bartzturkeymom's "2008 Olympics Reading Challenge"

The ones I finished are in bold

1. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

2. Albania Broken April by Ismail Kadare

3. Algeria The Stranger by Albert Camus

4. American Samoa Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead

5. Andorra
6. Angola The Return of the Water Spirit by Pepetela (book ring by Hobbit)

7. Antigua and Barbuda At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid

8. Argentina He Who Searches by Luisa Valenzuela, The Whispering Land by Gerald Durrell, Ralph Thompson

9. Armenia

10. Aruba
11. Australia Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner (sent by magicjessnrach)

12. Austria Man’s Search for Meaning (Audio) by Viktor Frankl

13. Azerbaijan

14. Bahamas The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Biography. by Sidney Poitier

15. Bahrain Quixotiq by Ali Al Saeed trade with Hendertuckian

16. Bangladesh Brick Lane by Monica Ali (Book Ring by bigcurlyloz)
17. Barbados Middle Passages by Edward Kamau Brathwaite

18. Belarus Summer in Baden-Baden by Leonid Tsypkin

19. Belgium The Book of Proper Names – by Amelie Nothomb (Book Ring by SqueakyChu)

20. Belize Beka Lamb (Caribbean Writers Series) by Zee Edgell

21. Benin Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

22. Bermuda The Sea ‘venture by F. Van Wyck Mason

23. Bhutan

24. Bolivia The Matter of Desire by Edmundo Paz Soldan
25. Bosnia and Herzegovina Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival (Unabridged Audio) by Anderson Cooper

26. Botswana Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

27. Brazil The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (book ring by 4-lele)

28. British Virgin Islands

29. Brunei
30. Bulgaria The Wheatcake by Angel Karaliichev, The Prettiest Bird by Georgi Raichev, Blackbird by Ran Bossilek (Book ring hosted by prilade)

31. Burkina Faso

32. Burundi
33. Cambodia A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

34. Cameroon Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

35. Canada The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

36. Cape Verde The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo by Germano Almeida (book ring by Hobbit)

37. Cayman Islands
38. Central African Republic Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

39. Chad Teenager in the Chad Civil War: A Memoir of Survival by Esaie Toingar

40. Chile Savage: the Life and Times of Jemmy Button by Nick Hazlewood
41. China (PRC) The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (Book ray by le7)

42. Chinese Taipei (TPE)
43. Colombia Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

44. Comoros
45. Congo DR Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

46. Congo Republic
47. Cook Islands Cook Islands Legends by Jon Jonassen (book ring by Hobbit)

48. Costa Rica Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke
49. Côte d’Ivoire In The Shadow of Imana by Veronique Tadjo

50. Croatia As if I am not there: A novel about the Balkans by Slavenka Drakulic, Croation Nights: A Festival of Alternative Literature (book ring by Jinglefish)
51. Cuba Monkey Hunting by Cristina Garcia, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

52. Cyprus

53. Czech Republic City, Sister, Silver by Jachym Topol

54. Denmark Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Grooks by Piet Hein
55. Djibouti The Land Without Shadows by Abdourahman A. Waberi

56. Dominica Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

57. Dominican Republic Before we were Free (Audio) by Julia Alvarez

58. Ecuador
59. Egypt Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz, Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith (hosted by daemonwolf), African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

60. El Salvador One Day of Life by Manlio Argueta, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

61. Equatorial Guinea Ndowe Tales I by Enenge A’Bodjedi 62. Eritrea
63. Estonia You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (Trade with shnedwards)

64. Ethiopia Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb (bookring by Lovesamystery)

65. Fiji Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu by J. Maarten Troost

66. Finland The Egyptian (audio) by Mika Waltari
67. France A House in the Sunflowers (Audio) by Ruth Silvestre, A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

68. Gabon Mema AWS by Daniel Mengara, Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

69. The Gambia

70. Georgia
71. Germany Siddhartha (audio) by Herman Hesse

72. Ghana Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

73. Greece Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres

74. Grenada Tide Running by Oonya Kempadoo

75. Guam

76. Guatemala Complete Works: And Other Stories (Texas Pan American) by Augusto Monterroso, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

77. Guinea The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye, Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

78. Guinea-Bissau

79. Guyana Disappearance by David Dabydeen
80. Haiti Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

81. Honduras Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario

82. Hong Kong, China White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway (VBB from Azuki)

83. Hungary Night by Elie Wiesel

84. Iceland Independent People (Vintage International) by Halldór Kiljan Laxness
85. India Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia (Unabridged) (Audio) by Elizabeth Gilbert

86. Indonesia Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia (Unabridged) (Audio) by Elizabeth Gilbert

87 Iran Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

88. Iraq Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny by Zainab Salbi (book ring by therubycanary), Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

89. Ireland The Opal Deception by Eoin Coifer

90. Israel Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

91. Italy Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia (Unabridged) (Audio) by Elizabeth Gilbert

92. Jamaica Island Songs by Alex Wheatle (Book ray by book-man-8)

93. Japan Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura (Book Ring by petaloka), A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

94. Jordan Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

95. Kazakhstan
96. Kenya Bill Bryson’s African Diary , African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

97. Kiribati The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

98. Korea, South The Yankee Girl-A Korean Girl’s Journey to Find Herself by Kyusun Chung

99. Korea, North The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

100. Kuwait

101. Kyrgyzstan

102. Laos Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill
103. Latvia You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (Trade with shnedwards)

104. Lebanon The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury, Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

105. Lesotho Chaka by Thomas Mofolo

106. Liberia Darling by Russell Banks
107. Libya Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz, In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar

108. Liechtenstein

109. Lithuania

110. Luxembourg

111. FYRO Macedonia

112. Madagascar

113. Malawi Of Chameleons and Gods by Jack Mapanje

114. Malaysia Feng Shui Life Planner by Lilian Too

115. Maldives
116. Mali Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

117. Malta Palestine by Joe Sacco
118. Marshall Islands The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

119. Mauritania

120. Mauritius
121. Mexico Swift as Desire by Laura Esquivel, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke, A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

122. Micronesia Micronesian Legends by Bo Flood trade with Hendertuckian

123. Moldova

124. Monaco

125. Mongolia

126. Montenegro Blood of Montenegro by Bajram Angelo Koljenovic trade with Hendertuckian
127. Morocco You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (Trade with shnedwards), Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith (hosted by daemonwolf), A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

128. Mozambique Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

129. Myanmar The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason (Book Ring by SqueakyChu)

130. Namibia The Orphan Calf and the Magical Cheetah by children of Namibia

131. Nauru The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

132. Nepal Leaving Microsoft To Change The World by John Wood

133. Netherlands The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

134. Netherlands Antilles
135. New Zealand The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

136. Nicaragua Family Album by Claribel Alegria, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

137. Niger
138. Nigeria The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi, Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

139. Norway Don’t Look Back by Karin Fossum
140. Oman Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz, Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith (hosted by daemonwolf)

141. Pakistan Gabriel’s Gift by Hanif Kureishi, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

142. Palau Micronesian Legends by Bo Flood (trade with Hendertuckian)

143. Palestine Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

144. Panama Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke

145. Papua New Guinea
146. Paraguay The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck

147. Peru The Secret of the Seven Seeds by David Fischmann

148. Philippines Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn

149. Poland Cosmos by Witold Gombrowicz
150. Portugal A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

151. Puerto Rico In the Palm of Darkness by Mayra Montero, Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke
152. Qatar Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

153. Romania Almost Adam: A Novel by Petru Popescu
154. Russia The Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov , A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

155. Rwanda Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza

156. Saint Kitts and Nevis Crossing the River (Vintage International) by Caryl Phillips (trade with awakeagain)

157. Saint Lucia Collected Poems, 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott

158. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

159 Samoa They Who Do Not Grieve by Sia Figiel

160. San Marino

161. São Tomé and Príncipe
162. Saudi Arabia Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson (trade with kathtee), Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

163. Senegal You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (Trade with shnedwards), African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

164. Serbia Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavi? (Book Ring by zzz)

165. Seychelles
166. Sierra Leone A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (audio) by Ishmael Beah, The Truly Married Woman and Other Stories by Abioseh Nicol

167. Singapore Breaking the Tongue: A Novel by Vyvyane Loh

168. Slovakia

169. Slovenia
170. Solomon Islands The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

171. Somalia Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival (Unabridged Audio) by Anderson Cooper

172. South Africa Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, The Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee , African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

173. Spain Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

174. Sri Lanka Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
175. Sudan Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih, Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

176. Suriname
177. Swaziland Nest in a Cage by Foluke Ogunleye(trade with Hendertuckian)

178. Sweden Hanna’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson (trade with Komsomolskij)

179. Switzerland On Love: A Novel by Alain de Botton

180. Syria Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith (hosted by daemonwolf)

181. Tajikistan
182. Tanzania Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes

183. Thailand Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett (hosted by vexter)

184. Timor-Leste

185. Togo An African in Greenland by Michel Kpomassie

186. Tonga

187. Trinidad and Tobago A Bend in the River (audio) by V. S. Naipaul

188. Tunisia

189. Turkey Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

190. Turkmenistan
191. Tuvalu The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

192. Uganda Abyssinian Chronicles: A Novel (Vintage International) by Moses Isegawa

193. Ukraine Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

194. United Arab Emirates Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

195. United Kingdom A Long Way Down (audio) by Nick Hornby

196. United States The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

197. Uruguay Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home (Audio) by Nando Parrado

198. Uzbekistan
199. Vanuatu Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu by J. Maarten Troost

200. Venezuela , Mexico and the Caribbean by Lewis Hanke
201. Vietnam A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

202. Virgin Islands, US Sixtonian Vignettes ‘bout Amalia by Geraldo Guirty trade with Hendertuckian
203. Yemen Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith (hosted by daemonwolf), Baghdad Without a Map by Tony Horwitz

204. Zambia Essential African Mythology by Ngangar Mbitu and Ranchor Prime

205. Zimbabwe Friends, Lovers, Chocolate : The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith, African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes