The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.8 No Boredom Zone
July is Anti-Boredom month- Read a non-fiction book about any subject or activity that would chase boredom away- books about reading, writing, travel, hobbies, etc would work.

non-fiction about any subject works- history, science, teaching, etc

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I am planning to read How the Shaman Stole the Moon: In Search of Ancient Prophet-Scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon.

I thought this book would work as I am interested in shamans and science. Would this meet the task requirement based on the fact that the topic interests me?

Bea wrote: "I am planning to read How the Shaman Stole the Moon: In Search of Ancient Prophet-Scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon.

I thought this book would work as I am interested in shamans and s..."

yes, and it looks interesting!

Dlmrose wrote: "Bea wrote: "I am planning to read How the Shaman Stole the Moon: In Search of Ancient Prophet-Scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon.

I thought this book would work as I am interested in s..."

Thanks, Dlmrose, I am looking forward to reading it - finally!

OH! So it doesn't need to be a how-to book necessarily, just about a topic that interests you? So I could read a nonfiction book about life in Ancient Rome or someone's Oregon Trail journal or something like that?

Ms Anderson wrote: "OH! So it doesn't need to be a how-to book necessarily, just about a topic that interests you? So I could read a nonfiction book about life in Ancient Rome or someone's Oregon Trail journal or some..."

a non-fiction book about any subject works- whatever interests you

Dlmrose wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "OH! So it doesn't need to be a how-to book necessarily, just about a topic that interests you? So I could read a nonfiction book about life in Ancient Rome or someone's Oregon T..."

YAY! That makes my life so much easier, you have no idea.

Dlmrose wrote: "Ms Anderson wrote: "OH! So it doesn't need to be a how-to book necessarily, just about a topic that interests you? So I could read a nonfiction book about life in Ancient Rome or someone's Oregon T..."

Just to clarify, if I want to read a non-fiction book about teaching, would that work? Ex. Literature Circles or something similar.

Randi wrote: "if I want to read a non-fiction book about teaching, would that work?"

that works :)

Dlmrose wrote: "Randi wrote: "if I want to read a non-fiction book about teaching, would that work?"

that works :)"

Great, thanks! :)

I'd like to read Max Perkins: Editor of Genius. He was Hemingway and Fitzgerald's Book Editor. I think he was to many in "the Lost Generation." It would be interesting.

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "I'd like to read Max Perkins: Editor of Genius. He was Hemingway and Fitzgerald's Book Editor. I think he was to many in "the Lost Generation." It would be interesting."

sounds good

Will Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Povertywork?

Ritika wrote: "Will Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Povertywork?"

sure, it's hard to be bored if you're trying to make the world a better place

Thanks, Dlmrose!

Would this work?



It's a book written by Michael Dirda about books that he has read and notes on themm

Mariya wrote: "Would this work?

[bookcover:Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life]

It's a book written by Michael Dirda about books that he has read and notes on themm"

It is non-fiction if that is an interest of yours that you would like to explore

So i'm thinking of Lascivious bodies : a sexual history of the eighteenth century! It sounds so interesting, and I guess sex isn't boring right?

That works!

yes it is non fiction and a big interest of mine.

Maggie - the book you chose sounds very intriguing!

im assuming The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is okay?

LindseyPinzy wrote: "im assuming The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World is okay?"

that works

What about this book?

Mariya wrote: "What about this book? [bookcover:Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection]"

sure

How about The Tummy Trilogy? Food and eating interest me :)

That works

What aboutInto the Wild?

Ritika wrote: "What aboutInto the Wild?"

If that non-fiction subject interests you, it works

I'm planning to read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific. Would that work?

Barbara ★ wrote: "I'm planning to read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific. Would that work?"

sure

I know I have an approved selection for this task, but I need to substitute it because I have re-read

, Hemingway's Key West.

I was going to use it for another task, but the book is only 165 pages and the task I was going to use it for requires 200 pages, per the rules of the challenge.

It is a vivid portrait that reveals both Hemingway, the writer, and Hemingway, of the hard-drinking, woman-chasing fighter and sportsman of legend. Hemingway's decade in Key West during the 1930s was his most productive. His only book set in the U.S., To Have and Have Not, takes place there. Meet his circle of friends (known as "the Mob"), his second wife, Pauline, and their two children. Hear from Hemingway contemporaries and scholars about the man and the town that he made famous. This edition includes a record of the author's exploits in Bimini and Cuba. Accompany Hemingway on fishing expeditions in the Gulf Stream and to Cuba and Bimini aboard his custom-built boat, Pilar. Learn of his doomed love affairs, his patriotic activities during World War II, and his writing experiences in an old farmhouse in Cuba. Filled with photos (some of which were not available in the first edition), this book also includes a two-hour walking tour of Key West and a tour of Hemingway's favorite Cuban haunts. A treat for Hemingway fans!

May I use this book for this task, please?

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "May I use this book for this task, please?
"

Hemingway's Key West

yes

Thank you D. Sorry, I had to substitute my original book. I'll just have to read about Max Perkins later.

I just read today, and was wondering if it would count? I have 3 Shih Tzu, including a brand new puppy and training her definitely isn't boring!

Angie wrote: "I just read today, and was wondering if it would count? I have 3 Shih Tzu, including a brand new puppy and training her definitely isn't boring!"

That works
(and give your dogs an extra treat from me, I lost my pug, Divot (my profile pic) last night)

Dlmrose, my sympathies go out to you.

Bea wrote: "Dlmrose, my sympathies go out to you."

Thanks so much, very tough day

Oh, Dlmrose, losing a loved pet is so hard.

Donna Jo wrote: "Oh, Dlmrose, losing a loved pet is so hard."

It sure is...she was 14 and lived a very good life.

Aw, I'm so sorry! We lost our oldest Shih Tzu last year. She was 15.