Saturday, October 5, 2013

Nerdy Non-Fiction Reading Challenge

Since I'm planning to read 13 non-fiction books this year, I'm going to try for Level Dweeb:

Levels:
Geek: 4-6 books in at least 2-3 different categories
Dork: 7-10 books in at least 4-5 different categories
Dweeb: 11- 14 books in at least 6-7 different categories
Nerd: 15+ books in at least 8+ different categories

Categories:
* Health, Medicine, Fitness, Wellness
* History- US, World, European, etc
* Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy
* Sports, Adventure
* Food- Cookbooks, Cooks, Vegan Vegetarianism, etc
* Autobiography, Biography, Memoir
* Art, Photography, Architecture
* Music, Film, TV
* Self Improvement, Self Help, How To
* Science-Nature, Weather, Biology, Geology
* Anthropology, Archaeology
* Animals-Insects, Mammals, Dinosaurs, etc
* Family, Relationships, Parenting, Dating, Love
* Crime, Law
* Politics, Government, Current Affairs
* Literary Criticism/Theory
* Cultural Studies
* Travel
* Crafts

Read:
Memoir: Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Memoir: The Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander
Memoir: A Girl Walks into a Bar... by Rachel Dratch
Memoir: Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Science: The Demon Under the Microscope by ??

Currently Reading:
Food: Cooked by Michael Pollan
Archeology/Anthropology: Dinosaurs in the Attic by Douglas Preston

Possible Reads:
Entertainment: I Want My MTV
Literary Criticism/Theory: Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women Edited by Jayne Ann Krentz
Self Improvement: Quiet by Susan Cain

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