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ŷ 2015 OVERALL PERSONAL CHALLENGE In this post I will keep track of all the books I read for the entire year of 2015.40/40
JANUARY
�1. Hearing Our Calling: Rethinking Work and the Workplace
�2.The Book of Strange New Things
� 3.Between Shades of Gray
�4.Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
�5.The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
�6.Bridget Jones's Diary
FEBRUARY
�7.The Snow Child
�8.Station Eleven
MARCH
�9.The Other Boleyn Girl
�10.Tell the Wolves I'm Home
�11.French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
�12.A Brief History of Time
�13.The Night Circus
APRIL
�14.The Winter Queen
�15.Darker Than Amber
�16.Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
�17.One Special Summer
�18.Happy Times
�19.The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
�20. The Bungalow Mystery
�21.The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
MAY=0
JUNE=0
JULY
�22.Paris in Love
�23. Thirteen Clues for Miss Marple
�24. 48 Days to the Work You Love
AUGUST
�25. Do Over: Everything You Need to Get Unstuck at Work
�26. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
�27. A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir
SEPTEMBER
�28.The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
�29.Rich Dad, Poor Dad
�30.The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
�31.Mountain Nurse
�32.Doris Day: Her Own Story
�33. Dracula
OCTOBER
�34.The Garner Files: A Memoir
NOVEMBER
�35.The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
�36.Trajectory: 7 Career Strategies to Take You from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
�37. Nice Girls Still Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
DECEMBER
�38. Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential
�39. Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction
�40. Into the Wild
2015 YEARLY CHALLENGE #1FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015
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Kara's Favourites
1. Natural History Nonfiction Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
2. Magical Realism One Hundred Years of Solitude
�3. Business Nonfiction The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
4. Post-apocalyptic The Road
Zara's Favourites
Religion-------- PASS
5. Fiction Peace Like a River
6. Young Adult The Book Thief
�7. Chick-Lit Bridget Jones's Diary
Craig's Favourites
8. Heroic Fantasy The Lord of the Rings
9. Military Science Fiction Ender's Game
10. Classics 1984
11. Gaming Fiction Homeland
Cassandra's Favourites
12. Social Science Fiction Fahrenheit 451
World History--------PASS
�13. Biography-Memoir A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir
14. High Fantasy Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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2015 YEARLY CHALLENGE #2THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015
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LIST #1: Recommended by 2014 Reading Challengers
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1.The Book Thief
�2.The Night Circus
3.Ender's Game
4.Oryx and Crake
5.11/22/63
6.The Lord of the Rings
7.American Gods
8. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
9.The Road
10.The Stand
More books on list: The Rapture of Canaan
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Thirteenth Tale
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
And the Mountains Echoed
LIST # 2: Becoming Culturally Literate
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1.1984
2.The Handmaid's Tale
3.Fahrenheit 451
4.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5.The Cider House Rules
6.World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
More books on this list: Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
Ender's Game
Watership Down
East of Eden
Steve Jobs
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
MORE LISTS I MAY DECIDE TO INCLUDE IF NEEDED:
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Have Read So Far This Year
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World's Greatest Novellas
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ŷ Choice Awards Challenge 2015. Let's read as many nominees and award winners of the ŷ Choice Awards 2014 as possible. /challenges/...This is a challenge in a different group I am a member of.
Goal 3.
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1. Mr. Mercedes
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Quarter 1 challenge: Buckle my shoe. Read 3 books to match the descriptions below. Read from Jan to march 2015./topic/show/...
COMPLETED
�1. Three, four,
Open the door;
read a new genre or author (or both for those who are game) :Hearing Our Calling: Rethinking Work and the Workplace
�2. Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
finish a previously unfinished book :A Brief History of Time
�3. Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
read a book you've been waiting to read :Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
3/3 Q1 Challenge :January-February-March
QUARTER 2 CHALLENGE: ONE HIT WONDERS Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015
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1. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
2. The kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
3. The God of small things by Arundhati Roy
4. A confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
April Challenge- Chocolate/topic/show/...
GOAl: try to read at least 3
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1. Cacao:Read a book with a character who is bitter or resentful.
2. Chocolate Liquor:Read a book that explores a misconception.
�3. Cocoa Butter:If you like chocolate, read a book by an author you like or something you enjoy.:Darker Than Amber
4. Unsweetened Chocolate: Read a book with a controlling character.
5. Bittersweet Chocolate:Read a book where a character goes by different names or has multiple personalities.Ready Player One
6. White Chocolate:Read a book about fraud or stolen identity.
�7. Cocoa: Read a short story or book with less than 100 pages.: One Special Summer
�8. Chocolate Coating: Read a book about things that are not quite as they seem. : The Winter Queen
9. Couverture: Read a book with a celebration or party.
10. Gianduja: Read a book set in Europe or that contains a conflict.
11. Single Bean Chocolate: Read with a character who is rich or extremely picky.
12. Chocolate Oil:Read a book with a ghost or mythological creature.: Pet Sematary
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Books mentioned in this topic
Into the Wild (other topics)Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction (other topics)
Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential (other topics)
Nice Girls Still Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers (other topics)
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential (other topics)
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Listed below are the challenges I will participate in throughout 2015. The challenges should keep me on track towards reaching my goal of reading 40 books in 2015. When I finish a book I will mark it with � as completed. When possible I will select books I already own.
I have created a 2015 reading challenge bookshelf that I will try to keep up to date through out the year: /review/list...
A. YEARLY CHALLENGES:
1. Favourite Genres Challenge - 2015
2. Listopia Challenge-2015
B. QUARTERLY CHALLENGES: � TBD
�1. Q1 challenge (Jan, Feb, Mar.) :One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Challenge : 3/3 COMPLETED 3/26/15
2. Q2 challenge (Apr, May, Jun): One Hit Wonders 0/4
3. Q3 challenge (July, Aug, Sept.): Clear the Shelves 0/6
4. Q4 challenge (Oct., Nov, Dec.)
C. MONTHLY CHALLENGES:
1.January: PASS
Unfortunately not enough time to participate
2.February: THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN: 2/3
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2015
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�1. St. Rose of Lima: Read a book about some kind of suffering: The Snow Child
�2. St. Dominic Savio: Read a book about music: Station Eleven
�3. St. Joseph:read a book about royalty: The Other Boleyn Girl.....tried to squeeze this book into the challenge but did not complete until 3/6/15
3.March: SPRING BREAK SPELL OUT 3/3
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2015
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COMPLETED 3/25/15
3/3
✔T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home
✔A: French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
✔N: The Night Circus
4.April: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE
Duration: April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015
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GOAL: 3/3
COMPLETED on 4/16/15
�1.The Winter Queen (chocolate coating)
�2. Darker Than Amber (cocoa butter)
�3.One Special Summer
May:
D. MONTHLY GROUP READS:
✔January 2015: The Book of Strange New Things
✔February 2015:Station Eleven
March 2015: PASS...not enough time
April 2015: PASS ...not interested in the selection
May 2015: PASS ...have already read this selection
June 2015: