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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Non-Fiction Five Challenge - My List


Trish is again hosting this Non-Fiction Five Challenge. Details and sign-ups can be found at this post. The goal is to read 5 non-fiction titles between May and September. I'm a big fan of this genre so I love doing this challenge.

Here are the books I'm thinking about reading:
  • The Kings of New York, by Michael Weinreb
  • Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum, by Richard Fortey
  • Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival, by Norman Ollestad
  • The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic, by Edward Beauclerk Maurice
  • Time Bandit, by the Hillstrand Brothers
  • The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections, by Tom Brokaw
  • A History of Celibacy, by Elizabeth Abbott
  • Mistress of the Vatican, by Eleanor Herman
  • A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
  • Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft, by Thor Heyerdahl
I know I won't get to them all, but these are books that are sitting on my shelf as I write this so I'd like to get to as many of them as possible.
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7 comments:

  1. Literary FelineMarch 8, 2010 at 1:23 AM

    Looks like you've got some great choices for the challenge, Heather. I am not familiar with many of the titles, sad to say. I wish you luck with the challenge!

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  2. Hannah StonehamMarch 8, 2010 at 3:18 AM

    Sounds like a great selectin - good luck! I like the Bill Bryson...

    Thanks for sharing

    Hannah

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  3. bermudaonionMarch 8, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    Good luck with the challenge!

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  4. Trish @ Love, Laughter, InsanityMarch 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    So glad you joined up again, Heather! I know you had a great time with it last year, too. I haven't heard of any of your choices other than the Bryson. I haven't read him but would like to.

    Best wishes!

    and I hear you about the spam. I'm full moderation right now and hate it but I just get so tired of the spam (which I still get with word verification). Bleh. :)

    Trish

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  5. Heather J. @ TLC Book ToursMarch 8, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    Literary Feline, Hannah, and bermudaonion - Thanks!

    Trish - Thanks for hosting again. You're right, this is one of my favorite challenges. :)

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  6. AlyceMarch 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Good luck with the challenge! I'll be joining this one soon too. Dry Storeroom sounds interesting. I'll have to check that one out. I have the Greatest Generation Speaks on my shelf too.

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  7. Heather J. @ TLC Book ToursMarch 10, 2010 at 8:33 AM

    Alyce - I can't wait to check out your list - I'm sure there will be books on there that I want to read as well. :)

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