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312) Read a sports book

312) Read a sports book

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] My first “sports” based book and, fortunately, far from

311) Read 'The Monkey Wrench Gang'

311) Read ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] The Monkey Wrench Gang is a fictional story

265) Read the Communist Manifesto

265) Read the Communist Manifesto

Ok, it was boring. I mean in a really, really interesting sort of way. I

231) Read Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

231) Read Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

John didn’t like this book so much. I’m paraphrasing here, but I’m pretty sure he

209) Read The Teachings of Don Juan

209) Read The Teachings of Don Juan

Carlos Castaneda was an anthropology student at UCLA when he first began writing about his

194) Read while drifting in a canoe

194) Read while drifting in a canoe

Learning some skills in mid-drift. A perfect way to pass a lazy afternoon on the

193) Read 'Path of the Paddle' by Bill Mason

193) Read ‘Path of the Paddle’ by Bill Mason

“….the canoe is not a lifeless, inanimate object; it feels very much alive, alive with

192) Read all of Genesis

192) Read all of Genesis

When I was twelve, I had the biggest crush on this older Italian boy from

184) Read 'Shackleton's Boat Journey'

184) Read ‘Shackleton’s Boat Journey’

“We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had

180) Read 'Jitterbug Perfume' by Tom Robbins

180) Read ‘Jitterbug Perfume’ by Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume tells the parallel story of Priscilla, the genius waitress and aspiring perfumer, and

141) Read all of Revelation

141) Read all of Revelation

Revelation is a chapter in the bible that wasn’t taught much when I (John here)

62) Finish 'The Long Journey home' by Edward Abbey

62) Finish ‘The Long Journey home’ by Edward Abbey

We’ve carried this book around for a year not wanting to finish, not wanting the