If I could just read one a month, I would feel like I had accomplished something. I must have 25 of them waiting for their turn.  

When I searched my tbr with just the word Memoir It listed 58 books.  

That would be a lofty goal to read all 58 in a year.  That is more than one a week. 

REK, I saw your post in the TBR thread and I thought, "Wait!  Did I join that challenge??"  And yes, I did, and it looks like a good challenge.  Somehow, I totally forgot it.  Then, I looked at how many NF books I read this year and I was shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to find that the answer was FIVE!  That has got to be a record low for me.  I have to look at my journal to see what types of books I did read this year.  A fair amount of fantasy, maybe.

Here are the ones I read:  The Library Book by Susan Orlean, a keeper for me, since I live here and remember the fire vividly; Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker, young journalist discovers what it takes to become a wine sommelier in NYC; audio book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sederis, humor, nuff said;  Save Me the Plums, the latest memoir by Ruth Reichl;  and The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston, pre-Columbian civilization and dread tropical diseases.

I enjoyed them all.  I will plead my son's wedding and a house remodelling project.  I didn't meet my total book goal either :(   I should watch these topics.

Am thinking of setting up a simple challenge that would include 10-12 books that fit the description.  Include memoirs, biographies and any other nonfiction you choose.  OK?

Absolutely!  I even have my first one picked out

See the lists section coming up next.

I am up for the challenge. I will read at least one Non Fiction a month and do a review in 2020.  

I am almost done with a NON fiction for March,  I am using it in MARCH - This book has been on my TBR long enough

Read Cheap Psychological Tricks: What to Do When Hard Work, Honesty, and Perseverance Fail
Author: Perry W. Buffington

Cheap Psychological Tricks: What to Do When Hard Work, Honesty, and Perseverance Fail
Author: Perry W. Buffington 4.75 stars out of 5. 

Yes, it was a book worth reading.   It was not a 5 star masterpiece, but had some great ideas.    I was maybe expecting more devious cheap tricks, but it is more about working with the patterns in your brain, relationships and life that are effective vs. destructiive.   

Each of the 62 CPT=Cheap Psychological Tricks had a fun title, a short chapter of explantion and then a recap of what exactly is the CPT.    Many of these ideas will work with co workers, family, friends, kids and just making yourself happier.  

and I read 

The Quotable Bitch: Women Who Tell It Like It Really Is
Author: Jessie C. Shiers (Editor) 5 of 5 stars

Bitch. It’s a notorious word laced with implications that have both plagued and praised women for decades. But beneath every "bitch" there stands a strong, outspoken, courageous, and sometimes outrageous, woman. What do these women have to say about topics ranging from feminism to friendship, motherhood to menopause, sex to success, betrayal to bad hair days? Answer: A lot.

A 317 page book full of quotes from famous women like, Cher, Madonna, various female politicians, actresses.

My favorite so far was by writer Alice Walker.  " Writing saved me from the sin and inconveniece of violence."

There are many fun quotes and a great book to reaffirm your inner bitch and maybe even your outer bitch.