http://www.listsofbests.com/list/65657 The point is to read one author per each of the 205 nations participating in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games by the end of the games. This seems like a real fit for me as I like challenges, I love learning about the world—both past and present, and I love to read. These are by no means the only books that can be chosen for the challenge. They are just mine and they only represent the countries for which I have found a book that fits the challenge and sounds interesting to me. I wish I could list the country and follow it with the book(s) I've chosen, but it looks like I can only list items on the list and not places. I'll list the books in order by country and then list the countries with the titles in the comments as I read them. 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