Book Detective: What's On Your Shelf?

Let's play a rousing round of Book Detective, where I present you with a book-related challenge, and you pull out your sleuthing cap and prove your stuff!

Today's challenge: What can you learn about a person from the books on their bookshelf?

I'll present you with ten books from Martian Kitty's bookshelf first, and show you what I could deduce about her from them. Then I'll list ten books from my bookshelf and you can profile me. Then? Then it is ​your turn--and I get to deduce things about you!​

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Martian Kitty's Bookshelf

1. Latin-English Dictionary
2. Hobbit & Lord of the Rings box set by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Adirondack Birding by John M.C. Peterson & Gary N. Lee
4. Answers in Genesis (3 book set) by Ken Ham & other authors
5. Chinese Brush Animals by Lucy Wang
6. Biochemistry by David K. Jemiolo
7. For Young Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn & Lisa A. Rice
8. All the Plants of the Bible by Winifred Walker
9. The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg
10. Chemistry: A Molecular Approach by Nivaldo J. Tro

So what do I deduce about Martian Kitty from this? Even if I didn't know her, I would automatically know that she loves science. Many scientific words and terms are derived from Latin, hence the dictionary. The birding, plant, and environmental books tell me that she has an avid interest in all things outdoorsy, but the chemistry books are textbook volumes, which tell me that she's a student of biochemistry.

Yet she's a student interested in defending the scientific evidence for the Christian worldview (Answers in Genesis) and understanding the Bible's scientific knowledge (Plants of the Bible). If we didn't already know she was female, For Young Women Only gives it away, and indicates that she seeks to interact with young men in a wise and God-honoring way.

Chinese Brush Animals teaches brush art, so she's not only smart--she's artistic! Adirondack Birding locates her geographically; she's at least within a day's drive of the Adirondack Mountains. And the Lord of the Rings? Why, of course, she's a book-lover with exceptional taste!

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My Bookshelf

1. An anthology of C. S. Lewis books and stories
2. The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple by David Stewart
3. A collection of L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future anthologies
4. Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Cooking by Susan O'Brien
5. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
6. Adopted for Life by Russell Moore
7. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Andrew Carnegie
8. On Writing Well by William Zinsser
9. Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper
10. A complete collection of Tintin comics

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 What can you learn about me from my bookshelf? Present your deductions in the comments below!

​Then, when you've deduced all you can about me, it's your turn. I would love to guess things about you based on your bookshelf!