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Biographies, Autobiographies, & Memoir 1229 books / 783 members / 3558 posts So many life stories, so little time. This is a group to discuss the many types of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. If it's a true life story, it belongs in this group. We discuss everything from historical, entertainment, and sports figures, to the common ordinary man.

Please feel free to post any nonfiction life stories to our group shelf. Feel free to start any discussions, but please keep book discussions centered around nonfiction life stories and memoirs.
What are you reading? 3566 books / 8934 members / 28203 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.
The Office Book Club 45 books / 2 members / 1 posts
Book Recommendations 60 books / 1 members / 0 posts Just sharing good books
Audible Books to recommend 548 books / 281 members / 1272 posts I thought it would be nice to have a list of books that people have read that are on audible (downloads from Audible.com & library CDs are my choices). I've created quite a wish list, making sure that it is listing books that can be listened to -- otherwise, no point in thinking about it. We are so lucky to have such an incredible selection of books to listen to now -- it's a whole new world and just in 5 years! I used to read 3 books a year if I was lucky -- now it's more like 30 books now that I can listen -- I love it!!

Note: When members write down the books they have read -- give at lease a two word critique, even if as simple as the star system -- it's more helpful to see that than the list of books one PLANS to read. Also, mentioning the book name in one's Reply, allows the reader to see what you are referring to when reading from a remoter unit (i.e., phone).
Bushcraft - Survival 10 books / 5 members / 0 posts Books about Bushcraft and Survival
Brilliant Babes (And Dudes) Who Read Selectively 670 books / 175 members / 10557 posts October Spooky Duel Book Group Read: Dracula...Bram Stoker and Interview With the Vampire...Anne Rice

There are people who will read any book that comes out, and there are people who won't read anything that is less than 200 years old. The Brilliant Babes (and Dudes) are in-between--we often turn up our noses at certain writers, but we have a keen appreciation for high-quality brain candy as well! We are a friendly group mixed with a bit of sharp sarcasm, a sprinkling of green Enabler Dust and a TBR pile a mile high.

If you are slightly toward the snobbish side of the book-lover's spectrum--if you love your Dickens but also love your Nora--then you've come to the right place! Our group is invite-only to preserve the correct mix of people, but if you want to join, drop Suze, Rob or Dragonfly a note and we will review your shelf. If you get a friend invite, accept it and we will invite you to join us! (Please note that none of the admins spends all day, every day online. It may be a few days before we can get back to you. Suze and Dragonfly especially go MIA for various reasons, so please be patient and it will be rewarded!) Also, please do NOT ask for an invitation if you don't plan on regularly posting. It does take us time to review new members, and we love new members who participate, but the posts are visible to all Shelfari members who just want to lurk. :)

BBD Blog: http://brilliantbabes.blogspot.com -- chock full of BBD goodness!

Note for all members: In the past, we have had people confuse "slightly snobby" with "raging literary a-holes." Although we do appreciate a good crack on a bad author, please refrain from knowingly insulting your fellow BBDs. We love Shakespeare, but we hate drama!
Adventure books 34 books / 35 members / 6 posts All about adventure books.
Mt. Everest for everyone 17 books / 11 members / 0 posts For the full time, part time or wanna-be adventurer, share the titles that've inspired you most in your triumphs and through your tribulations. Have you climbed Mt. Everest? Are you a sofa side dreamer that wants to? Do you just enjoy reading stories of human triumph? Please, share your titles and discuss!
Stockhouse Book Club 4 books / 4 members / 10 posts Stockhouse favorite books. Anything goes, but financial, investment and programming books are off limits!
Sport Books 29 books / 17 members / 10 posts This is a group for the discussion of any books relating to sports. Nothing more to be said - join up.
"Can you Recommend a Book about?" 260 books / 938 members / 1635 posts "I Need a Book About" Here is a place to ask your fellow Shelfarians to recommend a book on a subject or genre that your craving for one reason or another. Please join in and tell us what you need a book about.
Lion's Den 8 books / 1 members / 4 posts Great books that are smart page turners and intellectually stimulating for one reason or another and decently written but are not over the top pseudo intellectual. Mostly non-fiction that reads like fiction (i.e. Galss Castle-ish). Hard to classify but if see my shelf you'll understand. Serious discussions even about minute details as long as its seriously thought out.
ProudlyElite Inc. 35 books / 2 members / 2 posts For those who know more than most - a forum in which we might look down our nose at the "regular folk."
50 Book Challenge! 4871 books / 4784 members / 32597 posts Welcome to the 50-Book Challenge!
We are not listless. In fact, we love lists ...

Many of our lists can be found by using the link below:

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

Our favorite authors of 2008 can be found by visiting this discussion:

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10773/discussions/93339/Most-Popular-Authors-of-2008

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.

Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me.
AP English Teachers 143 books / 221 members / 246 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 send a friend request to the group administrator (soserene). 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.
Central Asia, Himalaya & Tibet Readers 199 books / 38 members / 45 posts Readers of books about Tibet , Central Asia and the Himalayas unite! Any topic related to Central Asian/Himalayan cultures, languages, religions, food, or anything else is fair game.
SCIENCE BUZZ 57 books / 28 members / 6 posts This is the internal lending library for the Science Museum of Minnesota's "Science Buzz" project team. Curious about Science Buzz? Check it out on the web: www.sciencebuzz.org .

You can also find us on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=3878&post=25519&uid=18950479336#/pages/Saint-Paul-MN/Science-Buzz/18950479336
And YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/scibuzz
Photography 25 books / 339 members / 50 posts The group which will exchamge their knowledge & views on difference aspects of photography
World War One in Africa 14 books / 9 members / 0 posts A reading list and discussion group for the small wars fought over the Africa colonies between 1914 - 1918.
Five Senses Eco-Survival 85 books / 23 members / 88 posts About ... survival skills, bushcraft, early technology, independence and quality of life issues like happiness, lifestyle, non-consumerism and environmental protection ... mostly factual and self-teaching but some of the best education comes from the best fiction :)
TiVoCommunity 270 books / 5 members / 0 posts The TiVoCommunity website frequently has "what are you reading now" threads. This group aims to be central resource for members to see what others are reading at a glance.
Late Night Bookies 61 books / 80 members / 335 posts The Late Night Bookies is the book club that Optic Junkie and I started up about three years ago. We are located in the Rocky Mountain West in the United States--hot summers and bitter winters...but beautiful mountains and forests and wonderful people!


We called ourselves the Late Night Bookies--because we're pretty much late night people who love to read, our book clubs always go late, late into the evening...(read early morning hours)...and sometimes...if we start reading, we just can't stop until we've reached the end.


We've read a lot of books--had some book swaps, eaten some great food and had some good laughs along the way.


I wanted to share the books that we have read, as well as open up to discussion recommended books for future reading and ideas/recipes for continuing to enhance our book club experience.

I hope you enjoy the visit!


Book Shelf Key:
Books Read: Books Read by the Book Club
Books To Read: Suggested Titles for Future Book Clubs

The icon picture: Sunset, Boracay Island, The Philippines
A weekend during a business trip a few years back.
I chose it because it could be dusk or dawn--a magical time, especially for the imaginative book reader!
Tales of Adventure 12 books / 2 members / 0 posts I love survival stories and heart-pumping tales of adventure!

Stranded on Mount Everest...
Lost and all alone at Sea...
Staring into the eyes of a man-eating African lion...
(you get the picture).

Not restricted to autobiographies. Good fiction in this vein welcome, too.
Outdoor Academy 18 books / 7 members / 1 posts This group is for the students and teachers of Outdoor Academy at Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Washington. Here, we will be discussing our recent reads, favorite books, class novels - and hopefully other literary topics that come to us spur of the moment.

To get started, click on the appropriate discussion link, click reply, and post your thoughts/comments/etc.

All classroom, school, and district rules/policies apply.
RHS 30 books / 3 members / 0 posts Books of interest to students and staff at RHS.
Bookworm Babes 19 books / 2 members / 0 posts
Wild Women Book Club 106 books / 8 members / 1 posts
ALM Bookshelf 162 books / 70 members / 39 posts ALM at Hopkins West Jr. High. If reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body, no wonder we are so smart:)!
Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 1728 books / 2032 members / 30168 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!
The Mack Pack 136 books / 5 members / 0 posts
Springfield High School Book Club 24 books / 8 members / 77 posts Welcome Springfield High School Book Club members! This is a private group meant only for students and staff who belong to this book club. With this online extension of our book club, we hope to inspire members to read a variety of books and engage in exciting, in-depth discussions! All are encouraged to participate!
disaster realm 80 books / 23 members / 21 posts this is for all ages i wanted to make a group for books based on true disasters can be nonfiction or fiction makes no diffrence but i am looking into reading mroe books about world disasters and wanted some more ideas i'm hopeing you all can help
WCB PTO Book Club 3 books / 1 members / 0 posts This is a test group for a school assignment.
Barrel of Monkeys 179 books / 66 members / 152 posts Mr. Werner's Grade 10 English classes. We love to read for fun! This is where we get to talk about ALL the great books we've read this school year.
Four White Guys and an Asian 1 books / 5 members / 0 posts
The Rock Road Readers 39 books / 5 members / 6 posts Group discussion of our book club's picks
The Bibliophile Club 1162 books / 231 members / 711 posts For anyone who likes to read Literature, History, Biographies,Classics, Politics, Mysteries, thrillers, spirituality and religion. Books that are interesting,popular and bring pleasure to one's life. No pornographic novels please.
Our Book Group 12 books / 4 members / 0 posts We're friends. We read. We meet once a month.
Booktivity! 195 books / 116 members / 2385 posts This is a group for everybody who likes to play, especially with book titles and categories. Every month a category is picked and members choose a book with a word from the category in the title, which they like to read. Come and join us! It doesn't matter which genres you prefer. Everybody can play! As soon as the group developed, more games will become part of daily Booktivity.
25 Most Influential Books of the Past 25 Years 24 books / 3 members / 1 posts A group to read and discuss the 25 books featured in mental_floss magazine's "The 25 Most Influential Books of the Past 25 Years" article (March/April 2009), written by Rosemary Ahern.
Mount Everest 9 books / 2 members / 0 posts hey! if youve ever um read going to read or reading a book on everest or are interested in moutians(in any way), then well, join! um i read a very inspiring book on everest PEAK and want to see what other people think!
9th Grade Summer Reading @ Fenn 85 books / 3 members / 0 posts This 9th Grade Summer Reading list has additional choices for entering Freshman at The Fenn School this coming September 2009.

This list was compiled by Lisa Francine, Sue Fisher, and Laurie O'Neill.
Updated May 2009.
Schertz Library 238 books / 9 members / 350 posts
Randahontas Laughter, Food and Literary Society 17 books / 2 members / 0 posts We are a group of extremely intelligent, witty, charming and beautiful women tucked away in the mountains of West Virginia. Each month we meet to discuss a specific work of literature....and end up cultivating friendships that broaden and enrich our lives.
summerliteracy 10 books / 4 members / 8 posts Share our summer reading
VFMS - Kilby English 163 books / 85 members / 651 posts This middle school group is a place for students and teachers to come together and share thoughts, insight, reviews, and recommendations about the books we read and cherish. Enjoy!
Choice Books for Personal Journey Unit 11 books / 14 members / 0 posts
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