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Shelfari Discussion 365 books / 1736 members / 5141 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.

DC Trendsetters 43 books / 2 members / 0 posts We are proud to call ourselves DC's greatest bookclub. And we are only half joking.

World Lit 316 books / 344 members / 200 posts This group is to share and discuss your world literature favorites -- especially if they're off the beaten path. If you love books by non-Western writers, then this is the group for you!

Books I have read so far in 2007 208 books / 19 members / 4 posts Just keeping a record of what I read x

The Murakami Zone 57 books / 276 members / 295 posts The Murakami meets Rod Serling genre (and many things in between)....including lost letters.

Audible Books to recommend 258 books / 203 members / 512 posts I thought it would be nice to have a list of books that people have read that are on audible (i.e., downloads from Audible.com, library CDs, etc). Often I have to go from book review back to Audible.com to see if it's there before I can check it off to my Wish List (right now I am listening to my books for the most part). I don't like cassette tapes, however, and I have seen where a book may be available on tape but not CD or download. Downloads are less expensive, too. Starlet

Brilliant Babes (And Dudes) Who Read Selectively 639 books / 165 members / 7779 posts 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 Suze...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... Our One and Only Love List... Love in the Time of Cholera...Gabriel Garcia Marquez (J.M.) Pride and Prejudice...Jane Austen (littlemom) Jane Eyre...Charlotte Bronte (AthenasDaughter) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...Betty Smith (Dana) A Room With a View...E.M. Forster (Kiki) To Kill a Mockingbird...Harper Lee (unfinished woman) The Virgin Suicides,,,Jeffrey Eugenides (ballroom pink) Dragonfly in Amber...Diana Gabaldon (Aimeesue) Watership Down...Richard Adams (rob) Persuasion...Jane Austen (AvidReader) The Once and Future King...T.H.White (Alicia) The Sound and the Fury...William Faulkner (katie) Gone with the Wind...Margaret Mitchell (dickensfan) The Forsythe Saga...John Galsworthy (cubachick) Catcher in the Rye...J.D. Salinger (gbett) Fall On Your Knees...Ann Marie MacDonald (HemingwayHeroine) Return of the Native...Thomas Hardy (Aaro) Fight Club...Chuck Palahniuk (Tania B.) The Great Indian Novel...Shashi Tharoor (ophelia) Reading The Three Musketeers: The Serial Schedule Part/Chapters/Start Date/Discussion Date one/author's preface, 1, 2, 3, 4/17th May/25th two/5, 6, 7, 8/26th/1st June three/9, 10, 11, 12/2nd/8th four/13, 14, 15, 16/9th/15th five/17, 18, 19, 20/16th/22nd six/21, 22, 23, 24/23rd/29th seven/25, 26, 27, 28/30th/6th July eight/29, 30, 31, 32/7th/13th nine/33, 34, 35, 36/14th/20th ten/37, 38, 39, 40/21st/27th eleven/41, 42, 42, 44/28th/3rd August twelve/45, 46, 47, 48/4th/10th thirteen/49, 50, 51, 52, 53/11th/17th fourteen/54, 55, 56, 57, 58/18th/24th fifteen/59, 60, 61, 62, 63/25th/31st sixteen/64, 65, 66, 67, epilogue/1st September/7th http://www.strandbooks.com/ http://www.daedalusbooks.com/ http://www.hippocrenebooks.com/ http://loyolaclassics.loyolapress.com/

Haruki Murakami Fans 17 books / 91 members / 33 posts For anyone interested in the writing of Haruki Murakami

High school literature teachers 107 books / 251 members / 401 posts Don't you want to talk about books with people who teach them? I am just finishing a busy first year of teaching high school English and journalism...I'd love to see what English teachers are reading this summer and share ideas on how to bring books to life for high school students.

50 Book Challenge! 2902 books / 2865 members / 16253 posts When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple computer had this to say: “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.” Welcome to the the 50 Book Challenge, where we fly in the face of Steve Jobs. Basically .... the 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. Start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books. It is a very good idea to bookmark (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites) your post for easy location 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. Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me. The books we loved in 2007: 1. Harry Potter the final - 15 votes 2. The Kite Runner - 12 votes 3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - 11 votes 4. Twilight - 5 votes 4. The Thirteenth Tale - 5 votes With 4 votes each: Water For Elephants, The Road, The Red Tent, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Middlesex, Eat, Pray, Love With 3 votes each: Eclipse, My Sister's Keeper, Suite Francaise, Shadow of the Wind, The Lovely Bones, Jane Eyre, His Dark Materials (plus 3 honorable mentions), The Glass Castle, Girl With the Pearl Earring, Darkly Dreaming Dexter With 2 votes each: 19 Minutes, Black Swan Green, Dogs of Babel, Heart-Shaped Box, In the Woods, Into the Wild, Kafka on the Shore, On Chesil Beach, The Book Thief, The Memory Keepers Daughter, The Stolen Child, No Country for Old Men, Marley and Me, New Moon

Whats the Best Books You've read? 25 books / 22 members / 13 posts Its really simple ,please list and discuss the best books you have read! You know the page turners,the ones you don't want to end. So come on i can't wait for your additions so i can add them to my to-be-read pile!!!! If you add a book to our shelf please let us know which book you added. I also want to say welcome to all our members,i don't always have the time to acknowledge you personally,but want to say we're glad to have you in our group!

Worldly World Lit 100 books / 30 members / 24 posts This group welcomes readers from all over the world who want to discuss fiction and non-fiction written by authors who are neither American nor British. It is also a place for you to express your own experiences during your travels throughout the world and your relationships with books from all countries, all cultures. American and British authors are everywhere...except here!

AP English Teachers 142 books / 216 members / 224 posts A place for AP English teachers to share all the great lit we read/teach on our serious days, and all the "trash" we read the rest of the year:-) To join, please use the form to the right to send the admin a member request. Please include which AP English course you teach (or if you teach courses that "feed" into AP English). If approved, you will receive an invitation to the group.

24 Book Challenge + Chat 634 books / 100 members / 2279 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!

I heart JAPAN 152 books / 156 members / 123 posts Japan is a unique and beautiful place. This group will read books and explore topics of the Japanese culture and language. Whether you want to read Japanese literature, manga or contemporary works, this is the place. UPDATE: We are trying to make the group more LITERATURE focused. If you don't like that idea, you can start a sister Japan group for the pop culture stuff! You can post the new info on this site if you want, email elexaish with the info so we can include it here. WE ARE TAKING DOWN THE MANGA!

Magical realism 6 books / 73 members / 43 posts

egypt\مصر 39 books / 63 members / 20 posts هى تجمع لكل مصري حيث الوطن فى انتظار أبنائه.

الحقيقة 9 books / 2 members / 0 posts يا بلادي عيشي حره

Irs and Susanne's book club 8 books / 9 members / 0 posts We are a group of people from differnt countris of Origin (Israel, USA, Sweden, France, India, and Britain.) all living in Israel. We try to read books from all over the world and have very lively discussions. We have just joined forces with a book club in Los Angeles, led by Julie Shuer.

Cairo BooX lovers 38 books / 25 members / 29 posts How come there wasn't one for Cairo :Y ? yalla tabarra3na be 3amal wa7ed :D yalla ppl join 3ashan ne-welcome w nebtedy

egypt book lovers 38 books / 18 members / 3 posts in this group you can find famous books for egyptaion book lovers

Bookay-Ukay:Third World Booksale,Commune,Discussion Group,Church,Fraternity and Dance Troupe 28 books / 406 members / 3151 posts Guys, Gals and Anyone in Between!!! Welcome to our Planet!! Everyone is Welcome to Join!!! bookay.multiply.com Pics and Vids!!Please Visit Our Multiply Account!!! OUR BOOKSTORE is LOCATED AT: #55 Maginhawa St. UP Teacher's Village, Diliman, QC 12:00 pm onwards!!!!!!! bookay.multiply.com WE Are........ The Fastest Growing Fastfood, Drugstore, Sari-sari Store, Virtual Coffee Shop, Fellowship, Debate Team, Barkada, Pederasyon and Call Center in The Philippines!!!! What is Bookay-Ukay? Book: A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. Ukay-Ukay: A Thrift-Store, secondhand clothing store... A place to buy secondhand stuff. Book + Ukay-Ukay = Bookay-Ukay, a place where you can buy, borrow, lend second-hand books and Ideas as well.... MOTTO: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY...YOU CAN STILL SAY IT! We are a group of anti-corporate, poor and struggling petti-intellectuals from our beloved third-world planet, the Philippines,who love to rummage the dark corners of Recto and the dusty shelves of Booksale and Books And Mags (Though,occasionally there are books stolen from The Japan Foundation,Goethe Institute and National Bookstore), for Knowledge,Wisdom and Literary Treasures (and some occasional Porn)....We are selective readers and We sell books deemed unworthy of our Divine Personal Libraries (though, most of the time we sell even the most precious of our possessions,due to lack of money.) We are also known to sell books at very affordable,negotiable prices at the UP Sunken Garden( during the Lantern Parade or the UP Fair,most of us are Filipinos from PNU ( The founders, dunno about the rest)), But, we are a growing family and Everyone from any school, creed, country or belief is welcome to join the merry mob. Not just Filipino we are global...So, Pinoy, Pinoys or not, everyone can riot with us... We also love to debate and do intellectual talks while eating Free Food at Film Festivals, Art Exhibits and Art and Cultural Festivals (Instituto Cervantes serves the BEST FREE FOOD as well as CCP)..At times we also cook,thanks to the inspiration of Haruki Murakami,Esquivel and Hare Krishna... We Love Music especially if we can steal and download them for free...We love to read while listening to Easy-Listening Crust and Grindcore Music. We are pirates and vandals and Licensed Teachers...And we love to eat,drink and The Beatles.. To order books, just give us the titles,and if we have 'em..you can have 'em... Here are some things you can enjoy doing here: YOU CAN TRADE, SELL, LEND or BORROW BOOKS. YOU CAN POST YOUR, RANTS, RAVES and OPINIONS. YOU CAN POST SCHEDULES OF EVENTS,CONCERTS, FILM FESTS etc. (AND EBs OF OTHER GROUPS) YOU CAN POST SHORT STORIES, POETRY and ESSAYS. THE ROLES OF THE ADMINS: 1. The Admins are randomly selected (except for the founders.), so that means we are all strangers, and we do hold different beliefs and philosophies in life. 2. The Admins have the right to promote anyone into an admin. 3. The Admin should promote shelfari.com, and invite people to join the group. 4. It is our role to promote Merry Chaos, exchange of opinions or whatever we can do to make this boring discussion group Fun. 5. Ewan, ko basta bahala kayong lahat sa buhay nyo. 6. First rule of Fight Club, you don't talk about Fight Club. 7. Tumawid lamang sa tamang tawiran. 8. For other questions, Itanong Mo Kay Soriano, Bibliya Ang Sasagot. 9. Make it a point to have a wonderful and mutual relationship with other Groups and if possible attend their EBs. 10. Drink Moderately For inquiries regarding the group just send messages, spam mail and bribes to the admins. They KNOW THE ANSWERS... Established: December 2007 Welcome New Arrival! 50% off on pants and t-shirts...more upstairs bookay.multiply.com

BookMoochers Pilipinas 103 books / 163 members / 2879 posts BookMoochers Pilipinas is a forum for members of BookMooch [www.bookmooch.com] in the Philippines. Illustration credit Andrice Arp, courtesy of BookMooch.com Share bookmooching experiences. Get answers to bookmooching questions. Promote BookMooch in the Philippines. What is BookMooch? from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookMooch BookMooch is an international, on-line book exchange community founded by John Buckman in July 2006. Membership is open to anyone and is free. BookMooch allows its users to exchange books using a points system. Members earn points by adding books to their inventories, by sending books to other members, and by providing feedback when they receive books. The points earned can then be used to “mooch” books from other members. All books “cost” the same number of points, with a multiple point surcharge for international mooches. Members may opt to send books only within their own country, worldwide, or worldwide upon request. To know more, visit www.bookmooch.com

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