it Fits: - Pills & capsules

✅ 19: Equestrian

Task: Champion's initials
Book: And a Voice to Sing With
Author: Joan Baez
Date Read: Sep 3rd
How it Fits: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (Germany)

Task: Cover - horse
Book: Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America
Author: John Nichols
Date Read: Sep 18th
How it Fits:

✅ 20: Fencing

Task: Pub date - '15'
Book: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Author: Jenny Lawson
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: 2015

Task: Text - 'Timer'
Book: Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
Author: Emily Anthes
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: "measured the diving behavior of a Weddell seal with a pressure gauge and a wind-up kitchen timer." p.80

✅ 21: Football

Task: Champion's initials
Book: A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity
Author: Michael A. Cook
Date Read: Sep 9th
How it Fits: Matheus Cunha (Brazil)

Task: Plot - riot
Book: Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
Author: Peter Andreas
Date Read: Sep 15th
How it Fits: "Demand far outstripped supply early on in the war, so much so that it sparked riots" p.69

✅ 22: Golf

Task: Pub date - '18'
Book: Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Author: Beth Kempton
Date Read: Sep 9th
How it Fits: 2018

Task: Text - 'Stroke'
Book: First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E
Author: Barbara K. Blok
Date Read: Sep 10th
How it Fits: "Embolic stroke" p.49

✅ 23: Handball

Task: Text - 'Contact'
Book: The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone
Author: Jeffrey A. Barnes
Date Read: Sep 9th
How it Fits: "Life is a contact sport." p.88

Task: Set - Scandinavian country
Book: The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom
Author: Andrew Fowler
Date Read: Sep 12th
How it Fits: "Sweden had issued a warrant for Assange’s arrest" p.152

✅ 24: Hockey

Task: Champion's initials
Book: A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern
Author: Mary Brooks Picken
Date Read: Sep 10th
How it Fits: Malou Pheninckx (Netherlands)

Task: Text - 'Flat'
Book: How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure
Author: Brian Cox
Date Read: Sep 11th
How it Fits: "The entire Universe may or may not be flat" p.136

✅ 25: Judo

Task: Champion's initials
Book: KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev
Author: Christopher Andrew
Date Read: Sep 5th
How it Fits: Clarisse Agbegnenou (France)

Task: Cover - hands & feet
Book: Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World
Author: Wendy Smith
Date Read: Sep 24th
How it Fits:

✅ 26: Marathon Swimming

Task: Champion's initials
Book: China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
Author: Frances Wood
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: Florian Welbrock (Germany)

Task: Text - 'Endurance'
Book: The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Author: Alan Jacobs
Date Read: Sep 11th
How it Fits: "one has to write almost beyond endurance." p.258

✅ 27: Modern Pentathlon

Task: Page Count - 2 of '1848'
Book: Encyclopedia of Military Science
Author: G. Kurt Piehler
Date Read: Sep 12th
How it Fits: 1,928 pages

Task: Cover - mask
Book: Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series
Author: Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits:

✅ 28: Rhythmic Gymnastics

Task: Title - starts with 'E'
Book: Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
Author: Frank Trentmann
Date Read: Sep 11th
How it Fits: Empire

Task: Cover - expressive face
Book: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
Author: Eric Idle
Date Read: Sep 16th
How it Fits:

✅ 29: Rowing

Task: Rating - 4.2 or higher
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
How it Fits: 4.34

Task: Author - initials in COXSWAIN
Book: Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
Author: Nadine Cohodas
Date Read: Sep 7th
How it Fits: NC

✅ 30: Rugby Sevens

Task: Champion's initials
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
How it Fits: Jerry Tuwai (Fiji)

Task: Page Count - '14'
Book: I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
Author: S.T. Joshi
Date Read: Sep 15th
How it Fits: 1148 pages

FLOAB - Olympic Games

✅ 31-45

✅ 31: Sailing

Task: Cover - flag
Book: Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588
Author: Colin Martin
Date Read: Sep 13th
How it Fits:

Task: Champion's initials
Book: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Author: Kai Bird
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits: Kiran Badloe (Netherlands)

✅ 32: Shooting

Task: Champion's initials
Book: How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation
Author: Rob Jolles
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits: Jiang Ranxin (China)

Task: Cover - someone standing
Book: Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
Author: Michael Korda
Date Read: Sep 15th
How it Fits:

✅ 33: Skateboarding

Task: Published - 2021
Book: The Science of Doctor Who: The Scientific Facts Behind the Time Warps and Space Travels of the Doctor
Author: Mark Brake
Date Read: Sep 19th
How it Fits: Published January 26, 2021

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat
Author: Marion Nestle
Date Read: Sep 27th
How it Fits: Momiji Nishita (Japan)

✅ 34: Sport Climbing

Task: Page Count - '39'
Book: High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way
Author: Brendon Burchard
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits: 393 pages

Task: Plot - climbing
Book: Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
Author: Alan Schom
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits: "Marshal Berthier, that very afternoon he was climbing the tower of his castle in Bamberg, Germany, about to leap to his death." p.1,008

✅ 35: Surfing

Task: Published - July
Book: Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
Author: Olivia Munn
Date Read: Sep 20th
How it Fits: First published July 6, 2010

Task: Champion's initials
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
How it Fits: Carissa Moore (United States)

✅ 36: Swimming

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done
Author: Josh Davis
Date Read: Sep 11th
How it Fits: Dong Jie (China)

Task: Title - letters of RELAY
Book: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Author: Tom Farley Jr.
Date Read: Sep 12th
How it Fits: fARLEY

✅ 37: Table Tennis

Task: Cover - title & author in different colours
Book: Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide
Author: Yasmine Cheyenne
Date Read: Sep 12th
How it Fits:

Task: Title - alliterative
Book: The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures
Author: Michael Largo
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits: the Big, Bad Book of Beasts

✅ 38: Taekwondo

Task: Char name starts with a letter in SILLA
Book: Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook
Author: Amalia Andrade
Date Read: Sep 16th
How it Fits: Amalia

Task: Champion's initials
Book: The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential
Author: John C. Maxwell
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits: Matea Jelić (Croatia)

✅ 39: Tennis

Task: Page Count - '40'
Book: Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System
Author: Len Kasten
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits: 240 pages

Task: Cover - hand
Book: The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize
Author: Ulf Lagerkvist
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits:

✅ 40: Trampoline Gymnastics

Task: Author - from Iowa
Book: The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam
Author: Rob Sand
Date Read: Sep 21st
How it Fits: "Rob Sand never lost sight of his Iowa values" p.4

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump
Author: Laura Ingraham
Date Read: Sep 25th
How it Fits: Ivan Litvinovich (Belarus)

✅ 41: Triathlon

Task: Published - between 1970-2000
Book: The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
Author: Hugh Thomas
Date Read: Sep 17th
How it Fits: 1997

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off--and How You Can, Too
Author: Kim Bensen
Date Read: Sep 19th
How it Fits: Kristian Blummenfelt (Norway)

✅ 42: Volleyball

Task: Title - Compound word
Book: "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People
Author: Laura Erickson-Schroth
Date Read: Sep 13th
How it Fits: Bath Room

Task: Char - 'William'
Book: The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession
Author: Peter L. Bernstein
Date Read: Sep 15th
How it Fits: American anthropologist William Henry Furness III

✅ 43: Water Polo

Task: Title - exactly 2 O's
Book: The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
Author: Darren Hardy
Date Read: Sep 13th
How it Fits: cOmpOund

Task: Champion's initials
Book: Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Author: Mervyn Singer
Date Read: Sep 15th
How it Fits: Melissa Seidemann (United States)

✅ 44: Weightlifting

Task: Text - 'weight' & 'lift'
Book: Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Author: Tim Tebow
Date Read: Sep 18th
How it Fits: "the crushing weight of disappointment" p.26, "Lift your spirits" p.61

Task: Champion's initials
Book: 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
Author: Andrew Dornenburg
Date Read: Sep 21st
How it Fits: Akbar Djuraev (Uzbekistan)

✅ 45: Wrestling

Task: Text - 'Mars'
Book: The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver
Author: Tim Moorey
Date Read: Sep 14th
How it Fits: "Spoils of war personified - double definition - MARS" p.281

Task: Champion's initials
Book: 8 Lessons in Military Leadership: For Entrepreneurs
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Date Read: Sep 26th
How it Fits: Risako Kawai (Japan)

AMMP - Word of the Month: September 2024

✅ Total: 27/27

1. Title: 'Women'
24/9 - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Pérez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Title: 'Woman'
20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Cover: Red
1/9 - - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

4. Text: 'Women'
2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - p.48 - ⭐️⭐️

5. Text: 'Woman'
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - p.54 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. MPG: History
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Cover: More than one female
6/9 - - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Title: 2 words
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. List 1:
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. List 2
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. List 4:
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Inspirational
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Title
13. W
9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. O
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - ⭐️⭐️
15. M
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. E
11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. N
11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

AFN
18. W
20/9 - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium, William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️
19. O
25/9 - All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield - ⭐️⭐️
20. M
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
21. E
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
22. N
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️

ALN
23. W
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️
24. O
23/9 - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. M
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. E
13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. N
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AMMP - Word Hunt: September 2024

✅ Total: 32/32

1. antibiotic
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - p.177 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. applied
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. bear
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - p.8 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. bird
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - p.12 - ⭐️⭐️
5. credit
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - p.10 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. fellow
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - p.21 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. data
6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - p.263 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. engineer
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - p.89 - ⭐️⭐️
9. engineering
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - p.342 - ⭐️⭐️
10. fellowship
5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - p.484 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. film
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - p.9 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. global
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - p.4 - ⭐️⭐️
13. hedge
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - p.194 - ⭐️⭐️
14. independent
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - p.74 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. international
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - p.196 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. letters
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - p.60 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. lion
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - p.92 - ⭐️⭐️
18. medical
2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - p.24 - ⭐️⭐️
19. mission
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️
20. partner
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - p.92 - ⭐️⭐️
21. partnership
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - p.44 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. penicillin
8/9 - Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, Mosby - p.131 - ⭐️⭐️
23. private
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - p.58 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. quarter
4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - p.344 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. security
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - p.12 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. space
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - p.11 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. study
6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - p.11 - ⭐️
28. television
1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - p.38 - ⭐️⭐️
29. theatre
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - p.177 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. urban
2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - p.55 - ⭐️⭐️
31. veterinarian
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
32. veterinary
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - p.18 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AMMP - Cover Hunt: September 2024

✅ Total: 20/20

University of California San Francisco
👨‍🎓School colours: Navy blue
28/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👨‍🎓School mascot: Bear
1/9 - - ⭐️⭐️
🎓mission ➖ any building
9/9 - - ⭐️⭐️
🎓global ➖ panoramic scenic view
13/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

University of Pennsylvania
👨‍🎓School colours: Red & Blue
22/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
👨‍🎓School mascot: Quaker
3/9 - , Joan Baez - JB is a Quaker - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓private ➖ closed door
13/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓urban ➖ city view
3/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Johns Hopkins University
👨‍🎓School colours: Blue & Light Blue
15/9 - - ⭐️
👨‍🎓School mascot: Blue Jays
9/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓bird ➖ any flying creature
11/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓study ➖ books
6/9 - - ⭐️

Imperial College
👨‍🎓School colours: Bold Blue
17/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👨‍🎓School mascot: Lion
11/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓lion ➖ any animal
6/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓hedge ➖ bushes
12/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

University of California Los Angeles
👨‍🎓School colours: Light Blue & Gold
25/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
👨‍🎓School mascot: Bruin Bear
1/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓letters ➖ letters not related to publisher's info
3/9 - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓theater/film/television ➖ A laptop has a screen
5/9 - - ⭐️⭐️

CCC - September 2024 Scavenger: Back to School Shopping

✅ Total: 18/18

1. New shoes
Cover: Human feet
24/9 - - Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World, Wendy Smith - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Something that can squeak
6/9 - - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Backpack
Cover: Books
6/9 - - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - ⭐️
Plot: Something is stored for transport
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - "bags packed full of bottles of MDMA." p.80 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Pens
MC: Writer
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Drawing
12/9 - - Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Notebooks
Cover: Paper object
6/9 - - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: note-taking
28/9 - The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life, Tiago Forte - "save a few of the best excerpts to your note-taking app" p.110 - ⭐️⭐️

5. Lunchbox
Cover: Lunchtime food
21/9 - - Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC: Eats lunch not at home
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - "ordering lunch on the train going from Osaka to Tokyo" p.162 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. New clothes
Cover: Clothes not being worn
28/9 - - Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author: Contains N & C
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️

7. Seasonal appropriate gear
Set: Autumn or Winter
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - "they moved cautiously across the flat terrain, dotted with leafless trees preparing for the coming winter" p.63 - ⭐️⭐️
Cover: Autumn or Winter weather
18/9 - - DK Slovenia, DK Eyewitness Travel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A battery-operated calculator
Cover: A number
21/9 - - The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam, Rob Sand - ⭐️⭐️
Plot: Math
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. An apple for the teacher
Plot: Someone does something nice for someone else
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - "Rasputin sensed that the tired youngster needed pacification. While the children listened to the stranger’s fairytales, Alexei calmed down." p.24 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: Someone does something traditional
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - "He did the best he could, however, and offered up a traditional Southern song" p.47 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

CCC - September 2024 Spell: Back to School Shopping!

✅ Total: 60/60

September
S: 13/9 - Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i, Bill Schelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
M: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
B: 1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Notebook
N: 7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️
O: 5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - ⭐️⭐️
T: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - ⭐️⭐️
O: 15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care, Mervyn Singer - ⭐️
O: 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Backpack
B: 9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: 10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - ⭐️⭐️

Calculator
C: 6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️
A: 12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - ⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 18/9 - The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, Jay Mccullough - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 13/9 - Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, Colin Martin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - ⭐️⭐️
O: 23/9 - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lunchbox
L: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 27/9 - Machiavelli: A Biography, Miles J. Unger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 9/9 - The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone, Jeffrey A. Barnes - ⭐️⭐️
O: 27/9 - The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation, Alef Meulenberg - ⭐️⭐️
X: 28/9 - Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp, Xianhui Yang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Warm coat
W: 1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️
A: 14/9 - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 14/9 - How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles - ⭐️⭐️
M: 5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 12/9 - Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide, Yasmine Cheyenne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield - ⭐️⭐️
A: 14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tradition
T: 14/9 - The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver, Tim Moorey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 21/9 - The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam, Rob Sand - ⭐️⭐️
A: 15/9 - Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America, Peter Andreas - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - ⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️
T: 16/9 - Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook, Amalia Andrade - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 17/9 - Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life, Alan Schom - ⭐️⭐️

TCF - BOOK It to the Finish Line!: September

✅ Total: 61 vineyards

8 vineyards:
Read any 140+ book.
1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - 256 pages - ⭐️⭐️

13 vineyards:
Read a book set in Europe.
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - England - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

20 vineyards:
Read a book with less than 2000 ratings on Goodreads.
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - 953 ratings (including mine) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book that was published in the 20th century.
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

TLC - September 2024 Scattergories: T

✅ Total: 15/15

1. Title
11/9 - Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - Two - ⭐️⭐️

2. A FN
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - Ted - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. A LN
10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - Taitz - ⭐️⭐️

4. MC FN
18/9 - Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow - Tim - ⭐️⭐️

5. MC LN
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - Tinsley - ⭐️⭐️

6. SC FN
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - Toby - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. SC LN
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - Sergei Trufanov - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Place
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - Tuscaloosa, Alabama - ⭐️⭐️

9. Item on cover
14/9 - - Toilet Paper Origami, Linda Wright - Toilet Paper - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. You need this to ride, win $, fly, go to the theatre, etc.
21/9 - - The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam, Rob Sand - Ticket - ⭐️⭐️

11. Genre
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - Technology - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Backyard item
13/9 - - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - Toilet door - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Camping item
21/9 - - Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society, Bill Bryson - Telescope - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Attic item
1/9 - - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - Teddy bear - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Colour
6/9 - - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - Terracotta - ⭐️⭐️

TLC - September 2024 Word Search: Labor Day

✅ Total: 49/49 - (not seersucker)

1. amusement
L: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - p.263 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. barbecue
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - p.54 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. beach
10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - p.80 - ⭐️⭐️
4. carnival
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - p.304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. celebrate
6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - p.20 - ⭐️
6. clash
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - p.109 - ⭐️⭐️
7. coffee
2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - p.52 - ⭐️⭐️
8. day
12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - p.7 - ⭐️⭐️
9. eight
4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - p.112 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. end
11/9 - A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. fair
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - p.28 - ⭐️⭐️
12. fireworks
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - p.13 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. food
8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - p.131 - ⭐️⭐️
14. football
5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - p.35 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. forest
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - p.166 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. friends
9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - p.83 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. hat
10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - p.10 - ⭐️⭐️
18. holiday
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - p.29 - ⭐️⭐️
19. hour
7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - p.92 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. labor
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - p.14 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21. laws
6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - p.39 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. men
11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - p.16 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. Monday
12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr. - p.38 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. mountains
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - p.19 - ⭐️⭐️
25. Oregon
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - p.398 - ⭐️⭐️
26. parade
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - p.103 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. park
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - p.45 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
28. pay
9/9 - The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone, Jeffrey A. Barnes - p.112 - ⭐️⭐️
29. picnic
11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - p.362 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. police
10/9 - First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E, Barbara K. Blok - p.370 - ⭐️
31. protest
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - p.85 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
32. relax
6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - p.178 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
33. road trip
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - p.61 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. school
3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong - p.80 - ⭐️⭐️
35. season
12/9 - Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide, Yasmine Cheyenne - p.53 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
37. September
12/9 - Encyclopedia of Military Science, G. Kurt Piehler - p.64 - ⭐️⭐️
38. shop
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - p.77 - ⭐️⭐️
39. short
11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - p.21 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
40. sports
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - p.64 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. state
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - p.9 - ⭐️⭐️
42. straw
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - p.34 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
43. strike
2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - p.29 - ⭐️⭐️
44. summer
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - p.11 - ⭐️⭐️
45. travel
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - p.40 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. vacation
1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - p.137 - ⭐️⭐️
47. violent
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - p.97 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
48. white
8/9 - Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, Mosby - p.52 - ⭐️⭐️
49. women
9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton - p.10 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
50. work
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - p.9 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

HOB - Name Game: Richard & Michelle

✅ Name

M: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong, John Armstrong - ⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️

M: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Task 1: Location
New York
21/9 - Bossypants, Tina Fey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I moved to New York in 1997" p.75

✅ Task 2: Animal Incarnate
Primate
29/9 - The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World, David Robert Grimes - ⭐️⭐️
- Primate arm

✅ Task 3 - Fave Decade
1980's
13/10 - Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly, Richard Hammer - ⭐️⭐️
"August 5, 1987 - Joyce Aparo was missing." p.17

✅ Task 4 - Holiday
Halloween
20/10 - Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe, J.W. Ocker - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MPG Halloween

✅ Task 5 - Bird
Night Owl
30/10 - Advanced Brain Training -- Brain Train Your Way to the Top: A Teach Yourelf Guide, Terry Horne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️


✅ Task 6 - Colour

Me - green
3/11 - Better Boundaries: Owning and Treasuring Your Life, Jan Black - ⭐️⭐️


Michelle - black
4/11 - No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael J. Fox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️


✅ Task 7 - Genre

Me - self-help
25/11 - Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21s t Century, Marc Schoen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelle - paranormal
25/11 - Unearthing the Lost World of the Cloudeaters: Compelling Evidence of the Incursion of Giants, Their Extraordinary Technology, and Imminent Return, Thomas Horn - ⭐️

✅ Task 8
Cover - mode of transportation
5/12 - The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones, Rich Cohen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️


✅ Task 9 - Movie Genre

Me:

Psychology
7/12 - Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia, Richard E. Cytowic - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sci-Fi
8/12 - After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon, Greg Eghigian - ⭐️⭐️

Michelle:

Adventure
10/12 - The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France, Seth Meyerowitz - ⭐️⭐️

Thriller
11/12 - The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss - ⭐️⭐️

✅ Task 10 - Cuisine

Me:

Chinese
16/12 - Chinese Philosophy A–Z, Bo Mou - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelle:

Japanese
17/12 - Japan from Anime to Zen: Quick Takes on Culture, Art, History, Food . . . and More, David Watts Barton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thai
17/12 - Bangkok: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of Thailand, Leela Punyaratabandhu - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Task 11 - Ocean

Me: Milk
19/12 - , Tim Harford - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelle: Rum
18/12 - , Ravi DeRossi - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ Task 12 - Travel

Me:

England
27/12 - Scotland Yard: A Bloody History, Simon Read - ⭐️⭐️

Michelle:

Mongolia
27/12 - Colloquial Mongolian: The Complete Course for Beginners, Alan J. K. Sanders - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Scotland
27/12 - Walking the Border: A Journey Between Scotland and England, Ian Crofton - ⭐️

AMMP - AMMP University MASH

✅ Total: 22/22

Spins: 2️⃣, 3️⃣, 1️⃣, 4️⃣

Field of Study
1. School of Arts & Music
🎓book tagged music
1️⃣ 22/9 - Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, Glen Berger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓artistic MC
1️⃣ 25/9 - Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. School of Sciences & Engineering
🎓major character in a STEM career
2️⃣ 6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - "Zhiyuan Gong, a biologist at the National University of Singapore" p.18 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓SCIENCE in the text
2️⃣ 2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - "No one believes anymore that scientists are trained in science classes" p.58 - ⭐️⭐️
3. School of Medicine & Health Studies
🎓MC is a doctor or other health care provider
3️⃣ 15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care, Mervyn Singer - ⭐️
🎓major character who practices a healthy lifestyle
3️⃣ 19/9 - Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off--and How You Can, Too, Kim Bensen - ⭐️⭐️
4. School of Business & Law
🎓major character who is a lawyer, judge or other justice system employee
4️⃣ 25/9 - Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump, Laura Ingraham - "At the time I was seven months out of law school, living in New Haven, Connecticut, and clerking for federal appellate court judge Ralph Winter." p.58 - ⭐️⭐️
🎓LAW in the text
4️⃣ 25/9 - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt - "If you flunk out of law school, you have to go to work at your father’s insurance company." p.18 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Residence
1. Dorm life for you
🎓letters of DORM in title
1️⃣ 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Off campus apartment
🎓multi-story building on cover
2️⃣ 3/9 - , Glenn Yeffeth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Shared house
🎓house-like structure on cover (no tall buildings)
3️⃣ 20/9 - , William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️
4. Live at home
🎓letters of HOME in author first & last name
4️⃣ 29/9 - At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise, Michael Brooks - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Extra-Curricular Activity
1. Join a fraternity
🎓either author initial is S or F
1️⃣ 21/9 - Bossypants, Tina Fey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Party all the time
🎓party scene in the book
2️⃣ 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - "I finally got hold of the elusive Molly and tried it at a warehouse party in Brooklyn." p.16 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Competitive sports team
🎓tagged sports
3️⃣ 18/9 - Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow - ⭐️⭐️
🎓sports equipment on the cover
3️⃣ 11/9 - , Josh Davis - ⭐️⭐️
4. Library job
🎓major character works with books in some way
4️⃣ 27/9 - Machiavelli: A Biography, Miles J. Unger - Political writer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎓has books on the cover
4️⃣ 29/9 - , Susan Wise Bauer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Food Plan
1. Full meal plan, 3 squares a day!
🎓all letters of MEAL in the title
1️⃣ 21/9 - Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System, Darren Levine - ⭐️⭐️
2. Just dinner, please
🎓someone cooks dinner for others
2️⃣ 2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - "She hadn’t even made dinner: The Danish cook who lived with them did that." p.68 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Ick, no university food for you
🎓INSTITUTION found in the text
3️⃣ 6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - "the outward value structure of their institution" p.36 - ⭐️
4. Breakfast & lunch, you'll find your own dinner
🎓any food on the cover
4️⃣ 27/9 - , Marion Nestle - ⭐️⭐️

HOB - September 2024: Shiny

✅ Total: 19/19

1. Read a book with a glamorous character
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - "Dinah worked at her glamorous image and was surely gratified to have confirmation in print that others noticed." p.262 - ⭐️⭐️

3. Read a book with a happy character
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - "As long as I have my cats, I’m happy." p.67 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Read a book with all the letters of CLAM in the title
1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

5. Read a book with a beautiful cover
5/9 - - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️

6. Read a book with a baby
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - "Frank would usually be home from work in time to sit on the front porch with Maud and the baby" p.84 - ⭐️⭐️

7. Read a book with a 3-word title
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Read a book with a granny MC
28/9 - Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp, Xianhui Yang - "She was what people normally referred to as the 'neighborhood grandma'" p.104 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Read a book with the author's initials in SHINY
30/9 - Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth, Ian Nathan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Read a book with something sparkly on the cover
6/9 - - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Read a book with fish on the cover
21/9 - - Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Read a book with a chase scene
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - "A madcap chase ends with them behind the controls of a stolen plane, which then crashes." p.82 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Read a book with repeating words in the text
14/9 - The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures, Michael Largo - "Knock, Knock, Who’s There?" p.44 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Read a book with food on the cover
22/9 - - Vietnamese Street Food, Tracey Lister - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Read a book that you got for free
2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️

16. Read a book where someone gets in trouble
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - “I am arresting you for assaulting a police officer.” p.12 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. Read a book with a demi-god
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - "Illyria, a former god-king who regarded humans as insects" p.158 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Read a book that has a character with a tattoo
18/9 - - The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall, Eddie Hall - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. Read a book with the word DIAMOND in the title
10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️

20. Read a book where someone wears armour
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - "Also felt several hits to my chest [body armor].” p.220 - ⭐️⭐️

AMMP - Study Abroad

✅ Total: 30/30

1. London, England
- Read a book set in England.
1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a royal character.
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - Prince Mikhail Baryatinsky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with MPG Historical.
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Berlin, Germany
- Read a book set in Germany.
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book containing all the letters of DAAD in the title.
10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book set in a country you've never been to before.
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - America - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Barcelona, Spain
- Read a book set in Spain.
13/9 - Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, Colin Martin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book originally written in another language than the one you are reading it in.
16/9 - Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook, Amalia Andrade - Spanish - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a student character
2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - "I used to counsel a college student" p.13 - ⭐️⭐️

4. Auckland, New Zealand
- Read a book with an Indigenous character.
9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - "indigenous Russian princes" p.477 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book in which a character travels to another place.
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - "DJ Paul Oakenfold traveled to Ibiza with three mates" p.97 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Florence, Italy
- Read a book set in Italy.
24/9 - Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy, Guy P. Raffa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book whose author's initials are in DAVID.
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 - ⭐️⭐️

6. Paris, France
- Read a book set in France.
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with 3 & 5 in the page count
17/9 - Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Dublin, Ireland
- Read a book set in Ireland.
22/9 - Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, Glen Berger - "Bono was already back in Ireland." p.54 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with flowers on the cover.
28/9 - , Ken Druse - ⭐️⭐️

8. Seoul, South Korea
- Read a book set in South Korea.
29/9 - A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period through the Nineteenth Century, Michael J. Seth - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a title starting with a letter in K-POP.
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - ⭐️⭐️

9. Stockholm, Sweden
- Read a book set in Sweden.
12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a landscape scene on the cover.
3/9 - , Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book published in April
1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

10. Tokyo, Japan
- Read a book set in Japan.
9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a character working in any STEM job.
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - "NASA scientists Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline" p.28 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with the word 'tea' in the text.
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - "having lovely tea parties with my dollies" p.24 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Sydney, Australia
- Read a book set in Australia.
8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book whose author's initials are in BEACH.
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
18/9 - , DK Eyewitness Travel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Cape Town, South Africa
- Read a book set in South Africa.
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - "impressive activism of South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign" p.14 - ⭐️⭐️
- Read a book with all the letters of CAPE in the title
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ HOB - Month RAT: September 2024

1/9: 958
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 226 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - 202 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute - 274 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2/9: 1,499
I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD - 192 - ⭐️⭐️
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - 384 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - 142 - ⭐️⭐️
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - 448 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3/9: 1,705
Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force - 333 - ⭐️⭐️
Life Lessons From Nietzsche - 120 - ⭐️⭐️
Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog - 248 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire - 232 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - 394 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
And a Voice to Sing With - 378 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4/9: 2,035
We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance - 464 - ⭐️⭐️
Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire - 570 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting - 537 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism - 464 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5/9: 2,377
Quotationary - 1,056 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps - 160 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life - 179 - ⭐️⭐️
Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle - 150 - ⭐️⭐️
KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev - 832 - ⭐️⭐️

6/9: 1,562
China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - 224 - ⭐️⭐️
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - 329 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story - 374 - ⭐️⭐️
Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts - 243 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life - 240 - ⭐️

7/9: 1,409
Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington - 576 - ⭐️⭐️
My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography - 513 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8/9: 2,152
Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions - 1,744 - ⭐️⭐️
Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay - 408 - ⭐️⭐️

9/9: 1,484
A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity - 960 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life - 267 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone - 257 - ⭐️⭐️

10/9: 1,751
A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern - 446 - ⭐️⭐️
First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E - 1,088 - ⭐️
How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate - 217 - ⭐️⭐️

11/9: 2,943
How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure - 271 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - 192 - ⭐️⭐️
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis - 342 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First - 907 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A History of Evil in Popular Culture 2 volumes : What Hannibal Lecter, Stephen King, and Vampires Reveal about America 2 volumes - 1,231 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12/9: 2,838
Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide - 220 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Encyclopedia of Military Science - 1,928 - ⭐️⭐️
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts - 348 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom - 342 - ⭐️⭐️

13/9: 2,285
Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588 - 1,241 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i - 644 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14/9: 3,253
The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures - 467 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - 1,341 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation - 216 - ⭐️⭐️
The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver - 294 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Toilet Paper Origami - 102 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body - 144 - ⭐️⭐️
Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series - 589 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15/9: 4,105
I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft - 1,148 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Business of the 21st Century - 117 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee - 1,360 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care - 704 - ⭐️
Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America - 472 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16/9: 498
Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography - 290 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

17/9: 3,495
High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way - 393 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dark Fleet: The Secret Nazi Space Program and the Battle for the Solar System - 240 - ⭐️
The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize - 136 - ⭐️⭐️
The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 - 912 - ⭐️⭐️
Dancing With Myself - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life - 1,158 - ⭐️⭐️

18/9: 3,593
Mozart: The Reign of Love - 832 - ⭐️⭐️
The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal - 347 - ⭐️
Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America - 384 - ⭐️⭐️
Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms - 224 - ⭐️⭐️
DK Slovenia - 565 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall - 233 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques - 1,008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ HOB - Month RAT: September 2024

19/9: 2,689
Dare to Lead - 332 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Speed Math Bible - Transform your brain into an electronic calculator and master the mathematical strategies to triumph in every challenge - 277 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Finally Thin!: How I Lost More Than 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off--and How You Can, Too - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music - 368 - ⭐️⭐️
Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - 240 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Science of Doctor Who: The Scientific Facts Behind the Time Warps and Space Travels of the Doctor - 318 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire! - 352 - ⭐️
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel - 514 - ⭐️⭐️

20/9: 1,323
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium - 483 - ⭐️⭐️
Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

21/9: 2,647
1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile? - 334 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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 - 369 - ⭐️⭐️
The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam - 240 - ⭐️⭐️
Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System - 192 - ⭐️⭐️
Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen - 368 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bossypants - 283 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society - 413 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness - 448 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22/9: 4,365
Vietnamese Street Food - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History - 386 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes - 1,686 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rationality: From AI to Zombies - 2,101 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

23/9: 2,420
The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs - 1,540 - ⭐️
The Life and Loves of a He Devil - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir - 240 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science - 336 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

24/9: 3,395
Piano & Keyboard All-in-One for Dummies - 841 - ⭐️⭐️
The War Of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Digital Etiquette: Everything You Wanted to Know about Modern Manners But Were Afraid to Ask - 199 - ⭐️⭐️
Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World - 371 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction - 238 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - 448 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy - 384 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Deep Dark Chocolate: Decadent Recipes for the Serious Chocolate Lover - 195 - ⭐️⭐️
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - 271 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25/9: 2,274
Picasso: A Biography - 510 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art - 336 - ⭐️⭐️
Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - 268 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species - 248 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

26/9: 6,942
Automotive Technology - 1,664 - ⭐️
Principles of Biochemistry - 1,119 - ⭐️⭐️
Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology - 2,311 - ⭐️⭐️
8 Lessons in Military Leadership: For Entrepreneurs - 240 - ⭐️⭐️
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 4: Modern Philosophy, from Descartes to Leibnitz - 384 - ⭐️⭐️
The Geek's Guide to Dating - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - 368 - ⭐️⭐️
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension - 359 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

27/9: 2,544
Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown - 257 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation - 180 - ⭐️⭐️
Machiavelli: A Biography - 416 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets - 253 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School - 448 - ⭐️
It's a Gas: The Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories - 366 - ⭐️⭐️

28/9: 2,843
Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation - 1,243 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Finding Your Message, Building a Tribe, and Changing the World - 304 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help - 144 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life - 208 - ⭐️⭐️
The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984 - 368 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29/9: 2,569
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture - 223 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period through the Nineteenth Century - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World - 482 - ⭐️⭐️
Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden - 432 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had - 512 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

30/9: 2,140
Love & Autism - 235 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth - 592 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero - 300 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Making It So - 469 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time? - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read a book that starts with a letter in DANCE
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book set in a country other than your own
Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - England - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book where the character goes dancing
I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - "That night, while taking a break on the couch from dancing, I had the idea for this book." p.17 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with dance shoes on the cover
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Total pages: 75,323

Total books read: 164

LSC - September 2024: Celebrating 200 Years of RSPCA / ADOPTION

✅ Total: 50/50

Adoption
A: 3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️
D: 2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - ⭐️⭐️
O: 5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - ⭐️⭐️
P: 6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️
O: 15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care, Mervyn Singer - ⭐️
N: 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welfare
W: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
E: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong - ⭐️⭐️
F: 3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️

Support
S: 13/9 - Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i, Bill Schelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 14/9 - The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body, Dave Randolph - ⭐️⭐️
P: 10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Foster
F: 5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 23/9 - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - ⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 14/9 - How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles - ⭐️⭐️

Challenge
C: 1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️
E: 12/9 - Encyclopedia of Military Science, G. Kurt Piehler - ⭐️⭐️

Budget
B: 8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - ⭐️⭐️
U: 17/9 - The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize, Ulf Lagerkvist - ⭐️⭐️
D: 2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: 1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 11/9 - Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done, Josh Davis - ⭐️⭐️

Economy
E: 16/9 - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Eric Idle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield - ⭐️⭐️
M: 5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y: 12/9 - Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide, Yasmine Cheyenne - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ TCF - Richard Saves the Bees

✅ 7. Support Local

1. Read a book where the MC buys a locally grown product.
We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance - "turned to locally grown cassava to get by." p.311 - ⭐️⭐️

2. Read a book with the word "honey" in the text.
Ice Cream Social: 100 Artisanal Recipes for Ice Cream, Sherbet, Granita, and Other Frozen Favorites - "Popular flavors for the time included honey, pomegranate, and quince." p.23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Read a book with a character who suffers from allergies.
Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts - "I am allergic to cats and dogs" p.91 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Appreciation
A: Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force - ⭐️⭐️
P: Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul, Lissa Rankin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD - ⭐️⭐️
A: Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong - ⭐️⭐️
T: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life - ⭐️⭐️
N: Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LSC - Promise of Spring by C. J. Dennis

✅ Total: 84/84

Blue
B: 1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 14/9 - The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures, Michael Largo - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 27/9 - Machiavelli: A Biography, Miles J. Unger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 25/9 - Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry, Edward Shorter - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wren
W: 9/9 - The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone, Jeffrey A. Barnes - ⭐️⭐️
R: 14/9 - How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles - ⭐️⭐️
E: 25/9 - Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 24/9 - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

And
A: 16/9 - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Eric Idle - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/9 - Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness, Roy Richard Grinker - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Peewit
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 21/9 - Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 22/9 - Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 9/9 - Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 23/9 - I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir, Sarah Kurchak - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 16/9 - Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails: A Fear and Anxiety Workbook, Amalia Andrade - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dance
D: 2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 18/9 - Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols - ⭐️⭐️
C: 1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 21/9 - 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?, Ezio Di Nucci - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

About
A: 13/9 - Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, Colin Martin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 14/9 - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 27/9 - The Overcomers: Stories and Lessons from Entrepreneurs of a Resilient Nation, Alef Meulenberg - ⭐️⭐️
U: 18/9 - The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, Jay Mccullough - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 14/9 - Toilet Paper Origami, Linda Wright - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Its
I: 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), Ian Tuhovsky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 14/9 - The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver, Tim Moorey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 18/9 - Mozart: The Reign of Love, Jan Swafford - ⭐️⭐️

Lip
L: 6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - ⭐️
I: 19/9 - The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire!, Ian Woodward - ⭐️
P: 17/9 - The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize, Ulf Lagerkvist - ⭐️⭐️

Pausing
P: 10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️
A: 12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - ⭐️⭐️
U: 14/9 - The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body, Dave Randolph - ⭐️⭐️
S: 17/9 - The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870, Hugh Thomas - ⭐️⭐️
I: 17/9 - Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 17/9 - Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life, Alan Schom - ⭐️⭐️
G: 1/9 - Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic: And Other Opinions I Can't Back Up With Facts, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

A: 5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - ⭐️⭐️

✅ LSC - Promise of Spring by C. J. Dennis

While
W: 20/9 - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium, William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️
H: 9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 15/9 - I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

To
T: 12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield - ⭐️⭐️

Test
T: 11/9 - Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - ⭐️⭐️
E: 12/9 - Encyclopedia of Military Science, G. Kurt Piehler - ⭐️⭐️
S: 15/9 - Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America, Peter Andreas - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - ⭐️⭐️

Their
T: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 21/9 - The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scam, Rob Sand - ⭐️⭐️

Choral
C: 1/9 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 25/9 - Picasso: A Biography, Patrick O'Brian - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 15/9 - The Business of the 21st Century, Robert T. Kiyosaki - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Powers
P: 6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 23/9 - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science, Barbara Oakley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 18/9 - The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall, Eddie Hall - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 13/9 - Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor i, Bill Schelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

And
A: 3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - ⭐️⭐️

Now
N: 7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️
O: 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️

A
A: 3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️

Hint
H: 2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 2/9 - I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life! Book and CD, Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️
N: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️

Of
O: 15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care, Mervyn Singer - ⭐️
F: 5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flowers
F: 3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong - ⭐️⭐️
O: 5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - ⭐️⭐️
W: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
E: 6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
R: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - ⭐️⭐️

AMMP - Clubs & Societies

✅ Total: 42/42

Aerospace & Rocket Engineering Society
1. Char is interested in rockets
7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - "Wernher von Braun’s V-2 rocket technology" p.166 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Tagged: space
3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Board Game Club
3. Char is bored
5/9 - On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life, Adam Phillips - "the bored child quickly becomes preoccupied by his lack of preoccupation." p.79 - ⭐️⭐️

Chess Club
1. Title: 'queen'
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️
2. MC: one of the other chess pieces
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - "in effect a Soviet knight" p.25 - ⭐️⭐️
3. Cover: black & white
14/9 - , Kai Bird - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Drawing & Painting Club
1. Cover: artistic-looking
5/9 - - George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️
2. MC: paints
4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Map in the book
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️

Environmental Club
1. Cover: green space
6/9 - , Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
2. Cover: blue space
9/9 - , Beth Kempton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finance Society
1. Male working in finance
8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - "finance minister John Fahey" p.34 - ⭐️⭐️
2. Male who has blue eyes
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - Dan Kerns: "Back then I had sandy brown hair and blue eyes" p.24 - ⭐️⭐️
3. Male whose height is 6'5 inches
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - "Lex Barker, her husband–a six-foot-five giant" p.106 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Global Health
1. Char researches improving health in people worldwide
2/9 - I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World, Rachel Nuwer - "MDMA-assisted therapy, he realized, could be a strategy for a larger mission: mass mental health in the service of world peace." p.84 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Char has travelled the globe
16/9 - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Eric Idle - World tour - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

History
1. Tagged: history
2/9 - Hollywood Double Agent: The True Tale of Boris Morros, Film Producer Turned Cold War Spy, Jonathan Gill - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Chars have previous history
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - "Darla, Angel’s sire and former lover" p.27 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Title: letters of HISTORY
9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ice Cream
1. Char eats ice cream
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - "It was avocado ice cream with popcorn and Tabasco-sauce soup." p.180 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Text: 'ice' & 'cream'
6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - "my wrapped ice cream sandwich" p.54 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Cover: looks edible
1/9 - , Stefanie Wilder-Taylor - ⭐️⭐️

Juggling & Fire-Twirling Club
1. Char juggles something
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - "twelve solid, muscular, life-size ceramic acrobats, with bare torsos and short skirts, ready to tumble, lift weights and juggle" p.120 - ⭐️⭐️

K-pop Club
2. Listening to a K-pop song
4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Law Society
3. Char disobeys the law
18/9 - Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols - ⭐️⭐️

Music Club
1. Tagged: music
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Char plays music
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. While listening to music
1/9 - Casper the Commuting Cat: The True Story of the Cat who Rode the Bus and Stole our Hearts, Susan Finden - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nursing Society
1. Char is a nurse
10/9 - First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E, Barbara K. Blok - "the nurse is concerned that he may be drug-seeking" p.865 - ⭐️
2. Char nurses someone back to health
15/9 - Oxford Handbook of Critical Care, Mervyn Singer - ⭐️

Optometry Society
1. Cover: glasses
2/9 - , Paul McKenna - ⭐️⭐️

Philosophy Society
1. Tagged: philosophy
6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - ⭐️
2. Makes you think deeply about a topic
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - Unveils some of the conspiracies surround Rasputin & his death. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Queer Society
1. Tagged: queer
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Robotics & Engineering Club
1. Cover: robot
6/9 - , Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Snow Sports Club
2. Tagged: sport
18/9 - Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow - ⭐️⭐️

Taylor Swift Society
3. Char does something swiftly
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 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ultimate Frisbee
3. Text: 'ultimate'
1/9 - The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, Zac Bissonnette - "He’s the ultimate sales guy: p.198 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Vegan & Vegetarian Society
1. Char is vegetarian
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - "vegetarian waiter I've worked with" p.59 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. after eating a vegetarian meal
5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wine Society
2. Text: 'wine'
10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - "ruby-red shade of wine made from Bordeaux grapes." p.83 - ⭐️⭐️

Zumba Society
1. Char dances
10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - "dancing with his grandfather" p.76 - ⭐️⭐️

TLC - Words in a Word Game #27 - Fun Polish Names

✅ Total: 60

1. Operations: 3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - ⭐️⭐️
2. Soviet: 3/9 - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Vampire: 3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Adventures: 3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Seductive: 4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️
6. Rasputin: 4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Collecting: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Revolutionary: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Triangle: 5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Obstacle: 5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - ⭐️⭐️
11. Terracotta: 6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️
12. Discovered: 6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - ⭐️⭐️
13. Introverted: 6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. Autobiography: 7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Technology: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Modernity: 9/9 - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. Leadership: 9/9 - The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland): Success Strategies for Everyone, Jeffrey A. Barnes - ⭐️⭐️
18. Dictionary: 10/9 - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern, Mary Brooks Picken - ⭐️⭐️
19. Emergency: 10/9 - First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards 2/E, Barbara K. Blok - ⭐️
20. Strategies: 10/9 - How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate, Jennifer Taitz - ⭐️⭐️
21. Universe: 11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. Important: 11/9 - Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - ⭐️⭐️
23. Imagination: 11/9 - The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, Alan Jacobs - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. Consumers: 11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. Encyclopedia: 12/9 - Encyclopedia of Military Science, G. Kurt Piehler - ⭐️⭐️
26. Biography: 12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. Dangerous: 12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - ⭐️⭐️
28. Deliverance: 13/9 - Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, Colin Martin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
29. Compound: 13/9 - The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success, Darren Hardy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. Transgender: 13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
31. Prometheus: 14/9 - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
32. Manipulation: 14/9 - How to Change Minds: The Art of Influence without Manipulation, Rob Jolles - ⭐️⭐️
33. Cryptic: 14/9 - The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solver, Tim Moorey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. Revolutionary: 14/9 - The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body, Dave Randolph - ⭐️⭐️
35. Beginners: 14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
36. Providence: 15/9 - I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
37. Horsemen: 18/9 - Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, John Nichols - ⭐️⭐️
38. Discovering: 18/9 - Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, Tim Tebow - ⭐️⭐️
39. Slovenia: 18/9 - DK Slovenia, DK Eyewitness Travel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
40. Inattentive: 19/9 - Living with Inattentive ADHD: Climbing the Circular Staircase of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cynthia Hammer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. Loathing: 19/9 - Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel, Max Blumenthal - ⭐️⭐️
42. Communication: 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), Ian Tuhovsky - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
43. Mountain: 20/9 - From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium, William Dalrymple - ⭐️⭐️
44. Misadventures: 20/9 - Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek, Olivia Munn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
45. Resistance: 21/9 - 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile?, Ezio Di Nucci - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. Vietnamese: 22/9 - Vietnamese Street Food, Tracey Lister - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
47. Controversial: 22/9 - Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, Glen Berger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
48. Literature: 22/9 - Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears 2 volumes , Matt Cardin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
49. Acupuncture: 23/9 - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, Giovanni Maciocia CAc(Nanjing) - ⭐️
50. Neuroscience: 24/9 - Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction, Judith Grisel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
51. Designed: 24/9 - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Pérez - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
52. Invented: 24/9 - Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy, Guy P. Raffa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
53. Messenger: 24/9 - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
54. Psychiatry: 25/9 - Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry, Edward Shorter - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
55. Economist: 25/9 - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
56. Parachute: 25/9 - Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
57. Upgrading: 25/9 - Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species, Peter Nowak - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
58. Automotive: 26/9 - Automotive Technology, James D. Halderman - ⭐️
59. Biochemistry: 26/9 - Principles of Biochemistry, Albert L. Lehninger - ⭐️⭐️
60. Randomness: 26/9 - Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - ⭐️⭐️

TLC - Read The Months: August, September & October 2024

✅ Total: 25/25

August

1. Special days.
Plot: beer
12/9 - The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, Tom Farley Jr. - "He would revert to the guy who’s had too many beers and got silly." p.55 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Char bakes a pie
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - "We fooled around with a lot of retro classics like chicken pot pie" p.114 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Important events.
Read a book set in New Mexico
14/9 - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird - "New Mexico had opened up Robert’s personality" p.46 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Character votes on something
2/9 - Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto - "the electorate continues to vote to give the schools more money" p.21 - ⭐️⭐️
Char goes sailing.
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - "finding her way to a sailing ship bound for Constantinople." p.102 - ⭐️⭐️

3. Famous authors.
Published: August
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - ⭐️⭐️
Author: FN & LN in AUTHORS
14/9 - Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

September

4. Special days.
Char is a grandparent
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - "He is now working as a foster grandfather" p.409 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Char is deaf
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - "two left-wing German expatriates, one stone deaf and the other going blind." p.319 - ⭐️⭐️
Set: Autumn
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - "leafless trees preparing for the coming winter" p.63 - ⭐️⭐️

5. Historical events.
Set: England
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set: Poland
17/9 - Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life, Alan Schom - ⭐️⭐️
Char is murdered
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - "Both of Kadija’s parents had been killed during the war" p.78 - ⭐️⭐️
Title: Initials in WORLD TRADE CENTER
11/9 - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First, Frank Trentmann - EOT - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Famous authors.
Published: September
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set: first letter of the location can be found in SEPTEMBER
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - Russia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

October

7. Month of...
Set: Italy
24/9 - Dante's Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy, Guy P. Raffa - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set: Germany
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover: Clock
11/9 - - ⭐️⭐️
Tagged: LGBT
13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Historical events.
Set: California
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set: China
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️
Set: Panama
17/9 - The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870, Hugh Thomas - ⭐️⭐️

9. Famous authors.
Published: October
2/9 - Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music, Ted Gioia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
MC FN & LN in OCTOBER
11/9 - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - BC - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ FLOAB - Richard's Horror Movies

1. Current Movie: Mayhem
Task: Cover - office building
Book: Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire
Author: Glenn Yeffeth
Date Read: Sep 3rd
How it Fits:

2. Current Movie: The House of the Devil
Task: Author - born in 1970s
Book: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Author: Jenny Lawson
Date Read: Sep 6th
How it Fits: 1973

3. Current Movie: Slither
Task: Char - alien
Book: Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
Author: Brian Clegg
Date Read: Sep 7th
How it Fits: "the Daleks too had a vaguely cephalopod, disgusting living being inside a metal killing machine." p.113

4. Current Movie: The Golden Glove
Task: Set - Germany
Book: Mozart: The Reign of Love
Author: Jan Swafford
Date Read: Sep 18th
How it Fits: "Travel in Germany in these times was legendarily wretched" p.59

5. Current Movie: Mandy
Task: Cover - fire
Book: Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Author: Max Blumenthal
Date Read: Sep 19th
How it Fits:

6. Current Movie: Session 9
Task: Cover - 1 chair
Book: Black Belt Krav Maga: Elite Techniques of the World's Most Powerful Combat System
Author: Darren Levine
Date Read: Sep 21st
How it Fits:

7. Current Movie: Southbound
Task: Author - initials same as an actor
Book: Bossypants
Author: Tina Fey
Date Read: Sep 21st
How it Fits: Fabianne Therese as Sadie

8. Current Movie: The Blackcoat's Daughter
Task: Plot - multiple timelines
Book: Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
Author: Bill O'Reilly
Date Read: Sep 29th
How it Fits: Many stories from different times in history.

9. Current Movie: The Taking of Deborah Logan
Task: Plot - mother & daughter relationship
Book: Love & Autism
Author: Kay Kerr
Date Read: Sep 30th
How it Fits: "Noor says her journey with her daughter reflects her own self-acceptance." p.176

10. Current Movie: Freaks
Task: Makes you uncomfortable
Book: Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath
Author: Michael Paul Mason
Date Read: Oct 1st
How it Fits: I've had a lot of head injuries in my life, so any of these stories could have been mine.

11. Current Movie: 31
Task: Title - number
Book: The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
Author: Josh Kaufman
Date Read: Oct 3rd
How it Fits: 20

12. Current Movie: Revenge
Book: 100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret Locations
Author: Daniel Smith
Date Read: Oct 6th
Task: Cover - desert
How it Fits:

13. Current Movie: Eyes Without a Face
Book: Candy Girl: A Year In The Life of an Unlikely Stripper
Author: Diablo Cody
Date Read: Oct 6th
Task: Title - also a song title
How it Fits: "Candy Girl" by New Edition

14. Current Movie: Summer of '84
Book: Dexter and Philosophy: Mind over Spatter
Author: Richard V. Greene
Date Read: Oct 8th
Task: Cover - newspaper
How it Fits:

15. Current Movie: Pontypool
Book: Blood Secrets: Chronicles of a Crime Scene Reconstructionist
Author: Rod Englert
Date Read: Oct 9th
Task: Set - small town
How it Fits: "a small town halfway to Shiprock" p.178

16. Current Movie: Curse of the Demon
Book: Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World
Author: Hindol Sengupta
Date Read: Oct 12th
Task: Author - an initial in RUNES
How it Fits: ALN starts with S

17. Current Movie: Suspiria
Book: Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: A Journey Through the 6,000 Languages of Earth
Author: Glenn Dixon
Date Read: Oct 12th
Task: Cover - vibrant colour
How it Fits:

18. Current Movie: Inside
Book: Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly
Author: Richard Hammer
Date Read: Oct 13th
Task: Plot - 2 women have a really big fight
How it Fits: "Joyce had beaten her with the violin after one of those fights, she called Karin in to ask, “Is that true what I heard about your mother hitting you with the violin?”" p.134

19. Current Movie: Island of Lost Souls
Book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Author: Daniel James Brown
Date Read: Oct 15th
Task: Set - Germany
How it Fits: Berlin. It's in the title.

20. Current Movie: Terrifier
Book: Ecstasy and Me: My Life as a Woman
Author: Hedy Lamarr
Date Read: Oct 16th
Task: Author - initials in 'ART THE CLOWN'
How it Fits: Initials are HL

21. Current Movie: Village of the Damned
Book: City of Djinns: A Year In Delhi
Author: William Dalrymple
Date Read: Oct 17th
Task: Plot - explosion
How it Fits: "There was another explosion." p.65

22. Current Movie: Lake Mungo
Book: Michael: My brother, lost boy of INXS
Author: Tina Hutchence
Date Read: Oct 18th
Task: Set - Australia
How it Fits: INXS was an Australian band

23. Current Movie: Maniac
Book: Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe
Author: J.W. Ocker
Date Read: Oct 20th
Task: Cover - hair
How it Fits:

24. Current Movie: Black Christmas
Book: Sorry Not Sorry
Author: Alyssa Milano
Date Read: Oct 24th
Task: Plot - char wants to get an abortion
How it Fits: "I also had two abortions. I also didn’t want to get pregnant, although I wasn’t forced to. And I chose those abortions." p.115

25. Current Movie: The Night of the Hunter
Book: Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema
Author: Jamie Russell
Date Read: Oct 24th
Task: Cover - night
How it Fits:

26. Current Movie: Audition
Book: Mastering the Shakespeare Audition: A Quick Guide to Performance Success
Author: Donna Soto-Morettini
Date Read: Oct 31st
Task: Title - all the letters of AUDITION
How it Fits: mastering the shakespeare AUDITION

27. Current Movie: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Book: The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney
Author: Richard A. Lertzman
Date Read: Nov 1st
Task: Title - name
How it Fits: Mickey Rooney

✅ FLOAB - Richard's Celebration

✅ Movie Completed: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Trivia Book: And a Voice to Sing With
Author: Joan Baez
Date Read: Sep 3rd
Pages: 378
Task: Page Count: '7'
How it Fits: 378 pages

MC Book: Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
Author: Kurt Caswell
Date Read: Sep 3rd
Pages: 248
Task: Cover: white text
How it Fits:

✅ Movie Completed: Pinocchio

Trivia Book: How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure
Author: Brian Cox
Date Read: Sep 11th
Pages: 271
Task: Cover - stars

MC Book: On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored: Psychoanalytic Essays on the Unexamined Life
Author: Adam Phillips
Date Read: Sep 5th
Pages: 160
Task: Title - double consonant
How it Fits: SS

✅ Movie Completed: Fantasia

Trivia Book: Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
Author: Frank Trentmann
Date Read: Sep 11
Pages: 907
Task: Text - 'Broom'
How it Fits: "A family without as much as an old broom" p.66

MC Book: The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures
Author: Michael Largo
Date Read: Sep 14th
Pages: 467
Task: Title - alliteration
How it Fits: the Big, Bad Book of Beasts

✅ Movie Completed: Dumbo

Trivia Book: The Science of Doctor Who: The Scientific Facts Behind the Time Warps and Space Travels of the Doctor
Author: Mark Brake
Date Read: Sep 19th
Pages: 318
Task: Title - letters of CROW
How it Fits: the sCience Of doctoR Who

MC Book: The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
Author: Hugh Thomas
Date Read: Sep 17th
Pages: 912
Task: Over 500 pages
How it Fits: 912 pages

✅ Movie Completed: Bambi

Trivia Book: From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
Author: William Dalrymple
Date Read: Sep 20th
Pages: 483
Task: Published - Spring
How it Fits: First published April 7, 1997

MC Book: Complete Works of Aeschylus
Author: Aeschylus
Date Read: Sep 20th
Pages: 436
Task: Author - initial in BAMBI
How it Fits: A

✅ Movie Completed: Saludos Amigos

Trivia Book: The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Author: Graham Norton
Date Read: Sep 23rd
Pages: 304
Task: Set - country I'm not in
How it Fits: "a small city in the south-east of Ireland" p.15 - I live in Australia

MC Book: Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society
Author: Bill Bryson
Date Read: Sep 21st
Pages: 413
Task: Title - double vowel
How it Fits: sEEing

✅ Movie Completed: The Three Caballeros

Trivia Book: Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
Author: Leonard R. Johnson
Date Read: Sep 26th
Pages: 2,311
Task: Page count - '3'
How it Fits: 2,311 pages

MC Book: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Date Read: Sep 26th
Pages: 368
Task: Title - 2 D's
How it Fits: fooleD by ranDomness

✅ Movie Completed: Make Mine Music

Trivia Book: Making It So
Author: Patrick Stewart
Date Read: Sep 30th
Pages: 469
Task: Char - famous
How it Fits: Patrick Stewart

MC Book: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
Author: Simon Singh
Date Read: Sep 27th
Pages: 253
Task: Title - 3 M's
How it Fits: the siMpsons and their MatheMatical secrets

✅ Movie Completed: Fun & Fancy Free

Trivia Book: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Author: Sam Kean
Date Read: Oct 1st
Pages: 394
Task: Author - initials in BEANSTALK
How it Fits: Author's initials are SK

MC Book: Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath
Author: Michael Paul Mason
Date Read: Oct 1st
Pages: 320
Task: Char - climbs something
How it Fits: "Bryan caught sight of a drainpipe and scaled it with the agility of a seasoned rock climber." p.140

✅ Movie Completed: Melody Time

Trivia Book: Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality
Author: Ellen Rogin
Date Read: Oct 7th
Pages: 288
Task: Text - 'apple'
How it Fits: "a proverbial apple that didn’t fall far from the tree" p.151

MC Book: Coreyography
Author: Corey Feldman
Date Read: Oct 10th
Pages: 288
Task: Char - musician
How it Fits: "I tour occasionally with my band Truth Movement and have a thriving solo music career." p.20

✅ Movie Completed: The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad

Trivia Book: Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World
Author: Hindol Sengupta
Date Read: Oct 12th
Pages: 193
Task: Published - October
How it Fits: Published October 13, 2017

MC Book: Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Author: Pierre Hadot
Date Read: Oct 12th
Pages: 320
Task: Author - letters of TOAD
How it Fits: pierre hADOT

✅ Movie Completed: Cinderella

Trivia Book: But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life
Author: Paige Layle
Date Read: Oct 13th
Pages: 288
Task: Plot - someone finds a new home
How it Fits: "I bought myself a house with money that I earned over the years." p.211

MC Book: Life's Golden Ticket
Author: Brendon Burchard
Date Read: Oct 12th
Pages: 224
Task: Title - starts with a letter in CINDERELLA
How it Fits: Title starts with L

✅ Movie Completed: Alice in Wonderland

Trivia Book: The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
Author: William K. Klingaman
Date Read: Oct 14th
Pages: 338
Task: Char - royal
How it Fits: "King George" p.162

MC Book: Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups
Author: Anna McNuff
Date Read: Oct 16th
Pages: 196
Task: MPG - Adventure
How it Fits: MPG - Adventure

✅ Movie Completed: Peter Pan

Trivia Book: Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business
Author: Chris C. Ducker
Date Read: Oct 16th
Pages: 296
Task: Title - 2 words
How it Fits: 2 words in the title

MC Book: Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty
Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Date Read: Oct 17th
Pages: 336
Task: Cover - something green
How it Fits:

✅ Movie Completed: Lady & the Tramp

Trivia Book: The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Author: Anne-Marie O'Connor
Date Read: Oct 19th
Pages: 349
Task: Char - gives or receives a present
How it Fits: "Ferdinand presented Adele with a luxurious diamond bracelet" p.107

MC Book: Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog
Author: Zazie Todd
Date Read: Oct 18th
Pages: 288
Task: Cover - dog
How it Fits:

✅ Movie Completed: Sleeping Beauty

Trivia Book: Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Date Read: Oct 20th
Pages: 368
Task: Title - starts with a letter in FAIRIES
How it Fits: Title starts with R

MC Book: The Vagina Business: The Innovative Breakthroughs that Could Change Everything in Women's Health
Author: Marina Gerner
Date Read: Oct 20th
Pages: 448
Task: Cover - something pink
How it Fits:

✅ Movie Completed: 101 Dalmatians

Trivia Book: The Spamalot Diaries
Author: Eric Idle
Date Read: Oct 25th
Task: Cover - something spotted
How it Fit: - cow or grail

MC Book: The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Date Read: Oct 23rd
Task: Author - an initial starts with P
How it Fits: ALN starts with P

✅ Movie Completed: The Sword in the Stone

Trivia Book: The Spy with 29 Names
Author: Jason Webster
Date Read: Oct 28th
Pages: 336
Task: Cover - water
How it Fits:

MC book: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Date Read: Oct 26th
Pages: 143
Task: Title - all the letters of MERLIN
How it Fits: bEnjaMin fRankLIN

✅ Movie Completed: The Jungle Book

Trivia Book: Lionheart
Author: Sharon Kay Penman
Date Read: Oct 30th
Pages: 624
Task: Cover - jungle animal
How it Fits: - lion

MC Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Date Read: Oct 28th
Task: Author - all the letters of BEAR
How it Fits: roBERt t. kiyosAki

✅ Movie Completed: The Aristocats

Trivia Book: Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work
Author: Alex Bezzerides
Date Read: Nov 2nd
Task: Plot - cat
How it Fits: "a wide variety of tooth types in the cat" p.20

MC Book: Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman
Author: Lucy Worsley
Date Read: Nov 1st
Task: Cover - white
How it Fits:

✅ Movie Completed: Robin Hood

Trivia Book: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Astonishing New Science of the Senses
Author: Maureen Seaberg
Date Read: Nov 5th
Pages: 272
Task: Cover - something gold
How it Fits:

MC Book: Spare
Author: Prince Harry
Date Read: Nov 6th
Pages: 410
Task: Set - United Kingdom
How it Fits: Set in England

HOB - Birth Flower Individual Challenge: September

✅ Total: 31/31 (not romance)

1. Title: Letters of ASTER
4/9 - We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance, Mara Kardas-Nelson - ⭐️⭐️

2. Published: September
6/9 - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Cover: Purple (>50%)
15/9 - - The Business of the 21st Century, Robert T. Kiyosaki - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Set: Greece
20/9 - Complete Works of Aeschylus, Aeschylus - ⭐️⭐️

5. Cover: Star
3/9 - - Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog, Kurt Caswell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Plot: A 'star'
7/9 - Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, Nadine Cohodas - "Dinah was now a recording artist if not a recording star" p.53 - ⭐️⭐️

7. Plot: Someone is mistaken for someone else
5/9 - Catch As Catch Can: Building a Legacy by Finding Opportunity in Every Obstacle, George Tinsley Sr. - "my passport came back George William Penebaker rather than George Tinsley." p.54 - ⭐️⭐️

8. Cover: Yellow (>50%)
6/9 - - Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Emily Anthes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Plot: Something is burned
4/9 - Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire, Margarita Nelipa - "Rasputin’s corpse was supposedly burned." p.286 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. Plot: Chars need to ward off negative energy
6/9 - Positively Introverted: Finding Your Way in a World Full of People, Maureen Marzi Wilson - "If we spend time with someone who drains our energy, how will we 'refuel'?" p.112 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Plot: Char gets sick
7/9 - My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography, Roger Moore - "Then I was sick." p.11 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Plot: Char reminisces about something
3/9 - And a Voice to Sing With, Joan Baez - "I remember thinking how beautiful everyone looked." p.170 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Read a 'diverse' book
13/9 - "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People, Laura Erickson-Schroth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. Cover: many colours
9/9 - - A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity, Michael A. Cook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Text: 'Elegant'
5/9 - Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank - "Virtue consisted in winning: it consisted in being bigger, stronger, handsomer, richer, more popular, more elegant" p.770 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. Set: Late summer to early autumn
12/9 - The Most Dangerous Man In The World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom, Andrew Fowler - "buildings bathed in the watery glow of the autumn sun" p.49 - ⭐️⭐️

17. Plot: Char goes through a 'transformation'
3/9 - Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth - "Angel, temporarily transformed into a Muppet" p.81 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Plot: Something 'bursts'
3/9 - Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force, Dan Schilling - "JDAM airbursts used on enemies in open terrain" p.171 - ⭐️⭐️

19. Plot: involves culinary skills
3/9 - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. Plot: An Asian char
6/9 - China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors, Frances Wood - ⭐️⭐️

21. Published: '20'
6/9 - Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, Zena Hitz - 2020 - ⭐️

22. Text: 'Potion'
17/9 - The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize, Ulf Lagerkvist - "he became insane after having drunk a love potion" p.16 - ⭐️⭐️

23. Plot: Char has a talisman
6/9 - Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, Evan I. Schwartz - "the flying monkeys can be a force for ill or good, depending on who possesses the controlling talisman." p.255 - ⭐️⭐️

25. Plot: Char cries
5/9 - The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps, Heinz Heger - "his cries for help and screams of pain" p.72 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. Text: A god
5/9 - KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev, Christopher Andrew - "God Save the Tsar" p.115 - ⭐️⭐️

27. Cover: Night sky
11/9 - - How to Build a Universe: An Infinite Monkey Cage Adventure, Brian Cox - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. A: 3/9 - Life Lessons From Nietzsche, John Armstrong - ⭐️⭐️

29. S: 8/9 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The Extraordinary Story of Afterpay, Jonathan Shapiro - ⭐️⭐️

30. T: 7/9 - Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future, Brian Clegg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. E: 4/9 - Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, Eilon Paz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

32. R: 4/9 - The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, Ross King - ⭐️⭐️⭐️