I'd like to recommend the following titles about real people taking on personal challenges.
The Know-It-All by 
Yes Man by 
Our Black Year by 
Mirror, Mirror off the Wall by 
Dishwasher by 
Mission in a Bottle by 
The Ghost Runner by 
The Year of Living Biblically by 
Drop Dead Healthy by 
Are you Dave Gorman? by 
Friends Like These by 
MWF Seeking BFF by 
Round Ireland with a Fridge by 
The Caliph's House: a Year in Casablanca by 
My Life As an Experiment by 
It's All Relative by 
Join Me! by 
My Year with Eleanor by 
Jennifer, Gwyneth and Me by 
The Year of Living Danishly by 
Start Something That Matters by 
No Excuses by 
