Skip to main content
Member $avings: $82,029,495.13 | Books Available: 657,903 | Members Online: 36
Swap Used Books - Buy New Books at Great Prices!
PBS logo
 
 

Discussion Forums - Biographies & Memoirs

Topic: 2014 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION NF CHALLENGE - DISCUSSION THREAD

Club rule - Please, if you cannot be courteous and respectful, do not post in this forum.
  Unlock Forum posting with Annual Membership.
Generic Profile avatar
Standard Member medalMember of the Month medalBook Data Correction Group medalTour Guide Leader medalFriend of PBS-Silver medal
Subject: 2014 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION NF CHALLENGE - DISCUSSION THREAD
Date Posted: 1/1/2014 9:42 AM ET
Member Since: 8/27/2005
Posts: 4,138
Back To Top
TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION There are 16 categories to choose from, and 3 levels of participation. DABBLER - Read books from 4 different categories -For those who don't read more...
Generic Profile avatar
Standard Member medalMember of the Month medalBook Data Correction Group medalTour Guide Leader medalFriend of PBS-Silver medal
Date Posted: 1/1/2014 9:45 AM ET
Member Since: 8/27/2005
Posts: 4,138
Back To Top
By the way, if anyone more...
Generic Profile avatar
Standard Member medalFriend of PBS-Gold medalPBS Blog Contributor medal
Date Posted: 1/2/2014 8:05 AM ET
Member Since: 5/31/2009
Posts: 5,210
Back To Top
Did it and it was fun!   So many of these reads were fascinating. 1. Anthropology (Physical, Cultural, Linguistic or Archaeology):   The Lost Daughters of China: Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past by Karin Evans, 2/22/2014, 4 stars.  A fascinating tale about the adoption of Chinese girls, its history, background and reality from an adoptive parent's viewpoint.  I found it particularly interesting that Pearl Buck, author, had founded the first adoption agency to find homes for Chinese children and had herself adopted many children.  Well worth reading. 2. Arts (Fine or Performing):  Spin a Silver Dollar :: Alberta Hannum,  7/24/2014, 5 stars.  How a talented young Native American artist is discovere more...
esjro avatar
Standard Member medalMember of the Month medalTour Guide Leader medalFriend of PBS-Gold medalPBS Cruise Attendee medalPBS Blog Contributor medalPrintable Postage medal
Date Posted: 1/3/2014 3:43 PM ET
Member Since: 8/15/2007
Posts: 15,353
Back To Top
I read a lot more...
garrity avatar
Friend of PBS-Gold medal
Date Posted: 1/12/2014 2:25 PM ET
Member Since: 3/9/2009
Posts: 8,982
Back To Top
I've read Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. more...
Generic Profile avatar
Date Posted: 1/19/2014 12:36 PM ET
Member Since: 8/9/2005
Posts: 318
Back To Top
more...
Page5 avatar
Date Posted: 1/21/2014 9:51 AM ET
Member Since: 8/20/2006
Posts: 1,930
Back To Top
Lisa - I LOVED Thunderstruck! more...
Page5 avatar
Date Posted: 1/21/2014 9:56 AM ET
Member Since: 8/20/2006
Posts: 1,930
Back To Top
My first book completed for the challenge is "The Emper more...
drw avatar
Date Posted: 1/25/2014 12:22 PM ET
Member Since: 8/17/2009
Posts: 929
Back To Top
I just completed "Reading the Man" by Elizabeth Pryor for t more...
Dogdoc avatar
Friend of PBS-Silver medal
Date Posted: 2/24/2014 10:14 PM ET
Member Since: 12/26/2005
Posts: 12,167
Back To Top
Just finished Anything That Moves: Renegade Chefs, Fearless Eater more...
Generic Profile avatar
Date Posted: 2/25/2014 9:26 AM ET
Member Since: 6/30/2008
Posts: 4,173
Back To Top
Anthony Bourdain more...
Dogdoc avatar
Friend of PBS-Silver medal
Date Posted: 2/26/2014 12:04 AM ET
Member Since: 12/26/2005
Posts: 12,167
Back To Top
I think to q more...
garrity avatar
Friend of PBS-Gold medal
Date Posted: 3/3/2014 12:06 AM ET
Member Since: 3/9/2009
Posts: 8,982
Back To Top
I read both The Fruit Hunters by Adam Gollner and The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey in February.  The Island of more...
Generic Profile avatar
Date Posted: 3/4/2014 5:41 AM ET
Member Since: 8/9/2005
Posts: 318
Back To Top
more...
Generic Profile avatar
Date Posted: 4/5/2014 10:02 AM ET
Member Since: 6/30/2008
Posts: 4,173
Back To Top
anybody read Ship of Gold in the Deep B more...
Generic Profile avatar
Standard Member medal
Date Posted: 4/12/2014 7:39 PM ET
Member Since: 11/15/2008
Posts: 210
Back To Top
I just read Inconceivable: A Medical Mistake, The Baby W more...
drw avatar
Date Posted: 4/27/2014 7:01 AM ET
Member Since: 8/17/2009
Posts: 929
Back To Top
I completed two books in March for the challenge, both by Joseph Ellis.  His E more...
Generic Profile avatar
Subject: Does the Noise in my Head Bother You?
Date Posted: 5/21/2014 10:37 AM ET
Member Since: 4/7/2007
Posts: 335
Back To Top
The Noise in Steven Tyler's head bothered me a little. I anticipated reading the le more...
Patouie avatar
Standard Member medalMember of the Month medalBook Cover Image Coordinator medalBook Data Approver medalTour Guide Asst. Coord. medalFriend of PBS-Silver medalPBS Cruise Attendee medalPBS Blog Contributor medalPrintable Postage medal
Date Posted: 6/7/2014 1:41 PM ET
Member Since: 8/26/2006
Posts: 9,664
Back To Top
One good thing about this challenge: it pushed me to write a review of the book(s), which I often don't take the time to do. 1. Anthropology (Physical, Cultural, Linguistic or Archaeology) : Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms by Ralph Keyes This ended up being the equivalent of a non-fiction beach read.  It had some wonderful nuggets, one being the delightful relationship between the words testify/testimony and testicles, all derived from the Latin word for witness.  (Apparently, when more...
drw avatar
Date Posted: 6/19/2014 8:09 PM ET
Member Since: 8/17/2009
Posts: 929
Back To Top
I finished Beyond the Beautiful Forevers:  more...
drw avatar
Date Posted: 7/26/2014 3:05 PM ET
Member Since: 8/17/2009
Posts: 929
Back To Top
For the science category, I read The Age of Radiance:  The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era  b more...
drw avatar
Date Posted: 8/10/2014 10:01 AM ET
Member Since: 8/17/2009
Posts: 929
Back To Top
For the Animals category, I read In the Hea more...

Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2025 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.