Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

"The first big Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York. It became a federal holiday in 1894, when, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland reconciled with the labor movement. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike. The September date originally chosen by the CLU of New York and observed by many of the nation's trade unions for the past several years was selected rather than the more widespread International Workers' Day because Cleveland was concerned that observance of the latter would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair, which it had been observed to commemorate. All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territories have made it a statutory holiday."
The above information gotten from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

Every September here in the US we celebrate Labor Day. So to sort of keep in the spirit of the holiday the NbRC official challenge this month will be devoted to your dream job. So whether you'd like be a ballerina, firefighter, lawyer, writer, domestic housewife, etc it's your choice and for the month of September. Have fun and if you wish to be a spy, stripper, or an assassin we won't tell cause what happens in NbRC stays in NbRC, or at least I think it does. lol Enjoy! Had to add a little more fun to this challenge you can read the profession your dream significant other would have if you got to choose.

For this challenge you may:
1) Create a spell-it-out challenge. Read books that begin with each of the corresponding letters of the profession you've choose. Either the title, author's name or a character's name can be used to make the association and as always, the, an, etc can be skipped to get to the first significant letter in the title. Example:

S - The Secret Garden
P - Po from Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Y - Yann Martel author of Life of Pi for Export Only

2) Read a book with the name of your chosen profession listed in the title.

3) Read books with someone doing your chosen job on the cover or dressed like someone in your chosen profession. (Maybe a waitress, firefighter, etc)

4) Read books with words in the title that correspond to words associated with your chosen profession. (Example: Gun, badge,ticket, etc for a police)

5) Any combination of the above.

P.S. Sorry I'm late with posting this.

So much fun!!!


R: Ready Player One
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Catherine Fisher: Sapphique
Karen Marie Moning: Dreamfever
S: Kitty and the Silver Bullet
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A.J. Scudiere: Resonance
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F: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Finished 9/3
A: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Finished 9/7
R: Underground by Kat Richardson
M: Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson Finished 9/15
E: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Finished 9/4
R: Red from Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard Finished 9/2

I'm in! But I'm going to do a book I started just b/f the beginning of the month and finished today.

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NBRC September's Labor of Love
Spell: "B-U-T-C-H-E-R"
Duration: September 1 - 30,2011
Read: 3/7 Books
Updated: 9/28/11

Bumped by Megan McCafferty (9/25/11)
U- Uwen Akpan's Say You're One of Them (TBR)
T- (The)Typist by Michael Knight (TBR)
C- Conroy,Pat -The Lords of Discipline (TBR)
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver (9/25/11)
E- Erdrich,Louise -The Master Butchers Singing Club (9/9/11)
R- Robert Hellenga's Snakewoman of Little Egypt (TBR)

My Labor of Love

NBRC September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge

Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2011

0/5 Read

B: A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
A: The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy
K: Night Life by Caitlyn Kittredge
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
R: Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon

Fantastic challenge, Lisarenee!

I'm going to spell out the word Doctor.

September Monthly Challenge
September 1st- September 30,2011

[0/6 Completed]
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I'm going to go hardcore for this one since I've recently decided which part of the field I want to enter. We'll see if I actually accomplish it or not. ;)

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NBRC: September’s Labor of Love

12/12 - Done!

V. – ✔ veterinarian*: Trespass, by Meg Maguire ★★★★ ½ Nook for PC 9/6
E. – ✔ Evanovich, Janet = Hero at Large ★★★✩✩ OD audio 9/4
T. – ✔ The Texan's Wager, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★★ PB 9/2
E. – ✔ Evanovich, Janet = Fearless Fourteen ★★★★½ OD audio 9/16
R. – ✔ Robin Hood series, #1 Through a Dark Mist, by Marsha Canham ★★★★✩ PB 9/26
I. – ✔ In Death, #5 Ceremony in DeathJ.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 9/25
N. – ✔ Nora Roberts = Heaven and Earth ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/18
A. – ✔ A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin ★★★½✩ PB 9/23
R. – ✔ Roberts, Nora = Dance Upon the Air ★★★★✩ OB audio 9/12
I. – ✔ investigator* The Winter Queen, by Boris Akunin +audio 9/3
A. – ✔ American on Purpose, by Craig Ferguson OD audio ★★★★✩ 9/22
N. – ✔ Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt★★★★✩PB 9/15



* means profession of the main character
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+ means MyiLibrary audio

Alternatives:
I. – illegal gin distiller* Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt (PB)
N. – Napier, Susan = Mistress For A Weekend Kindle for PC
E. – Erast Fandorin is protagonist in The Winter Queen, by Boris Akunin
N. - nuptials planner*: Veil of Night: A Novel, by Linda Howard (OD audio)
A. - Andrews, Mary Kay = Savannah Blues (OD audio)

Well I want to be an event coordinator...but that's way too many letters. I'll use events instead.

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I'm slightly already committed to another challenge but I might still try and do this one I'll post when I'm sure!

I'm in!


Webster, John--The Duchess of Malfi
Risika in In the Forests of the Night
Ice Queen, The--Alice Hoffman
Twelfth Night--William Shakespeare
Eugenides, Jeffrey--Middlesex
Reger, Rob--Emily the Strange: The Lost Days

I don't think I can finish all of this in a month but I will do the best I can.


B-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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K-Kleypas, Lisa wrote Devil in Winter
S-Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz
T-Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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R-Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
E-Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

O-Oracle Night by Paul Auster
W-Ward, J.R. wrote Lover Revealed
N-Niffenegger, Audrey wrote The Time Traveler's Wife
E-Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan
R-Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

You can take longer if you need to Kristine. I like your profession. I may need to join you on that one. I want to own a bookstore. :)

That would be an awesome job!

I've always wanted to own one too. **sigh**

Are we allowed to count plays for the challenge, or does it have to be books?

Kayla, Plays are fine.

Hello!
I would like to try this! I am a Department manager, but that is too ambitious for me, so I will try 'manager.'
September's Labor of Love
Duration: September 1 - 30,2011
Read: 5/7 Books
Updated: 9/22/11

M Magic Bites Ilona Andrews (9-5-11)
A Magic Burns Ilona Andrews (9-6-11)
N Archangel's Blade Nalini Singh
A Magic Strikes Ilona Andrews (9-8-11)
G The Dragon Who Loved Me G.A. Aiken
E Ethan from Some Girls Bite Chloe Neill (9-14-11)
R River Marked Patricia Briggs (9-3-11)

Duration: September 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011

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S- It by Stephen King
O- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
C- Villette by Charlotte Brontë
I- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
A- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
L- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

W- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
O- Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil
R- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
K- Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
E- Landing by Emma Donoghue
R- The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Everyone has picked such cool professions! I'm excited to try out this challenge! It's also my first for this group! :-)

Duration: September 1-30
Books Completed-4/10

V-The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz
O-Boss Lady by Omar Tyree
I-I Am America by Stephen Colbert 9/12
C-Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk 9/15
E-Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein

A-Fault Lines by Anne Rivers Siddons
C-Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie 9/22
T-The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
O-Once a Runner by John L. Parker
R-Reilly's Return by Tami Hoag


Phew! This will be some reading list this month! Good luck everybody!

I doubt I'll be able to complete this during September but will give it a go! I'm useless at keeping up with some of you lol. Not to mention that I'm secretly (well not any more lol) following other reading challenges from this group and keeping a record on my newish iPhone - having great fun with it though even if I can't keep up lol.

I'm currently studying towards a degree in Psychology so thought I should pick Psychologist :)

P - Paranormalcy by Kiersten White - Completed 11/09/11
S - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin - Completed 07/09/11
Y - Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz - Completed 19/09/11
C - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon - Currently Reading
H - Hand of Fate by Lis Wiehl - Currently Reading
O - The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark
L - The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
O - One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Duvakaruni
G - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I - I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
S - The Smoke Thief - Completed 24/09/11
T - The Thieves of Manhattan By Adam Langer

I'll try this one.



T - Tawna Fenske : Making Waves9/10/11
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A - Anderson, Catherine : Comanche Heart
C - Carly Phillips : Under the Boardwalk
H - Heyer, Georgette : Pistols For Two
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R - Retribution : Sherrilyn Kenyon9/7/11

I'll have to fill in the e's later

NBRC September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge

Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2011

3/5 Read

Updated 09.09.11

B: A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh, 09.06.11 ★★★★
A: The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy, 09.09.11 ★★★
K: Night Life by Caitlyn Kittredge
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, 09.06.11 ★★★
R: Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon

1/6 Read

A-A Caress of Twilight Meredith Gentry #2
R-The Return Vol One: Nightfall The Vampire Diaries
T- The Initiation Secret Circle #1
I- The Iron King Iron Fey #1
S- Shadow Souls The Return Volume Two The Vampire Diaries
T- To Tame A Highland Warrier Highlander #2

I love how many different professions have been picked.

Is it okay to say that I just want to be Hermione Granger? lol!


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E Egbert, Winston in Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later 9/6
R Ryan, Carrie (author) - The Dark and Hollow Places 9/2
M Marlboro Man in The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels -- A Love Story 9/11
I Irene in The Goddess Test 9/10
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E Ed in XVI 9/8

Nothing but reading challenges
Labor day challenge
4/7 Completed

T - Tawna Fenske : Making Waves9/10/11
E – Eden, Cynthia : Bound By Blood9/12/11
A – Armstrong, Kelley : Stolen
C – Clockwork Angel : Cassandra Clare
H - Heyer, Georgette : Pistols For Two
E – Elena in Under the Boardwalk : Carly Phillips9/11/11
R - Retribution : Sherrilyn Kenyon9/7/11

I'm going to give this one a shot, although I don't think I'll finish before the end of the month.

B Bossypants Tina Fey
O Open House Elizabeth Berg 9/30
T The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
A Ape House by Sarah Gruen
N Now You See Her James Patterson
I In the Woods by Tana French
S Seduction in Death J.D. Robb
T Tell No One Harlan Coben[

September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge
9/1/2011-9/30/2011

P- P.C. Cast- The Avenger 9/5/2011 ****
O- O'Brien, Caragh- Birthmarked 9/4/2011 ****
P- Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 9/13/2011 *****

S- Spirit Thorn by Zacharias O'Brian 9/7/2011 ***
I- Ilona Andrews- Magic Burns 9/11/2011 ***
N- Noel, Alyson- Blue Moon 9/8/2011 ***
G- Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan 9/5/2011 *****
E- (Elena Michaels) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 9/17/2011 ***
R- Rain, J.R.-Moon Dance 9/18/2011 ***

7/7 Completed
DONE

T - Tawna Fenske : Making Waves9/10/11
E – Eden, Cynthia : Bound By Blood9/12/11
A – Armstrong, Kelley : Stolen9/18/11
C – Clockwork Angel : Cassandra Clare9/16/11
H – The Hunger Games : Suzanne Collins9/24/11
E – Elena in Under the Boardwalk : Carly Phillips9/11/11
R - Retribution : Sherrilyn Kenyon9/7/11

Amy, Cathy, Lacy, and Kristina, Congratulations on finishing.

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F: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Finished 9/3
A: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Finished 9/7
R: Underground by Kat Richardson Finished 9/25
M: Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson Finished 9/15
E: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Finished 9/4
R: Red from Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard Finished 9/2

NBRC September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge

Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2011

5/5 Read

Challenge Complete 09.17.11

B: A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh, 09.06.11 ★★★★
A: The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy, 09.09.11 ★★★
K: Night Life by Caitlyn Kittredge, 09.16.11 ★★★★
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, 09.06.11 ★★★
R: Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon, 09.17.11 ★★★★

I'm done! My Link

12/12

Didn't quite finish, but 4/6 isn't terrible.

E - Evie (character) Paranormalcy
V - Vivian (character) Defiance
E - Ed Brunar (character) Bloodshot
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S - The Shadowing: Hunted

I didn't manage to finish either Jex. One of mine still hasn't come in at the library.


B Bossypants Tina Fey
O Open House Elizabeth Berg 9/30
T The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
A Ape House by Sarah Gruen
N Now You See Her James Patterson
I In the Woods by Tana French
S Seduction in Death J.D. Robb
T Tell No One Harlan Coben

I finished the last 50 pages of In the Forests of the Night today, so I was a day late finishing the challenge, but I don't think that's too bad.

Webster, John--The Duchess of Malfi
Risika in In the Forests of the Night
Ice Queen, The--Alice Hoffman
Twelfth Night--William Shakespeare
Eugenides, Jeffrey--Middlesex
Reger, Rob--Emily the Strange: The Lost Days

Didn't get to finish....

Doctor- SEPTEMBER

[2/6 Completed]

D- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
O- Olivia from Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
C- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
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Labor of Love Challenge

9/1/11 to 9/30/11


R: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith - Character: Raisa - 9/1/11 to 9/3/11
E: The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - Character: Emily Pollifax - 9/5/11
S: Snowdrops by A.D. Miller - 9/15/11 to 9/18/11
E: Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett - Character: Esme Weatherwax - 9/15/11 to 9/16/11
A: Sequence by Adrian Dawson - 9/8/11 to 9/11/11
R: An Unsuitable Job For A Woman by P.D. James - Character: Ronald Callender - 9/7/11 to 9/8/11
C: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - 4/28/11 to 9/4/11
H: Storm Front by Jim Butcher - Character: Harry Dresden - 9/2/11 to 9/4/11

L: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson - Character: Lorn - 9/7/11 to 9/21/11
I: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy - 9/11/11 to 9/26/11
B: Sleepwalk with Me by Mike Birbiglia - 9/1/11 to 9/7/11
R: The Holder of the World by Bharati Mukherjee - the Raja - 9/22/11 to 9/26/11
A: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - Cynthia Applewhite - 8/22/11 to 9/13/11
R: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - Character: Ron Weasley - 9/21/11
I: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon - Character: Young Ilse - 7/5/11 to 9/29/11
A: The Skystone by Jack Whyte - Character: Antonius Cicero - 9/27/11 to 10/1/11
N: Nine Horses: Poems by Billy Collins - 7/25/11 to 9/7/11

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give me a chance, ill make a profession out of this-- I'll post the books later-- LOL!

Nothing but Reading Challenges
September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2013 - 9/30/2013

Either the title, author's name or a character's name can be used to make the association and as always, the, an, etc can be skipped to get to the first significant letter in the title.

Progress: 9 out of 9

When I grow up I want to be a
L: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward - *** - 9/5/2013
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Rises - ***** - 9/15/2013
B: Jim Butcher; Fool Moon - **** - 9/3/2013
R: Debbie Reynolds; Unsinkable: A Memoir - ***** - 9/9/2013
A: Ally Carter; Perfect Scoundrels – ***** - 9/23/2013
R: Robyn Carr; Virgin River - **** - 9/16/2013
I: Indy Savage: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 9/30/2013
A: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts - *** - 9/26/2013
N: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare - ***** - 9/10/2013

Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne!

Going to use the gift card from Lisa Kay to extend this challenge another month. :D Thank you, Lisa Kay!!
NbRC ~ Labor of Love Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1 - 10/30/13
Progress: 9/9

Librarian

L: Louisa May Alcott ~ Eight Cousins **** 9/18/13
I: In the Paths of Righteousness ~ Debbie Viguié **** 9/16/13
B: The Buggy List ~ Courtney Rice Gager **** 9/21/13
R: R.A. Salvatore ~ The Shadowmask *** 9/4/13
A: Katherine Applegate ~ The One and Only Ivan ** 9/1/13
R: Robyn Buttars ~ Country Tied **** 9/6/13
I: The Imitation of Christ ~ Thomas à Kempis *** 10/10/13
A: Agatha Christie ~ A Caribbean Mystery **** 9/9/13
N: Never Let You Go ~ Erin Healy ***** 9/22/13

Welcome to this challenge, too, Melissa (ladybug)!

Labor of love challenge
Duration: 9/1/2013 - 9/30/3013
R: Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson 9/3
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Welcome to the challenge, Nikki!

September's Labor of Love Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1/13 - 9/30/13
Job: Diva (female wrestler on WWE)

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D ~ Tiger by Laurann Dohner 9/9/13
I ~ Immortal Protector by Ursula Bauer
V ~ The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks
A ~ The Cursed by Alyssa Day

Welcome to the challenge, Brenda!

I'll give it a whirl:)

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T. That Summer In Cornwall..Ciji Ware
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