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Hi, everyone!

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.

On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.

If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.

When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!

Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"

The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.

Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!

If you are in for August, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!


Pairs:

Jennifer picks 3 for Joy
Jackie picks 1 for Denise
Joy picks 4 for Lance
Denise picks 5 for Jennifer
Lance picks 1 for Jackie

In for five, please!
PIFM

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

one for me

One for me, please.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Three for me, please!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Four, please. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Pairs are posted!

Denise, you didn't specify, so I put one for you since that's what you had last month. If you want more, I'm sure Jackie will load you up!

Joy D wrote: "Three for me, please!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Joy:

because it's on my TBR too,
because it's an excellent book, and
because it's also on my TBR and I wanted a fiction read to balance the nonfiction. I hope you enjoy!

Jennifer wrote: "Joy D wrote: "Three for me, please!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Joy:

[bookcover:The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wo..."

Looks like a good batch! Thanks, Jennifer!

Lance, My selections for you are a range of different sports, which all sound interesting to me:

Thanks Joy…but I have to ask a favor. Forgot to remove Life on the Green after it was picked for me last month and I am currently reading it. So I’ll need another pick - please

Jackie, I will pick one that looks funny - Pride and Precipitation

My picks for you:

Those are fabulous. All books that are calling my name!


Lance, if Joy doesn't stop back by, I'll pick your fourth for you.

Lance wrote: "Jackie, I will pick one that looks funny - Pride and Precipitation "

Thanks, Lance! With all the rain we are having (both with Beryl and continuing still) this is an appropriate subject!

Denise wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

one for me"

is my choice for you, Denise. It is on my tbr also. I hope it is a great book!

Lance wrote: "Thanks Joy…but I have to ask a favor. Forgot to remove Life on the Green after it was picked for me last month and I am currently reading it. So I’ll need another pick - please"

Here you go:

Thank you!

Jackie wrote: "Denise wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

one for me"

is my choice for you, Denise. It is on my..."
Thanks Jackie!

Finished two of my four thus far Both The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era and The Golden Age of Red: A Novel of Red Grange, The Galloping Ghost were excellent. Hope the other tw are just as good.

Glad you enjoyed them, Lance!

Finished book 1 of 3 for August:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin - 4* - My Review

Finished book 2 of 3 for August and enjoyed it very much:
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro - 4+* - My Review

I read your review of Team, Joy -- I liked it too, and for some of the same reasons you did. I read a lot of nonfiction, and I read this in 2008, and it has stuck with me longer and better than most of what I have read.

Jennifer wrote: "I read your review of Team, Joy -- I liked it too, and for some of the same reasons you did. I read a lot of nonfiction, and I read this in 2008, and it has stuck with me longer and better than mos..."
Thanks, Jennifer. It is a great book for analyzing what made Lincoln so special as a President. He wanted to bring people together rather than emphasize where they differ. Also, he was willing to change his mind when new evidence surfaced, hence his eventual crafting of the Emancipation Proclamation. I am sure I will remember this one for a long time too.

Finished book 3 of 3 for August - this is a sweet memoir about the author's experiences with octopuses:
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery - 4* - My Review

Thanks for the picks, Jennifer! I enjoyed them all very much!

I'm so glad!

Finished my 3rd book and enjoyed it - 4 stars. My 4th book will have to wait for September as my hold is still not ready on “Life in the G”

I saw you were reading that. I attended a wedding about oh, 16 years ago for a coworker who used to work at the UAA at UF, and Albert and Alberta (the "Gators"), who were friends of his, made an appearance. All I could think was the same thing I think every time I go to Disney and see the characters walking around -- they'll never be hydrated enough!

Finally got that 4th book - Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA - and it was worth the wait - five stars