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Shelfari Group Admins 166 books / 10506 members / 8105 posts Welcome all Shelfari group admins! It's about time we created a group just for group admins. This is the place to:

*Offer tips on what does or doesn't work for groups.
*Ask questions about how groups work and what options you have as admins.
*Let us (the Shelfari Team) know what features would be helpful in your groups.
*This group is not a place to advertise your group (or book) to get members--and I will delete discussion threads that are irrelevant.

REMINDER: You can search within the discussion threads in this group by using the "Search Discussions" button on the upper right-hand side of this page


If you have a general question about how to use Shelfari or a problem, please visit the Shelfari Questions group (http://www.shelfari.com/groups/15217/about).

If you want to discuss general site improvements or request features (not relevant to groups), please visit Shelfari Discussions (http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10000/about).


Note:
--This group is for Shelfari admins only.
--If you need to report abuse or harassment in your group, please send a message using the "email group admin" box on the profile page for this group (or feedback@shelfari.com).
Business Book Lovers 191 books / 589 members / 149 posts Let's talk about all the best business books. Any genre (marketing, management, investing, finance, etc.) is appropriate for this group.
Books Featured on The Daily Show & The Colbert Report 461 books / 283 members / 35 posts
In honor of all the serious authors who make it on these ever increasingly popular parody news shows

The Daily Show is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning half-hour American comical news television program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network. It has been touted the sharpest political commentary shows on American television.

The Colbert Report is an American satirical television program on Comedy Central that stars comedian Stephen Colbert. It is a spinoff and counterpart of The Daily Show. The Report critiques politics and the media, but focuses on the commentary of Colbert's anchorman character, a right-wing "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot" who is inspired by cable news personalities, particularly Bill O'Reilly.
What are you reading? 3480 books / 8773 members / 26730 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books. Books you want to read, have read, are reading; books you have heard of and not yet read; books of any genre. You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.

If you are plugging your new book, blog, group, etc., please only do this in the Shameless Self Promotion thread. If these are posted anywhere else, they will be deleted.
microcredit 7 books / 7 members / 0 posts Individuals interested in the microcredit and microfinance industries and leaders. Those might include Grameen Bank, Accion, Finca, and Muhammad Yunus.
Globalization 45 books / 42 members / 2 posts This group is for individuals interested in the multidisciplinary study of globalization - international economic growth and development, finance, and politics, sociology, social entrepreneurship, and so forth.
50 Book Challenge! 4717 books / 4694 members / 31189 posts Welcome to the 50-Book Challenge! We are not listless. In fact, we love lists ...

A list of the books we've been looking forward to, for example, can be found by following this link:

http://astore.amazon.com/allencotrip-20

Our challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR ... establish a goal for yourself more or less, it's up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn't mean that has to be your goal too.

To join, all you need to do is start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books (with title and author, please.) Reviews are always welcome as well. It is a very good idea to bookmark your post (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites)for quick access for future updates. Things move quickly around here.

If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.

I enjoy reading your lists, and my TBR pile has grown as a result and I've read books I wouldn't have otherwise (The Hunger Games, I'm talking to you ...)

It doesn't have to be all lists all the time, though ... People enjoy it when you comment on their lists as well, so when you update your list ... take a minute and browse around. You never know what you might find. (Water For Elephants, I'm talking to you.)


The books we loved in 2008 can be found by following the Amazon link below

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Fsyltguides%2Ffullview%2FRWDHY4E2EDKG2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26%252AVersion%252A%3D1%26%252Aentries%252A%3D0&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

The books we loved in 2007 can be found by following the link below

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Flistmania%2Ffullview%2FR2ULK83M81K03T%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Flm%255Fpthnk%255Fview%26lm%255Fbb%3D&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

I survey the group each year starting in mid-December, until about mid-January then compile the lists and post the results. I look forward to this year's lists, now that the Twilight fervor has died down.

Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me.
Economics, Finance and Investing 40 books / 68 members / 1 posts Books on Economics, Finance and Investing for non economists
"Non-Fiction" 463 books / 410 members / 153 posts A place to find, recommend, and discuss all things non-fiction.
Citizen Space 131 books / 15 members / 0 posts Our entire Citizen Space library.
girls book club 7 books / 4 members / 4 posts for moms who want to read
Adventure + Assurance 6 books / 1 members / 0 posts Mutual Stimulation...

This group is for those individuals who like to stimulate both sides of their brain.

The right side is devoted to Adventure and creativity; while the left side is concerned with Assurance and logic. When both are stimulated on a regular basis, people have fun, people grow, and people become whole.

Marriott School MBA Book of the Month 12 books / 12 members / 2 posts A group for alumni, current and future students, as well as faculty and staff at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Others are welcome too! This group focuses on business-related books worth reading.
Gentleman Wilde's Book Club 23 books / 10 members / 0 posts The purpose of the GWBC was to select reading material that provided a global perspective (this can be fiction and non-fiction) with respect to developing the global mindset and appreciation for global cultures, peoples, societies and economies. The emphasis is tied to our professional development and attitudes.
Books and Books 18 books / 65 members / 25 posts Get free weekly E-Books in your mailbox.I aim to send 10000 bestsellers.So make ur own personal library just by posting your email id in the "Email's". thread In joint coordination with Orkut- Books and Books at http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=24936388 FEW GREAT E-BOOKS SITES ********************* Authors A-J http://rapidshare.com/users/I9EGB5 Authors J-Z http://rapidshare.com/users/WBF33B http://freebookie.blogspot.com/ http://freeinformation.110mb.com/ http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ http://content.cdlib.org/escholarship/ http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ http://book-index.blogspot.com/ http://collection-ebooks.blogspot.com/ www.avaxhome.ru http://uploadphiles.com/ebooks/ Our New Address : *************** http://honeytechblog.com/books-books/ http://tarunreflex.blogspot.com/ Join us at : http://groups.google.com/group/books-and-books?hl=en
Asian Institute of Management 6 books / 3 members / 0 posts The premier business school in Asia. Located in the heart of the Makati Central Business District (Philippines), the school has been producing global leader-managers since 1968.
Friendship for Universal Peace 1351 books / 3190 members / 26244 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart.
There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship.
We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."


The Lucid Book Club 11 books / 4 members / 2 posts A reading list ... and an excuse to get friends signed up and onboard :)
fotClub 3 books / 2 members / 0 posts www.thefutureoftraining.com book group!
IIUM Debaters 13 books / 28 members / 24 posts This group is limited to IIUM debaters and to facilitate their book reviews, one of the main areas holding us back from global domination!
Stockonomics 41 books / 244 members / 69 posts This group is for all stock market enthusiastic people
Bering Strait School District 4 books / 14 members / 2 posts
Treasure Tove Club 32 books / 4 members / 0 posts This is for all Smot students for book discussion and blogging
LEXIMONDIALE 41 books / 5 members / 0 posts LEXIMONDIALE means "global words" . Lexi in greek means word and mondiale in French means global. This group aims at good food for the amygdala the functional part of our thinking brain. The more we nourish ourselves with good reading the better for this world of the have nots.
C21 Business And Management 31 books / 26 members / 0 posts C21 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT are for entrepreneurs, business men / women, business owners, managers, executives, business studies students, etc. who are interested in reading Business and Management related books.
100+ Book Challenge 1552 books / 1095 members / 12155 posts Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year.

Just start a new discussion post, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books.

You can start any time. Our goal really is to read 100 or more books in one year. If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.
Long Beach Book Club 33 books / 25 members / 20 posts Show your literary stripes, LBC! The city by the beach is the perfect place to enjoy good reads and coffee house conversations. Join us and share what you've been reading.

Virtual welcome to Long Beach, California, USA.
A Gentle Madness 23 books / 6 members / 11 posts This group is a place for my family to share books and thoughts in an informal online book club format. I have started a discussion about what we would like to read first, please share your thoughts or add your picks to the groups shelf.
A Gentle Madness Among Friends 16 books / 6 members / 12 posts This group is a place for my friends to share books and thoughts in an informal online book club format. I have started a discussion about what we would like to read first, please share your thoughts or add your picks to the groups shelf.
Holistic Women 16 books / 14 members / 0 posts This is a group dedicated to reading books that open our minds and explore new paradigms, especially in the fields of health, science, and spirituality. Men are welcome too!
Elearning in MN Book Club 38 books / 6 members / 0 posts Reading about the state and future of education, technology, and the world.
UW Health PLDP 40 books / 11 members / 0 posts Books of interest to our Physician Leadership Group.
Books and Information Science 45 books / 16 members / 1 posts Welcome to the Books and Information Science group. Books about books and writers writing about writing are topics for this group. The usage and development of books and the written word over time is an enthralling topic that this group covers. Wikipedia describes information science as an, "interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information. Information science studies the application and usage of knowledge in organizations, and the interaction between people, organizations and information systems. It is often (mistakenly) considered a branch of computer science. It is actually a broad, interdisciplinary field, incorporating not only aspects of computer science, but also mathematics, library science, cognitive science, and the social sciences." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_science 3/26/08)

Please share historical, technical and fanciful books that touch on information science topics. Including discussion posts, reviews, ratings and tags on the books in this shelf would be great but are not required. Book choices are pretty open ended and include books about electronic publication authoring and indexing. Books about Google, Linux, Web authoring, XML and other technologies for distributing and indexing information would be good to include on this groups shelf.

Fiction and non-fiction books that touch on books, writing, reading, libraries, dictionaries and cataloging would be fun to share in this group. Even a Hemingway Novel that talks about his routine of going to the bar early in the day to write could be included or George Orwell's 1984 novel conveying the crime of owning a book. Sharing books on the history of writing and books is greatly appreciated. Ivan Illich's "In the Vineyard of the Text" and Thomas Cahill's, "How the Irish Saved Civilization" are two wonderful books that talk about medieval scriptoriums. Sharing delightful books like these is what this site is about.

Including science fiction and fantasy novels that touch upon artificial intelligence, information control, and the power of names and words could be a fun section and could grow to be a large part of this groups shelf. The politics of books and the role of the mass media and even Shelfari itself could be a topic for this group.

This groups site can be an interesting experiment and play ground for seeing how a Shelfari book group evolves. Please feel free to join and add books and discussion posts.
Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 1626 books / 1956 members / 28562 posts Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read
Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, Marquez, Morrison, Joyce, Faulkner, Cather, Kingsolver and a few hundred other really delicious writers, not to impress strangers, but because they love a good read, then please join us.

We are not a private group, but the administrators will not resist the urge to delete boring and stupid comments. By the same token, personal attacks on young, slow or otherwise disadvantaged players will not be tolerated.

Generally, be nice to other members, but spare not public figures, pop lit superstars, big box stores, politicians and religious leaders. Focus more energy on what is good and even what is great, but feel free to throw a stone when the occasion calls for it.

To steal a phrase: we want to have serious intellectual discussions, but at the same time we want the heat to generate light, not fire....

Welcome!
Ed Tech Reads 5 books / 6 members / 0 posts Books related to the field of Instructional Technology. What have you read that other should read? Share our collective knowledge!
SJU EDU5365 18 books / 1 members / 0 posts This is a book group for the students in Jennifer Dorman's "Introduction to Interactive Technologies" graduate course at Saint Joseph's University in Pennsylvania.
Discovery Educator Network 20 books / 35 members / 0 posts This is a group for members of the Discovery Educator Network to share and discuss books of interest.
U46 Diversity Academy 62 books / 5 members / 0 posts
Missional Church 34 books / 9 members / 4 posts This group is for those who are living out the journey of the Emerging Church. Many books are in print. I've read and I am reading several books, the authors of which I have found to be guides for the journey. I will be posting reviews of some of these books and hope you will too.
Yosemite Books 46 books / 5 members / 0 posts A reading groups of teachers and retired teachers. We read to learn, exchange ideas, and for enjoyment.
CSD's Virtual Learning Center Book Group 27 books / 11 members / 0 posts This is a group of people who are interested in technology integration in schools. We are staff developers, teachers, curriculum coordinators, administrators and tech coordinators.
Digital society 10 books / 7 members / 0 posts Internet, education, web 2.0, connectivism, e-learning, flat world, networks etc.
LI School Leadership 2 books / 5 members / 0 posts
Cosmos Book Club 22 books / 7 members / 2 posts Variety of books that stimulate thought & discussion amongst the women members
Alliant International University book lovers 284 books / 8 members / 0 posts This group is for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of Alliant International University to share their book/reading list in any genre.
Knowledge Seekers at EMC 41 books / 2 members / 0 posts Extend your knowledge and improve your business edge.
Book Lovers 411 books / 329 members / 320 posts This group is for all those people who love to read.

No matter what you love to read, whether it be romance, suspense, adventure, etc., whether fiction or non - fiction, come join the fun and start blogging about your favorite books..and keep reading.
MBABookClub 46 books / 11 members / 9 posts Discussing books that increase our business learning while studying for the MBA
Education Futures Driving Questions 32 books / 6 members / 8 posts Prairie Passage (in Kansas) Educators Connecting and Learning Together at [a href="http://www.podstockcon.org/"]Podstock GenFest[/a] [/br]
RUBOC ( Reader's Unite bookclub of Charlotte) 19 books / 5 members / 1 posts This is a group that meets once a month and discusses a book chosen for the month. We read all kinds of books -- fiction, non-fiction -- ranging from philosophy, classics to self help books and current bestsellers.
We meet every second Sunday of each month at 2 PM at a coffee house (Caribou on East Blvd). If anyone is interested in joining let me know.
Theory of Knowledge 29 books / 1 members / 0 posts
Reading Is My Hobby.......And I M Serious about IT 98 books / 14 members / 0 posts This is a group for people who have a bobby of book reading. We just don't read books for the sake of reading, we read because we love to read.
Software, Networks, Technology, and Entrepreneurship 46 books / 19 members / 1 posts What's being read about software, internet and networks, telecommunications, innovation, venture capital, and startups by tech entrepreneurs in California's Silicon Valley, Florida's Internet Coast, Research Triangle Park North Carolina, Boston's Route 128 (and other tech centers).
Girlfriends Book Club 26 books / 1 members / 0 posts This is an online version of our real Girlfriends Book Club - PLUS others who may want to take a peek at what we are reading and chime in! (Sis - we would love to have your Bellingham group join us "virtually"!)
MEHS 2009 Summer Reading 42 books / 171 members / 5 posts Students, teachers, and staff at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, support reading for pleasure. Find something you like on this list and enjoy the company of a good back. When school opens in fall, you can share your opinions and ideas with other readers!
Faculty Book Club 1 books / 2 members / 5 posts The purpose of this group is twofold: 1) To give us practice with Shelfari.com for possible future use with reading students 2) To create a forum to do some provocative reading related to education/technology that could potentially transform our teaching and elicit some good professional conversations.
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