My non-fiction reading was down in 2012, compared to 2011, but I still managed to reach my goals in these three non-fiction reading challenges.

Because the Dewey Decimal System challenge allowed me to count any non-fiction, without restrictions, I entered at the Master level, committing to read 16-20 Dewey-decimal-classified books

SUCCESS!

1. Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 by Sally M. Walker

2. Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville

3. A Prairie Boy’s Winter by William Kurelek

4. Seeing Trees by Nancy Ross Hugo & Robert Llewellyn

5. Chickens, Mules, & Two Old Fools by Victoria Twead

6. Walden by Henry David Thoreau

7. A Small Furry Prayer by Steven Kotler

8. White River Junctions by Dave Norman

9. Winnie & Gurley by Robert G. Hewitt

10. Notes to My Mother-in-Law by Phyllida Law

11. Manners for Women by Mrs. Humphrey

12. Heading Home: On Starting a New Life in a Country Place by Lawrence Scanlan

13. The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard

14. UContent by Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo

15. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck

16. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

17. The Canadian Food Guide by Pierre & Janet Berton

18. Memoirs by Pierre Elliott Trudeau

19. Mordecai: the Life and Times by Charles Foran – in progress

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I went for a Diploma status (requiring 10 qualifying books) in the Non-Fiction, Non-Memoir, but went a little easier on myself

in the Memorable Memoirs challenges, committing to only 1 -4 books to make the Diarist level.

I had SUCCESS! in both challenges and you can find my break-out of books on the sign-up pages for each one:
Non-Fiction, Non-Memoir 2012 sign-up
Memorable Memoirs 2012 sign-up