Coffee & Books discussion

Starting a new year off, RED HOT!

For this monthly challenge you may pick one or a million books, as long as you finish it in January. The books you must choose from is either a biography or an autobiography of someone.

The duration of the challenge is from: January 1st to February 1st

Please post if you are joining and also state what biography/autobiography you will be reading!

Enjoy xx

Participants

Rachel- Heath
Kel- American on Purpose
Ciska- The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Jennifer- Cleopatra & "There Are Things I Want You to Know" about Stieg Larsson and Me
Carrie- Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer
Jessa- Steve Jobs
Petra- Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm & Man's Search for Meaning
Jenny- Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Sam- Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Vicky- Orange Is the New Black: One Year in a Women's Prison
Matt- Bossypants
Jeannepw- Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Laura- Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
Melissia- Orange Is the New Black: One Year in a Women's Prison
Chris Ann- Außer Dienst: Eine Bilanz & No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels
Melissa- Unpaved Road:An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle Deception and Breaking the Rules
Stephanie- An Autobiography
Kim-A Stolen Life
Zoe- Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of the Ghost Adventures Crew & Bossypants
Susan- Orange Is the New Black: One Year in a Women's Prison
Angie- Orange Is the New Black: One Year in a Women's Prison
Diana S- My Life in France & Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Linda- George R.R. Martin, In the Garden Collection & Sarah's Key
Maria- Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life
Annie- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Holly- Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Sally- Orange Is the New Black: One Year in a Women's Prison
Allison- Bossypants & Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Sonya- Bossypants
Anne-Sophie- Insoumis
Meagan- Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Jessica C- Bossypants
Michael- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Teneal- Angela's Ashes & Heath
Katelyn- Bossypants
Laura- Cleopatra

I am joining in and reading Heath, Heath ledger!

Ok I'm in. I will be reading "American on Purpose" Craig Ferguson.

I am going to join with The Devil in Pew Number Seven by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo

Finished 05-01-2012

Ooooh I'll play!

Cleopatra

I'm in. Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer by Andrea D. Lyon 1/23/12

I'll give it a go. I'm going to read the Steve Jobs biography.

Does a memoir work for an autobiography? If so, I'd like to read Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm.

I will be reading Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch. It doesn't come out until January 10th so it will be interesting reading almost 700 pages in 20 days on top of starting my last semester of undergrad...

I'm not normally someone who reads anything other than fiction but after seeing a few people mention this book Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet on GR I'm going to give it a go.

Updated!

I will be joining. I plan to read Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings.

A biography or autobiography is a genre I have on my personal challenge for next year. I may try to knock that off my list in January for this challenge with Tina Fey's Bossypants. I think Tina Fey is hilarious and I bet this book of hers will be too.

Matt wrote: "A biography or autobiography is a genre I have on my personal challenge for next year. I may try to knock that off my list in January for this challenge with Tina Fey's Bossypants. I..."

Oh my goodness I could not stop laughing!! I sat in the breakroom at work and cracked up. I know my co-workers probably thought I was a little crazy.

I'm going to end up just buying the ebook version. I need to buy a bigger bookshelf before I buy many more paperbacks. :)

If I buy it and it turns out that it's a lendable book, I could always lend it to you once I'm finished, Vicky.

Matt wrote: "A biography or autobiography is a genre I have on my personal challenge for next year. I may try to knock that off my list in January for this challenge with Tina Fey's Bossypants. I..."

Bossypants was hilarious. I know you plan on reading it as an ebook, but I can't recommend the audio book highly enough. Tina Fey reads it herself and I couldn't stop laughing.

I'm going to read Heat by Bill Buford. It's an autobiographical account of his time working for acclaimed chef Mario Batali in Tuscany. I'm a foodie, so I'm thinking it will be interesting and hopefully I will learn something!

I'm in and I'll be reading: Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

I will definitely be doing this but I'm not sure on what book yet. I don't own any biographies so it will mean a trip to the half price book store!

I am in and will be reading:


Unpaved Road: An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle, Deception and Breaking the Rules by Niki Bahara

Finished 1.5.12

Melissa wrote: "I am in and will be reading:


Unpaved Road: An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle, Deception and Breaking the Rules by Niki Bahara"

Melissa, I have heard amazing things about the book. I'm looking forward to what you think about it.

Jessa wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I am in and will be reading:
Unpaved Road: An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle, Deception and Breaking the Rules by Niki Bahara"

Melis..."

:D I want to hear what you think about your pick (Steve Jobs) also. I thought about buying it just to read for this challenge, but received this book with the first-reads program. :D What I have seen in the book is really interesting. Received it today, just in time. :D I think it will turn out really engrossing.

I'm in, but I haven't picked a book yet. I'm getting a lot of ideas from everyones choices...I'll have to stop myself from committing to too many! I'll edit this post soon with my final choices

Melissa wrote: "Jessa wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I am in and will be reading:
Unpaved Road: An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle, Deception and Breaking the Rules by [author:Niki Bahara|4904..."

I have known a few people who said it was absolutely amazing and I'm thinking about reading. It's always good to hear from other book lovers their opinions. I'm excited about Steve Jobs. I'm just fascinated with him and I started and so far so good.

I'll choose "An Autobiography" by Agatha Christie.

Updated :)

I will join, and I will be reading A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard.

I'm going to be a geek and read Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew and maybe Bossypants if I find time.

Zoe wrote: "I'm going to be a geek and read Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew and maybe Bossypants if I find time."

I have never heard of the Dark World book, sounds like one I must read. Hope it's good!

Susan wrote: "I'll read "

I'm halfway through it after just starting it yesterday...it's so good!!

January 2012 Challenge
Biography/Autobiography

My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme

The Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Medicine, Madness, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

Melissia wrote: "Zoe wrote: "I'm going to be a geek and read Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew and maybe Bossypants if I find time."..."

I'm pretty curious. I'm sure it will be entertaining if nothing else.

This sounds fun. I will join. :)

I'll be reading:

Colors of the Mountain

I have decided that because I am rereading that I really want to read the new biography out on Stieg Larsson, so I am adding "There Are Things I Want You to Know" about Stieg Larsson and Me as well. =)

I've changed my mind, sorry Rachel. I have been able to track down a copy of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison. I know a couple of other people here are reading it too, but it just sounds so interesting.

I am loving this book. It is so interesting. Have read just over half of it so far.

Have just finished this book. Was a super choice!

Okay Jennifer yours has been added in! And Angie yours has been updates :)

I want to be a part of this too.

I am going to readSarah's Key,In the Garden Collectionand George R.R. Martins books.

I will be reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

I'm in! I am going to read

Marie Antoinette: The Journey

Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison for me!

Put me down for Bossypants and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Thank you!

Updated as of now :)


Vicky wrote: "Rachel- Could you please change what I will be reading. I have been reading all the posts and decided to read Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison. I usually don't ..."

Yes I went in and changed it for you, enjoy xx

I'm going to read

Sonya wrote: "I'm going to read "

One of the best books I've ever read. I could not stop laughing. :)

WOW! Im so glad so many people have signed up for the monthly challenges!

Updated as of now !! xx

I wasn't able to get Heat from the library, but did pick up Cleopatra

Jessa wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I am in and will be reading:


Unpaved Road: An Iranian Girl's Real Life Story of Struggle, Deception and Breaking the Rules by Niki Bahara"

Melis..."

Jessa, I finished this book. =] I had problems with the authors Naivete and attitude, but I loved the book otherwise. It was engrossing and kept me hooked the entire time. I found myself wondering what would happen next.

@Rachel Skye, do we update this thread once we've read the book we entered the challenge with, or what? This is my first GR group reading challenge and wondered how this group kept track of who has read what for which challenge.