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History - Complete 3 tasks
• Read non-fiction book with a genre of history
• Read a HF book which takes place on an island.
• Read a HF book which features travel by boat, train, or airplane.
• Read biography, autobiography or memoir about a historical figure.
• Read a HF novel that was published in 2019
• Read a HF novel that has been shortlisted for a Goodreads award.
• Read a HF fiction book that has been a group read in Historical Fictionistas. Group Reads
• Read a HF book where the main character is a member of a royal family
Language, Arts and Athletics – Complete 3 tasks
• Read a book that has been translated to your primary language
• Read a book about books.
• Read a biography about an artist, musician or actor
• Read a non-fiction work about an artistic pursuit (hobby where you create something)
• Read a book which features a sporting event as part of the plot.
• Read a book with a sports word in the title
Read a book where the main character is an athlete, public speaker, or an artist
Read a book that has won something
Literature - Complete 3 tasks
• Re-read a classic that you had to read at high school or university (this might be a chance to actually finish one that you may have skimmed)
• Read a play or a book of poetry
• Read an epistolary novel (series of letters/diary entries, etc)
• Read a book where the main character makes their living related to writing.
• Read a book with a genre tag of bookclub
• Read a book with multiple narrators.
• Read a book with someone reading, writing or carrying a book on the cover.
• Read a book of short stories
Science & Mathematics – Complete 3 tasks:
• Read a book with a number in the title or subtitle (not related to the number in a series)
• Read a book which takes place in outer space or has characters that are astronauts
• Read a book has a title that contains a word related to weather (storm, wind, hurricane, etc)
• Read a book with an animal on the cover
• Read a book where a character uses math as part of their job (accounting, banker, finance)
• Read a book which features a scientific discovery
• Read a book where the internet or computers play a central role in the plot
• Read a book where a main character is a doctor or a nurse
• Read a non-fiction book related to a science or math topic
Social Sciences – Complete 3 tasks
• Read a biography of a 18th century world leader (president, prime minister, royalty)
• Read a book where a main character works at a school.
• Read a book about a relationship with people from different cultures
• Read a book which features a religion different than your own.
• Read a book with a genre of philosophy.
• Read a book featuring a criminal or civil trial
• Read a book featuring some form of communication on the cover (letter, phone, etc)
• Read a book featured on Best Social Science Fiction listopia
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History
-Read a non-fiction book about a historical event and/or place
-Read a biography of a historical figure
-Read a book from The Idiot’s Guide to the Ultimate Reading List - Historical Fiction -Read a book that has been a group read for Historical Fictionistas.Group ReadsRead a book that has been a group read for Historical Fictionistas.
-Read a book with strong historical basis but which features either 1) time travel, 2) alternate history or 3) historical fantasy
-Read a book that features a lost society or empire. (Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Incas, Mayans)
-Read a historical fiction novel about an event historians disagree about (i.e the Princes in the Tower, the death of the Romanovs (Anastasia), etc.)
-Read a book from long list of nominees for a 2019 HWA Crown http://www.historiamag.com/hwa-crowns...
-Read a book with dual timelines.
-Read a history book about your dream destination.
Language, Arts and Athletics
-Read a biography or memoir of an athlete, artist, or musician.
-Read a book written by someone who is a professional translator.
-Read 2 books that have been translated that were originally written in the same language.
-Read a nonfiction book about the history of an art movement or a specific sport.
-Read a book where the protagonist is an athlete or artist
-Read a fictional book about the inspiration of an art piece.
-Read a book that takes place in the same year as either a Winter or Summer Olympic Event (Past, Present, or Future)
-Read two books from this list https://www.si.com/vault/2002/12/16/3...
-Read a book featuring a famous painting on the cover
Science and Mathematics
-Read a book that contains a number in the title.
-Read a non-fiction book about an inventor or important discovery
-Read a book where the main character has a job in technology
-Read a biography or memoir of a mathematician or scientist.
-Read a book that takes place in space.
-Read a book with a strong basis in statistics.
-Read a book about AI (Artificial Intelligence) - can be fiction or non-ficiton
-Read a book with an -ology word in the title (biology, physiology, archeology, etc.)
-Read two books from this list: https://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/08...
Social Sciences
-Read a book that features adoption or the foster system in its plot.
-Read a book that features characters from different classes.
-Read a nonfiction book about the founding of a religion or a religious leader. (Can be any recognized religion).
-Read a book about a “hot” social, cultural or political topic
-Read a book featuring a native or indigenous people
-Read a book that revolves around a myth or tradition of another culture.
-Read a book that is a retelling of a fairytale.
-Read a book from this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
-Read two books by one of these famous philosophers (books can be by the same philosopher or by two different philosophers)
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Karl Marx
Immanuel Kant
Confucius
David Humme
Health and Psychology
-Read a book where the main character suffers from a psychological disorder. (ie bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia.)
-Read a biography or memoir of someone who suffered from an addiction.
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) that features unconventional medicine or outdated medical practices. (Herblore, energy healing, tonics, outdated bloodletting)
-Read a book considered a self-help book
-Read a book labeled as a psychological thriller
-Read a book where the main character works in health care (doctor, nurse, EMT, etc.)
-Read a book that takes place in a psychological facility (think Girl, Interrupted)
-Read a book where a main character is receiving some kind of medical treatment (diabetes, cancer, physical therapy, etc. )
-Read a book where the main character(s) spend a lot of time at the gym
-Read a book that explores death or dying. This can be the process of death, or books with strong ideas on what occurs after death.
Military Science
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a Roman soldier
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about one of the following historical military “superstars” - Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Saladin, Julius Caesar, George Washington, Genghis Khan
-Read a book about the American Civil War
-Read 2 books about WWII1.) From the Allied Perspective 2.) From the Nazi (non-Allied) perspective (help me with that wording) (One from the allied perspective and one from the axis perspective or one featuring characters of the allied powers and one featuring characters of the axis powers.)
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a spy
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about any high ranking military officer (United States or global)
-Read a book that takes place during the course of a battle.
-Read a book that covers either an air battle or a sea battle.
-Read a memoir from a solider or member of the military.
Women’s Studies
-Read a book by a female author with a female protagonist
-Read a book by a female author who writes using a male pseudonym
-Read a collection of poetry written by a female author
-Read a book where a female protagonist has a job that has been traditionally been a male job
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a female ruler
-Read a book that takes places during the Suffrage movement
-Read a book about a woman breaking ground or a woman who is the first to accomplish something.
-Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a woman posing as a man to avoid traditional roles or fulfill a job she would otherwise be barred from.
-Read two classics from this list : https://www.listchallenges.com/102gre...
Classical Literature
-Greek: Read two of the following:
Medea by Euripides
Electra by Eurpides
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Antigone by Sophocles
Phaedra by Seneca
The Oresteia by Aeschylus
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
-British: Pick two books from the following list of authors. You can read two books from the same author or two books from two different authors.
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Virgina Wolfe
Thomas Hardy
Charlotte Bronte
J.R.R. Tolkein
George Orwell
-French: Pick two books from the following list of authors. You can read two books from the same author or two books from two different authors
Alexander Dumas
Victor Hugo
Jules Verne
Emile Zole
Gustave Flaubert
Voltaire
-Russian: Pick two books from the following list of authors. You can read two books from the same author or two books from two different authors.
Fydor Dostoevsky
Leo Tolstoy
Nikolai Gogol
Mikhail Bulgakov
Alexander Pushkin
-American: Pick two books from the following list of authors. You can read two books from the same author or two books from two different authors.
Edith Wharton
F. Scott Fitzgerald
W.E.B. Du Bois
Alice Walker
Arthur Miller
Kurt Vonnegut
Toni Morrison
Ernest Hemingway
Masters and PhD Requirements: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
OVERVIEW:
A new round of HFU with a new BA option. You may start a new degree or finish your 2020 BA and work towards your Masters or Ph.D.
This will be a task-based challenge where you can work your way through a fun book-based education by earning degrees (based on the US education system); the degrees are a BA, Masters and PhD.) Each participant can choose the level of degree they would like to achieve. This challenge will NOT use points or a scoreboard. This is a self-directed challenge and it’s up to you how much or how little you want to participate ---- please remember that these challenges are meant for FUN ---- not an additional stressor in your life!!
GENERAL RULES:
Participants may join at any time during the challenge. The challenge will last from January 1st until December 31st, 2020. (NOTE: If you do not complete the challenge by the end of the year you will be free to continue to work on it. Challenge folders remain up.)
1) Books must be at least 200 pages long. Eligibility for this is determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads. If the most popular edition is 197 pages, it will not count, even if the edition read is 215 pages. Exceptions: you may read 2 plays, books of poetry or graphic novels to total 200 pages.
2) For the 2020 degree, all books must be started on or after January 1, 2020. Please set your books to “currently reading” and “read” in order to set the “date started” and “date read” stamps. I will not be validating the degrees, if you have questions about if a book fits you can post, but this is a fun personal challenge.
3) Re-reads and audiobooks are accepted. Audiobook page counts will be determined by the most popular edition on Goodreads.
4) Meeting task requirements:
• Cover requirements will be determined by edition that you read (not the most popular). When claiming the cover requirements, please choose the display cover option when linking to your book.
• Genre requirements will be determined by genres listed on the main page of the book (right side of the main book page). The genre must have at least 10 users.
• Setting requirements: For place or time settings at least 50% of the book needs to take place in the required place or time.
• Main character: a character that is one of the primary characters of the story OR a character that plays a pivotal role in the story even if only in a couple of scenes.
• General tasks: it must be obvious from the book description on GR that the task meets the criteria. If it is not obvious from this, if you can link to a reviewer who has summarized the plot point, I will also accept it.
5) The following definitions will be used in tasks:
• Historical fiction (HF): a work published at least 50 years after at least half of the events take place in the work. As an example, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet is historical fiction but Eye of the Needle is not because it was originally published in 1978 and the setting is 1940’s. NOTE: Just because a book is listed as historical fiction in the genre area, does not mean that it meets our more stringent (and also academic) definition.
• A classic: a work that is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition (example: Pride and Prejudice). For our challenge, a classic needs to be published prior to 1970.
6) A separate 2019 HFU folder has been opened. Each participant will have a dedicated thread where they will track the requirements for each degree. If you want to join in this challenge, please create a thread with your name in the topic title. I
7) In order to earn your degree, you must read books that fulfill the tasks for the degree. A book can only count against 1 task (unless specifically listed). Once you have completed all of the tasks for that degree, please post in the questions thread that you are ready for review.
8) Tasks within the degree can be completed in any order. For this challenge, you must complete the degrees in order (means that you can’t get a PhD without doing masters and bachelors first); however, books can be read and applied to later degrees as long as you only apply to one task. As an example, if you read the Group in January and want to use it for a task in the Master’s degree, you will simply wait to report it.
9) HAVE FUN!!!