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I want to get them all - if I get it done within two years I'll be happy - if I need longer I'll survive it too - there're some tough cookies in-between :-)32/360 (5*72)
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) Bonus: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
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Academia: 1:
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(Professor) 2: 3: 4: 5:Actor: 1: 2: 3: 4:
5:Artist: 1: 2:
(Cali is creative) 3: 4: 5:Bodyguard: 1:
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(Matt is protective) 3: 4: 5:Clerical Staff: 1:
(missionaries) 2:
(burning for God) 3: 4: 5:Con man*: 1: 2: 3: 4:
5:Contractor: 1:
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2: 3: 4: 5:Dancer: 1:
2: 3: 4: 5:Detective: 1: 2:
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(Callie is puzzle/mystery-solver) 3: 4: 5:
Drug lord*: 1:
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2: 3: 4: 5:Finance staff: 1:
(accountant) 2: 3: 4: 5:Gardener: 1: 2: 3: 4:
5:Hacker*: 1:In Too Deep 2: 3: 4: 5:
Hairdresser: 1:
2: 3: 4: 5:Law Enforcement 1:
(FBI) 2: 3: 4: 5:
Lawyer: 1:
2: 3: 4: 5:Medical staff 1: 2: 3: 4:
5:Pathologist: 1:
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2: 3: 4: 5:Real Estate Agent: 1:
2: 3: 4: 5:Saylor: 1:
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(fisherman) 2: 3:
4: 5:Social worker: 1:
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(Emma is caring) 3: 4: 5:Soldier: 1: 2:
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(Lil is bold) 3:
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4: 5:Spy: 1:
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5:Thief*: 1: 2:
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(Roarke has swift(?) fingers) 3: 4: 5:Writer: 1: 2: 3:
* 4: 5:(view spoiler)
Agnieszka wrote: "Let the fun begin :-)"
Looks good Agnieszka :)
Looks good Agnieszka :)
7/1/16 - 3/30/19 72 books- reading 1 book per category)Read 72/72 continued on post #11 DONE!
Manager:71 - 100 books
Task: Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Hot on His Heels (What Happens in Vegas #16) by Margo Bond Collins 7/11/16 3 stars (Sadie - college professor)Actor
A Reckless Promise (The Little Season #3) by Kasey Michaels 7/23/16 4stars (Norton - Madam Royale)Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Bedeviled (The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor #2) by Michelle Willingham, Deb Marlowe and Kate Pearce 10/28/16 4stars (Brigid)Architect
Knit to Be Tied (A Knitting Mystery #14) by Maggie Sefton 7/4/16 4stars (Steve)Arsonist*
Love's New Beginning (Wilderness Hearts Romance #1) by Dorothy Wiley 8/17/16 5stars (Charles Snyder, Jr - sets forest and home and orchard and other property owned by Kelly and William) Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
My Kind of Wonderful (Cedar Ridge #2) by Jill Shalvis 8/9/16 4stars (Bailey - paints a mural at the Kincaid family resort)Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Superior Collision (Crossing Forces #5) by C.A. Szarek 9/9/16 4stars (all the criminal elements FBI and local law enforcement were chasing)Astronaut
Sisters Like Us (Mischief Bay, #4) by Susan Mallery 1/19/18 5stars (Bunny's dad was an astronaut; too Stacey to see Cape Canaveral and talked science with her)Athlete
No Breaking My Heart (Barefoot William #5) by Kate Angell 7/11/16 5stars (Halo and the rest of the Richmond Rogue professional baseball team)Barkeeper / Bartender
Texas Tough (The Tylers of Texas, #2) by Janet Dailey 7/22/16 4stars (Nigel - bartender; Stella owns bar)Bodyguard
Seducing the Marquess (Lords and Ladies in Love) by Callie Hutton 10/12/16 4stars (butler at house of one of the mistresses also acted as a bodyguard)Bookmaker*
How to Tempt an Earl (The Raven Club #1) by Tina Gabrielle 5/8/18 4stars (Ian, owner of the Raven's Club)Business consultant
To Love and to Cherish (The Wedding Belles #3) by Lauren Layne 9/2/16 4stars (Logan and Josh)Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
The Island House: A Novel by Nancy Thayer 7/19/16 4stars (James - started a medical translation firm; Callum - parent's import/export business)Butcher
Left at the Altar (A Match Made in Texas, #1) by Margaret Brownley 10/18/16 4stars (T-Bone)Car Salesman
The River Swimmer: Novellas by Jim Harrison 12/31/16 3stars (Friendly Frank although not so friendly)Carpenter
Winter's Camp (Ransom Canyon #0.5) by Jodi Thomas 9/2/16 5stars (Patty, Mr. Wagner)Cleaner
Now and Then Friends (A Hartley-By-The-Sea Novel) by Kate Hewitt 9/5/16 4stars (housecleaners - Rachel and Claire to help out)Clergy (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
The Summer of Me by Angela Benson 8/8/16 4stars (Daniel and Gavin - Pastors)Clown*
Nic (Rossi Brothers #2) by J.M. Stewart 11/19/16 4stars (Tony - Anna's ex)Con man / hustler*
To Have and to Hold (The Wedding Belles, #1) by Lauren Layne 7/20/16 4stars (Clay and Neil/Ned)Contractor
The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thayne 11/1/16 4stars (Flynn)Courier / Messenger
The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1) by Rachel Van Dyken 10/1/16 4stars (delievered made a delivery to Brock from Jane)Cowboy / Cowgirl
His Kind of Cowgirl by Karen Rock 7/10/16 4.5stars (Tanner, Claire)Dancer / Ballerina
Last Kiss of Summer (Destiny Bay #1) by Marina Adair 8/28/16 4stars (Gloria - tango instructor)Dentist
The Christmas Surprise (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop #3) by Jenny Colgan 12/3/16 3.5stars (Roy Blaine)Designer (closes or industry)
Falling by Jane Green 7/31/16 4stars (Emma - interior designer)Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/14/16 4stars (Piper and her deceased dad own their own detective agencies - they're PI's)Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Second Chance Summer (Cedar Ridge #1) by Jill Shalvis 8/8/16 4stars (Lenny - drive large pieces of equipment at the resort)Drug lord*
Texas Tall (The Tylers of Texas #3) by Janet Dailey 9/18/16 5stars (Stella does business with Mexican drug cartel)Electrician
Maybe This Time (Colorado Ice #2) by Jennifer Snow 11/20/16 4stars (Jackson's dad)Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Purl Up and Die (Knitting Mystery #13) by Maggie Sefton 7/1/16 4stars (Kelly - CPA and small business owner)Firefighter
A Better Man (Sunshine Creek Vineyard #1) by Candis Terry 8/5/16 4stars (Ethan - wildland firefighter)Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Sweetest Kisses (Men of the Sprawling A Ranch Book 4) by Anna Alexander 7/9/16 4stars (Aunt Jacqui and Nic - bakers)Forger / Counterfeiter*
The Bluebird (Wings of the West #5) by Kristy McCaffrey 11/27/16 5stars (Shep - steals mining claims)Gambler*
Spellbound (The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor Book 4) by Claire Delacroix, Jane Charles, Claudia Dain 10/30/16 4stars (Lucien, Charles)Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Sonoma Rose (Elm Creek Quilts #19) by Jennifer Chiaverini 7/30/16 4stars (Lars/Rosa/other wine growers; fruit orchard owners)Grave digger / Undertaker
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger 4/2/17 4stars (Gus - gravedigger; Mr. van der Waal - undertaker/mortician)Hacker*
Wyoming Brave (Wyoming Men #6) by Diana Palmer 12/23/16 (Red)Hairdresser / Barber
Don't Tempt Me (Guthrie Brothers #1) by Lori Foster 7/23/16 4.5stars (Honor-hair stylist)Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Sunrise Crossing (Ransom Canyon #4) by Jodi Thomas 9/6/16 5stars (bounty hunters - Gabe and others looking for Tori)Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Sweet Tomorrows (Rose Harbor #5) by Debbie Macomber 7/27/16 5stars (Jo Marie owns Rose Harbor Inn - a B&B)Kidnapper*
The Turkish Affair by J. Arlene Culiner 9/13/16 4stars (Bob from archaeological dig kidnapped Anne who was a translator for tour groups and others)Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Saving the Sheriff (Three River Ranch #3.5) by Roxanne Snopek 7/17/16 5stars (Red - Sheriff)Lawyer
A Single Kiss (Sweetest Kisses #1) by Grace Burrowes 7/6/16 5stars (Trent/Hannah, James and Mac)Librarian
The Giving Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts #20) by Jennifer Chiaverini 7/31/16 5stars (Linnea)Magician / Illusionist*
Fiance by Fate (Anyone But You, #1) by Jennifer Shirk 1/3/17 4stars (Madame Butterfly - a psychic)Mailman (postman - book set in Australia)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 12/17/16 4starsMechanic
The Rebel's Return (Red River, #4) by Victoria James 8/18/16 4stars (brothers Aiden and Dylan + own their own business - The Mobile Mechanic)Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Fake Fiance, Real Revenge (Three River Ranch #3) by Roxanne Snopek 7/13/16 4stars (Sabrina-midwife)Model
Twin Heirs to His Throne (Billionaires and Babies #65) by Olivia Gates 8/2/16 4stars (Kassandra - star model at charity fashion show)Musician
The Girl He Used to Love (Grace Notes Records #1) by Amy Vastine 8/6/16 5stars (Sawyer - plays guitar; sings; writes music)Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Devil in Texas (Lady Law & the Gunslinger, #1) by Adrienne deWolfe 7/8/16 4stars (Wilma, Sadie, Randie)Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Texas Tall (Heroes of Heartbreak Creek #4) by Kaki Warner 10/2/16 4.5stars (Dr. Tillips - local doctor and medical examiner when required)Pilot
by Kate James, Jennifer Snow, Rula Sinara, Cari Lynn Webb, Tara Taylor Quinn, Amy Vastine, Carol Ross, Leigh Riker, Melinda Curtis, Sophia Sasson, Liz Faherty, Pamela Tracy, Karen Rock 10/10/16 4starsAutumn at Jasper Lake by Carol Ross (part of anthology) - Tag James and Jessie Madigan
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Glass Hearts (True Love's Kiss Book 1) by Neve Cottrell 9/14/16 4stars (former President Samuel Clemson Titus and Senator Weymouth - Will's dad)Prison guard
Ruled (Outlaws #3) by Elle Kennedy 11/15/16 3stars (Enforcers)(Real) Estate Agent
A Christmas Bride (Chapel of Love #1) by Hope Ramsay 9/25/16 4stars (Walter)Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Sheikh's Mail-Order Bride (Hot Arabian Nights #2) by Marguerite Kaye 7/25/16 4.5stars (Prince Kadar of Murimon)Santa*
The Christmas Promise (The McClendon Holiday Series #2) by Sean D. Young 11/6/16 5stars (Simeon and Jennifer take the twins to the mall)Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Sweet Little Lies (Heartbreaker Bay, #1) by Jill Shalvis 7/28/16 4stars (Pru - captains a San Francisco Bay tour boat)Secretary
The Texas Takedown by Kathryn Brocato 8/7/16 4stars (Berry)Shoemaker
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 2/20/19 5stars (Kya's dad worked in his father-in-law's shoe factory)(continued on post 11)
JoAnne wrote: "Will take a more thorough look next week to figure it out.Thanks for the new challenge!"
You welcome and have fun
When I Grow Up Challenge Version 2Started: Aug 13th/16-?
Level: Not Sure... Will look over better and decide
Completed: 0/?
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Actor
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Astronaut
Athlete
Barkeeper / Bartender
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Lawyer
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Santa*
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
* these professions are more for our fun :-)
The Lost ChallengesWhen I Grow Up Challenge Version 2
Duration: 9/1/2016 - Til Done!
Progress: 27 out of 101 (Boss: 101+ books)
You can either choose job description(s) and work as many tasks as you like around it(them) or you can go the other way around and go for a task and collect professions for it. Or just feel free to read and see where your book fits. You decide what way you like most as long as you have fun :-)
Tasks:
Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist):
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
Actor:
Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016 - 256 Pages
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor):
Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016 - 336 Pages
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic):
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
Astronaut
Athlete:
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 9/29/2017 - 400 Pages
Barkeeper / Bartender:
Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett - ***** - 12/11/2016 - 358 Pages
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss):
Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts by Kathy Cloninger - **** - 4/7/2018 - 181 Pages
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor:
Lucky Break by Carly Phillips - **** - 11/21/2017 - 378 Pages
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl:
Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James - **** - 9/12/2017 - 300 Pages
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security):
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - ***** - 3/28/2017 - 455 Pages
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter:
Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts - ***** - 9/19/2017 - 437 Pages
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker):
Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper:
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 9/7/2017 - 237 Pages
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals):
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 3/23/2017 - 355 Pages
Lawyer:
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance - **** - 1/31/2017 - 272 Pages
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist):
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper):
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages
Pathologist / Medical Examiner:
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs - ***** - 12/4/2017 - 411 Pages
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind):
His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent:
A Girl's Best Friend by Elizabeth Young - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess):
Fairest by Marissa Meyer - *** - 12/13/2016 - 220 Pages
Santa*
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary:
A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan - *** - 11/15/2016 - 192 Pages
Shoemaker
Social worker:
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands - ** - 8/21/2017 - 360 Pages
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops):
Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages - Black Opps
Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian:
Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - 293 Pages
Waiter / Waitress:
Madame Mirabou's School of Love by Barbara Samuel - **** - 12/28/2016 - 320 Pages
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator):
Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski - ***** - 10/15/2016 - 208 Pages
* these professions are more for our fun :-)
continued from post #4 - ran out of room DONE!Social worker - Kiley, Lennox's friend
I Want You Back (Want You #1) by Lorelei James 3/30/19 4starsSoldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin 12/16/18 4stars (Duke of Wellington - military in England)Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan 5/7/18 5stars (Pino)Tailor (seamstress/dressmaker)
The Scottish Duke by Karen Ranney 11/26/16 4stars (Hortense - although Alex has a tailor to make his clothes)Telephonist / Switchboard operator
We Are All Made of Stars by Rowan Coleman 9/29/16 4stars (Ben works at a phone store)Thief*
The Way Home (Angel Island #4) by Katherine Spencer 8/2616 4stars (Jamie stole a watch from a guest at the inn)Veterinarian
Resisting the Rancher (Three River Ranch, #4) by Roxanne Snopek7/17/16 4stars (Celia)
Waiter / Waitress
Ever After (Love to the Rescue #3) by Rachel Lacey 8/10/16 4stars (Olivia)Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
Healing Her Cowboy by Molly Ann Wishlade 7/11/16 4stars (Summer - writes for a magazine in NYC)* these professions are more for our fun :-
When I Grow Up 2
Let's see how many I can get - Read: (i think) 44 / 101+
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist) The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell
Actor - Tim (& others) in The Memory – Lucy Dawson – 09.02.19The Memory
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24.01.19 Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Arsonist* Death Of A Bore – M.C.Beaton 10.03.19Death of a Bore
Artist (Painter, Sculptor) The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic) City of lost souls – Cassandra clare – 08.05.19City of Lost Souls
Athlete Heartstopper – volume one – Alice Oseman 04.07.19 278Heartstopper: Volume One
Barkeeper / Bartender – David in Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18.01.19roomGiovanni’s Room
Bodyguard Agatha raisin and the blood of an Englishman – m.c.beaton 28.07.19The Blood of an Englishman
Bookmaker* Edward (Ned) Talbot in Even Money – Dick & Felix Francis 23.02.19Even Money
Business consultant Hetty’s farmhouse bakery – cathy bramley – 28.07.19Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss) Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19Heliopolis
Butcher The Tiger’s Wife – Tea Obreht – 21.03.19The Tiger's Wife
Clerical Staff – vicar, nun etc Death Of A Dreamer – M.C. Beaton 25.02.19 Death of a Dreamer
Con man / hustler* Dodger – Terry Pratchett – 04.04.19
ContractorDodger
Courier / Messenger The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Dancer / Ballerina My Love Story - Tina Turner – 30.03.19My Love Story
Dentist – Nicola in Trust No One – Clare Donoghue – Trust No One23.02.19Death of a Dentist
Designer (clothes or industry) The Corset – Laura Purcell – 12.01.19The Corset
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30.01.19Charity Ends at Home
Drug lord* Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28.01.19Macbeth
Food industry – most of the characters in this book A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect Agatha raisin and the potted gardener – M.C. Beaton - 05.07.19 256Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
Head hunter / Bounty hunter* The Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17.01.19The Witchfinder's Sister
Hotelier / Hotel keeper – Nikki in Dangerous Pleasures – Bertrice Small 21.02.19Dangerous Pleasures
Kidnapper* The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20.01.19- the dad kidnapped Ginny when she was a babyThe Broken Bridge
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals) John Rebus in The Falls – Ian Rankin – 09.02.19The Falls
Lawyer – Kennedy in Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 03.02.19
LibrarianSmall Great Things
Magician / Illusionist* the baddie in Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19Mystery Mile
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist) Sofia in The Crow Girl – Erik Axl Sund – 28.01.19The Crow Girl
Musician Brutally honest – Melanie brown – 11.07.19Brutally Honest
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Death Of A Hussy – M.C. Beaton – 11.03.19Death of a Hussy
Pathologist / Medical Examiner – Basil Reed in The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.2019The Night Stalker
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)n-Three Sisters, Three Queens – Philippa Gregory – 04.01.19Three Sisters, Three Queens
Santa* A Christmas Feast And Other Stories – Katie Fforde – 01.01.19A Christmas Feast and other stories
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard – the Islanders are captured by pirates and sold as slaves in the Algiers in Sealwomen’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 08.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Secretary She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 13.02.19She's Leaving Home
Social worker Sold to be a wife – Maggie Hartley – 26.05.19Sold To Be A Wife: Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops) Daddy’s little soldier – Maggie Hartley 27.06.19 304Daddy's Little Soldier: When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?
Thief* A whole new world – liz braswell 26.07.19A Whole New World
Veterinarian – vets are called in to give evidence in Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator) The Town – Shaun Prescott – 14.01.19 The Town
Waiter / Waitress – willy lomax - Death of a policeman – m.c. beaton – 06.04.19
Let's see how many I can get - Read: (i think) 44 / 101+
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist) The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell
Actor - Tim (& others) in The Memory – Lucy Dawson – 09.02.19The Memory
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24.01.19 Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Arsonist* Death Of A Bore – M.C.Beaton 10.03.19Death of a Bore
Artist (Painter, Sculptor) The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic) City of lost souls – Cassandra clare – 08.05.19City of Lost Souls
Athlete Heartstopper – volume one – Alice Oseman 04.07.19 278Heartstopper: Volume One
Barkeeper / Bartender – David in Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18.01.19roomGiovanni’s Room
Bodyguard Agatha raisin and the blood of an Englishman – m.c.beaton 28.07.19The Blood of an Englishman
Bookmaker* Edward (Ned) Talbot in Even Money – Dick & Felix Francis 23.02.19Even Money
Business consultant Hetty’s farmhouse bakery – cathy bramley – 28.07.19Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss) Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19Heliopolis
Butcher The Tiger’s Wife – Tea Obreht – 21.03.19The Tiger's Wife
Clerical Staff – vicar, nun etc Death Of A Dreamer – M.C. Beaton 25.02.19 Death of a Dreamer
Con man / hustler* Dodger – Terry Pratchett – 04.04.19
ContractorDodger
Courier / Messenger The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Dancer / Ballerina My Love Story - Tina Turner – 30.03.19My Love Story
Dentist – Nicola in Trust No One – Clare Donoghue – Trust No One23.02.19Death of a Dentist
Designer (clothes or industry) The Corset – Laura Purcell – 12.01.19The Corset
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30.01.19Charity Ends at Home
Drug lord* Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28.01.19Macbeth
Food industry – most of the characters in this book A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect Agatha raisin and the potted gardener – M.C. Beaton - 05.07.19 256Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
Head hunter / Bounty hunter* The Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17.01.19The Witchfinder's Sister
Hotelier / Hotel keeper – Nikki in Dangerous Pleasures – Bertrice Small 21.02.19Dangerous Pleasures
Kidnapper* The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20.01.19- the dad kidnapped Ginny when she was a babyThe Broken Bridge
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals) John Rebus in The Falls – Ian Rankin – 09.02.19The Falls
Lawyer – Kennedy in Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 03.02.19
LibrarianSmall Great Things
Magician / Illusionist* the baddie in Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19Mystery Mile
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist) Sofia in The Crow Girl – Erik Axl Sund – 28.01.19The Crow Girl
Musician Brutally honest – Melanie brown – 11.07.19Brutally Honest
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Death Of A Hussy – M.C. Beaton – 11.03.19Death of a Hussy
Pathologist / Medical Examiner – Basil Reed in The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.2019The Night Stalker
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)n-Three Sisters, Three Queens – Philippa Gregory – 04.01.19Three Sisters, Three Queens
Santa* A Christmas Feast And Other Stories – Katie Fforde – 01.01.19A Christmas Feast and other stories
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard – the Islanders are captured by pirates and sold as slaves in the Algiers in Sealwomen’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 08.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Secretary She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 13.02.19She's Leaving Home
Social worker Sold to be a wife – Maggie Hartley – 26.05.19Sold To Be A Wife: Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops) Daddy’s little soldier – Maggie Hartley 27.06.19 304Daddy's Little Soldier: When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?
Thief* A whole new world – liz braswell 26.07.19A Whole New World
Veterinarian – vets are called in to give evidence in Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator) The Town – Shaun Prescott – 14.01.19 The Town
Waiter / Waitress – willy lomax - Death of a policeman – m.c. beaton – 06.04.19
From post 4 - would have been done last month but lost a couple of categories when I had to shift down to a different post!7/1/16 - 3/30/19 72 books- reading 1 book per category)
Read 72/72 continued on post #11 DONE!
Manager: 71 - 100 books
Task: Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Hot on His Heels (What Happens in Vegas #16) by Margo Bond Collins 7/11/16 3 stars (Sadie - college professor)Actor
A Reckless Promise (The Little Season #3) by Kasey Michaels 7/23/16 4stars (Norton - Madam Royale)Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Bedeviled (The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor #2) by Michelle Willingham, Deb Marlowe and Kate Pearce 10/28/16 4stars (Brigid)Architect
Knit to Be Tied (A Knitting Mystery #14) by Maggie Sefton 7/4/16 4stars (Steve)Arsonist*
Love's New Beginning (Wilderness Hearts Romance #1) by Dorothy Wiley 8/17/16 5stars (Charles Snyder, Jr - sets forest and home and orchard and other property owned by Kelly and William) Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
My Kind of Wonderful (Cedar Ridge #2) by Jill Shalvis 8/9/16 4stars (Bailey - paints a mural at the Kincaid family resort)Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Superior Collision (Crossing Forces #5) by C.A. Szarek 9/9/16 4stars (all the criminal elements FBI and local law enforcement were chasing)Astronaut
Sisters Like Us (Mischief Bay, #4) by Susan Mallery 1/19/18 5stars (Bunny's dad was an astronaut; too Stacey to see Cape Canaveral and talked science with her)Athlete
No Breaking My Heart (Barefoot William #5) by Kate Angell 7/11/16 5stars (Halo and the rest of the Richmond Rogue professional baseball team)Barkeeper / Bartender
Texas Tough (The Tylers of Texas, #2) by Janet Dailey 7/22/16 4stars (Nigel - bartender; Stella owns bar)Bodyguard
Seducing the Marquess (Lords and Ladies in Love) by Callie Hutton 10/12/16 4stars (butler at house of one of the mistresses also acted as a bodyguard)Bookmaker*
How to Tempt an Earl (The Raven Club #1) by Tina Gabrielle 5/8/18 4stars (Ian, owner of the Raven's Club)Business consultant
To Love and to Cherish (The Wedding Belles #3) by Lauren Layne 9/2/16 4stars (Logan and Josh)Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
The Island House: A Novel by Nancy Thayer 7/19/16 4stars (James - started a medical translation firm; Callum - parent's import/export business)Butcher
Left at the Altar (A Match Made in Texas, #1) by Margaret Brownley 10/18/16 4stars (T-Bone)Car Salesman
The River Swimmer: Novellas by Jim Harrison 12/31/16 3stars (Friendly Frank although not so friendly)Carpenter
Winter's Camp (Ransom Canyon #0.5) by Jodi Thomas 9/2/16 5stars (Patty, Mr. Wagner)Cleaner
Now and Then Friends (A Hartley-By-The-Sea Novel) by Kate Hewitt 9/5/16 4stars (housecleaners - Rachel and Claire to help out)Clergy (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
The Summer of Me by Angela Benson 8/8/16 4stars (Daniel and Gavin - Pastors)Clown*
Nic (Rossi Brothers #2) by J.M. Stewart 11/19/16 4stars (Tony - Anna's ex)Con man / hustler*
To Have and to Hold (The Wedding Belles, #1) by Lauren Layne 7/20/16 4stars (Clay and Neil/Ned)Contractor
The Holiday Gift by RaeAnne Thayne 11/1/16 4stars (Flynn)Courier / Messenger
The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1) by Rachel Van Dyken 10/1/16 4stars (delievered made a delivery to Brock from Jane)Cowboy / Cowgirl
His Kind of Cowgirl by Karen Rock 7/10/16 4.5stars (Tanner, Claire)Dancer / Ballerina
Last Kiss of Summer (Destiny Bay #1) by Marina Adair 8/28/16 4stars (Gloria - tango instructor)Dentist
The Christmas Surprise (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop #3) by Jenny Colgan 12/3/16 3.5stars (Roy Blaine)Designer (closes or industry)
Falling by Jane Green 7/31/16 4stars (Emma - interior designer)Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/14/16 4stars (Piper and her deceased dad own their own detective agencies - they're PI's)Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Second Chance Summer (Cedar Ridge #1) by Jill Shalvis 8/8/16 4stars (Lenny - drive large pieces of equipment at the resort)Drug lord*
Texas Tall (The Tylers of Texas #3) by Janet Dailey 9/18/16 5stars (Stella does business with Mexican drug cartel)Electrician
Maybe This Time (Colorado Ice #2) by Jennifer Snow 11/20/16 4stars (Jackson's dad)Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Purl Up and Die (Knitting Mystery #13) by Maggie Sefton 7/1/16 4stars (Kelly - CPA and small business owner)Firefighter
A Better Man (Sunshine Creek Vineyard #1) by Candis Terry 8/5/16 4stars (Ethan - wildland firefighter)Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Sweetest Kisses (Men of the Sprawling A Ranch Book 4) by Anna Alexander 7/9/16 4stars (Aunt Jacqui and Nic - bakers)Forger / Counterfeiter*
The Bluebird (Wings of the West #5) by Kristy McCaffrey 11/27/16 5stars (Shep - steals mining claims)Gambler*
Spellbound (The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor Book 4) by Claire Delacroix, Jane Charles, Claudia Dain 10/30/16 4stars (Lucien, Charles)Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Sonoma Rose (Elm Creek Quilts #19) by Jennifer Chiaverini 7/30/16 4stars (Lars/Rosa/other wine growers; fruit orchard owners)Grave digger / Undertaker
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger 4/2/17 4stars (Gus - gravedigger; Mr. van der Waal - undertaker/mortician)Hacker*
Wyoming Brave (Wyoming Men #6) by Diana Palmer 12/23/16 (Red)Hairdresser / Barber
Don't Tempt Me (Guthrie Brothers #1) by Lori Foster 7/23/16 4.5stars (Honor-hair stylist)Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Sunrise Crossing (Ransom Canyon #4) by Jodi Thomas 9/6/16 5stars (bounty hunters - Gabe and others looking for Tori)Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Sweet Tomorrows (Rose Harbor #5) by Debbie Macomber 7/27/16 5stars (Jo Marie owns Rose Harbor Inn - a B&B)Kidnapper*
The Turkish Affair by J. Arlene Culiner 9/13/16 4stars (Bob from archaeological dig kidnapped Anne who was a translator for tour groups and others)Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Saving the Sheriff (Three River Ranch #3.5) by Roxanne Snopek 7/17/16 5stars (Red - Sheriff)Lawyer
A Single Kiss (Sweetest Kisses #1) by Grace Burrowes 7/6/16 5stars (Trent/Hannah, James and Mac)Librarian
The Giving Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts #20) by Jennifer Chiaverini 7/31/16 5stars (Linnea)Magician / Illusionist*
Fiance by Fate (Anyone But You, #1) by Jennifer Shirk 1/3/17 4stars (Madame Butterfly - a psychic)Mailman (postman - book set in Australia)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 12/17/16 4starsMechanic
The Rebel's Return (Red River, #4) by Victoria James 8/18/16 4stars (brothers Aiden and Dylan + own their own business - The Mobile Mechanic)Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Fake Fiance, Real Revenge (Three River Ranch #3) by Roxanne Snopek 7/13/16 4stars (Sabrina-midwife)Model
Twin Heirs to His Throne (Billionaires and Babies #65) by Olivia Gates 8/2/16 4stars (Kassandra - star model at charity fashion show)Musician
The Girl He Used to Love (Grace Notes Records #1) by Amy Vastine 8/6/16 5stars (Sawyer - plays guitar; sings; writes music)Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Devil in Texas (Lady Law & the Gunslinger, #1) by Adrienne deWolfe 7/8/16 4stars (Wilma, Sadie, Randie)Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Texas Tall (Heroes of Heartbreak Creek #4) by Kaki Warner 10/2/16 4.5stars (Dr. Tillips - local doctor and medical examiner when required)Pilot
by Kate James, Jennifer Snow, Rula Sinara, Cari Lynn Webb, Tara Taylor Quinn, Amy Vastine, Carol Ross, Leigh Riker, Melinda Curtis, Sophia Sasson, Liz Faherty, Pamela Tracy, Karen Rock 10/10/16 4starsAutumn at Jasper Lake by Carol Ross (part of anthology) - Tag James and Jessie Madigan
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Glass Hearts (True Love's Kiss Book 1) by Neve Cottrell 9/14/16 4stars (former President Samuel Clemson Titus and Senator Weymouth - Will's dad)Prison guard
Ruled (Outlaws #3) by Elle Kennedy 11/15/16 3stars (Enforcers)(Real) Estate Agent
A Christmas Bride (Chapel of Love #1) by Hope Ramsay 9/25/16 4stars (Walter)Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Sheikh's Mail-Order Bride (Hot Arabian Nights #2) by Marguerite Kaye 7/25/16 4.5stars (Prince Kadar of Murimon)Santa*
The Christmas Promise (The McClendon Holiday Series #2) by Sean D. Young 11/6/16 5stars (Simeon and Jennifer take the twins to the mall)Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Sweet Little Lies (Heartbreaker Bay, #1) by Jill Shalvis 7/28/16 4stars (Pru - captains a San Francisco Bay tour boat)Secretary
The Texas Takedown by Kathryn Brocato 8/7/16 4stars (Berry)Shoemaker
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 2/20/19 5stars (Kya's dad worked in his father-in-law's shoe factory)(continued below)
continued from post above - ran out of room DONE!Social worker - Kiley, Lennox's friend
I Want You Back (Want You #1) by Lorelei James 3/30/19 4starsSoldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin 12/16/18 4stars (Duke of Wellington - military in England)Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan 5/7/18 5stars (Pino)Tailor (seamstress/dressmaker)
The Scottish Duke by Karen Ranney 11/26/16 4stars (Hortense - although Alex has a tailor to make his clothes)Telephonist / Switchboard operator
We Are All Made of Stars by Rowan Coleman 9/29/16 4stars (Ben works at a phone store)Thief*
The Way Home (Angel Island #4) by Katherine Spencer 8/2616 4stars (Jamie stole a watch from a guest at the inn)Veterinarian
Resisting the Rancher (Three River Ranch, #4) by Roxanne Snopek7/17/16 4stars (Celia)
Waiter / Waitress
Ever After (Love to the Rescue #3) by Rachel Lacey 8/10/16 4stars (Olivia)Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
Healing Her Cowboy by Molly Ann Wishlade 7/11/16 4stars (Summer - writes for a magazine in NYC)* these professions are more for our fun :-
JoAnne wrote: "From post 4 - would have been done last month but lost a couple of categories when I had to shift down to a different post!..."Congratulations and I know this pain - now I'm just saving every few minutes my message and edit it - that way it's usually working much better.
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When I Grow Up 2 completion post
Let's see how many I can get - Read: (i think) 44 / 101+
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist) The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell
Actor - Tim (& others) in The Memory – Lucy Dawson – 09.02.19The Memory
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24.01.19 Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Arsonist* Death Of A Bore – M.C.Beaton 10.03.19Death of a Bore
Artist (Painter, Sculptor) The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic) City of lost souls – Cassandra clare – 08.05.19City of Lost Souls
Athlete Heartstopper – volume one – Alice Oseman 04.07.19 278Heartstopper: Volume One
Barkeeper / Bartender – David in Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18.01.19roomGiovanni’s Room
Bodyguard Agatha raisin and the blood of an Englishman – m.c.beaton 28.07.19The Blood of an Englishman
Bookmaker* Edward (Ned) Talbot in Even Money – Dick & Felix Francis 23.02.19Even Money
Business consultant Hetty’s farmhouse bakery – cathy bramley – 28.07.19Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss) Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19Heliopolis
Butcher The Tiger’s Wife – Tea Obreht – 21.03.19The Tiger's Wife
Clerical Staff – vicar, nun etc Death Of A Dreamer – M.C. Beaton 25.02.19 Death of a Dreamer
Con man / hustler* Dodger – Terry Pratchett – 04.04.19
ContractorDodger
Courier / Messenger The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Dancer / Ballerina My Love Story - Tina Turner – 30.03.19My Love Story
Dentist – Nicola in Trust No One – Clare Donoghue – Trust No One23.02.19Death of a Dentist
Designer (clothes or industry) The Corset – Laura Purcell – 12.01.19The Corset
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30.01.19Charity Ends at Home
Drug lord* Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28.01.19Macbeth
Food industry – most of the characters in this book A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect Agatha raisin and the potted gardener – M.C. Beaton - 05.07.19 256Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
Head hunter / Bounty hunter* The Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17.01.19The Witchfinder's Sister
Hotelier / Hotel keeper – Nikki in Dangerous Pleasures – Bertrice Small 21.02.19Dangerous Pleasures
Kidnapper* The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20.01.19- the dad kidnapped Ginny when she was a babyThe Broken Bridge
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals) John Rebus in The Falls – Ian Rankin – 09.02.19The Falls
Lawyer – Kennedy in Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 03.02.19
LibrarianSmall Great Things
Magician / Illusionist* the baddie in Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19Mystery Mile
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist) Sofia in The Crow Girl – Erik Axl Sund – 28.01.19The Crow Girl
Musician Brutally honest – Melanie brown – 11.07.19Brutally Honest
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Death Of A Hussy – M.C. Beaton – 11.03.19Death of a Hussy
Pathologist / Medical Examiner – Basil Reed in The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.2019The Night Stalker
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)n-Three Sisters, Three Queens – Philippa Gregory – 04.01.19Three Sisters, Three Queens
Santa* A Christmas Feast And Other Stories – Katie Fforde – 01.01.19A Christmas Feast and other stories
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard – the Islanders are captured by pirates and sold as slaves in the Algiers in Sealwomen’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 08.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Secretary She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 13.02.19She's Leaving Home
Social worker Sold to be a wife – Maggie Hartley – 26.05.19Sold To Be A Wife: Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops) Daddy’s little soldier – Maggie Hartley 27.06.19 304Daddy's Little Soldier: When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?
Thief* A whole new world – liz braswell 26.07.19A Whole New World
Veterinarian – vets are called in to give evidence in Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator) The Town – Shaun Prescott – 14.01.19 The Town
Waiter / Waitress – willy lomax - Death of a policeman – m.c. beaton – 06.04.19
Let's see how many I can get - Read: (i think) 44 / 101+
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist) The bell – iris Murdoch – 06.04.19The Bell
Actor - Tim (& others) in The Memory – Lucy Dawson – 09.02.19The Memory
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – Jo Nesbo – 24.01.19 Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Arsonist* Death Of A Bore – M.C.Beaton 10.03.19Death of a Bore
Artist (Painter, Sculptor) The Marriage Of Opposites – Alice Hoffman – 08.03.19The Marriage of Opposites
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic) City of lost souls – Cassandra clare – 08.05.19City of Lost Souls
Athlete Heartstopper – volume one – Alice Oseman 04.07.19 278Heartstopper: Volume One
Barkeeper / Bartender – David in Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin – 18.01.19roomGiovanni’s Room
Bodyguard Agatha raisin and the blood of an Englishman – m.c.beaton 28.07.19The Blood of an Englishman
Bookmaker* Edward (Ned) Talbot in Even Money – Dick & Felix Francis 23.02.19Even Money
Business consultant Hetty’s farmhouse bakery – cathy bramley – 28.07.19Hetty’s Farmhouse Bakery
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss) Heliopolis – James Scudamore 13.02.19Heliopolis
Butcher The Tiger’s Wife – Tea Obreht – 21.03.19The Tiger's Wife
Clerical Staff – vicar, nun etc Death Of A Dreamer – M.C. Beaton 25.02.19 Death of a Dreamer
Con man / hustler* Dodger – Terry Pratchett – 04.04.19
ContractorDodger
Courier / Messenger The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 21.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Dancer / Ballerina My Love Story - Tina Turner – 30.03.19My Love Story
Dentist – Nicola in Trust No One – Clare Donoghue – Trust No One23.02.19Death of a Dentist
Designer (clothes or industry) The Corset – Laura Purcell – 12.01.19The Corset
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30.01.19Charity Ends at Home
Drug lord* Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28.01.19Macbeth
Food industry – most of the characters in this book A Dash of Love – Liz Isaacson 22.02.19A Dash Of Love
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect Agatha raisin and the potted gardener – M.C. Beaton - 05.07.19 256Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
Head hunter / Bounty hunter* The Witchfinder’s Sister – Beth Underdown – 17.01.19The Witchfinder's Sister
Hotelier / Hotel keeper – Nikki in Dangerous Pleasures – Bertrice Small 21.02.19Dangerous Pleasures
Kidnapper* The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20.01.19- the dad kidnapped Ginny when she was a babyThe Broken Bridge
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals) John Rebus in The Falls – Ian Rankin – 09.02.19The Falls
Lawyer – Kennedy in Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 03.02.19
LibrarianSmall Great Things
Magician / Illusionist* the baddie in Mystery Mile – Margery Allingham 14.02.19Mystery Mile
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist) Sofia in The Crow Girl – Erik Axl Sund – 28.01.19The Crow Girl
Musician Brutally honest – Melanie brown – 11.07.19Brutally Honest
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Death Of A Hussy – M.C. Beaton – 11.03.19Death of a Hussy
Pathologist / Medical Examiner – Basil Reed in The Night Stalker – Clare Donoghue – 19.02.2019The Night Stalker
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)n-Three Sisters, Three Queens – Philippa Gregory – 04.01.19Three Sisters, Three Queens
Santa* A Christmas Feast And Other Stories – Katie Fforde – 01.01.19A Christmas Feast and other stories
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard – the Islanders are captured by pirates and sold as slaves in the Algiers in Sealwomen’s Gift – Sally Magnusson – 08.02.19The Sealwoman's Gift
Secretary She’s Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 13.02.19She's Leaving Home
Social worker Sold to be a wife – Maggie Hartley – 26.05.19Sold To Be A Wife: Only a determined foster carer can stop a terrified girl from becoming a child bride
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops) Daddy’s little soldier – Maggie Hartley 27.06.19 304Daddy's Little Soldier: When home is a war zone, who can little Tom trust?
Thief* A whole new world – liz braswell 26.07.19A Whole New World
Veterinarian – vets are called in to give evidence in Enquiry – Dick Francis 21.02.19Enquiry
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator) The Town – Shaun Prescott – 14.01.19 The Town
Waiter / Waitress – willy lomax - Death of a policeman – m.c. beaton – 06.04.19
Helen A.Starting 10-13-19
Goal to become a Boss, reading 101+ books in the category= HEALTH CARE ((Medical Staff + Pathologist/Medical Examiner + Veterinarian))
102/101
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
1) The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue 10-18-19 (#1: Medical professional: The people who witnessed about the physical & emotional traumas to the children were all medical professionals)
2) Mi Visita Al Dentista 10-26-19 (Dentist)
3) Tacky and the Winter Games 10-26-19 (X-Ray technicians & Radiologists use X-ray machine)
4) The Good Psychologist 10-27-19 (Psychologist)
5) The Memoirs of Fatemeh Pakravan 10-28-19 (She was a paramedical worker in a hospital)
6) Los Dentistas 10-30-19
7) You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dentists!
10-30-19
8) The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 10-31-19 (The person who gave the final clue was the victim's nurse)
9) Vera Goes to the Dentist 11-1-19
10) Maisy, Charley And The Wobbly Tooth 11-1-19
11) The Dentist from the Black Lagoon 11-1-19
12) Cuentos de Peppa en 5 minutos 11-6-19 (One story is a visit to the dentist)
13) Sahir goes to the Dentist 11-7-19
14) Murder With Puffins 11-8-19
15) Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa 11-10-19 (He is a dentist)
16) Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome 11-12-19 (Lots of EMT's)
17) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 11-12-19 (Dogger was a medical orderly in the war)
18) The Sinner 11-13-19 (MC is an ME)
19) Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 11-14-19 (The wounded soldier has a nurse)
20) Born Both: An Intersex Life 11-16-19 (Her father was a doctor, she went to lots of doctors, wrote a medical pamphlet, and helped revise medical terminology)
21) The Silent Patient 11-21-19 (MC is a psychotherapist)
22) Wife of the Gods 11-27-19 (His child needs surgery; MIL takes child to witchdoctor)
23) Binky: License to Scratch 11-27-19 (The animals are taken to the vet's office)
24) The Boxcar Children 12-2-19 )The man who hired them was a doctor)
25) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 12-3-19 (The veterans with PTSD go to psychiatrists for treatment)
26) We'll Always Have Parrots 12-4-19 (Her father is a doctor)
27) Baghdad Pups 12-5-19 (The MC is a therapist in the Army)
28) Holding Silvan: A Brief Life 12-6-19 (Most of the book takes place in the Newborn ICU)
29) The Midwife of Hope River 12-10-19
30) Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 12-10-19 (She had leukemia & stayed in the hospital until her death)
31) Dr Frau 12-12-19 (A doctor with the Amish)
32) Do Not Become Alarmed 12-12-19 (Several MC's needed medical care throughout the book and there were doctors)
33) A Redbird Christmas - Signed / Autographed Copy 12-12-19 (Two doctors are important minor character)
34) A Nancy Drew Christmas 12-21-19 (the doctor is an important MC throughout the book)
35) The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem 12-30-19 (The author is a Psychologist)
36) Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal 1-1-20 (The author diagnoses & treats people using spiritual means.)
37) The Hospital Suite 1-6-20 (He went to a Naturopath & got some help)
38) Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20 (Her father is a doctor)
39) Finding Lina: A Mother's Journey from Autism to Hope 1-8-20 (Lina went to lots of doctors, like a developmental pediatrician)
40) Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20 (Several doctors assessed her)
41) Tinyville Town: I'm a Veterinarian 1-13-20
42) Vet on the Loose 1-14-20 (MC is a vet)
43) The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1-14-20 (Doctor fixes him up)
44) The Chocolate Touch 1-14-20 (Doctor fixes him up)
45) Dying in the Wool 1-16-20 (Has both ME & a doctor)
46) Big Top Burning: The True Story of an Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and The Greatest Show On Earth 1-16-20 (has doctors after fire & psych eval of arsonist)
47) The Homeless Foal 1-18-20 (The mom is a vet)
48) Your Neighbor the Alley Cat 1-18-20 (MC is a vet)
49) No Nest for the Wicket 1-21-20 (Her dad, a doctor, treats poison ivy)
50) Skin Tight 1-23-20 (About plastic surgeons in Florida)
51) Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets 1-31-20 (Dr. who helped with the pregnancy)
52) How to Treat People: A Nurse's Notes 2-3-20
53) Six Geese A-Slaying 2-3-20 (A vet supervises all the animal care)
54) Nurse, Come You Here!: More True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle 2-10-20
55) Field of Thirteen 2-12-20 (Vets check horses before races)
56) Tiger Time 2-12-20 (Vets help tigers recover)
57) Swan for the Money 2-13-20 (Dad is doctor & diagnoses illnesses)
58) Combat-Wounded Dogs 2-22-20 (Lots of vets!)
59) Stork Raving Mad 2-24-20 (Her dad is a doctor plus vet is mentioned)
60) Go, Goats! 2-24-20 (Vets cure the hurt & sick goats at the sanctuary)
61) This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 2-27-20
62) Practice What You Preach 2-27-20 (a rural doctor in England)
63) Sweet Senior Pups 3-2-20 (the vet heals the dogs)
64) Letters from the Pit: Stories of a Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine 3-3-20 (ER doctor)
65) The Real Macaw 3-8-20 (Her father is treated by a doctor when hit on the head)
66) Raccoon Rescue 3-9-20 (A vet prescribes meds for the raccoons)
67) Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out 3-13-20 (MC is a doctor)
68) The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3-13-20 (The MC goes to a psychiatrist)
69) Turning Point 3-17-20 (MC's are 4 emergency doctors)
70) The Get Fuzzy Experience: Are You Bucksperienced 3-19-20 (Nursing staff at the blood donor center)
71) The Year of Billy Miller 3-19-20 (The doctor who told Billy he fell the right way.)
72) The Road To Agra 3-19-20 (The vet helps Kanga and the doctor diagnoses Maya's eyes.)
73) The Last Day 3-21-20 (Dr. Goldberg, Head of Forensic Medicine does the PET scan)
JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Helen!"Thanks, JoAnne!
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Manager= 72 Books, one each job type
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Create a Challenge > When I Grow Up Challenge Version 2
You can either choose job description(s) and work as many tasks as you like around it(them) or you can go the other way around and go for a task and collect professions for it. Or just feel free to read and see where your book fits. You decide what way you like most as long as you have fun :-)
Tasks:
1. JOB title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. CHARACTER: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. COVER: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. WORDS: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) GENRE: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) BONUS: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
Same job title in different countries!
++Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia 11-14-19 (Genre: SCIENCE)
++Actor Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 11-14-19 (In several stories people behaved like actors in their deceiving others.)
++Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Wife of the Gods 11-27-19 (A main suspect was an herbalist looking for a cure for AIDS)
++Architect Menagerie Manor 11-22-19 (He designs cages for his zoo animals)
++Arsonist* Questioning Cultural Appropriation 12-6-19 (People who do cult. approp. damage communities like arsonists do)
++Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
The Silent Patient 11-21-19 (MC is a painter)
++Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
The Sinner 11-13-19
++Astronaut Today I Will Fly! 11-21-19 (Word in title)
++Athlete Jannah Jewels Book 2: The Chase in China 11-23-19 (A girl sliced a net while treading water)
++Barkeeper / Bartender
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 12-3-19 (the author listens to war stories like a bartender does)
++Bodyguard Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs 11-21-19 (They keep constant watch on her like a bodyguard)
++Bookmaker* Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth
11-22-19 (He gives out money to certain people)++Business consultant
100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism 11-17-19 (The MC knows more than a business owner about tax forms needed)
++Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica 11-23-19 (Benedict decided when should leave the area)
++Butcher The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith 11-23-19 (Weighing items like a butcher)
++Car Salesman Bad Kitty Gets a Bath 12-4-19 (Bad Kitty is very persuasive, like a car salesman)
++Carpenter Grandpa Green
11-22-19 (They enjoy making something of beauty for others to enjoy)++Cleaner Mind Your Manors: Tried-and-True British Household Cleaning Tips 11-15-19 (Had photos of them cleaning things)
++Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Guide Dogs
11-22-19 (They guide people)++Clown* Dog Day 12-6-19 (The dog teacher entertains the kids as a clown would)
++Con man / hustler* My 1st Investments Book 12-13-19 (The book deals with money transactions like a con man does)
++Contractor The Battle For Paradise 12-1-19 (The rich want to build on the island of Puerto Rico with contractors)
++Courier / Messenger
Born Both: An Intersex Life 11-16-19 (Spread message that intersex person can be happy without childhood sex operation)
++Cowboy / Cowgirl Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone . . . While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a 11-23-19 (They move long distances through the countryside)
++Dancer / Ballerina Moominpappa at Sea 11-27-19 (The Grobe & the Sea Horses dance)
++Dentist What's Up, Doc?: Doctor & Dentist Jokes 11-9-19
++Designer (clothes or industry) Knowledge is Beautiful 12-10-19 (Book written by info designers)
++Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) The Birthday Cat: 9 11-23-19 (Searching for something)
++Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver) Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 11-21-19 (Don't let inappropriate person drive their vehicle)
++Drug lord* The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! 11-21-19 (Not allow self to get manipulated)
++Electrician A Mrs. Miracle Christmas 12-8-19 (The angel regulates strong invisible power like electricity)
++Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Dictionary of Theories 11-27-19 (Financial people use theories to determine decisions)
++Firefighter Bomb Sniffing Dogs 12-5-19 (The dog prevents fires and explosions like a firefighter does)
++Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Tales from Moominvalley 11-19-19 (Moominmamma makes food for under the Christmas tree)
++Forger / Counterfeiter* The Ruling Class 12-7-19 (People in the Ruling Class lie about money like forgers do)
++Gambler*
Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome 11-12-19 (The MC's gambled with their lives by taking risks in dangerous situations)
++Gardener / Landscape designer or architect The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings 12-9-19 (They changed the environment a lot like a gardener, when burned cities)
++Grave digger / Undertaker Holding Silvan: A Brief Life 12-6-19 (They deal with a dead child like undertakers do)
++Hacker* The Midwife of Hope River 12-10-19 (She stole jewelry like a hacker steals info)
++Hairdresser / Barber Moominvalley in November 11-16-19 (A MC brushes another's hair)
++Head hunter / Bounty hunter* Christmas Jars 12-9-19 (You search for someone to give it to, like head hunter)
++Hotelier / Hotel keeper A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations 11-14-19 (T. O. Satow, an 11th-generation owner of Kyoto's most celebrated traditional inn!)
++Kidnapper* Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa 11-10-19 (The monkey kidnapped him)
++Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 12-11-19 (Police throughout the story)
++Lawyer The Intelligent Design Coloring Book 11-23-19 (Book argues about theories like a trial lawyer does)
++Librarian Jannah Jewels Book 11: Evidence in Egypt 11-28-19 (Girl looks up info frequently)
Helen, Continued ++Magician / Illusionist*
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 11-12-19 (A MC was a magician/illusionist)
++Mailman Journey on a Runaway Train 11-13-19 (They are delivering packages, as a mailman does)
++ Mechanic Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 12-10-19 (She worked with her hands making cranes like a mechanic does)
++Medical staff (Doctor) Nature Stories 11-27-19 (He observes death like doctors do)
++Model Queen of the World! 12-3-19 (Felicia Furrypaws gets everyone's attention like a model does)
++Musician Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 11-9-19 (The plot is about the MCs' singing & playing an instrument)
++Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Santa Claus, Inc. 12-13-19 (the boy is disliked by the townspeople like a prostitute is)
++Pathologist / Medical Examiner The Lotus Seed 12-10-19 (The MC saw a lot of death like ME's do)
++Pilot The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll 11-17-19 (They spend much of their time in airplanes)
++President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
James and the Giant Peach 11-18-19 (James comes from another country & negotiates a peace deal)
++Prison guard Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale 11-21-19 (Dad has to care for person in his care like a prison guard does)
++(Real) Estate Agent Charlie And the Great Glass Elevator 11-23-19 (He showed people around new places, like an estate agent does)
++Royalty Penguins and Other Sea Birds 11-9-19 (The book includes the Emperor Penguin, King Penguin, Imperial Shag, King Eider, and the Royal Penguin!)
++Santa* Christmas in the Forest 12-4-19 (The mice and mother animals are loving, like Santa)
++Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard Dr Frau 12-12-19 (Has to go work in all kinds of weather)
++Secretary Do Not Become Alarmed 12-12-19 (The gang members' housekeeper acts like a secretary to the men & the kids, caring for their detailed needs)
++Shoemaker The Secret Santa from the Black Lagoon 12-13-19 (The boy made an original product like a shoemaker does)
++Social worker There Is a Bird on Your Head! 11-21-19 (Help others problem-solve social difficulties)
++ Soldier The West Point Story 11-9-19
++Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mossad / think also all kinds of Ops) A Special Place for Santa: A Legend for Our Time 12-8-19 (Both Santa & Jesus go into people's houses secretly like a spy)
++Tailor A Redbird Christmas - Signed / Autographed Copy 12-12-19 (The townspeople are like a tailor to the little girl, giving specific individualized help to her)
++Telephonist / Switchboard operator Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon 12-3-19 (The MC was one!)
++Thief* Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories 11-11-19 (A thief was stealing the cucumbers)
++Veterinarian Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! 11-21-19 (Guard animals' health)
++Waiter / Waitress Christmas in Winter Hill 12-12-19 (Conner acts like a waiter, bringing in the boxes & furniture for Krista)
++Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
Jannah Jewels Book 1: The Treasure of Timbuktu 11-13-19 (The girls took care of a manuscript as a proofreader, editor, or translator would)
Helen A., Medical Books Only, cont.2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
1) Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog 10-16-19 (#2: Characteristic of medical professional: awareness that at any moment in life things could change for us)
2) The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir10-18-19 (#2: One of the couple is an MD working out of his field, but with the MD trait of perfectionism)
3) The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories 10-22-19
(The boy practiced his passion intensely day-in and day-out for years, perfecting every tiny motion, like a surgeon)
4) Jack London on Adventure: Words of Wisdom from an Expert Adventurer 10-23-19 (Characteristic of medical professional: Living your life every day with the awareness that every day of life is You vs. Death)
5) 100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism 11-17-19 (She helps people's bodies, like a health professional does, by protecting them)
6) Menagerie Manor 11-22-19 (He cares for his animals' bodies, like a vet)
7) Charlie And the Great Glass Elevator 11-23-19 (He got the old people up & out of bed, as a nurse or physical therapist would)
8) Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure 11-24-19 (People heartbroken by deaths, just like medical professionals are)
9) Dictionary of Theories 11-27-19 (Has Psychology & cancer theories that medical people use)
10) Nature Stories 11-27-19 (He observes & describes death like medical professionals do)
11) Firehouse Dog 12-3-19 (The dog saves the boy's life like an EMT would)
12) Bomb Sniffing Dogs 12-5-19 (the dog saves lives like a preventive doctor or therapist does)
13) The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 12-11-19 (Nancy pays attention to detail and recalls the facts like a medical professional does)
14) Gray Mountain 12-30-19 (The lawyers care about the people as much as the doctors do)
15) Brave Hearts 1-4-20 (A dog saves a woman by doing the Heimlich maneuver on her, as a medical professional would do!)
16) Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History 2-20-20 (Healing cats work with therapists, nurses)
17) Riding A Black Horse 2-22-20 (The maiden heals using magic+ brings people back from death!!)
18) 101 Tips for Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury: Practical Advice for TBI Survivors, Caregivers, and Teachers 3-8-20 (The author gives advice to maintain health, like a medical person would)
19) Disabled Dogs 3-10-20 (The dogs help with healing ill or rehabilitating people like a doctor does)
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
1) Doctor De Soto
11-7-192) The Crocodile and the Dentist:
11-7-193) ¡Que Vivan los Dentistas!
11-7-194) Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth
11-22-194. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
1) In a Sunburned Country 10-25-19 (Doctors or nurses treat sunburn)
2) What's Up, Doc?: Doctor & Dentist Jokes 11-9-19
5.a) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
1) Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia 11-14-19 (Genre of SCIENCE applies to health professionals)
5.b) Bonus: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)=
Read one book about someone doing medically-related work in the USA, and a book about a person doing corresponding work in another country or two!
1A) The Bookshop on the Corner 11-4-19 (A regular person helps deliver a lamb having difficulty with birthing, with verbal help, in Scotland)
1B) The Parade 10-22-19 (A regular person searches for medical supplies to help a sick/injured person in a third-world country)
1C) Balto's Story 12-30-19 (Several regular people drive dogsleds to deliver emergency medicine in Alaska!)
ALL FINISHED!This time for ORIGINAL VERSION
Mix & Match
Manager= 72 Books, one each job type
TOP SECTION FINISHED
Create a Challenge > When I Grow Up Challenge Version 2
You can either choose job description(s) and work as many tasks as you like around it(them) or you can go the other way around and go for a task and collect professions for it. Or just feel free to read and see where your book fits. You decide what way you like most as long as you have fun :-)
Tasks:
1. JOB title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. CHARACTER: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. COVER: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. WORDS: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) GENRE: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) BONUS: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
Same job title in different countries!
++Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia 11-14-19 (Genre: SCIENCE)
++Actor Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 11-14-19 (In several stories people behaved like actors in their deceiving others.)
++Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist Wife of the Gods 11-27-19 (A main suspect was an herbalist looking for a cure for AIDS)
++Architect Menagerie Manor 11-22-19 (He designs cages for his zoo animals)
++Arsonist* Questioning Cultural Appropriation 12-6-19 (People who do cult. approp. damage communities like arsonists do)
++Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
The Silent Patient 11-21-19 (MC is a painter)
++Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
The Sinner 11-13-19
++Astronaut Today I Will Fly! 11-21-19 (Word in title)
++Athlete Jannah Jewels Book 2: The Chase in China 11-23-19 (A girl sliced a net while treading water)
++Barkeeper / Bartender
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 12-3-19 (the author listens to war stories like a bartender does)
++Bodyguard Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs 11-21-19 (They keep constant watch on her like a bodyguard)
++Bookmaker* Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth
11-22-19 (He gives out money to certain people)++Business consultant
100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism 11-17-19 (The MC knows more than a business owner about tax forms needed)
++Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica 11-23-19 (Benedict decided when should leave the area)
++Butcher The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith 11-23-19 (Weighing items like a butcher)
++Car Salesman Bad Kitty Gets a Bath 12-4-19 (Bad Kitty is very persuasive, like a car salesman)
++Carpenter Grandpa Green
11-22-19 (They enjoy making something of beauty for others to enjoy)++Cleaner Mind Your Manors: Tried-and-True British Household Cleaning Tips 11-15-19 (Had photos of them cleaning things)
++Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Guide Dogs
11-22-19 (They guide people)++Clown* Dog Day 12-6-19 (The dog teacher entertains the kids as a clown would)
++Con man / hustler* My 1st Investments Book 12-13-19 (The book deals with money transactions like a con man does)
++Contractor The Battle For Paradise 12-1-19 (The rich want to build on the island of Puerto Rico with contractors)
++Courier / Messenger
Born Both: An Intersex Life 11-16-19 (Spread message that intersex person can be happy without childhood sex operation)
++Cowboy / Cowgirl Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone . . . While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a 11-23-19 (They move long distances through the countryside)
++Dancer / Ballerina Moominpappa at Sea 11-27-19 (The Grobe & the Sea Horses dance)
++Dentist What's Up, Doc?: Doctor & Dentist Jokes 11-9-19
++Designer (clothes or industry) Knowledge is Beautiful 12-10-19 (Book written by info designers)
++Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security) The Birthday Cat: 9 11-23-19 (Searching for something)
++Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver) Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 11-21-19 (Don't let inappropriate person drive their vehicle)
++Drug lord* The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! 11-21-19 (Not allow self to get manipulated)
++Electrician A Mrs. Miracle Christmas 12-8-19 (The angel regulates strong invisible power like electricity)
++Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Dictionary of Theories 11-27-19 (Financial people use theories to determine decisions)
++Firefighter Bomb Sniffing Dogs 12-5-19 (The dog prevents fires and explosions like a firefighter does)
++Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Tales from Moominvalley 11-19-19 (Moominmamma makes food for under the Christmas tree)
++Forger / Counterfeiter* The Ruling Class 12-7-19 (People in the Ruling Class lie about money like forgers do)
++Gambler*
Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome 11-12-19 (The MC's gambled with their lives by taking risks in dangerous situations)
++Gardener / Landscape designer or architect The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings 12-9-19 (They changed the environment a lot like a gardener, when burned cities)
++Grave digger / Undertaker Holding Silvan: A Brief Life 12-6-19 (They deal with a dead child like undertakers do)
++Hacker* The Midwife of Hope River 12-10-19 (She stole jewelry like a hacker steals info)
++Hairdresser / Barber Moominvalley in November 11-16-19 (A MC brushes another's hair)
++Head hunter / Bounty hunter* Christmas Jars 12-9-19 (You search for someone to give it to, like head hunter)
++Hotelier / Hotel keeper A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations 11-14-19 (T. O. Satow, an 11th-generation owner of Kyoto's most celebrated traditional inn!)
++Kidnapper* Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa 11-10-19 (The monkey kidnapped him)
++Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 12-11-19 (Police throughout the story)
++Lawyer The Intelligent Design Coloring Book 11-23-19 (Book argues about theories like a trial lawyer does)
++Librarian Jannah Jewels Book 11: Evidence in Egypt 11-28-19 (Girl looks up info frequently)
Helen, Continued ++Magician / Illusionist*
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 11-12-19 (A MC was a magician/illusionist)
++Mailman Journey on a Runaway Train 11-13-19 (They are delivering packages, as a mailman does)
++ Mechanic Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 12-10-19 (She worked with her hands making cranes like a mechanic does)
++Medical staff (Doctor) Nature Stories 11-27-19 (He observes death like doctors do)
++Model Queen of the World! 12-3-19 (Felicia Furrypaws gets everyone's attention like a model does)
++Musician Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 11-9-19 (The plot is about the MCs' singing & playing an instrument)
++Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper) Santa Claus, Inc. 12-13-19 (the boy is disliked by the townspeople like a prostitute is)
++Pathologist / Medical Examiner The Lotus Seed 12-10-19 (The MC saw a lot of death like ME's do)
++Pilot The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll 11-17-19 (They spend much of their time in airplanes)
++President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
James and the Giant Peach 11-18-19 (James comes from another country & negotiates a peace deal)
++Prison guard Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale 11-21-19 (Dad has to care for person in his care like a prison guard does)
++(Real) Estate Agent Charlie And the Great Glass Elevator 11-23-19 (He showed people around new places, like an estate agent does)
++Royalty Penguins and Other Sea Birds 11-9-19 (The book includes the Emperor Penguin, King Penguin, Imperial Shag, King Eider, and the Royal Penguin!)
++Santa* Christmas in the Forest 12-4-19 (The mice and mother animals are loving, like Santa)
++Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard Dr Frau 12-12-19 (Has to go work in all kinds of weather)
++Secretary Do Not Become Alarmed 12-12-19 (The gang members' housekeeper acts like a secretary to the men & the kids, caring for their detailed needs)
++Shoemaker The Secret Santa from the Black Lagoon 12-13-19 (The boy made an original product like a shoemaker does)
++Social worker There Is a Bird on Your Head! 11-21-19 (Help others problem-solve social difficulties)
++ Soldier The West Point Story 11-9-19
++Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mossad / think also all kinds of Ops) A Special Place for Santa: A Legend for Our Time 12-8-19 (Both Santa & Jesus go into people's houses secretly like a spy)
++Tailor A Redbird Christmas - Signed / Autographed Copy 12-12-19 (The townspeople are like a tailor to the little girl, giving specific individualized help to her)
++Telephonist / Switchboard operator Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon 12-3-19 (The MC was one!)
++Thief* Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories 11-11-19 (A thief was stealing the cucumbers)
++Veterinarian Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! 11-21-19 (Guard animals' health)
++Waiter / Waitress Christmas in Winter Hill 12-12-19 (Conner acts like a waiter, bringing in the boxes & furniture for Krista)
++Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
Jannah Jewels Book 1: The Treasure of Timbuktu 11-13-19 (The girls took care of a manuscript as a proofreader, editor, or translator would)
When I Grow Up Challenge Version 2Duration: Open - Ended
Level: Manager: 71 - 100 books
Start: 01/01/2020
End: ???
Tasks:
1. JOB title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. CHARACTER: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. COVER: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. WORDS: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) GENRE: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) BONUS: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
Same job title in different countries!
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Actor
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Astronaut
Athlete
Barkeeper / Bartender
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Lawyer
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Santa*
Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
* these professions are more for our fun :-)
FINISHED!Starting 10-13-19
Goal to become a Boss, reading 101+ books in the category= HEALTH CARE ((Medical Staff + Pathologist/Medical Examiner + Veterinarian))
102/101
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
1) The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue 10-18-19 (#1: Medical professional: The people who witnessed about the physical & emotional traumas to the children were all medical professionals)
2) Mi Visita Al Dentista 10-26-19 (Dentist)
3) Tacky and the Winter Games 10-26-19 (X-Ray technicians & Radiologists use X-ray machine)
4) The Good Psychologist 10-27-19 (Psychologist)
5) The Memoirs of Fatemeh Pakravan 10-28-19 (She was a paramedical worker in a hospital)
6) Los Dentistas 10-30-19
7) You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dentists!
10-30-19
8) The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 10-31-19 (The person who gave the final clue was the victim's nurse)
9) Vera Goes to the Dentist 11-1-19
10) Maisy, Charley And The Wobbly Tooth 11-1-19
11) The Dentist from the Black Lagoon 11-1-19
12) Cuentos de Peppa en 5 minutos 11-6-19 (One story is a visit to the dentist)
13) Sahir goes to the Dentist 11-7-19
14) Murder With Puffins 11-8-19
15) Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa 11-10-19 (He is a dentist)
16) Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome 11-12-19 (Lots of EMT's)
17) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 11-12-19 (Dogger was a medical orderly in the war)
18) The Sinner 11-13-19 (MC is an ME)
19) Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 11-14-19 (The wounded soldier has a nurse)
20) Born Both: An Intersex Life 11-16-19 (Her father was a doctor, she went to lots of doctors, wrote a medical pamphlet, and helped revise medical terminology)
21) The Silent Patient 11-21-19 (MC is a psychotherapist)
22) Wife of the Gods 11-27-19 (His child needs surgery; MIL takes child to witchdoctor)
23) Binky: License to Scratch 11-27-19 (The animals are taken to the vet's office)
24) The Boxcar Children 12-2-19 )The man who hired them was a doctor)
25) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 12-3-19 (The veterans with PTSD go to psychiatrists for treatment)
26) We'll Always Have Parrots 12-4-19 (Her father is a doctor)
27) Baghdad Pups 12-5-19 (The MC is a therapist in the Army)
28) Holding Silvan: A Brief Life 12-6-19 (Most of the book takes place in the Newborn ICU)
29) The Midwife of Hope River 12-10-19
30) Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 12-10-19 (She had leukemia & stayed in the hospital until her death)
31) Dr Frau 12-12-19 (A doctor with the Amish)
32) Do Not Become Alarmed 12-12-19 (Several MC's needed medical care throughout the book and there were doctors)
33) A Redbird Christmas - Signed / Autographed Copy 12-12-19 (Two doctors are important minor character)
34) A Nancy Drew Christmas 12-21-19 (the doctor is an important MC throughout the book)
35) The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem 12-30-19 (The author is a Psychologist)
36) Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal 1-1-20 (The author diagnoses & treats people using spiritual means.)
37) The Hospital Suite 1-6-20 (He went to a Naturopath & got some help)
38) Owls Well That Ends Well 1-7-20 (Her father is a doctor)
39) Finding Lina: A Mother's Journey from Autism to Hope 1-8-20 (Lina went to lots of doctors, like a developmental pediatrician)
40) Ten Days in a Mad-House 1-12-20 (Several doctors assessed her)
41) Tinyville Town: I'm a Veterinarian 1-13-20
42) Vet on the Loose 1-14-20 (MC is a vet)
43) The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1-14-20 (Doctor fixes him up)
44) The Chocolate Touch 1-14-20 (Doctor fixes him up)
45) Dying in the Wool 1-16-20 (Has both ME & a doctor)
46) Big Top Burning: The True Story of an Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and The Greatest Show On Earth 1-16-20 (has doctors after fire & psych eval of arsonist)
47) The Homeless Foal 1-18-20 (The mom is a vet)
48) Your Neighbor the Alley Cat 1-18-20 (MC is a vet)
49) No Nest for the Wicket 1-21-20 (Her dad, a doctor, treats poison ivy)
50) Skin Tight 1-23-20 (About plastic surgeons in Florida)
51) Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets 1-31-20 (Dr. who helped with the pregnancy)
52) How to Treat People: A Nurse's Notes 2-3-20
53) Six Geese A-Slaying 2-3-20 (A vet supervises all the animal care)
54) Nurse, Come You Here!: More True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle 2-10-20
55) Field of Thirteen 2-12-20 (Vets check horses before races)
56) Tiger Time 2-12-20 (Vets help tigers recover)
57) Swan for the Money 2-13-20 (Dad is doctor & diagnoses illnesses)
58) Combat-Wounded Dogs 2-22-20 (Lots of vets!)
59) Stork Raving Mad 2-24-20 (Her dad is a doctor plus vet is mentioned)
60) Go, Goats! 2-24-20 (Vets cure the hurt & sick goats at the sanctuary)
61) This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 2-27-20
62) Practice What You Preach 2-27-20 (a rural doctor in England)
63) Sweet Senior Pups 3-2-20 (the vet heals the dogs)
64) Letters from the Pit: Stories of a Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine 3-3-20 (ER doctor)
65) The Real Macaw 3-8-20 (Her father is treated by a doctor when hit on the head)
66) Raccoon Rescue 3-9-20 (A vet prescribes meds for the raccoons)
67) Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out 3-13-20 (MC is a doctor)
68) The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3-13-20 (The MC goes to a psychiatrist)
69) Turning Point 3-17-20 (MC's are 4 emergency doctors)
70) The Get Fuzzy Experience: Are You Bucksperienced 3-19-20 (Nursing staff at the blood donor center)
71) The Year of Billy Miller 3-19-20 (The doctor who told Billy he fell the right way.)
72) The Road To Agra 3-19-20 (The vet helps Kanga and the doctor diagnoses Maya's eyes.)
73) The Last Day 3-21-20 (Dr. Goldberg, Head of Forensic Medicine does the PET scan)
2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)1) Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog 10-16-19 (#2: Characteristic of medical professional: awareness that at any moment in life things could change for us)
2) The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir10-18-19 (#2: One of the couple is an MD working out of his field, but with the MD trait of perfectionism)
3) The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories 10-22-19
(The boy practiced his passion intensely day-in and day-out for years, perfecting every tiny motion, like a surgeon)
4) Jack London on Adventure: Words of Wisdom from an Expert Adventurer 10-23-19 (Characteristic of medical professional: Living your life every day with the awareness that every day of life is You vs. Death)
5) 100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism 11-17-19 (She helps people's bodies, like a health professional does, by protecting them)
6) Menagerie Manor 11-22-19 (He cares for his animals' bodies, like a vet)
7) Charlie And the Great Glass Elevator 11-23-19 (He got the old people up & out of bed, as a nurse or physical therapist would)
8) Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure 11-24-19 (People heartbroken by deaths, just like medical professionals are)
9) Dictionary of Theories 11-27-19 (Has Psychology & cancer theories that medical people use)
10) Nature Stories 11-27-19 (He observes & describes death like medical professionals do)
11) Firehouse Dog 12-3-19 (The dog saves the boy's life like an EMT would)
12) Bomb Sniffing Dogs 12-5-19 (the dog saves lives like a preventive doctor or therapist does)
13) The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 12-11-19 (Nancy pays attention to detail and recalls the facts like a medical professional does)
14) Gray Mountain 12-30-19 (The lawyers care about the people as much as the doctors do)
15) Brave Hearts 1-4-20 (A dog saves a woman by doing the Heimlich maneuver on her, as a medical professional would do!)
16) Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History 2-20-20 (Healing cats work with therapists, nurses)
17) Riding A Black Horse 2-22-20 (The maiden heals using magic+ brings people back from death!!)
18) 101 Tips for Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury: Practical Advice for TBI Survivors, Caregivers, and Teachers 3-8-20 (The author gives advice to maintain health, like a medical person would)
19) Disabled Dogs 3-10-20 (The dogs help with healing ill or rehabilitating people like a doctor does)
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
1) Doctor De Soto
11-7-192) The Crocodile and the Dentist:
11-7-193) ¡Que Vivan los Dentistas!
11-7-194) Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth
11-22-194. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
1) In a Sunburned Country 10-25-19 (Doctors or nurses treat sunburn)
2) What's Up, Doc?: Doctor & Dentist Jokes 11-9-19
5.a) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
1) Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia 11-14-19 (Genre of SCIENCE applies to health professionals)
5.b) Bonus: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)=
Read one book about someone doing medically-related work in the USA, and a book about a person doing corresponding work in another country or two!
1A) The Bookshop on the Corner 11-4-19 (A regular person helps deliver a lamb having difficulty with birthing, with verbal help, in Scotland)
1B) The Parade 10-22-19 (A regular person searches for medical supplies to help a sick/injured person in a third-world country)
1C) Balto's Story 12-30-19 (Several regular people drive dogsleds to deliver emergency medicine in Alaska!)
Start Date: 5/6/2020End Date: ???
Target
Manager: 71 - 100 books
You can either choose job description(s) and work as many tasks as you like around it(them) or you can go the other way around and go for a task and collect professions for it. Or just feel free to read and see where your book fits. You decide what way you like most as long as you have fun :-)
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Actor
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Astronaut
Athlete
Barkeeper / Bartender
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Lawyer
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Santa*
Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier
Spy
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
When I Grow Up Challenge Version 2Level:
Manager: 71 - 100 books
Boss: 101+ books
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) Bonus: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Actor
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Astronaut
Athlete
Barkeeper / Bartender
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Lawyer
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Santa*
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
When I Grow Up9.7.20 - ??
Manager: 71 - 100 books
87/100
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession
5) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession
Academia
{genre- medical book} - Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It - Gary Taubes 9/9/20
{words - Admission} Admission - Travis Thrasher 2/8/21
{Trait} Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo 4/2/21
{Job Title} A Very Bad Year - Stephen Barnard
{Word - School} School For Spirits - Aron Lewes 8/14/21
Actor
{Trait} Chasing Spirits - Nick Groff 3/6/21
{Word - Mask} The Haunted Mask - R.L. Stine 5/21/21
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
{job title} - Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple 9/16/20
Arsonist*
Artist
Assassin
{Trait} A Book of Truths - Ty Hutchinson 3/22/21
{Trait} Fates and Traitors - Jennifer Chiaverini 4/10/21
{Trait} Sword Bearer - Teddy Jacobs 7/9/21
{Trait}Reaper: Aftermath - Jonathan Pongrantz 7/28/21
Astronaut
Athlete
{Trait} AWOL on the Appalachian Trail - David Miller 5/18/21
Bartender
Bodyguard
{trait} The Hidden Court - Dominique Kristine 1/31/21
{trait} Dealing with Demons - Melissa Haag 5/27/21
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive
{Job Title} Wicked Favor - Sawyer Bennett 6/21/21
{Job title} Man Eater - January James 6/24/21
{Job Title} If I Dream - K.M. Scott 7/2/21
Butcher
{trait} Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindqvist 1/14/21
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff
{Character} Runaway Radical - Amy Hollingsworth 3/10/21
{trait} Aloof - Tony Kriz 5/5/21
{job title} Sam - Iain Rob Wright 5/7/21
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
{job title} Death's Hand - S.M. Reine 9/14/20
{job title} The Darkest Gate - S.M. Reine 9/21/20
Dentist
Designer
Detective (P.I.)
{Job Title} She Wore Mourning - P.D. Workman 2/15/21
{Job Title} Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie 3/3/21
{Genre} Murder in the Evening - Blythe Baker 3/13/21
{Trait} Welcome to Night Vale - Joseph Fink 4/21/21
{Job Title} Redemption Lake - Susan Clayton-Goldner 5/24/21
{Trait} The Eleventh Hour - Anina Collins
{Trait} Cliffhanger - Amy Saunders 8/5/21
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
{job title} Dark Farm - Dean Raven 5/5/21
Food industry
{word in title, Bistro} - The Little French Bistro - Nina George 9/19/20
{job title} - Waffles and Weekends - Leena Clover 9/22/20
{Word in Title, Cookies} - Cookies and Scream - CeeCee James 10/6/20
{Job Title} Killer Cupcakes - Leighann Dobbs 3/22/21
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
{Trait} Morik Origins - Melissa Haag 5/27/21
Gardener / Landscape designer
{word in title, rake} Bargaining With a Rake - Julie Johnstone 9/24/20
{Job Title} Cooper's Charm - Lori Foster 6/4/21
Grave digger / Undertaker
{Job title} The Undertaker's Wife - Dee Oliver 1/14/20
{Job title} The Spirit Hollows - P.R. Brewer 3/27/21
{Word, Graveyard} Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls - R.L. Stine 4/23/21
{Genre, Horror} The Haunting of Cabin Green - April A. Taylor 4/27/21
Hacker*
Hairdresser
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier
Kidnapper*
{Trait} This is Gonna Hurt - A.I. Nasser 7/13/21
Law Enforcement
{job title} - A Darkness More Than Night - Michael Connelly 9/12/20
{Job title} - The Outsider - Stephen King 10/4/20
{Trait} - The Stillwater Girls - Minka Kent 10/7/20
{Trait} - The Boylan House - Ron Ripley 1/5/21
{Trait} - True Confections - Ruth Hartzler 1/15/21
{Job Title, MC} Weight of the Badge - T.R. Cupak 2/13/21
{Job Title} Arsenic in the Azaleas - Dale Mayer 3/12/21
{Trait} Red Dragon - Thomas Harris 3/20/21
{job title} EDIT - Rick Chesler 4/8/21
{trait} Scorched Earth - Justin Bell 6/18/21
{Job Title} Red Means Run - Brad Smith 6/28/21
{Job Title} The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
Lawyer
{Job Title} Due Justice - Diane Capri 7/6/21
{Job Title} Alaskan Dawn - Edie Claire 7/13/21
{Job title} Twisted Justice - Diane Capri 7/21/21
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
{word-Invisible} The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab 1/8/21
{word - Spelled} Miss Spelled - Morgana Best 7/22/21
Mailman
Mechanic
{Job title} Dark Union - S.M. Reine 9/30/20
{Job Title} The Tempest - A.J. Scudiere 4/14/21
Medical staff
{Job title} Never a Mistress, No Longer a Maid - Maureen Driscoll 9/26/20
{Job Title} Edge of Shadows - Cege Smith 2/17/21
{Job title} I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter - Dr. Harper 4/3/21
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
{Word - Harlot} Her Husband's Harlot - Grace Callaway 2/10/21
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
{Job Title} The Beast of Aros Castle - Heather McCollum 2/26/21
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty
{word, Princess} The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 9/12/20
{word, Prince} Becoming the Dark Prince - Kerri Maniscalco 3/12/21
{word, King} The King of Nightmare - A. Rogers 6/8/21
Santa*
Sailor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
{Trait} Resurrection - Michael J. Totten
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier
{job title} Patient Zero - L.T. Ryan 10/8/20
{job title} Purged Souls - Kagan Tumer 10/16/20
{Trait} Five Days in November - Clint Hill 10/2/20
{Cover} Killing the Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly 2/25/21
{job title} Zero Hour - Justin Bell 6/1/21
{Trait} Berkley Street - Ron Ripley
Spy
{job title} No Place for a Lady - Jade Lee 4/24/21
{trait} Sanctuary 12 - T.W. Malpass 6/12/21
{Job Title} Louisiana Longshot - Jana Deleon
{Job Title} The Secret Stealers - Jane Healey 8/4/21
Tailor
Switchboard operator
Thief*
{Character} The Road Back Home from Here - Janice Broyles 3/14/21
Veterinarian
{word - Llama} Llama Llama Mad at Mama - Anna Dewdney 4/8/21
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
{job title} September Mourn - Jess Lourey 9/30/20
{Job title} Isolation - Travis Thrasher 1/3/21
{Job title} The Picture Frame - Iain Rob Wright 5/30/21
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
School For Spirits (other topics)Sword Bearer (other topics)
The Secret Stealers (other topics)
If I Dream (other topics)
The Eleventh Hour (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jane Healey (other topics)January James (other topics)
Lori Foster (other topics)
A. Rogers (other topics)
Sawyer Bennett (other topics)
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Levels:
Unskilled Worker: 1 - 20 books
Trainee: 21 - 40 books
Rookie: 41 - 70 books
Manager: 71 - 100 books
Boss: 101+ books
You can either choose job description(s) and work as many tasks as you like around it(them) or you can go the other way around and go for a task and collect professions for it. Or just feel free to read and see where your book fits. You decide what way you like most as long as you have fun :-)
Tasks:
1. Job title: Read a book with a (main) character in a profession from the list
2. Character: Read a book including a person with a character trait typical for a profession from the list (an accountant is accurate or conscious of expenses, a thief is fast, a designer is creative, so is a con man - be creative there’s no real right or wrong)
3. Cover: Read a book where the cover shows either a tool, person in typical attire or something other typical for the chosen profession
4. Words: Read a book with a word in the title or series title relating to the chosen profession or anything typical related to this profession (Saylor: Pirate, Boat, Sea, etc; Santa: Christmas, Gifts, Joy, Children, etc; Veterinarian: animals, dog, cat, mouse, sickness, health, etc.)
5.a) Genre: If possible read a book from a genre you link with the profession (Writer: classics or award winning books list, Scientist: science-fiction, Switchboard operator: historical fiction, clerical staff: Christian fiction, soldier: military or historical fiction, law enforcement: mystery or suspense: spy: thriller)
5.b) Bonus: Create your own task related to the chosen profession and we all be curious what you come up with :-)
Academia (Teacher / Kindergarten worker or teacher / Professor / University staff / Scientist)
Actor
Apothecary / Chemist / Pharmacist
Architect
Arsonist*
Artist (Painter, Sculptor)
Assassin (Sniper / Contract Killer / Hit man / Cleaner / Mechanic)
Astronaut
Athlete
Barkeeper / Bartender
Bodyguard
Bookmaker*
Business consultant
Business executive (CEO / any kind of EO / Boss)
Butcher
Car Salesman
Carpenter
Cleaner
Clerical Staff (Pastor / Priest / Nun)
Clown*
Con man / hustler*
Contractor
Courier / Messenger
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Dancer / Ballerina
Dentist
Designer (closes or industry)
Detective (P.I. / Private Investigator or Security)
Driver (Train conductor / Taxi driver / Truck driver)
Drug lord*
Electrician
Finance staff (Accountant / CPA / Controller / Stock broker)
Firefighter
Food industry (Cook / Chef / Chocolatier / Chocolate maker / Baker)
Forger / Counterfeiter*
Gambler*
Gardener / Landscape designer or architect
Grave digger / Undertaker
Hacker*
Hairdresser / Barber
Head hunter / Bounty hunter*
Hotelier / Hotel keeper
Kidnapper*
Law Enforcement (Police Officer / FBI / Sheriffs & Deputies / Mounties / MI5 / US Marshals)
Lawyer
Librarian
Magician / Illusionist*
Mailman
Mechanic
Medical staff (Doctor / Psychiatrist / Psychologist / Nurse / Physical Therapist / any kind of doctor or therapist)
Model
Musician
Oldest Profession* (Prostitute / Call Girl or Boy / Escort / Mistress / Stripper)
Pathologist / Medical Examiner
Pilot
President (or other Head of State / full time politician of any kind)
Prison guard
(Real) Estate Agent
Royalty (King, Queen, Prince, Princess)
Santa*
Saylor (non-military) / Pirate* / Coast guard
Secretary
Shoemaker
Social worker
Soldier (Navy / Marine / SEAL / Special Forces / Snipers / think also all kinds of Ops)
Spy (CIA / MI6 / Mosad / think also all kinds of Ops)
Tailor
Telephonist / Switchboard operator
Thief*
Veterinarian
Waiter / Waitress
Writer (also: Journalist / Proof reader / Editor / Translator)
* these professions are more for our fun :-)