One of my favourite book series is the “For Dummies” series, especially the history books.  One of the things that I really like about them is that the authors use language that is much easier to understand, especially in a hurry.  There are also attempts made to make light of certain situations, so that the details do not become cumbersome.

Another feature of the books that I love is “The Part of Tens” at the end.  Each book includes a series of lists (all in 10 parts) regarding the subject matter. For example, in U.S. History for Dummies, the lists are:

1.      The 10 Best – and 10 Worst – Presidents

2.      Ten Historical Events That Probably Never Happened

3.      Ten Inventions That Changed Life as We Know It

4.      Ten Events That Defined American Culture

Often times, the lists contain items that don’t easily fit in the rest of the book, and are often funny.

I got to thinking the other say that it would be interesting to do a series of posts called “The Part of Tens” about things that I’m interested in, or really enjoy.

I made a list of 11 topics to explore, and have made lists for most of them.  There will be more topics added as I see fit, but here is the initial list:

1.      Fiction Books

2.      Non-Fiction Books

3.      Movies

4.      Albums

5.      Concerts

6.      TV Shows

7.      Favourite Places in Canada

8.      Athletes

9.      Sports Teams

10.  Musicians

This might seem a bit mundane, and perhaps even self-indulgent, but I hope that I will find more “Top Ten” lists to write about as I go through this adventure. 

My real hope is to find things to write about on a regular basis.  I like lists.  I like to write.  It would make sense, then, that I’d write about lists. 

tags: Dummies biography Part of Tens