Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Great 30-Year Goal

My big goal is to read (in addition to other reading) over the next 30 years: history, historical fiction, biographies, novels and whatever else works to learn more about the world and history, to include:
- 350 books, 7 on each of the 50 U.S. states
- 585 books, 3 on each of the 195 nations
- 265 books, "World Various" on more general or specific topics, like, the arctic ocean, a continent, region, area, territory, people group, space, the universe.
Grand total over 30 years: 1200.

The yearly breakdown is about...
12 per year books on states, 1 per month;
20 per year on countries, 1.6 per month;
9 per year on world various, .75 per month;
equating to about 3.3 books per month.

State 1, Florida; book 1 Lemon City: Pioneering on Biscayne Bay 1850-1925 by Thelma Peters
Region: North America

States: 1
Circumnavigator 2019: 1
States: Florida 1
Book# 1

State 1, Florida; book 2 More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women by E. Lynne Wright
Region: North America

States: 2
Circumnavigator 2019 : 2
States: Florida 2
Book# 2

State 2, Alaska; book 1: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Region: North America

States: 3
Circumnavigator 2019 : 3
States: Alaska 1, Florida 2
Book# 3

State 2, Alaska; book 2 Alaska by James Michener
Region: North America

States: 4
Circumnavigator 2019 : 4
States: Alaska 2, Florida 2
Book# 4

World Various book 1 Thank you, Marco Polo: The Story of the First Around-the-World Trailer Caravan by McGregor Smith Jr.
World Various: Caravan

States: 4
World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 5
World Various: Caravan 1
Book# 5

Drae wrote: "Great 30-Year Goal

My big goal is to read (in addition to other reading) over the next 30 years: history, historical fiction, biographies, novels and whatever else works to learn more about the wo..."

Welcome to the challenge, Drae! You have an ambitious, but meaningful goal.

Drae wrote: "Great 30-Year Goal

My big goal is to read (in addition to other reading) over the next 30 years: history, historical fiction, biographies, novels and whatever else works to learn more about the wo..."

What an exciting and ambitious challenge! Happy travels Drae!

State 2, Alaska; book 3 The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Region: North America

States: 5
World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 6
States: Alaska 3, Florida 2
Book# 6

Country, Israel, book 1, Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour
Region: Middle East

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 1
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 7
Regions: Middle East 1
Book# 7

Country, China, book 1, 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies
Region: Asia

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 2
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 8
Regions: Asia 1, Middle East 1
Book# 8

Country, USA, book 1, My Life – Rising from the ashes of the Holocaust and Global Society Rising by Gunther Karger
Region: North America

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 3
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 9
Regions: Asia 1, Middle East 1, North America 1
Book# 9

[NOTE: read this book January 2019]

I don't know if this will help you, Drae, but I have been using the same Circumnavigator thread since I joined the group in 2016.
Each year I create a separate thread for the annual challenge.

There is also a Personal Challenges folder, for individual challenges.

Drae wrote: "Help, please. It seems to me it might be better for me to be posting here:

ATW in 80 Books World Challenge > Around the World in Books Never-Ending Challenge (Circumnavigators)

...since I'm real..."

You're in the right place. :)

Thank you, Dianne. I am having fun with my challenge but haven't quite yet figured out the set-up here. Whew! Very much appreciate the help.

Drae

Country, Iran, book 1, On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
Region: Middle East

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 4
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 10
Regions: Asia 1, Middle East 2, North America 1
Book# 10

Country, Scotland, book 1, A History of Scotland by John Duncan Mackie
Region: Europe

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 5
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 11
Regions: Asia 1, Europe 1, Middle East 2, North America 1
Book# 11

[NOTE: read this book along with 1421]

Country, Andorra, book 1, Andorra Revealed by Clare Allcard
Region: Europe

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 6
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 12
Regions: Asia 2, Europe 2, Middle East 2, North America 6
Book# 12

Country, Ireland, book 1, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe  by Thomas Cahill
Region: Europe

Books on States: 5
Books on Countries: 7
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 13
Regions: Asia 1, Europe 3, Middle East 2, North America 1
Book# 13

State, Florida, book 3, Homestead, Florida:: From Railroad Boom to Sonic Boom by Seth H. Bramson
Region: Europe

Books on States: 6
Books on Countries: 7
Books on World Various: 1
Circumnavigator 2019 : 14
States: Alaska 3, Florida 3
Book# 14