Groups with Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave,... by Bill Buford

Shelfari Discussion 658 books / 2073 members / 7339 posts This group is about everything Shelfari. Let's talk about site improvements, issues encountered, and the next great feature we should build.

If you have questions about how to use Shelfari, check out the Shelfari Questions group: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/15217/about

NOTE: Please don't post topics not related to Shelfari features and requests in this group . They will be deleted.

Cook’s Books 392 books / 689 members / 3805 posts This is for cooks who like books. What cookbooks do you love, what inspires your cooking, what are some of the books you've read that made you want to cook the food in them. Anyone who enjoys food is welcome here.

Check out the monthly thread to see what people are doing most recently.

Armchair Travel 223 books / 113 members / 70 posts This group is for anyone who loves to travel - and anyone who loves to read about it...

Travel Narratives 203 books / 173 members / 140 posts Books that help you see the world through another's eyes. These memoirs recount the cross-cultural differences that travelers overcome as they meet people and see places that others dream about (or that others haven't even considered visiting). Wanderlust lovers and armchair travelers unite. (Not for guidebooks!)

A series of unfortunate choices 24 books / 59 members / 145 posts Okay, so what's your biggest, latest disappointment with a book that looked or sounded great, or with a book suggested by someone who you really really respect that turned out to be a dog, or maybe just your favorite bad book of all time....?

My latest letdown was "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," which was way too clever in an exhausting way, but which my friend Sue forced me to buy. Still, it paid off in that now there are people at work who after seeing me with the book think I enjoy particle physics as a hobby. So there's that.

And my favorite bad book of all time is "The Thorn Birds." 'Nuff said.

Travel 69 books / 103 members / 108 posts A group dedicated to books that really capture a country's culture. ---Michael

50 Book Challenge! 4688 books / 4689 members / 31138 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.

"Non-Fiction" 463 books / 409 members / 153 posts A place to find, recommend, and discuss all things non-fiction.

24 Book Challenge + Chat 820 books / 81 members / 2815 posts The 24 Book Challenge group is currently at full capacity; thank you for your interest.

"In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.", Mortimer Adler

*This is a group for book lovers who prefer to take an under-promise and over-deliver approach to their reading. It's also for those of us who quake at the thought of "committing" to read 50 books in a twelve month period.

The challenge: Set a goal for yourself to read and enjoy 2 books each month.(If 1 would be a s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal for you, that's great too! If you crave more than 2, go for it. It's your challenge :-)

If you have been keeping track of all that you've read since January 2008, feel free to include those books towards your goal. If you haven't been keeping track, simply begin now.

How it works: Put your name in the subject line of a new post, and start to add your book list. From that point on you can add to your list by replying to the first post in your thread. If you prefer to keep your thread free of others' questions or comments then you may want to include this request in your original post title (e.g. "No comments please"). If you would like questions or comments within your thread, why not include "Comments welcome" in the title? If you feel inspired to write mini-reviews or comments on any book in your list, please do. Whatever feels right for you!

The group shelf:You are also invited to add your 24 + books to the group shelf. If you did write a comment or review please also add this to your book on the shelf. In an effort to keep things simple, we're only using the "Books We've Read" shelf.

Please drop us a note if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the group. We'd love to hear from you!

DCAreaBookClub 24 books / 47 members / 13 posts Washington DC Area Book Club.

Diggins Family Book Club 19 books / 10 members / 19 posts You must somehow be invited by a once or future Diggins or related branches. If you are not related to any of the Diggins, then you have won the gene pool lottery in a big way. If you married into the family, then you deserve what you get.

What Are You Reading?...Version 2.0 15 books / 9 members / 40 posts The original group "What Are You Reading?" disappeared when the administrator left Shelfari. Some of us were very sorry to see it go--and thought it would be a good idea to continue on with another version--hence the 2.0 in the title.

This group is a place to chat about what you are reading now, what you have read and loved, or if you are looking for new suggestions and etc.

I hope you enjoy it and that you come back often!! Happy reading my friends!

Pop-Culture Junkies 519 books / 183 members / 823 posts Pop-culture junkie bibliophiles of the world unite. This group is for those of us who are proud to let the fangirl/fanboy flag fly and happily admit to our pop-culture junkie status. If you own enough movies to open up your own rental store, have more books than you do shelves, have ventured into a comic store more than once in your life, find yourself quoting a book, movie, or television show at least once daily, and thank the tv gods that DVR/Tivo was ever invented...then this is the group for you. We'll discuss the latest in pop culture media and have a good time. The group promises to be a chock full of hoot and a lil bit of nany. Possibly even legend...wait for it...ary.

Foodie Lit - Food & Literature 35 books / 19 members / 7 posts What's more fun: eating food or reading about it...? ;)

* under construction *

Merion's Book Club 22 books / 10 members / 25 posts General book club for friends and friends of friends

Holly Hills Book Club 13 books / 10 members / 5 posts Fabulous, Amazing Women who get together every other month to socialize and to discuss a book of interest.

IB Teachers in need of a diversion 23 books / 8 members / 45 posts This is a group for all those stressed out teachers who also like to read for themselves. We became English teachers because we like to read, so let's have some fun talking about our favourite books and learning a little about each other at the same time, away from the confines of the OCC.

DFBC Archive 17 books / 9 members / 53 posts Diggins Family Book Club can use this archive to enter their comments on finished books. Comments may not be entered until the first day of the following month. Thus, for August, 2008, the comments may be entered on September 1, 2008. All comments must be 56 words or fewer, as I have demonstrated with this entry.

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (edit title)

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