2013 Non-Fiction/Non-Memoir Reading Challenge

Hi, everyone! Time for a 2013 Reading Challenge!!

This challenge is being hosted by Caitlin at Chaotic Compendiums.

Here are the details copied from Caitlin's blog:

2013 Non-Fiction/Non-Memoir Reading Challenge

Here are the gory details:

What Counts:

• Books can be any format (bound, ebook, audio) but must be written for adults or young adults.
• Books can cover many different topics, including science, technology, religion, sociology, business, biography, politics, economics, history, food, art/design, etc.
• How-to, self-help and travel books are permitted, as long as you actually read them cover to cover, and don't just use them as a reference.
• Crossovers with other challenges are permitted.

What Does Not Count:

• Reference books, cookbooks and instruction manuals that are not meant to be read cover to cover
• Essays and articles (but collections of essays are allowed)
• How-to, self-help or travel books that are not read cover to cover
• Memoirs, journals and autobiographies
• Books written for children
• Re-reads don't count since the point is to learn something new

Levels:

• Elementary - 5 nonfiction books 
• Diploma - 10 nonfiction books
• Bachelor's Degree - 15 nonfiction books
• Master's Degree -  20 nonfiction books
• PhD - 25 nonfiction books

Details:

• Write a starting post that states which level you will be working toward, including a link back to this post. You can include a list of books, but it is not required. Link to your post in the Linky below.
• If you don't have a blog, leave your information in the comments on THIS POST.
• Reviews are not required, but you can link up below if you write one.  If you don't have a blog, feel free to link to a review on GoodReads or LibraryThing.
• You can sign up for this challenge through November 30, 2013.
• A random winner will be chosen for a giveaway of a great non-fiction book at the end of the year.  You must write a wrap-up post and add it to the wrap-up linky in order to be eligible for the giveaway.  If you don't have a blog you can review your accomplishments in the comments for the wrap-up posts.

If you would like to join me in the challenge, click on the challenge badge at the beginning of this post.

I am aiming for ELEMENTARY (read 5 non-fiction books).

I will keep track of my progress below:

1. Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling (Scholastic Biographies)
2. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman