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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Unabridged Classics)

by Mark Twain
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Southern Literature 59 books / 97 members / 86 posts This group is for any reader interested in southern literature, from the classics (Thomas Wolfe, Eudora Welty, Erskine Caldwell, etc.) to the contemporary (Fannie Flagg, Lee Smith, Nicholas Sparks, etc.). Members should share a love of texts that relay the often humble lives of eccentric southerners as they tackle the odds, build character, and find love in the diverse coastal towns, farms, and mountain villages we know as home.
Mental Illness, Depression 154 books / 94 members / 62 posts I have this interest in books on mental illness, depression, psychology -- I don't realy know why exactly, I have to search quite a bit to find books on this subject on audible.com, but I have just started a short list -- just wondering if anyone else has this interest and what books you have read or want to read on the topic.
Naperville Central 122 books / 77 members / 12 posts Bringing the book back to NCHS

Join this group if you go to Naperville Central, if you teach at Naperville Central, or if you just envy Naperville Central!

AND... I think we can make this the biggest group on Shelfari. 68? Thats nothing!

WE ARE TIED FOR 5th LARGEST GROUP!!!
What are you reading? 1837 books / 4772 members / 9829 posts A place to talk about books you have read/reading of any genre, or any book talk in general.
Psychology 131 books / 165 members / 61 posts A group of people who are interested in the impact of human psychology on well-being at home and at work.
Brilliant Babes (And Dudes) Who Read Selectively 598 books / 156 members / 6054 posts http://www.strandbooks.com/
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So, what makes you a selective reader? If you like Dan Brown, Danielle Steele, Nicholas Sparks, or similar works, you MAY not be into this club. We are a group of intelligent persons who love both thought-provoking literature and quality brain candy. Actually, I mainly started it for myself and my friends, but anybody can apply if you think you're down with the Brilliant Babes--just send someone a note explaining why YOU think you are a brilliant babe (or dude) who reads selectively. This is a super-casual group. Anybody can suggest a book to read, anybody can add books to the reading list. We welcome any and all intelligent book discussion (not to mention whining about books we hated or gushing about books we loved). And don't worry if you have a really embarrassing book on your shelves...we all have skeletons in the closet.

To ask for an invite please DO NOT use the admin message box, leave a note on the profile pages of either rob or Dragonfly...we will get back to you as soon as we can...thanks for your patience...and if you insist on asking for an invite via the group admin message box you will be ignored...so don't. Also, please remember that, although we TRY to get to everyone's requests in a timely manner, we do have other responsibilities that sometimes delay us from looking at your shelves. Your patience will be rewarded

A note about being snobs: As hard as it is to believe, with all of the nice people here on Shelfari, we get an e-mail once every week or two saying that we are snobs. That really just depends on your definition of a snob. Yes, this is a private group. Yes, we jokingly call ourselves brilliant. Yes, we have rather defined reading tastes that cut out a lot of mass-market fiction. Does that truly make us snobs? We hand-picked many members of our initial group around what we like to read or think we'd like to read. I don't think this makes us so much snobs as "people who want to discuss the kind of stuff that they like to read and don't care to discuss stuff that they don't like to read." (shrugs) We're pretty accepting. So, before sending us mean e-mails, see above for the joining process. And just remember: If you don't make it in, you probably haven't read the same books that we've all read and we'd have nothing to talk about!

A special note from the admin: We want everyone to have a great time here. All we expect is that everyone plays nice! Good-humored sarcasm is in; putting down or harassing our members is not, and we won't hesitate to remove a repeat offender from the group.

Note on the threads: please feel free to go back and resurrect any of the earlier threads that you find interesting...
NYT Bestsellers List 48 books / 13 members / 0 posts C'mon New Yorkers. We all check out the book review. Post some of your favorites and tell us about them.
Homeschooling and Unschooling 279 books / 238 members / 779 posts "Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance."
~Dr. John Henrik Clarke


Do you homeschool/unschool your children?

Were you homeschooled/unschooled as a child?

Are you just thinking about it?

If so, please join our group, share opinions and personal experiences, start discussions, and add interesting books to our shelves.

EVERYone is welcome!

To learn how you can get started with home education, please visit the Home School Legal Defense Association: www.hslda.org
English Majors/Minors 193 books / 183 members / 282 posts This group is for English majors or minors, but anyone is welcome. What I hope to attract with the group title are literature analyzers, people who thoroughly enjoy studying novels, short stories, essays, whatever. Maybe I can even lure in some who actually like to peruse a bit of criticism now and then, though I must admit only the most intriguing topics can take me this far.
Turn the Page 32 books / 1 members / 0 posts We are starting a high school "reading class" for readers who want to improve their reading strategies. It will be small groups (10-12 students) with reading levels ranging from fifth grade to 12+.
"WTF?" 107 books / 644 members / 1924 posts Ever started reading a book that everyone else seems to love and you just don't get the attraction? Or picked up a book from an author you usually love and wondered if the latest offering was written while talking on the phone? Or perhaps you read the first three chapters of a book and still can't figure out what's going on, who the characters are, the basic plot, or even the purpose of the book at all? What happens when all your friends recommended this great book that you thought was the most poorly written waste of perfectly good trees you ever read?

Welcome! You have found a place to vent your frustrations, discuss your opinions, review justifying arguments, or generally get satisfaction for time wasted on reading a book that just left you asking...WTF????
American Classics 22 books / 18 members / 5 posts All those great books you read in high school and college, and the ones you didn't but should have...
Classics and Historical Fiction 28 books / 21 members / 1 posts For those enthralled by the classics and historical fiction.
Mostly Biography, Classics & History 451 books / 79 members / 29 posts This book is for a group of like-minded people who wish to read various books and discuss them. To grow (and to, likely, change) in our opinions and views of the world. Please join me. Just choose from the Books To Read list and we'll discuss which to read. If you feel a book is worth reading by the group, then let me know and we'll see if it gets added to the list.
The Society of Bookworms 12 books / 28 members / 55 posts This group is for exactly who the name says it's for: Bookworms. If you are a bookworm and have something to say about any book come on in and let the world know. Jula Roberts to Stephene Meyers. Keven J. Anderson to Anthony Horowitz. Kids or Adults. The Society of Bookworms will accept you all. Bookworms of the world, Unite!
Maynilad Library 2 books / 2 members / 0 posts Library of Maynilad Study Center
Paulo Coelho 27 books / 280 members / 35 posts Hey ppl, Join me in discussing the work of one of the great known writer Paulo Coelho!! Any criticism...comments...suggestions..alterations welcomed!! on the masterpieces....let see how much we have understood his books on a comman platform!!
Classic Reads 31 books / 52 members / 10 posts All those books that you wish you had actually read in high school (you know, the ones you just got the cliff notes for) So here's you're chance! Come join!!
Classics 87 books / 135 members / 15 posts Charles Dickens, Saki, Mark Twain, Bernard Shaw, Shakespeare
Novel 62 books / 434 members / 58 posts
Meri's Class List 114 books / 2 members / 0 posts Choice books for book reports and reviews. All books have a recognizable plot development arc. I am specifically interested in books at the Middle and early High School level.
Books I've Read 137 books / 2 members / 1 posts Books We've Read
Hausner 6A 122 books / 13 members / 159 posts
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Movie Lovers 263 books / 824 members / 2326 posts Welcome to Movie Lovers.

This is the place to come to discuss all genres of movies, old or new, viewed on the big screen or the little one, and not necessarily book-related...

Many book-lovers also share a passion for movies, as they also tell a "story" of one kind or another, and many movies are based on our favourite books.

All movie-lovers welcome to join discussions, or create your own.
Feel free to resurrect old (or ancient) discussions if you have something to add!

HAVE A HAPPY DAY :)

our current group movie
May : SCIENCE FICTION : Equilibrium

our previous group movies
April : COMEDY : Death at a Funeral (currently under discussion)
March : DRAMA : Gone Baby Gone
Sonlight Devotees 84 books / 10 members / 5 posts For those who love the literature-rich curriculum and consult the catalog when looking for a good book.

You've got to love a curriculum that gives you 27 reasons NOT to buy it!

Sonlight students, alumni, moms, and discriminating readers welcome.
Madly off in all Directions 40 books / 3 members / 1247 posts After jumping from one Profile to another, losing the thread of the yarns being spun, I thought we should have a group. Just a small one. I'll feed, it and walk it, and everything. And make you both Administrators, as soon as I figure out how to do that!
This group is for conversations about books, authors, knitting, ideas, jokes (especially those that Victoria D. is forever apologizing about), the vicarious lives of Laura the aviatrix, Michael the knitter, and Victoria the Chess master. Feel free to invite compatible people. And Dogs.
Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 318 books / 362 members / 2909 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. Welcome!

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