Non-Fiction Five Challenge
May 1 - September 30, 2009
May 1 - September 30, 2009
My friend and fellow book-lover Trish has taken on a new challenge and has invited us to join here.
The Rules (unchanged from previous years)
1. Read 5 non-fiction books during the months of May - September, 2009 (please link your reviews on Mister Linky each month; Mister Linky can be found each month on this blog)
2. Read at least one non-fiction book that is different from your other choices (i.e.: 4 memoirs and 1 self-help)
(all choices do not need to be posted and may change at any time)
My tentative list:
- All Cooked Up: Recipes and Memories from Elvis' Family and Friends
- Jill Lepore's New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in 18th Century Manhattan
- Julian Symons' Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History
- Christopher Booker's The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
- Harry Mount's Carpe Diem: Put a Little Latin in Your Life
2 comments:
Haha--you know it's a good non-fiction book if there is a colon in the title. I do not miss secondary reading at all (Ok, most of the time--sometimes I miss it).
So glad you're joining us...and I'm thrilled that you found a way to fit in Elvis!
Ah yes, the all encompassing academic colon!! Surprisingly, only two of these books are for quals. One is for a course. The others are just for fun.
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