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#PolymathReadingChallenge 2025

Read 12 #NONFICTION books

Rules:
- you can read them in any order
- (auto)biographies count
- write a review of each (here or on Bookwyrm)
- use the # when posting about the challenge

Categories: See next toot in this thread.

Everyone gets their 12th category randomly through WikiRoulette. If you want to take part, respond to this thread and I'll give you one.

Feel free to use # for recommendations

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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
Categories:

In the tradition of the #PolymathReadingChallenge I made a list of anniversaries happening in 2025, then did a random draw of them to determine the categories.

1. history of music
2. famous African-American people
3. medicine
4. Vietnam war
5. European Union
6. marine biology
7. public transport
8. architecture
9. 17th-18th century
10. civil rights
11. endangered animals
+12. individual category by WikiRoulette (respond to get yours)

Have fun reading :)

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BashStKid
Any bonuses if we can find books that cover three or more categories?
Anna
I just joined StoryGraph, is it ok if I create a challenge there?
Anna
(if you’re on there too it’s probably better if you do it?)
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
I am on there, I'll look into it!
anamuk
this looks fun can I play please
Dr. Victoria Grinberg
Ooooh, what a cool category! One of my favorite books last year was from it!
Ellen (away for a bit)
I'll take a random category, please. (already reading a Beethoven bio, so that's category 1 covered.)
Ellen (away for a bit)
So...I have to find a book about Romanian cuisine, I guess.
kym
szia! may i have my 12th category?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
Aww look at that!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woodland_Folk

this was my favorite book series as a kid
kym
thanks!
kym
gotta admit, right now i’m a bit stumped on what could count under “woodland folks kids books” category other than books themselves
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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
Books in children's literature in general, maybe?... Although I'd also accept books on woodland folklore for this one.
kym
oh, thanks! i should be able to find something 8)
Jason R. Heimbaugh
Good list, and most covered in my to-read stack. I’ll take a twelfth. Thanks!
Nick Dunlavey
Fab. May I have my roulette category please?
Nick Dunlavey
Thank you. To my amazement I have actually found a suitable book about that and have started it 😀
Winter blue tardis🇧🇬🇭🇺
Szia, could I have a category too? Maybe something from the 12th. I am not good at nonfiction. I only read fantasy and folkle. I'm boring like that, or I am a wanderer. küszünüm. And I had to write this in braille, so I'm very sorry if there are any mistakes. :)
Ypanocayo
Wanna join too!!!, may I have my random subject please?
speedracer_o5o
This is great! I struggle with nonfiction and I’m a few chapters in on about five of these categories. Please hit me with a random category and thanks!
Lars Stitz
Okay, that sounds fun, and the first 11 categories quite interesting already. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that #12 is not too weird... 🤞
Lars Stitz
Okay, probably I'll have to broaden that to "Canadian Rockies" unless I want to read a travel guide on Banff, but that will be right up my (v)alley... 👍
Hinris
I read a lot of non-fiction generally but this list of topics is much wider than I normally focus on, so I'd love to take part.
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