Kitten's 2009 Dewey Decimal Challenge

Just when I thought I couldn't sign up for more reading challenges...I find this one over at A Striped Armchair:The rules are simple: You read one book from each of the Dewey Decimal categories by October 31st. So that's ten books.

I have always loved nonfiction, so this is not a problem for me to complete. And, as a bonus, without realizing it, I've already got the 700 category done!

Here are the categories of the Dewey Decimal System, as well as my list, updated as of April 14, 2009:

000: Generalities:

• A Year of Reading, by Elisabeth Ellington & Jane Freimiller, Ph.D. (Dewey decimal no. 011.73)
• 1001 Books for Every Mood, by Hallie Ephron, Ph.D. (Dewey decimal no. 011.73)
• Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books, by Maureen Corrigan (Dewey decimal no. 028.9)
• The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World, by A.J. Jacobs (Dewey decimal no. 031)

100: Philosophy and psychology:

• Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Heartbreak and Overcoming It All: Edited and With An Introduction by Andrea Buchanan (Dewey decimal no. 158.12)

200: Religion

• When in Doubt, Sing: Prayer in Daily Life, by Jane Redmont (Dewey decimal no. 248.3)

300: Social sciences:

• The Middle Place, by Kelly Corrigan (Dewey decimal no. 362.1969)
• Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Dewey decimal no. 371.822)

400: Languages:

• The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way, by Bill Bryson (Dewey decimal no. 420.9)

500: Natural sciences and math

600: Technology

• Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell (Dewey decimal no. 650.1)

700: The arts:

• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, by Michael Davis (Dewey decimal no. 791.4372)

800: Literature

900: Geography and history:

• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, by Barack Obama (Dewey decimal no. 973.0496)

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