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The 2010 Canada Day release challenge is now over. Over 400 books have been released which is much less than previous years. But we all had fun which is the important thing.
The 2009 Canada Day release challenge was wonderful and 796 books were released.
The 2008 Canada Day release resulted in 687 books by Canadians or about Canada wild released in Canada and around the world. Many, many thanks to Ibis3 for allowing me to use her web site for the challenge.
The 2007 Canada Day release challenge was a huge success with 773 books wild released.
My 2006 Canada Day release challenge was a great success with 648 books wild released in Canada and around the world.
If you would like to suggest a trade I will gladly consider it but I may not agree especially if the book is hardcover.
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I stumbled across this concept when I was searching for information on a book my book club read in April 2005 (The Secret Life of Bees). I read a lot and since joining BookCrossing I believe I am reading more. I had a lot of books in my personal library when I started but I have released most of them and have acquired more from library book sales, Goodwill, gifts and so on.
The picture is of my dog, Gypsy. She is a Border Collie whom we adopted from the Humane Society and she is now 15 years old. She is a sweet dog and we have a very close relationship. We also have another dog, Davis, who is a lab cross (with what we don't know) and who is also a Humane Society adoptee. Davis is about 8 years old and has a lot of energy.
May 22, 2012
Because I'm a bit of a stats freak I'm keeping track of my "wild" catches as opposed to the total catches which result from controlled releases as well as wild releases. I have now released 1100 books into the wild and 231 have been caught (a 21.0% catch rate). Of those 230 11 were caught by BXers who went looking for them, 3 were caught by a BXer who just stumbled on it, 17 were caught by a BXer from the OBCZ shelf, 83 were caught by new members, 3 were caught by old members who had been inactive and the rest were caught anonymously. Twenty-nine wild releases that were re-released have been caught and journalled again and this one, this one and this one have been caught three times.
1. To read all the books other BookCrossers have given me to the end of 2011, a total of 15 books.
As of March 31, 2012 I have read 2 books:
the Origin of Species by Nino Ricci, passed on to me by teenie-k
Amazonia by James Rollins, passed on to me by K-i-s-m-e-t
2. To read 9 books lent to me by friends and family.
As of April 9, 2012 I have read two books:
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich loaned to me by a friend in August 2011. Shame on me for taking so long to read this fascinating historical novel.
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje loaned to me by my sister.
3. To read or listen to 10 books from the 1001 Books to Read before you Die list
As of April 21, 2012 I have read 2 books and listened to 1 book:
Hard Times by Charles Dickens - listened to audiobook
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
4. To read 8 books that were gifts.
As of May 22, 2012 I have read 4 books:
The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks, a gift from my wonderful husband.
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor, another gift from my terrific husband.
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, a gift from my sister and brother-in-law.
The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin, another gift from my fabulous husband.
I signed up for John Mutford's 5th Canadian Book Challenge, Eh? The challenge is to read 13 books by Canadian authors chosen by whatever method the challenger likes before Canada Day 2012. I have decided to read 13 books by Canadian authors that are deceased:
#1 Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal by Michael Van Rooy who died in January 2011 at the much too early age of 42
#2 By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart who died in 1986.
#3 The Fire-Dwellers by Margaret Laurence who died in 1987
#4 Running West by James Houston who died in 2005
#5 My Kitchen Window by Edna Jaques
#6 Cats I Have Known and Loved by Pierre Berton
#7 A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence
#8 Emotional Arithmetic by Matt Cohen
#9 Love in the Temperate Zone by L. R. Wright
#10 The Wooden Sword by Edward McCourt
