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Notorious "August"

The How To's:

Below will be a list of famous "Augusts"
Pick Your Level (feel free to up/downgrade at any time)
Once you've used an August you can't use it again

Levels:
Easy: 3 or less books
Medium: 4-6 books
Hard: 7+ books


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Notorious August
Level: Hard (7+)
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Progress: 7/7

Done! 8/8/2015

1.August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
- Shift by Jennifer Bradbury 8/7/2015
2. August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
- The Sign for Drowning by Rachel Stolzman 8/3/2015
3. August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
- Professor Birdsong's 157 Dumbest Criminal Stories by Leonard Birdsong 8/4/2015
4. August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
- bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward 8/6/2015
5. ➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre
- Soulstice by Simon Holt 8/6/2015
6. August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 8/3/2015
7. August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
- A Bite's Tale by Veronica Blade 8/8/2015

Level: hard
9/7+ Completed


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
That Voodoo You Do by Jodi Redford August 21
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
Protector of the Realm by Gun Brooke August 30
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
Uncharted Passage by Julie Cannon August 9
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player Bareback by D Jackson Leigh August 4
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it Long Shot by D Jackson Leigh August 4
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
Crashing Waves by Graysen Morgen
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author The Mermaid's Knight by Jill Myles August 1
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
Crimson Sin by Trina M lee August 16
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre
The Crawling Darkness by JL Bryan August 2

I'm in.
Level : medium
Books read : 7

Ferdinand ~ read a dead tree book East of the Sun, West of the Moon 8/2/15 ***
Schellenberg ~ read a book set in a never-been-to country Detectives In Togas 8/10/15 *** (Italy)
Gailit ~ read a book with a liar, cheat, con man, player A Bid for Love 8/7/15 ***
Wilhelm Hupel ~ read a book with a doctor Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle 8/6/15 ****
Malk ~ read a book set near the ocean Summer in Eclipse Bay 8/3/15 ***
Leimbach ~ read a book with a female author Watch The Wall, My Darling 8/9/15 ****
Stradal ~ read a book with a musician Once Upon a Toad 8/7/15 *** (mc plays a bassoon)

Notorious August
Level: Hard (7+)
Duration: August 1st - 31st

➸August Strindberg ~ The Forever Kiss 8/23/15
➸August Wilson ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius ~ Callaghen 8/6/15
➸August Alsina ~ Potshot 8/4/15
➸August Horch ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule ~ The Scorch Trials 8/11/15
➸August Macke ~ Widow's Walk 8/18/15
➸August Schellenberg ~ One Rough Man 8/10/15 (Guatemala and Bosnia)
➸August Kitzberg ~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 8/13/15
➸August Gailit ~ The Hostile Hospital 8/4/15 (several liars, cheats, con artists)
➸August Wilhelm Hupel ~ Jurassic Park 8/22/15
➸August Meyer ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk ~ Demon Street Blues 8/24/15
➸August Leimbach ~ Fast Fiction: A Guide to Outlining and Writing a First-Draft Novel in Thirty Days 8/13/15
➸August Stradal ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth ~ Dracula 8/15/15

Notorious August
Level: Medium
Progress: 4

Augusts:

➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns 8/31/15

➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare 8/22/15

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash 8/08/15

➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it
The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn 8/01/15

Notorious August
Level: Easy (3 or less)
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Progress: 3/3

➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format Coercion (8/31/15)
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it
Flesh and Blood (8/15/15)
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
In Search of the Rose Notes (8/22/15)
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Notorious "August" Challenge

Level: Hard
Duration: 8/1/15-8/31/15
Progress: 7/7+ (completed)

Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format - Cat People finished 8/8/15
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover Look-Alike Lawman finished 8/11/15
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre - Slaughterhouse-Five finished 8/1/15
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it - Cinder finished 8/14/15
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean - Epic Fail finished 8/10/15
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author - Special Offers finished 8/8/15
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre - Asylum finished 8/23/15

Notorious "August" Challenge
Level: Hard (7+ books)

9 read - DONE!!!!

Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Make Me Soar ~ 8/11/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Tangled ~ 8/31/15 ~ ★★★
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ The Degan Incident ~ 8/8/15 ~ ★★★1/2
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ How to Howl at the Moon ~ 8/11/15 ~ ★★★★
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ You Are the Reason ~ 8/30/15 ~ ★★★★★
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Blowing It ~ 8/22/15 ~ ★★★★
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Blindside ~ 8/19/15 ~ ★★1/2
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Balls Up ~ 8/25/15 ~ ★★★★
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Fever Pitch ~ 8/8/15 ~ ★★★★★
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Foreman Jenne - Notorious August
Begins: 01Aug15 / Ends: 31Aug15


Level: Hard 7+ books

9/7 completed


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format - Black Elk in Paris ✔ – 16Aug15
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
August Macke 1887-1914, painter~ colorful cover ✔ – 22Aug15
August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited - Cry, the Beloved Country ✔ – 13Aug15
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player - The Great Train Robbery ✔ – 04Aug15
August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819 ~ Read any book with a doctor - Being Mortal ✔ – 21Aug15
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean - Sacred Hunger ✔ – 13Aug15
August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Book by a female author - Yangsze Choo / The Ghost Bride ✔ – 25Aug15
August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician - Not Becoming My Mother ✔ – 11Aug15
August Derleth<?b> 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ✔ – 27Aug15

I'm going to see if I can cover 5 of these.


READ: 8/5

➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30

➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5

➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11

➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21

➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
Ubik - Phillip Dick (science fiction) 8/9

➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare (England) 8/19

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin (conman) 8/23

➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Notorious August

6 out of 9 completed

➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book - Fifty Shades of GreyFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format - The House Girl by Tara Conklin - Finished 08.01.15
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year) - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - Finished 08.03.15
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre - On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony - Finished 08.24.15
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh - Killing Monica by Candace Bushnell
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player - 4 Weeks to Live by Don McGraw - Finished 08.02.15
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - Finished 08.24.15
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician - How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - Finished 08.26.15

Medium: 4-6 books

7/5
DONE

➸August Ferdinand Möbius dead tree format Devil's Bridge 8/13 ★★★★★
➸August Kekule sci-fi genre Siren's Call 8/10 ★★★★★
➸August Macke cover is colorful 8/22 ★★★

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player If Walls Could Talk 8/24 ★★★
~ a nurse in it The School for Psychics: A Paranormal Adventure 8/8 ★★★
➸ set near the ocean A Timely Vision 8/18 ★★★★
➸female author Bound by Flames 8/26 ★★★★★

♆Foreman Jenne ~ Notorious "August"
Duration: August 1 to August 31
Level: Medium
Completed: 7/6

Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright ~ Rogue 8/24/15
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer: Out of the Shadows 8/11/15
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter:Burn 8/7/15
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: The Mummy 8/10/15
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: The Ersatz Elevator 8/20/15
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: The Mysterious Affair at Styles 8/31/15
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect:You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases (by Ann Rule) 8/1/15
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

COMPLETED 8/20/15

Notorious "August"
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Date Completed:
Level: Hard
Tasks: 8/7

Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre Alpha Trine
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful Fair Game
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in Pursued
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh Against the Grain
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player Bare-Knuckle Love
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it What Binds Us
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean Ethan, Who Loved Carter
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author Trust
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Notorious "August" by TCF
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Date Completed: 8/31/15
Level: Hard
Tasks: 12/7

The How To's: (view spoiler)[
Below will be a list of famous "Augusts"
Pick Your Level (feel free to up/downgrade at any time)
Once you've used an August you can't use it again

Levels:
Easy: 3 or less books
Medium: 4-6 books
Hard: 7+ books (hide spoiler)]

Augusts:
✓ Read any erotica book
Roman | Kimber S. Dawn | 8/18/15
✓ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | Susan Cain | 8/17/15
Read any book that's in dead tree format
✓ Read any book with a gun on the cover
Something Secret This Way Comes | Sierra Dean | 8/22/15
Read any book that has a car on the cover
✓ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
The Shadow Revolution | Clay Griffith | 8/15/15
✓ Read any book who's cover is colorful
Euphoria | Lily King | 8/16/15
✓ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
Never Knowing | Chevy Stevens | 8/23/15
✓ Read any book that makes you laugh
Better Than Beauty: A Guide to Charm | Helen Valentine | 8/19/15
✓ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
Queenpin | Megan Abbott | 8/17/15
✓ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it
Not To Us | Katherine Owen | 8/8/15
Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
✓ Read any book set near the ocean
The Shell Collector: Stories | Anthony Doerr | 8/18/15
✓ Read any book with a female author
Left Neglected | Lisa Genova | 8/2/15
Read a book with a musician
✓ Read a book from the horror genre
The Vines | Christopher Rice | 8/7/15

7/7 Completed

1. Read any erotica book
2. Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award - Before I Fall - 8/5/15
3. Read any book that's in dead tree format
4. Read any book with a gun on the cover
5. Read any book that has a car on the cover - Toys - 8/7/15
6. Read any book from the sci-fi genre - Emerald Green - 8/6/15
7. Read any book who's cover is colorful
8. Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
9. Read any book that makes you laugh - Bright Side - 8/3/15
10. Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man - Kill Me If You Can - 8/1/15
11. Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it - The Running Dream - 8/2/15
12. Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
13. Read any book set near the ocean
14. Read any book with a female author - Paranormalcy - 8/1/15
15. Read a book with a musician
16. Read a book from the horror genre

Notorious "August"
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Level: Medium
Read: 2/4

➸ ~ a doctor or a nurse in it: That Forever Feeling - Read in Aug 08
➸ ~ set in a country never visited/lived in: Summer Mahogany - Read in Aug 14
➸ ~ female author: One Small Thing - Read in Aug 23

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➸ ~ Read any erotica book
➸ ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸ ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸ ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸ ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸ ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
➸ ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸ ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
➸ ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸ ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸ ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸ ~ Read a book with a musician
➸ ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Notorious "August"

Medium: 4-6 books

So far..... 7

➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it

➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Kansas-The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty **** 8/4/15

➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author - The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay 8/1/15 *****

➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 8/2/15 *****

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 8/1/15 *****

- August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre - Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman ***** 8/10/15

- August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean-Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston **** 8/14/15

- August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh- Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella **** 8/15/15

The Challenge Factory
♆Foreman Jenne ~ Notorious "August"
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015

The How To's:
Below will be a list of famous "Augusts"
Pick Your Level (feel free to up/downgrade at any time)
Once you've used an August you can't use it again

Progress: 7 out of 7+ (Hard: 7+ books)

August:

➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)

➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format:
I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages

➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover

➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre:
Xombi by John Rozum - ** - 8/19/2015 - 160 Pages - Science Fiction

➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
Master of the Night by Angela Knight - *** - 8/18/2015 - 296 Pages

➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages

➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it

➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - ***** - 8/16/2015 - 399 Pages - Set in Missouri
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 8/6/2015 - 416 Pages - Virginia

➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages

➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Very very late posting this :-( But better late than never, yes?


Foreman Jenne - Notorious "August"

Completed: 7 of 11

✔August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie - Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair - 08.10 ★★★★
◘ August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun - Rescue at Cardwell Ranch - B.J. Daniels
✔August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi - The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
◘ August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes - All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre
◘ August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World - Making It Last - Ruthie Knox - 08.13 ★★★
✔August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works - Must Love Otters - Eliza Gordon - 08.19 ★★★★
✔August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi - Heat of the Night - Elle Kennedy - 08.16 ★★★
✔August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook - When A Man Loves A Woman - Taylor Lee - 08.16 ★★★
◘ August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) - I Love How You Love Me - Bella Andre
✔August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments - Protecting His Witness - Katie Reus - 08.21 ★★★
✔August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher - It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★

Medium: 4-6 books

7/5
DONE

➸August Ferdinand Möbius dead tree format Devil's Bridge 8/13 ★★★★★
➸August Kekule sci-fi genre Siren's Call 8/10 ★★★★★
➸August Macke cover is colorful 8/22 ★★★

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player If Walls Could Talk 8/24 ★★★
~ a nurse in it The School for Psychics: A Paranormal Adventure 8/8 ★★★
➸ set near the ocean A Timely Vision 8/18 ★★★★
➸female author Bound by Flames 8/26 ★★★★★

Update Message # 10 - Challenge Completed - 27Aug15


Foreman Jenne - Notorious August
Begins: 01Aug15 / Ends: 31Aug15


Level: Hard 7+ books

9/7 completed


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format - Black Elk in Paris ✔ – 16Aug15
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
August Macke 1887-1914, painter~ colorful cover ✔ – 22Aug15
August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited - Cry, the Beloved Country ✔ – 13Aug15
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh
August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player - The Great Train Robbery ✔ – 04Aug15
August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819 ~ Read any book with a doctor - Being Mortal ✔ – 21Aug15
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean - Sacred Hunger ✔ – 13Aug15
August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Book by a female author - Yangsze Choo / The Ghost Bride ✔ – 25Aug15
August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician - Not Becoming My Mother ✔ – 11Aug15
August Derleth<?b> 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ✔ – 27Aug15

In for

Medium: 4-6 books


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
➸August Wilson 1945-2005, playwright: Multiple Pultizer Prize Winner ~ Read any book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award (any year)
➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre 24.08.2015 4 stars
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes ~ Read any book who's cover is colorful
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in 29.08.2015 4 stars
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works ~ Read any book that makes you laugh 24.08.2015 4 stars
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it
➸August Meyer 1851-1905, engineer: Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company ~ Read any book set in Missouri or Kansas
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) ~ Read any book set near the ocean
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author 29.08.2015 3 stars
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher ~ Read a book with a musician
➸August Derleth 1909-1971, novelist: Horror Stories ~ Read a book from the horror genre

Updated Message 7 ... challenge complete.

Progress: 3/3

➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
Coercion (8/31/15, 4 stars)

➸August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook ~ Read any book with a doctor or a nurse in it Flesh and Blood (8/15/15, 4 stars)

➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
In Search of the Rose Notes (8/22/15, 3 stars)

Foreman Jenne: Notorious August
Level: Hard
Completed: 9


Augusts:
➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Coveted by Alannah Lynne (Pandora’s Playground) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 8/13/15
➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Driving Her Crazy by Kira Archer - ♥♥♥ - 8/8/15
➸August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Echoes of Scotland Street by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/6/15
➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: Fall From India Place by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/5/15
➸August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Bleeding Love by Harper Sloan (Hope Town) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/31/15
➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Dare to Hold by Carly Phillips (Dare to Love) - ♥♥♥ - 8/17/15
➸August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Unwritten by Melody Grace (Beachwood Bay) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/4/15
➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole (Second Circle Tattoos) - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/1/15
➸August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Dare to Rock by Carly Phillips (Dare to Love) - ♥♥♥ - 8/23/15

Fun challenge! Thanks, Jenne!!!


Foreman Jenne - Notorious "August"

Completed: 10

✔August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie - Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair - 08.10 ★★★★
✔August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi - The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
✔August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes - All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre - 08.31 ★★★★
✔August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World - Making It Last - Ruthie Knox - 08.13 ★★★
✔August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works - Must Love Otters - Eliza Gordon - 08.19 ★★★★
✔August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi - Heat of the Night - Elle Kennedy - 08.16 ★★★
✔August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook - When A Man Loves A Woman - Taylor Lee - 08.16 ★★★
✔August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) - I Love How You Love Me - Bella Andre - 08.28 ★★★★
✔August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments - Protecting His Witness - Katie Reus - 08.21 ★★★
✔August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher - It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★