Happy Sunday! I recently finished up my A-Z reading challenge and wanted to document and remember what I read.
A: At the Existentialist Cafe
B: Build the Life You Want; (The) Body…a guide for occupants
C: (The) Christie Affair
D: Demon Copperhead; Death Behing the Dumpster
E: Everyday Dharma
F: Freakonomics; Forever Strong; Follow the River; (The) Frozen River
G:Gossamer
H: Hidden Potential; How to Know a Person
I: (The) Invisible Life of Addie Larue
J: James
K: (The) Keeper of Hidden Books
L: (The) Lost City of Z
M: Made to Stick
N: Nurture Shock: New Thinking about Children
O: Outlive, The Art and Science of Longevity
P: (A) Place to Hang the Moon; A Piece of the World
Q:(A) Quiet Life in 7 Steps
R: Rough Sleepers
S: (The) Shadow of the Wind
T: Think Like a Monk; Tiny Habits
U: Under the Java Moon
V: (The) Vanishing Half
W: (A) Woman’s Place; (The) Wager
X: X-Marks the Spot
Y: Year of Wonders; Year of Yes
Z: Zen in the Art of Writing
I’m off to figure out my next challenge. With SO many books on my TBR list, it helps to work on a challenge to filter the books I decide to pick up! Have a great week and I hope you do or learn, or read, something NEW!
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Wow! Congratulations!
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Thanks Nancy! I think I need to read more physical books and increase my stamina. Most of those books were listened to on my commutes to work. :o)
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Great list! I finished Demon Copperhead earlier this year and liked it so much. I’ve been meaning to read Freakonomics for years. Do you ever find you choose your book based on your mood? I like to make myself read books that I think are good for me (like one in progress right now on the history of the three Abrahamic religions), but when I’m grumpy I just can’t read educational stuff patiently, so I switch to fantasy or scifi. ha ha
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My choices are typically based on what is available for free from Libby (I’m cheap!). What is the title of the history of the three Abrahamic religions? That sounds interesting. But I totally get it, sometimes I’m not in the mood to read certain genres too!
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This one is called In the Name of God by Selina O’Grady. Her argument is that “tolerance” of each other is actually an insult. In other words, if someone says they tolerate you, it means they see you as less than. So, she doesn’t think religions should tolerate each other, but instead they should try to understand and appreciate each other, without agreeing. To get to that point, she does a pretty fair job of tracing the history of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and how each of them took turns being good to, and being horrible to, each other over time.
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I am not able to comment on the other post but thank you for the idea to read different genres. I read a lot but I find I can branch out more. Than you!
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Charla, let me know if you do a genre challenge. I think I liked it better than the A-Z challenge. Also send any recommendations for good books my way! :o)
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Thanks. I will let you know. You are so kind!
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Wowza, Lenore! What was your timeline for reading all of these?
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Good question. I wondered that myself, and I kind of remembered mentioning it in a post, so I looked it up. November 2023. https://explorenewness.com/2023/11/18/a-new-book-challenge/ Having a blog is handy for keeping track of such things. (Thus my NEW Lists, lists and more lists page, haha!)
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