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Denton Literary Society 86 books / 3 members / 0 posts Reading list for the Denton Literary Society.

Philosophy 119 books / 324 members / 114 posts

Mostly Biography, Classics & History 454 books / 88 members / 40 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.

Readers In Thongs 275 books / 263 members / 5005 posts RIT is the Home Of: *The Weight Loss Reading Challenge *The Amazing Page Race Reading Challenge *The Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge *TBR Makeover Challenge *Wrap-It-Up Reading Challenge Readers In Thongs have huge TBR piles, and we deal with that by having reading challenges. Every challenge here is based on books you already own or can borrow. There is no need to ever buy a book for this reading group if you don't want to. The Challenges are built around themes such as weight loss or number of pages read. You can participate as much or as little as you want. The point is to read what you want when you want, share those good reads you find with others in the group, and have fun. Visit us at: http://readersinthongs.blogspot.com for our reviews and other group news. Readers In Thongs lost a combined weight of 158 pounds, 5 ounces as of December 31, 2007 in the Weight Loss Reading Challenge Readers In Thongs read a combined total of 190,845 pages (bonus pages included) during The Amazing Page Race Book Challenge. (Our group settings are arranged so that only members can see our discussions and our shelves. You don't need a special invitation to join the group; just click on "join" and you'll be able to participate in all our activities.)

Flips Flipping Pages 104 books / 929 members / 15437 posts ONGOING AVATAR THEME: Fictional Christmas Characters Flips Flipping Pages: A site for Filipino shelfarians from all over the world A community of people who love to read, collect, swap, mooch, talk about, sell, touch, smell, look at, give away books. A support group for book addicts. Though most support groups help you quit, here we enable you, encourage you to get more, buy more, read more, learn more! A book club that meets every 2nd Saturday of the month. A bulletin board of book-related announcements of events, sales, promotions, and other stuff that feed on our book frenzy. A discussion board of ideas, mini-reviews, book recos, games, questions and debates from intellectual to inane, asaran, kwento, songs, poems, advice, dedications, slum book exchanges, at kung ano ano pa. Flipper: YOU, if you have made that excellent decision to join the group. The Flippers: Some of us have a lot in common. Many have their mothers to blame for getting us hooked on books. (Thanks, Moms). Many of us have found ourselves sitting on the floor of Book Sale branches scrounging for the best buy. Many of us went through a Nancy Drew phase. Many of us consider our books as valued possessions worth saving in a fire. Yet, we are also diverse. Some are into classics, Filipino literature, chicklit, fantasy, fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, serious novels, fluffy pretty books. Some of us like our books crisp, clean, and covered up in plastic. Some of us prefer the musty, dog-eared books fished from a pre-used book bin so we can inhale the history of its previous owners. A poll on favorite authors will reveal just how diverse we are. The Filipino diaspora also means we run the whole spectrum in terms of geographical location and cultural influences. Our opinions differ, and that's what makes this a rich and enriching place. We're split just about midway between monobookists (look it up here) and polybookists, toilet readers and toilet wall starers. We're all Filipinos -- whether it's by blood, by birth, by marriage, or by choice. And we all love books and talking about books. The Rules: 1) Be respectful. -- Keep it friendly. No personal attacks. No insults. No name-calling. No flames. Debates are fine. You can bust your veins dissing or defending the works of authors, arguing the merits and demerits of a literary piece till the sun comes out. But respect the members. We don’t have to like each other here. But we have to respect differences of opinions, personalities, and perspectives. Remember that when somebody does not think the way you do, that does not make them stupid. The fact that their ideas are different from yours does not make them uneducated. Beware those who cannot respect other people's world views; it could be your own ignorance and narrow mindedness showing. Let's just be grateful that we can learn from others' perspectives. 2) No profanity. 3) No endorsement of illegal materials. 4) No pornographic content. No links to pornographic sites. 5) No black propaganda against any of the members and other personalities. 6) Authors, publishers, and book distributors may promote their products and events. Keep it book-related. No ads for realty, no invitations to MLM events, no invites to seminars that do not have anything to do with books. We might concede to free food and wine tasting events though.

24 Book Challenge + Chat 677 books / 100 members / 2380 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!

English Majors/Minors 207 books / 239 members / 445 posts This group is for English majors or minors, but anyone is welcome. What I hope to attract with the group title are literature analysts, 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.

ABC - Fresno, CA 6 books / 3 members / 0 posts

Quest for meaning 15 books / 6 members / 1 posts For the introspective..........."Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours".

Philippine Literature 11 books / 17 members / 10 posts This is for all the Filipinos and the Filipinos at heart..

Women of Lore 282 books / 250 members / 4589 posts This group is for women who wants to have a laid back good time, and to enjoy each others company and conversations. It's kinda like a, girls night out.

Nasim Andishe Association 21 books / 23 members / 2 posts This group belongs to all the members of Nasim Andishe Association. Nasim is a NGO (None Govermental Organization) .This is An Educational Association of Iranian Students in Qom. available at : http://www.nasimeandisheh.com/ we have already established a symposium in which we gather to gether every week to read and to take a deep look into the most famous novels ,short stories,and dramas in the infinite world of literature. Find more about our latest activities in this symposium at : http://novel.blogfa.com/ We welcome your presence as a new member of our gathering with an open arms. Please join us today. We kindly appreciate all your comments. I leave you with this statement that reveals the true nature of this lovely mysterious issue called literature: "Although the infinite world of literature is magical,glamorous,and fancy , it is as dangerous as well. Do not be emotionally involved in this faked reality of life, all these heros in all these great masterpieces are always bigger than life. "

litterature francaise 71 books / 64 members / 8 posts

EC to Cozies 166 books / 27 members / 482 posts This group is for the readers that like to read anything from Ellora's Cave to Cozy mysteries, and anything between. You are welcome to join with your book list and your opinions about the books that you have read,or any other topic that you may have. Feel free to post what you would like to discuss.

English Language Club - University of Bahrain 8 books / 3 members / 0 posts This is the official group of the English Language Club at the University of Bahrain

I LOVE love to read...! 202 books / 257 members / 37 posts اولين پاسپورت من اورهان پاموک برگردان: تهمينه زاردشت مفهوم تعلق به يک کشور در سال 1959، هفت ساله بودم که پدرم به صورتي مرموز گم وگور شد. هفته‮ها بعد، باخبر شديم در هتل ارزاني در مونتپارناس پاريس به سر مي برد. داشت دفترچه‮هاي يادداشتي را پرمي‮کرد که بعدها آن‮ها را به من مي‮داد. گاه‮گاه موفق مي‮شد از کافه دؤم Dome، ژان پل سارتر را موقع عبور از خيابان ببيند. اوايل مادربزرگم از استانبول برايش پول مي‮فرستاد. پدربزرگم در کارخانه توليد ريل‮هاي راه آهن ثروتي به هم زده بود و به‮خاطر پيگيري پرآب چشم مادربزرگم، پدر و عموهايم هنوز ميراث‮شان را تمام و کمال به باد نداده بودند (هنوز همه آپارتمان‮ها را نفروخته بودند). با اين وجود مادربزرگم، بيست و پنج سال بعد از مرگ شوهرش به اين نتيجه رسيد که پول دارد ته مي‮کشد و از کمک مالي به پسرش که در پاريس زندگي بي‮قيد هنرمندانه‮اي، در پيش گرفته بود، دست برداشت. اين طوري بود که پدرم به صف طويل روشنفکران بي پول و تيره روز ترک پيوست که صد سال بود سرگشته خيابان‮هاي پاريس بودند. پدرم درست مثل پدربزرگ و عموهايم، مهندس بود و استعداد خوبي در زمينه رياضيات داشت. پول‮هايش که ته کشيد، به آگهي روزنامه براي شغلي در I.B.Mپاسخ گفت. بعد از استخدام از طرف شرکت، عازم جنوا شد. آن روزها، کامپيوترها هنوز با کارت‮هاي منگنه‮دار به‮کارگرفته مي‮شدند و عموم مردم چيز زيادي از کامپيوتر نمي‮دانستند. پدرم يکي از اولين کارکنان ترک خارجي در اروپا بود. خيلي زود مادرم، برادر بزرگترم و مرا در خانه مجلل و پرجمعيت مادربزرگم، گذاشت و به او ملحق شد. قرار شد در تعطيلات تابستاني مدرسه، ما هم از پس مادرم به جنوا برويم. و اين يعني لازم بود پاسپورت بگيريم. يادم هست مجبور شدم مدتي طولاني ژست بگيرم تا عکاس پير زير پارچه سياه آن اسباب سه پاي فانوس دار، وربرود. براي اين‮که نور را روي صفحه شيميايي بياندازد، بايد عدسي را به طرفه‮العيني باز مي‮کرد که اين کار را با تلنگر ظريف دستش انجام مي‮داد اما قبل از انجام آن، نگاهي به ما مي‮انداخت و مي‮گفت:«آهااااان». به‮خاطر اين‮که اين عکاس واقعاً بنظرم خنده دار مي‮آمد توي عکس اولين پاسپورتم به نظر مي‮رسد خودم را گرفته‮ام. پاسپورت، موهايم را که احتمالاً از آغاز سال اولين بار براي عکس گرفتن شانه شده بودند، قهوه‮اي بلوطي نشان مي‮دهد. بايد پس از آن پاسپورتم را خيلي سريع تورق کرده باشم که متوجه نشده‮ام رنگ چشمانم را اشتباه ثبت کرده‮اند. سي سال بعد که بازش کردم، به اين اشتباه حساس شدم. آن‮چه آموختم، اين بود که پاسپورت سندي نيست که نشانمان بدهد کي هستيم بلکه سندي است که نشان مي‮دهد بقيه مردم درباره ما چگونه فکر مي‮کنند. طي پروازمان به جنوا با پاسپورت‮هاي نويي که توي جيب ژاکت‮هاي نويمان داشتيم، ترس بر ما غلبه کرد. هواپيما موقع فرود، يک وري شد و کشوري که سوييس ناميده مي شد به نظرمان مکاني رسيد که همه چيز، حتي ابرهايش، تا آخر دنيا روي شيب تندي قرار داشت. بعد گردش هواپيما تمام شد و بلافاصله صاف شد. من و برادرم هنوز هم خنده‮مان مي‮گيرد وقتي فراغ بال زماني را به ياد مي‮آوريم که فهميديم اين کشور جديد مثل استامبول روي زمين صاف قرار دارد. خيابان‮هاي هلند تميزتر و آرام‮تر از خيابان‮هاي وطن‮مان بودند. ويترينها خيلي متنوع‮تر بودند و تعداد ماشين‮ها هم بيشتر بود. گداها مثل استامبول با دست خالي گدايي نمي کردند، بلکه زير پنجره‮ات مي‮ايستادند و آکاردئون مي‮زدند. قبل اين‮که پول را توي دست گداي محله بياندازيم مادرم آن‮را داخل کاغذي مي‮پيچيد. آپارتمان ما (که از آن تا پلهاي روي رودخانه روهنه پياده پنج دقيقه راه بود و در مسيري قرار داشت که از درياچه جنوا ديده مي‮شد)، مبله اجاره شده بود. اين طوري بود که با نشستن پشت ميزهايي که قبلاً کسان ديگري رويش نشسته بودند، با استفاده از ليوان‮ها و بشقابهايي که کسان ديگري از آنها نوشيده و تويشان غذا خورده بودند و خوابيدن توي تختهايي که بعد از سالها گهواره آدم‮هاي خوابيده بودن، فرسوده شده بودند، به زندگي در کشور ديگري خوگرفتم. کشور ديگر، کشوري بود که به ديگران تعلق داشت. مجبور بوديم اين حقيقت را بپذيريم که چيزهائي که از آن‮ها استفاده مي کنيم هيچ‮وقت امکان ندارد به خودمان تعلق يابند و اين‮که اين کشور، اين سرزمين ديگر هم هيچ‮وقت به ما تعلق نخواهد داشت. تابستان آن سال، مادرم که در استانبول در مدرسه فرانسوي تحصيل کرده بود، هر روز صبح ما را پشت ميز غذاخوري مي‮نشاند و سعي مي‮کرد به ما فرانسه بياموزد. وقتي توي مدرسه ابتدايي ايالتي نام نويسي کرديم، فهميديم که هيچ چيز نياموخته‮ايم. والدينم اميدوار بودند که با صرف گوش دادن مداوم به معلم، فرانسه بياموزيم، اما ما نياموختيم. وقتي زمان تنفس آغاز مي‮شد، برادرم و من بين جمع بچه هايي که بازي مي‮کردند، سرگردان مي‮مانديم تا همديگر را مي‮يافتيم و دست هم را مي‮گرفتيم. اين سرزمين خارجي، باغ بي‮پاياني بود پر از بچه هايي شاد. برادرم و من اين باغ را با اشتياق تماشا کرديم، از دور. با اين‮که برادرم نمي توانست فرانسه صحبت کند، توي کلاس‮شان از همه بهتر مي‮توانست اعداد را واروونه و سه تايي تا صفر بشمارد. در اين مدرسه که چيزي از زبانش سردرنمي آوردم، فقط در سکوت کردن بااستعداد بودم. درست مثل تقلا براي بيدار شدن از خوابي که در آن هيچ‮کس حرف نمي‮زند، با سرسختي کوشيدم به مدرسه نروم. درون گرايي من در اين سرزمين، مرا در برابر دشواري‮هاي زندگي حفظ کرد، بعدها در شهرها و مدارس ديگر هم همين‮طور. اما از نعمات زندگي هم محرومم ساخت. روزي والدينم، برادرم را هم از مدرسه بيرون آوردند. پاسپورت‮هايمان را کف دستانمان گذاشتند و ما را از جنوا دور کرده به نزد مادربزرگم در استانبول فرستادند. من ديگر هيچ‮وقت از اين پاسپورت استفاده نکردم. هرچند کلمات«عضو انجمن اروپا» را بر خود داشت اما يادآوري بر اولين مسافرت ناکام من به اروپا بود و حدت تصميمم براي درونگرايي، چنان بود که بايد بيست و پنج سال ديگر مي گذشت، تا دوباره از ترکيه خارج شوم. جوان که بودم، با تحسين و حسادت به کساني که پاسپورت مي‮گرفتند و به اروپا و جاهايي دورتر از اروپا مسافرت مي‮کردند، مي‮نگريستم، برخلاف موقعيتهايي که برايم پيش آمد، بيم زده مطمئن ماندم که سرنوشتم نشستن در گوشه‮اي از استانبول و سپردن خودم به کتابهايي است که اميد داشتم روزي اسمم را سرزبان‮ها خواهند انداخت و به اوجم خواهند رساند. آن روزها، باورم بر اين بود که مي‮توان اروپا را از طريق شاهکارهايش شناخت. نهايتاً کتاب‮هايم بودند که باعث شدند درخواست گرفتن دومين پاسپورتم را بکنم. بعد سالهايي که به تنهايي در يک اتاق سپري شدند، موفق شدم از خودم يک نويسنده بسازم و حالا به توري در آلمان دعوت شده بودم، جايي که پناهگاه سياسي بسياري از ترک‮ها بوده. تصور مي‮شد اين ترک‮ها از شنيدن بازخواني کتابهايم توسط خودم که در دست ترجمه به زبان آلماني بود، لذت خواهند برد. با اين که از تصور ملاقات با خوانندگان ترک در آلمان، با هيجاني مسرت‮بار درخواست پاسپورت کردم، طي همان سفر کوتاه پاسپورتم با نوعي «بحران هويتي» که از سال‮هاي پس آن مبتلا به بسياري ديگر بود، پيوند خورد (بحران اين مسئله که چقدر به کشوري که اولين پاسپورتمان را صادر کرده، تعلق داريم وچقدر به«کشورهاي ديگر» که اجازه ورود به ما مي دهند .) 16 آوريل 2007 ترجمه از ترکي: مورن فريلي

Bookay-Ukay:Third World Booksale,Commune,Discussion Group,Church,Fraternity and Dance Troupe 28 books / 432 members / 3208 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

Words/Quotes 67 books / 196 members / 2298 posts If you like to have fun then this is where you need to be. This site is dedicated to quotes and words. Word for the day: Post any word that you want with the definition and put the word in a sentence. I must warn you that this can get off the wall funny and off topic at times. Enjoy!! This group is made up of all ages. Please keep the younger ones in mind when you post. Thank You! The way the discussions are set-up now, please look on the other pages for other word/quote games. We are working to keep these active as well. Thanks for being active and patient with us.

Moody Readers 145 books / 8 members / 219 posts This group is for those of us who does mood reading. So, if you want to keep a list on what you are reading without setting up monthly goals, this is your place. It's simple... Start your own post with your name,and list the book or books you're reading. This is your list so set it up however you want to and how you rate your books. I don't set-up a monthly reading list,but I would like to be a bit more organized with how many books I'm reading. There will be a post on Q&A, about books group members are reading.So hopefully we will check it out to see if anyone has asked a question about our book and answer it.This way we won't be breaking into someone's list of books. If anyone would like to discuss a book that someone else is reading or has read, start a new post for this as well. I hope I made this simple enough. If not, just ask any question you may have. This will be a private group. One other thing...I like to talk as ya'll well know ;0) So if there are other subjects that you would like to bring up please do so. Just start a new discussion, as long as we don't post in other's booklist.