Groups with Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

World Lit 355 books / 488 members / 429 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!

Hispanic Genre 80 books / 46 members / 23 posts If you enjoy books about or by multicultural latina/os then this is the group for you.

Latino/Latina Literature 105 books / 135 members / 92 posts A group for those who love Latino/a Literature/Poetry from authors born in both Latin America as well as American-born Latinos. Sample authors: Cristina Garcia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Esmeralda Santiago, Pablo Neruda, Ernesto Quinonez, Piri Thomas, etc...

Latin American and Latin Caribbean 98 books / 261 members / 94 posts Books by writers from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking South and Central America and the Caribbean. We read books from writers from Mexico, through the Central American isthmus, touching on Cuba and the Dominican Republic, down through the Andes to Tierra del Fuego and across to Brazil too. We read memoirs, biographies, essays, non-fiction, travel writing, short stories and of course novels. We also read books set in/about Latin America by non-Latin Americans, once they're good!
Bemvindo and !bienvenidos!

Books in Spanish/Libros en Espanol(castellano) 88 books / 48 members / 51 posts This is a group for people who like to read in spanish, este es un grupo para gente que le gusta leer en castellano(espanol )

Diversity Works 557 books / 823 members / 8649 posts "The most ignorant and hurtful idea of all, of course, is that the entire topic of race and genes and intelligence is off-limits to all right-thinking, compassionate people, just on principle. What's wrong with this, you idiot, is that it's premised on the assupmtion that some races are innately and immutably much less intelligent than others--which, I hate to break it to you, is demonstrably false."
Bruno Maddox in his essay Blinded by Science in Discover magazine, March, 2008

Diversity Works is a where we acknowledge our differences, celebrate our commonalities, and make an honest effort to navigate between the two. We hope the setting here feels safe enough for you to examine, consider, and challenge ideas and thoughts expressed here. It's not about being right, but being heard.

Tell us what you think.

50 Book Challenge! 4690 books / 4690 members / 31146 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.

Readers of Romance 1606 books / 1355 members / 9934 posts Welcome if you read romance this is the place to be.

Come in grab a good book to discuss. It can be anything from Classic Romance to Paranormal Romance.

So if you read all, some or one the romance genres come in and share your passion. Or if you are looking to venture out and read other genres in romance come in and join us.

Join our new ROR challenge group where we will do four challenges a year: Spring-Summer-Fall-Winter. There is no commitment hope to see you there:
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/25176/about

Polyamory 101 books / 270 members / 113 posts Unfortunately, thanks to trollers, we've had to make this group "private", so you must be a member to see the shelf and discussion list. We regret that certain individuals have to disrupt our pleasant online experiences.

Books about polyamory, polygamy, non-monogamous relationships, open relationships, open marriage, non-traditional relationships. Books can be fictional stories that feature main characters or supporting characters in any non traditional relationship structure, or they can be non-fictional books about the subject of multiple partnerships.

We can also discuss more general relationship-building books that help us address things like jealousy and communication, which are the two biggest issues in polyamorous relationships (and all relationships, really).

If you have read any of the books we have already covered, but you joined late or it is past the due date, you can still add to the discussion! Let us know your thoughts on any of the threads, the discussions remain open!

This group is for discussing poly-themed literature only. It is not a pick-up site. Please do not make any posts requesting personal information or contact information from our members or asking to be their newest partner. This is not appropriate. Anyone making these kinds of posts will receive only 1 warning. A second infraction will result in removal from the group. If two people happen to develop a mutual desire to take their correspondence away from the group, that's fine, but the purpose of this group is *not* to hit on its members and unsolicited or non-mutual come-ons are offensive. Not everyone here is poly or actively looking for more partners.

There are plenty of matchmaking sites out there. We recommend www.polymatchmaker.com and www.okcupid.com if you want to meet other polyamorists. You do not have to be polyamorous to participate in the group. We are here to discuss books.

If you need more information about what polyamory is, please visit:

http://www.theinnbetween.net/poly1.html
http://www.xeromag.com/fvpoly.html

You can also purchase poly-themed apparel at http://www.polytees.com

Nobel Prize in Literature 93 books / 568 members / 274 posts For a complete list of Nobel Prize Literature Laureates, please click on "visit our website"

Dedicated to reading authors who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Who are you reading now, and what do you think of these movers and shakers in the world of literature?

From www.nobel.org:
The medal of the Swedish Academy represents a young man sitting under a laurel tree who, enchanted, listens to and writes down the song of the Muse.

The inscription reads:

Inventas vitam juvat excoluisse per artes

loosely translated "And they who bettered life on earth by their newly found mastery."
(Word for word: Inventions enhance life which is beautified through art.)

The words are taken from Vergilius Aeneid, the 6th song, verse 663;

Lo, God-loved poets, men who spake things worthy Phoebus' heart;
and they who bettered life on earth by new-found mastery

The name of the Leaureate is engraved on the plate below the figures, and the text "ACAD. SUEC." stands for the the Swedish Academy.

The Nobel Prize Medal for Literature was designed by Erik Lindberg.

salahu 1 books / 1 members / 0 posts

50 for 2007 67 books / 1 members / 1 posts

Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4 books / 47 members / 7 posts

Iranian Book Lovers 1106 books / 1451 members / 1137 posts This group is for all Iranian book lovers to discuss their favorite books or get to know new books through the community.

Lets feel books!! 2 books / 29 members / 4 posts This is a place to share quatations from books you like more...

Books I've Read 137 books / 2 members / 1 posts Books We've Read

I am Egyptian 149 books / 16 members / 1 posts Hi to every one joining Shelfari, I hope that this group includes the total of books that might tell us in our future .

The Bibliophile Club 1157 books / 214 members / 584 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.

Magical Realism 19 books / 5 members / 18 posts Magical Realism Literature is where the fantastical, the elaborate exaggeration meets reality without taking off onto a pure fantasy. According to Gabriel Garcia Marquez "it is usually characterized by elements of the fantastic woven into the story with a deadpan sense of presentation." It is commonly found in Latin American literature by authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paulo Coelho, and Isabel Allende.

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