The purpose of this challenge, originated by my daughter Charlene, is to release at least one book in every country of the world. See: Around the World in 233 books and Lifetime Release Challenge.

This journal will list books sent, with countries listed as 'completed' countries when a journal entry is made by someone in that country who is NOT anonymous. It does not include book-rings.

Here is the list of participants worldwide, thanks to wyando.

27 March 2010

Recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I'm now facing a 'lifetime challenge' of my own, so perhaps through this challenge I can also help raise diabetes awareness.

Have also launched a 'World Diabetes Day' release challenge for November 7-14, so if you are someone with diabetes from one of the countries listed below - or even an unlisted one - please consider sending me a message and adding me as a friend, especially if you have books on your wishlist. Happy to send WDD BookPlates to anyone who supplies a current postal address, now RABCK.com is sadly no longer active.

Is there a book on my shelf currently listed 'available' or perhaps 'to be read' you would like for reading and re-release ? Send me a message - you never know.

* Pleased to be part of the '1001-library' for donating and distributing books world-wide from the '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die' list.

# Also pleased to be part of the '1001KidsLibrary' for donating and distributing books world-wide from the '1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grown Up' list.

Proud to be a member of the BookCrossing Team at Kiva.org.

Please do NOT request for your own 'private collection' or re-sale, thanks. (More info: BookCrossing Article thanks to Moem)



hit counter installed March 27 2010, flag counter (thanks Makita21) added February 4 2012.

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina - completed January 2012.
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension
Australia - completed May 2010.
Austria - completed August 2010.
Azerbaijan

Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium - completed October 2014.
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria - completed November 2011.
Burkina Faso
Burundi

Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada - completed May 2010.
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Zaire)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia - completed January 2012.
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

Denmark - Completed July 2011.
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt - Running since March 2012.
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia - Running since July 2014.
Europa Island

Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland - completed September 2010
France - completed April 2010
French Guiana
French Polynesia

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany - completed October 2011.
Ghana - running since June 2014.
Gibraltar
Greece - completed March 2011.
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary

Iceland - completed May 2012.
India
Indonesia - Running since March 2012.
Iran
Iraq
Ireland - completed July 2010.
Israel - completed September 2010.
Italy - completed May 2010.
Ivory Coast

Jamaica
Japan - completed February 2015.
Jersey
Jordan

Kazakhstan
Kenya - completed October 2014.
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South - completed August 2010.
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Macau
Macadonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia - completed November 2011.
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Man, Isle of
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritiana
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Monserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar - Running since January 2012.

Namibia
Nauru
Nepal - completed May 2010.
Netherlands - completed October 2011.
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand - completed October 2011.
Nicaragua - Running since February 2012.
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Norway

Oman

Pakistan - completed August 2011.
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal - completed August 2011.
Puerto Rico

Qatar

Reunion
Romania - completed December 2011.
Russia
Rwanda

Saint Helena
Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa - running since June 2014.
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore - running since June 2014.
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa - completed December 2011.
Spain - completed November 2011.
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland - Running since September 2014.
Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan - completed January 2012.
Tajikistan
Tanzania - completed January 2011.
Thailand
Timor
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tristan Da Cunha
Tunisia - Running since November 2011.
Turkey - completed June 2010.
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates - completed February 2012.
United Kingdom - completed November 2010.
United States of America - completed before 2010.
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

Vanuatu - Running since April 2010.
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands

Wallis and Futuna

Yemen

Zambia
Zimbabwe - Work In Progress !

001. United States of America

Resurrection Dreams by Richard Laymon caught by tugboat.

The Cruellest Place on Earth by John Nicholson, The Aussie Fact Book by Loran McDougall & Spiky Echnida by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish caught by GoryDetails.

Wombat Stew by Marcia K Vaughan & Pamela Lofts, Wombat's Secret and Wombat's Friend both by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish.

Overboard by Hank Searls.

Black Evening by David Morrell, Koala's Big Day by Rebecca Johnson caught by gameface.

Exit Wounds by Shaun Hutson RTS.

The Love Factor by Rosalind Noonan caught by solittletime.

My Gorgeous Life by Edna Everage, Koala's Big Day by Rebecca Johnson caught by DameEdna.

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes caught by OneMorePage.

Extreme Denial by David Morrell.

In 2010 there were 26,813,600 people with diabetes in the United States, 12.3% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: American Diabetes Association.

002. Ireland

The Gardens of Hell : John Mitchel in Van Diemen's Land 1850-1853 by John Mitchel.

To Ballina & Back by Jack Ayerbe caught by FingalLibraries.

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe: Edmund and the White Witch by C. S. Lewis.

Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester caught by hon-no-tomo.

Dolphin's Funny Surprise by Catherine Prentice, Dolphin's Rescue by Rebecca Johnson.

In 2010 there were 183,300 people with diabetes in Ireland, 5.7% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetes Federation of Ireland.

003. Denmark

Bjørnen og Dragen by Tom Clancy.

Koalas, Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish, The Pelican Brief by John Grisham, Pelican's Pride by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish, and Menneisyyden ote by Dennis Lehane caught by OBCZ-Moen.

Chasing Chickens by Rebecca Johnson.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Mrs Wilkinson's Chooks by Leone Peguero, Mike Spoor and Chasing Chickens by Rebecca Johnson caught by christina82.

In 2010 there were 301,500 people with diabetes in Denmark, 7.7% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetesforeningen - the Danish Diabetes Association.

004. France

4th of July by James Patterson caught by bilbi.

Bilby and Friends by Kerry Kitzelman & Steve Parish, Bilby's Big Ears by Catherine Prentice caught by bilbi.

# Matilda by Roald Dahl & Henri Robillot, Sugar Glider's First Flight by Catherine Prentice.

In 2010 there were 4,164,200 people with diabetes in France, 9.4% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Association Française des Diabétiques (AFD) - French Diabetes Association.

005. Australia

Lonely Planet Adelaide & South Australia by Susannah Farfor, George Dunford.

Once by James Herbert caught by newpower.

The Green Mile by Stephen King caught by V8cars.

The Diabetes Cookbook by The Australian Women's Weekly, Diabetes Australia, et al.

Away With The Fairies by Kerry Greenwood, The Little World of Elves & Fairies by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite caught by awaywithfairies.

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille.

In 2010 there were 1,085,800 people with diabetes in Australia, 7.2% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetes Australia. (Must not link to any page of their website without prior consent.)

006. Vanuatu

Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.

In 2010 there were 3,000 people with diabetes in Vanuatu, 2.4% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Vanuatu Diabetes Association.

007. Tanzania

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster caught by hawksgirl.

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer caught by AnonymousFinder.

In 2010 there were 504,200 people with diabetes in Tanzania, 2.6% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Tanzanian Diabetes Association.

008. Finland

Bolt, Trial Run & Slay-ride by Dick Francis caught by BlackDevil.

N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton, Koalas, Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish caught by Elina.

Piano by Jane Campion & Kate Pullinger, and Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen caught by oofiri.

Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen.

* The Talk of the Town by Ardal O'Hanlon caught by hetku77.

In 2010 there were 319,800 people with diabetes in Finland, 8.3% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Finnish Diabetes Association.

009. Canada

Blood Test by Jonathan Kellerman, Melbourne by Steve Parish caught by SerenityBlue.

Brave New World - Longman Study Texts by Aldous Huxley, Hide and Seek by James Patterson, Little Penguins by Rebecca Johnson caught by CityofLakesGirl.

In 2010 there were 2,866,100 people with diabetes in Canada, 11.6% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Canadian Diabetes Association.

010. Nepal

Dead Sky by Tami Hoag, Keep Me Close by Clare Francis caught by lils74.

The Murder Room by P.D. James, Spiky Echidna by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish caught by lils74.

In 2010 there were 510,700 people with diabetes in Nepal, 3.3% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Nepal Diabetes Association.

011. Italy

Melbourne, Australia by Wayne Webber & Steve Parish caught by Miss-Piggott.

A Souvenir of Melbourne Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish, Emma: A Translated Life by Emma Ciccotosto & How to Be a Canadian by Will & Ian Ferguson caught by Miss-Piggott.

Spartacus by Howard Fast, Clownfish's Adventure by Catherine Prentice caught by Romatic_OBCZ.

In 2010 there were 3,926,200 people with diabetes in Italy, 8.8% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Associazione Italiana Diabetici (FAND) - Italian Diabetes Association.

012. Austria

Possum Magic by Mem Fox, Serpent's Tooth by Faye Kellerman caught by CanberraPenny.

In 2010 there were 708,400 people with diabetes in Austria, 11.2% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Österreichische Diabetes Gesells (ÖDG) - Austrian Diabetes Society.

013. South Korea

Waddle Giggle Gargle! by Pamela Allen caught by jtenglish.

In 2010 there were 3,292,400 people with diabetes in South Korea, 9.0% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Korean Diabetes Society.

014. Israel

The Matarese Circle & The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum, Story of My Life by Moshe Dayan caught by ababaigalit.

In 2010 there were 318,800 people with diabetes in Israel, 7.1% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Israel Diabetes Society.

015. Turkey

The Echo by Minette Walters, Wildlife, Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish caught by webgeekstress.

In 2010 there were 3,679,000 people with diabetes in Turkey, 7.4% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Türk Diabet Cemiyeti - Turkish Diabetes Association.

016. United Kingdom

The Dark Room by Minette Walters caught by kirstykat.

A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett, Grandpa Kangaroo by Rebecca Johnson caught by Betty22.

# Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah, An Eritrean Family by Lois Anne Berg, Koala's Big Day by Rebecca Johnson and World of Horses by Kate Brooks caught by tashclayton.

Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith caught by disneyfreaksam.

Classic Melbourne by Axiom Publishing.

Mortal Fear by Greg Iles, Sugar Glider's First Flight by Catherine Prentice.

In 2010 there were 2,139,600 people with diabetes in the United Kingdom, 4.9% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetes UK

017. Germany

Der Todesflieger by Clive Cussler.

F Is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton caught by noname-blue.

In 2010 there were 7,494,300 people with diabetes in Germany, 12.0% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: diabetesDE

018. Greece

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King, Grandpa Kangaroo by Rebecca Johnson caught by Dellaporta.

Koalas Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish.

Dolphin's Triumph by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish caught by karjim.

Crimson Rosella's Birdseed by Catherine Prentice, Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie caught by apapsa.

In 2010 there were 754,000 people with diabetes in Greece, 8.8% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Hellenic Diabetes Association.

019. Pakistan

Koalas Australia by Pat Slater & Steve Parish, Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis caught by sshahid.

In 2010 there were 7,146,400 people with diabetes in Pakistan, 7.6% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetic Association of Pakistan.

020. Malaysia

Wombat's Friend by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish, Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist .

E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton caught by hafsah.

K Is for Killer by Sue Grafton caught by hafsah.

In 2010 there were 1,846,000 people with diabetes in Malaysia, 10.9% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Persatuan Diabetis Malaysia.

021. Netherlands

Swimsuit by James Patterson and Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet caught by antonettes.

In 2010 there were 922,400 people with diabetes in Holland, 7.7% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetesvereniging Nederland.

022. Portugal

# Matilda by Roald Dahl caught by Loca-Bandoca.

In 2010 there were 795,400 people with diabetes in Portugal, 9.9% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal.

023. Spain

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane caught by Cocodras.

Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid, All Toledo edited by Escudo de Oro.

In 2010 there were 2,939,300 people with diabetes in Spain, 8.7% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Sociedad Española de Diabetes.

024. South Africa

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, Baby Koala's Bedtime by Catherine Prentice caught by moonblue.

Angel in a Gum Tree by Diana Chase.

Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela.

In 2010 there were 1,283,400 people with diabetes in South Africa, 4.5% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Diabetes South Africa.

025. Belgium

Bilby's Big Ears by Catherine Prentice.

Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker.

It's Not Always Black and White by Kate Knapp.

Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child caught by Bloedengel.

In 2010 there were 610,000 people with diabetes in Belgium, 8% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: l'Association Belge du Diabète (ABD).

026. New Zealand

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow, Farm Alarm by Janet Slater Bottin, The Bugcatcher by Janine Scott caught by Sherlockfan.

In 2010 there were 191,900 people with diabetes in New Zealand, 6.5% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Diabetes New Zealand.

027. United Arab Emirates

Penguin's Parade by Catherine Prentice.

Dilbert in the Middle East by Kate Robertson, Spotting Planes by Bill Gunston caught by theclub.

In 2010 there were 425,000 people with diabetes in the United Arab Emirates, 12.2% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Emirates Diabetes Society.

028. Romania

Baby Koala's Bedtime by Catherine Prentice.

* Solaris by Stanislaw Lem caught by lamelemon.

In 2010 there were 1,351,400 people with diabetes in Romania, 8.4% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Societatea Romana de Diabet.

029. Bulgaria

Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks caught by bookmaniac70.

Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid caught by bookmaniac70.

Cadence by Emma Ayres caught by bookmaniac70.

In 2010 there were 519,500 people with diabetes in Bulgaria, 9.0% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology.

030. Iceland

For Eagle Eyes Only by Heimann Rolf.

The Midnight Club by James Patterson caught by Bjorg.

In 2010 there were 4,400 people with diabetes in Iceland, 2.1% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Samtök Sykursjúkra.

031. Tunisia

Dolphin's Triumph by Rebecca Johnson, Steve Parish

In 2010 there were 601,800 people with diabetes in Tunisia, 8.5% of the population (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Association Tunisienne des Diabétiques

032. Argentina

Black Cross by Greg Iles, Possum Magic by Mem Fox caught by marilina85.

In 2010 there were 1,557,900 people with diabetes in Argentina, 6.0% of the population (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes.

033. Taiwan

Animals in Danger by Anne Faundez caught by CSCTaipei.

In 2010 there were 815,900 people with diabetes in Taiwan, 5.7% of the population (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Chinese Taipei Diabetes Association.

034. Croatia

The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner caught by vedranaster.

In 2010 there were 315,900 people with diabetes in Croatia, 9.2% of the population (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Hrvatski savez dijabetickih udruga.

035. Myanmar

Imagine by Alison Lester.

Going to the Doctor by Ian Smith, Turtle Tricks by Rebecca Johnson.

In 2010 there were 921,800 people with diabetes in Myanmar, 2.8% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

036. Nicaragua

Tree-Frog Tangles by Rebecca Johnson.

In 2010 there were 248,100 people with diabetes in Nicaragua, 8.0% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Fundación Nicaragüense para la Diabetes.

037. Egypt

S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton.

In 2010 there were 4,787,100 people with diabetes in the Egypt, 10.4% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Egyptian Diabetes Association.

038. Kenya

Little Devils by Rebecca Johnson.

Dolphin's Triumph by Rebecca Johnson caught by Dmrc-Kenya.

In 2010 there were 519,100 people with diabetes in Kenya, 2.8% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Diabetes Kenya = Facebook.

039. Indonesia

Misti Goes to the Beach by Ray Goossens.

In 2010 there were 6,963,500 people with diabetes in Indonesia, 4.6% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Persatuan Diabetes Indonesia.

040. Samoa

Cockatoo Calling by Rebecca Johnson & Steve Parish.

041. Ghana

Beautiful Butterfly by Rebecca Johnson.

On Your Own by Lionel L. Fisher, Butterflies by Melvin Berger.

In 2010 there were 458,300 people with diabetes in Ghana, 3% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Ghana Diabetes Association

042. Singapore

# White Fang by Jack London, Melbourne, Australia by Wynne Webber & Steve Parish, The Skeleton Book by Madeleine Livaudais & Robert Dunne.

In 2010 there were 458,300 people with diabetes in Singapore, 10.2% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition).

FYI: Diabetic Society of Singapore.

043. Ethiopia

Wombat Goes Walkabout by Michael Morpurgo, Wombat's Secret by Rebecca Johnson, Black Skin, White Cow by Pablo Bernasconi, Why Don't Guinea Pigs Have Tails? by Gerry Lane, Across the Nullarbor by Joy Cowley, Managing my diabetes by Diabetes Australia - Vic, Desert Flower by Waris Dirie.

In 2010 there were 826,000 people with diabetes in Ethiopia, 2.0% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

044. Switzerland

A-Z of Pirates by Janine Scott.

In 2013 there were 449,220 people with diabetes in Switzerland, 4.75% of the population.

FYI: Schweizerische Diabetes-Gesellschaft.

045. Japan

Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman caught by Jo812.

In 2010 there were 7,089,200 people with diabetes in Japan, 7.3% of the population. (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition)

FYI: Japan Diabetes Society.