Gloriah's 2013 Category Picks

This should be an interesting reading year--tweaked a few cateogries more to my liking. Am choosing 13 categorie, with 5 titles each:

Eco-Conscious living
1.Just A Dream
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Spirituality & Religion:
1. To Everything There Is A Season
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Books & Reading
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Education
1. Reading, Writing & Rising Up
2. Rethinking Columbus
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Creativity/Writing
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Food & Drink
1 The School of Essential Ingredients
2. Eat This, Not That 2011
3. Cedar Cove Cookbook
4. Recipe Club
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African Americans
1. Harlem
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Issues & Causes
1.Stand for Children
2.Standing Up to the Madness
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Cities & Urbanism
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Cultural Studies
1.Prom Mary Ellen Mark
2.Costume: Eyewitness Guides
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All About Eves--anything related to women
1.Chic Chicago
2.Remember the Ladies
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Text Sets -- 1 fiction book & 1 non-fiction book on a given topic
1.The Wildwater Walking Club AND Complete Guide to Walking
2. 74 Seaside Avenue AND Cedar Cove Cookbook
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Kaleidoscope-anything that strikes my fancy
1. Archaeologists Dig For Clues
2. Spoon
3. Savvy
4. This Little Light of Mine
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Ooh I like your fic+nonfic idea! I might have to incorporate that for 2014! lol.

That combo is something we're trying to show the kids in school. They're so hooked on fiction we're trying to show that there's nonfiction on the same topic that they might enjoy, too. I look forward to see your pairings (sounds like wine and a meal).

Welcome to the challenge! I am looking forward to following your reading.

Welcome!! Quite a nice spread when it comes to the categories! I don't read very much non-fiction, but I'll definitely keep a look-out for recommendations on your thread.

Welcome to the challenge, I also love the idea of matching fiction with non-fiction books. I love it when a book I read naturally leads into another.

I like the "kaleidoscope" name for your catch-all category. It's definitely great to have somewhere to put all those impulsive reads that don't really fit into your other categories!

Welcome! Will be interested to see what fills your "Cities and Urbanism" category in particular. Happy reading! :)

As a teacher, this is a practice that is encouraged in many Chicago schools. It does broaden one's perspective about things.

I've always been drawn to reading about solutions for urban sprawl, over-built cities, and how cities can be responsive to 21st century needs, such as using green roofs, more walkability, etc.

oo yes count me in as interested in "Cities and Urbanism". I am reading the fab City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age at the moment. Its rather overwhelming.

Looking forward to how you fill your categories.

I've just put your title about cities on my gargantuan wish list--thanks!

welcome to the challenge also interested in what you'll fill your categories with

I also love the idea of a fic/non-fic category. Can't wait to find out what topics you choose for your combos.

Really trying hard to keep up with my categories. Maybe the blistering heat of summer will slow me down to read more.