Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Not quite sure what to put in here, as I'm already tracking my challenges here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I guess I'll keep all my challenges that I do in this group here.

Anyone is free to comment, that's fine.

If you're wondering on how I can read so much, I have a neurological thing called "Hyperlexia".

My rating system:
⭐ - Didn't like &/or was of no use to me.
⭐⭐ - Was ok, but wouldn't re-read.
⭐⭐⭐ - I liked it & took some notes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I really enjoyed it & took a lot of notes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I got so much value from this & would recommend to anyone.

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Total pages for 2024: 499,001

Total books for 2024: 1,457

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January: 11,742 pages, 35 books
February: 16,096 pages, 54 books
March: 20,799 pages, 66 books
April: 33,075 pages, 119 books
May: 44,753 pages, 148 books
June: 54,761 pages, 171 books
July: 52,167 pages, 154 books
August: 46,118 pages, 143 books
September: 75,323 pages, 164 books
October: 68,431 pages, 188 books
November: 80,852 pages, 205 books
December:

ATYI52B - The 52 Topics of the 2024 ATY Reading Challenge

✅ Total: 52/52

1. A book with a title that ends in T
Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania - ⭐️⭐️

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - name of a song - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story - ⭐️⭐️

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. A book with wings on the cover
The King of Late Night - ⭐️

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A book by an author from Australia
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship - ⭐️⭐️

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
What Would Wednesday Do?: Gothic Guidance and Macabre Musings from Your Favorite Addams Family Member - 4 ratings - ⭐️⭐️

10. A history book
Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues - musical history - ⭐️⭐️

11. A book with an X connection
X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. A book that is on a Five Books List
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. A book with a main character who is a Person of Colour
A Promised Land - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World - Julie Leung - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. A book involving intelligence
The Future of Us: The Science of What We'll Eat, Where We'll Live, and Who We'll Be - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book with a botanical cover
The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography - PB Over the Top - ⭐️⭐️

20. A book with a single word title
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
The Ego Is Not the Real You: Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self - ⭐️⭐️

22. A book by an author from an African country
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book related to Boats
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book with a secondary colour on the cover (orange)
YOU'RE NOT A FAILURE... YOUR MIND'S BEEN HACKED : How To Reprogram Your Life To Become Successful And Happy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - bootlegging - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book by an author known by their initials
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. A book related to land
What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health - ⭐️⭐️

28. A book related to sea
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - ⭐️

29. A book related to air
When Breath Becomes Air - ⭐️⭐️

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book with a number in the title
Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was - ⭐️

33. A book involving travel
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's 7 dwarves
Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A science book
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge - ⭐️⭐️

36. A book featuring a character in education
Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education - ⭐️⭐️

37. A book that is part of a series
Unfuck Your Body: Using Science to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
The Ultimate Journey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. A book involving a wild animal on the cover
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense, Edward White - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. A book with a touch of magic
The Magick of Matter - ⭐️⭐️

45. A book that is not a novel
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book related to night
Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A second book that fits your favourite prompt
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - Reading - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book with a senior citizen character
In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Becoming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book published in 2024
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - ⭐️⭐️

52. A cozy mystery
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Spring Reading Challenge

May 25 - May 30 (started late)

✅ Total: 17/17

Cover
RED:
Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania - ⭐️⭐️
ORANGE:
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
YELLOW:
Yellow: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GREEN:
The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BLUE:
Time and How to Spend It: Seven Ways to Better Days - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
PURPLE:
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable - ⭐️⭐️
WHITE:
When Google Met Wikileaks - ⭐️⭐️
BLACK:
Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BROWN:
The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GOLD:
The Ego Is Not the Real You: Wisdom to Transcend the Mind and Realize the Self - ⭐️⭐️
GREY:
Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5+ COLOURS:
Who Did It First? 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

One Letter
RAINBOW: W - What Would Wednesday Do?: Gothic Guidance and Macabre Musings from Your Favorite Addams Family Member - ⭐️⭐️
SHOWER: W - With Sprinkles on Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SPRING: N - Jack White: How He Built an Empire from the Blues - Nick Hasted - ⭐️⭐️
COLORFUL: C - City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
GROWTH: T - Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Summer Reading Challenge

✅ Total: 36/36

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - pencil - ⭐️⭐️
b. An author who has a pen name
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness, Lorenzo von Matterhorn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book about a librarian
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers - was 68 when written - ⭐️
b. A book with more than 400 pages
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - 656 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book with purple on the cover
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption, Ben Mezrich - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book published in the last two years
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A translated book
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - originally in Chinese - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a seven in the page count
Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography - 457 pages - ⭐️⭐️

July
1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Not My Father's Son, Alan Cumming - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book featuring a sport
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - athletics - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a black main character
A Promised Land - Obama Barack - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book with the moon on the cover
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book published in the 1960s
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - 1960 - ⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - ⭐️⭐️
b. A book set in a rural area
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - grew up on a farm - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with an element of survival
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - ⭐️

4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
The King of Late Night - bulldog - ⭐️
b. A book with a hot setting
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - ⭐️⭐️
c. An author's first book
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life - ⭐️⭐️

August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World - ⭐️⭐️
b. A book with red on the cover
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. A book set in a city
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - Florida - ⭐️⭐️

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book by a favorite author
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Duhigg Charles - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing - America - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - multiple authors - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt, Randall Sullivan - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book in a series
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. A nonfiction book
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life - biography - ⭐️⭐️
c. A book with a character in an educational setting
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Vol #8 Spranger to Zubiri - various philosophy professors - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 List

✅ Total: 120/120

✅ Part 1: 59/59

Three books whose titles create a sentence or short poem
1. This is How - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder - ⭐️⭐️
3. Wake Up!: How to Get Out of Your Mind, Stop Living on Autopilot, and Start Choosing Your Best Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

One book for each of the three forms of water - solid, liquid, gas
4. Solid
Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Liquid
Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Gas
GASLIGHTING: Overcoming Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Letting Go of a Bad Relationship The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook - ⭐️

A book with "life" in the title, and a book with "death" in the title
7. Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity - ⭐️⭐️
8. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands - ⭐️⭐️

Three books from a series
9. Unfuck Your Friendships: Using Science to Make and Maintain the Most Important Relationships of Your Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Unfuck Your Worth: Overcome Your Money Emotions, Value Your Own Labor, and Manage Financial Freak-Outs in a Capitalist Hellscape - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Three books related to music
12. Instrument: The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. Genre: Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. Theme: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original - ⭐️⭐️

Four books where each cover is related to a different season
15. Autumn: With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial - ⭐️⭐️
16. Winter: - ⭐️⭐️
17. Spring: - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. Summer: - ⭐️⭐️

21. A book with a horse on the cover
The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland - ⭐️⭐️

22. A book with man in the title
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book set in Paris
The Red Widow: The Scandal that Shook Paris and the Woman Behind it All - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book that features a hobby
The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese - cheese-making - ⭐️⭐️

25. A biography, autobiography, or memoir
Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book involving pirates, maps, or treasure
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. A book related to or by an author we lost in 2023
Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. A book with at least 247 pages
Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul - 324 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. A book with gold on the cover
Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work - ⭐️⭐️

30. A book related to We Didn't Start the Fire
Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe - ⭐️

31. A book featuring a landmark
Before the Pyramids: Cracking Archaeology's Greatest Mystery - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book related to masks
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

33. A book with a piece of fruit on the cover
A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. A book involving magical realism
50 Law of Attraction Exercises, Tips & Tricks: To Hack Your Mind & Increase Your Manifestation Power - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A book related to X marks the spot
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt - ⭐️⭐️

36. A book related to dragons
We Can All Make It - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

37. A book related to a sensory disability
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders - ⭐️⭐️

38. A book with a divided cover
It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

39. A book set mostly in a building
10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. A book with disembodied hands on the cover
The Art of Mentoring: Embracing the Great Generational Transition - ⭐️

41. A book related to Friends
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - ⭐️⭐️

42. A book related to an invention or a discovery
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

43. A book involving a STEM topic
How to Destroy the Universe - science - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. A book related to a mountain
The Next Everest - ⭐️⭐️

45. A book related to “soul”
The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book with a person on the cover & you can’t see their whole face
Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book involving Immigration, migration or relocation to another country
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A book related to something you take for granted
Time and How to Spend It: Seven Ways to Better Days - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book related to athletics in honour of the Summer Olympics
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book with twins in it
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book relating to a catchphrase
I Was Blind But Now I See - ⭐️⭐️

52. A book with a character who is neurodiverse
The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

53. A book related to left or right
Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

54. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll - Blue Moon - ⭐️⭐️

55. A book with a lock on the cover
Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

56. A book with a timepiece on the cover
Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

57. A book with an author whose first name is considered gender neutral
The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time, Cameron Díaz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. A book with a main character who is in "domestic service" - cook
Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa - ⭐️⭐️

59. A book where something on the cover is upside down
Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures - ⭐️⭐️

60. A book with a musical instrument in the title
The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. A book that honours Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 List

✅ Part 2: 61/61

1. A book with a relative in the title
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. A book with a body part in the title
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles Into Opportunities! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. A book related to fire
Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption - ⭐️⭐️

4. A book related to your zodiac sign
Lionheart - ⭐️⭐️

5. A book that was the basis for an Academy Award (Oscar) winning movie
Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had
The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 - chef - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. A book that takes place in one of the world's 100 smallest countries
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - Honduras - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. A book with a great first line
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing - "Bill Murray has shown up everywhere" - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. A book related to "civil rights" or "human rights"
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

10. A book about or related to technology
When Google Met Wikileaks - Julian Assange - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️

11. A book with a word in the title related to reading
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac - ⭐️

12. A book with a character who could appear on the X-Files
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - shadowy government people - ⭐️⭐️

13. A book where a dream plays a role
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. A book that has a character with a non-traditional name
Essence of Shibari: Kinbaku and Japanese Rope Bondage - Shin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A book that plays with perceptions of reality
The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. A book with scissors on the cover
Cut the Crap and Feel Amazing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. A book with a chair on the cover
Yellow: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book featuring creatures of the night
The Mythology of Supernatural: The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. A book related to a musical
Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story - ⭐️⭐️

20. A book with dragons
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - ⭐️⭐️

21. A book whose title is a prepositional phrase
This Book Will Blow Your Mind - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. A book with a fictional famous character
Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - ⭐️⭐️

24. A book related to the theme of a Las Vegas hotel
The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

25. A book with a character that could be described as one of the classes in Dungeons & Dragons
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book connected to colour by title
Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible - ⭐️⭐️

27. A book with a common household object on the cover
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite - ⭐️⭐️

28. A book with a real person as a character
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. A book where a character is a musician
Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

30. A book with a poem in it
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. A book with 'guide' in the title
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - ⭐️⭐️

32. A book related to mushrooms
Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms - ⭐️⭐️

33. A book related to your birth month
The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners - published in July - ⭐️⭐️

34. A book with a character who works with animals
The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. A book with a family member in the title
Not My Father's Son - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. A book with a hand on the cover, but no torso
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

37. A book with a warm atmosphere
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - ⭐️⭐️

38. A book with a bilingual character
Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors - ⭐️⭐️

40. A book with the name of a spice in the title
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. A book that has an X in the title
Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

42. A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X)
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower - born in 1974 - ⭐️⭐️

43. A book with a pet in the story
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - lamb - ⭐️⭐️

44. A book with an anti-hero as a main character
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - ⭐️

45. A book over 500 pages
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - ⭐️⭐️

46. A book involving Intelligence – AI
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

47. A book with an insect on the cover
Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. A book related to Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe - ⭐️⭐️

50. A book with a character dealing with mental health or cognitive challenges
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book with a child character
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

52. A book with a nod to weather
Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change - ⭐️⭐️

53. A book involving politics
Credlin & Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself - ⭐️

54. A book with a character who has an alter ego
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️

55. A book where at least one character is trapped
This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America - Trapped in an over-turned hippie bus - ⭐️⭐️

56. A book with a clock on the cover
Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - ⭐️⭐️

57. A book connected to one of the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. A book that features at least 3 generations of a family
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

59. A book with a legal term in the title
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - ⭐️⭐️

60. A book that takes place in two centuries
The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. A book relating to China's terracotta warriors
China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Cover Scavenger Hunt

Rhino -
The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros - ⭐️⭐️

Ladybug -
Discovering Watercolor: An Inspirational Guide with Techniques and 32 Skill-Building Projects and Exercises - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lavender Flowers -
Cooking with Flowers: Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Woman Holding a Gun -
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grapes -
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - ⭐️⭐️

Peacock -
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Soda bottle -
True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Footprints -
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Roller coaster -
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - ⭐️⭐️

Flashlight -
Prepping: An Essential Survival Guide for DIY Preppers Who Want to Be Self-Reliant When SHTF, Including Tips for Living Off the Grid, Homesteading, and Stockpiling Properly - ⭐️⭐️

Drooping flower -
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The 2024 ATY Reading Challenge - KIS & BIO Prompts

Total: 43/51

✅ KIS - Keep it Simple - 15/15

1. Author's name: the letters can be rearranged to spell part of the phrase "It's Raining Cats & Dogs"
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy: How to Philosophize With a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Title: the letters can be rearranged to spell part of the phrase "It's Raining Cats & Dogs"
Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Cover: anything falling
Unfuck Your Year: A Weekly Unplanner and Self-Care Activity Book to Manage Your Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Triggers, and Freak-Outs - Rain - ⭐️⭐️

4. Cover: any beautiful city
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia - ⭐️⭐️

5. Title: includes ordinal numbers
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Title: contains any reference to the concept of numbers
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. Title: includes homophones
Happiness Hacks: 300+ Simple Ways to Get―and Stay―Happy - ⭐️⭐️

8. Title: includes compound words
Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde - ⭐️⭐️

9. Title: A, T or Y anywhere
Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work! - ⭐️⭐️

10. Cover: A, T or Y anywhere on the cover, but not part of title
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - ⭐️⭐️

11. Book: relates to a antonym of one of the names of Snow White's 7 dwarves
How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers - Dopey - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Book: related to a movie & TV series
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. Title: Botanical words
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - ⭐️⭐️

14. Author's name: Botanical words
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath - Heather - ⭐️⭐️

15. Title: Homophones to sound-related words
Might As Well Laugh About It Now - ⭐️⭐️

BIO - Bring it on - 28/36

1. Set: in a city you have visited

2. Set: in a city you have not visited
Driven from Within - Chicago - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. Text: includes the phrase "raining cats & dogs"
Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad - p.61 - ⭐️⭐️

4. Plot: occurs entirely or almost entirely during the night
Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Title: entirely number words or numerals

6. Title: a single number
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world - ⭐️⭐️

7. Title: specific kind of number (even, odd, prime, fraction, imaginary, irrational)

8. Title: a number that is NOT a year
21 Days to Unlock the Power of Affirmations: Manifest Confidence, Abundance, and Joy - 21 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. Title: every word ends in T
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else - ⭐️⭐️

10. Title: ends with & must also START with A, T or Y
The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu - ⭐️⭐️

11. Title: a single word title that is not a name of a person or place & is not a neologism
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today - ⭐️⭐️

12. Title: a single syllable
Red: The History of a Color - ⭐️⭐️

13. Title: a single letter

14. Title: Single word title, where the word must be from a language other than English
Ganbatte!: The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. Title: At LEAST 9 words, not counting subtitle
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought - ⭐️

16. Author's name: first/last name Louis &/or Armstrong

17. Cover: only (or mostly) orange, green, & purple on the cover
The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Title: secondary colour is in the title but not on the cover
The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company - ⭐️⭐️

19. Title: 'chill' or 'chilling'

20. Set: in the Arctic or Antarctica
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️

21. Author's name: the letters QZX
Houseplants for a Healthy Home: 50 Indoor Plants to Help You Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Better All Year Round, Jon Vanzile - ⭐️⭐️

22. Title & author's name: one of the letters QZXJ in BOTH
Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine - ⭐️⭐️

23. Author's name: both first & last name begins with one of the letters QZXJ
The Real J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle-Earth, Jesse Xander - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. Plot: about Harry Houdini
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25. Set: in your state
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World - ⭐️⭐️

26. Book: a science book without a subtitle
Buzz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. Book: a science book written by a scientist who is no longer alive
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. Book: a science book related to a branch of science you are unfamiliar with
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

29. Title: includes one of the words in the Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavour

30. Cover: part of a plant on the cover
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - grapes - ⭐️⭐️

31. Cover: a floral arrangement
Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time - ⭐️⭐️

32. Cover: 5+ different kinds of plants

33. Cover: an unusual botanical plant on the cover
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

34. Cover: Parrot
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. Author's name: 3 initials in their name
Zen Keys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. Title: the name or lyric of a song
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 List

Parts 3&4 = 49/84

Part 3 = 18/42

1. A book featured in a “staff picks” display at a bookstore
Yes Please - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club
Thinking, Fast and Slow - ⭐️⭐️

3. A book found on the TBR of a Goodreads friend
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. A book set in BCE
1,000 Inventions & Discoveries - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. A book with a timepiece on the cover
- ⭐️⭐️

6. A book set in one of the countries competing in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
German At a Glance: Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. A book set in a different hemisphere than where you live
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad - ⭐️⭐️

8. A book with a hidden object on the cover
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - obscured person - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. A book suggested by the phrase “Summertime Blues”
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul - ⭐️⭐️

10. Set in the Arctic or Antarctic
A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins - ⭐️⭐️

11. A book recommended by an independent bookseller
Napoleon - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12.2 books that are part of a series: A
You Deserve a Drink: Boozy Misadventures and Tales of Debauchery - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. 2 books that are part of a series: B
I've Got This Round - ⭐️⭐️

14. A book you meant to read in 2023
100 IS THE NEW 30: HOW PLAYING THE SYMPHONY OF LONGEVITY WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE YOUNG FOR A LIFETIME - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A book nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award
If You Ask Me - ⭐️⭐️

16. A book where a main character is a librarian or a bookseller
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading - ⭐️⭐️

17. A book with disembodied hands on the cover
Human Universe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book by an author from a Southeast Asian country
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India - ⭐️⭐️

ATYI52B - Suggestions That Didn't Make the 2024 List

Part 4 = 31/42

1. A book with a hot topic
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism - ⭐️⭐️

2. A book involving some type of intelligence
The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back - AI - ⭐️⭐️

3. A book you could read in 24 hours
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. A book with a character who is marginalized
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude - ⭐️⭐️

5. A book involving travel
The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. A nonfiction book about a topic you have always wanted to learn about
Rudy: My Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had
Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library - Librarian - ⭐️⭐️

8. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good - 402 pages - ⭐️⭐️

9. A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams - ⭐️⭐️

10. A book over 500 pages
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou - 1,186 pages - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. A book that features a child character
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. A book with a character whose name that starts with a letter in the phrase LIBRARY CARD
Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth, Brad Blanton - ⭐️⭐️

13. A book that includes a love story
Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography - ⭐️⭐️

14. A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

15. A cultural book
Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. A book that’s a collection of essays
The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

17. A book that helps you reflect
Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love, and Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. A book with more than one main character
X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken - ⭐️⭐️

19. A book related to a bridge
Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Twin Bridges project - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain - Courtney Love - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

21. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. A book with a character who works in an eating establishment
Fodor's Essential China - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. A book told from multiple character POVs
KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. A book set in a group living situation
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China - ⭐️⭐️

25. A book with an ex
A Woman Like Me - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. A book with more than one main character
Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

27. A book by an author from a country bordering the Indian Ocean
Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. A book set in autumn
Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice - ⭐️⭐️

29. A book that is an Audie award winner or nominee
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

30. A book set in a group living situation
Creating Effective Spaces: Declutter, Organize and Maintain Your Space - ⭐️⭐️

31. A book with a character reminiscent of a Nightmare Before Christmas character
One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I think I'm done here for now. Fun times.