Challenges

Non-Fiction Five

The goal is to read 5 non-fiction books between May and September, with at least one book being different from the others (example: 4 memoirs, 1 self help).

My (tentative) selections:
1. How to Win a Cosmic War by Reza Aslan (review)
2. The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine (review)
3. 3. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Orbis Terrarum Challenge

The goal is to read 10 different books, written by 10 different authors, from 10 different countries from March to December.

Books Completed:
1. In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. Ahmed – Saudi Arabia (review)
2. The Seance by John Harwood – Australia (author)/England (setting) (review)
3. The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani – Iran (review)
4. The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie – India (review)
5. The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Euginia Kim – Korea (review)
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson – Sweden (review)
7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – Brazil

World Citizenship Challenge

(a tentative list)

Politics: The Israel Lobby by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt

History: The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple

Culture/Anthropology/Sociology: The Soul of Iran: A Nation’s Journey to Freedom by Afshin Molavi

Worldwide Issues: The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

Memoirs/Autobiographies: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge

Dead Until Dark – Completed July 2, 2009 – Review
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone7