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Shelfari Discussion 659 books / 2072 members / 7339 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

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Biographies, Autobiographies, & Memoir 1141 books / 741 members / 3079 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? 3462 books / 8766 members / 26643 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.
Audible Books to recommend 542 books / 273 members / 1199 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!!

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 Comments allows the reader to see what you are referring to when reading from iPhone!
PDX Book Club 46 books / 19 members / 13 posts This is the official 'group' site for my book club. The club is a cross-genre one in which we try to read a little bit of everything. Some years we tackle a theme, other years we're more ecletic in our selections.

JANUARY's BOOK:
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg.

DESCRIPTION:
The title of this quiet, absorbing suspense novel by a Danish author only suggests the intriguing story it tells. After young Isaiah Christiansen falls from a snow-covered roof in present-day Copenhagen, something about his lone rooftop tracks--and the fact that the boy had a fear of heights--obsesses Smilla Qaavigaaq Jaspersen, a woman who had befriended him. Smilla is 37, unmarried, and, like Isaiah, part of Denmark's small Eskimo/Greenlander community. She is also a minor Danish authority on the properties and classification of ice. Her search for what had frightened the boy leads her to uncover information about his father's mysterious death on a secret expedition to Greenland, a mission funded by a powerful Danish corporation involved in a strange conspiracy stretching back to WW II. As related in Smilla's sober, no-nonsense narration, the plot acquires credibility even as its details become more bizarre.
50 Book Challenge! 4690 books / 4689 members / 31144 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.
Wine-Os 18 books / 6 members / 8 posts A group for those who like to drink wine under the guise of discussing books!
Memoir 137 books / 57 members / 211 posts Well-written memoir that touch at the heart of the issues that affect us all.
Get Them Reading 147 books / 50 members / 268 posts Get your children reading! Get your students reading! Get your spouse reading! Get your friends reading! Get yourself reading! Richard Allington said, "Readers are not just children who can read--they are children who do read." I believe that this holds true for anyone.

In our media driven society it is not a wonder why many people spend little time reading. How can we cultivate a love of books and reading in others?

Please feel free to add books to our shelf. When adding a book please include suggested age range and any other specifications.

This group is for parents, teachers, friends, spouses, book lovers, book worms, readers, males, females, moms, dads, cousins, grandparents, siblings, students.....well you get the point. This group is for basically anyone!
Bookclub 30 books / 11 members / 7 posts For all members of the 2006 Applewood and beyond Bookclub
Oakton Book Club 27 books / 9 members / 5 posts
Weston Book Club 39 books / 8 members / 6 posts Women who want lively discussions about books and life, and a few glasses of wine also!
100+ Book Challenge 1541 books / 1088 members / 12064 posts Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year.

Just start a new discussion post, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books.

You can start any time. Our goal really is to read 100 or more books in one year. If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.
Words are our World 175 books / 853 members / 11528 posts Welcome all Shelfari users... For a whole world of fun...
Our Motto: "We are born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race." -Cicero
Let's create a world of our own here, a world full of words.....a world we all dream about, a world our very own....
Litchfield Park Book Club 23 books / 8 members / 0 posts
MMC Book Club 18 books / 20 members / 14 posts Midshore Mothers Center Book Club. It is for members and non-members of the MMC. We meet monthly to discuss one book that was chosen by the group. We have a set list of questions to cover and then go into an open dialogue. It is alot of fun with a great group of women. We are always looking for new members..the more the merrier!
GAC Girls Book Club 32 books / 4 members / 0 posts A group of friends from college who love to get together! Reading books just for fun.
Chicks & Lit 4 books / 6 members / 302 posts A book club for ladies who love to read, gossip, and criticize. What could be better?
TAS Upper School - Summer 2008 26 books / 25 members / 2 posts Hello TAS US students,
This group is about reading good literature, especially during the summer of 2008, and sharing your thoughts about what you read.
You will read a minimum of three books this summer. Read Section I for English course readings and Section II for your choice reading. (A list of ISBNs is in the "Discussion" section of this group.)

Section I Read the following two required books according to your grade for the 2008-2009 school year:
English 9: (1) Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida and (2) When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka.
English 10 & English 10 Honors: (1)Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and (2)The Alchemist by Paul Coelho.
IBSL Year 1: (1) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and (2)The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
IBSL Year 2: (1) The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy and (2) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
IBHL Year 1: (1) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and (2)The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh.
IBHL Year 2: (1) Hamlet by William Shakespeare and (2)Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard.
American Literature: (1) The Crucible by Arthur Miller and (2)Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Rhetoric & Composition:(1)Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris and The Color of Water by James McBride.
Contemporary Writers & Film Life of Pi by Yann Martel and (2)The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Honors Seminar: (1) Aunt Julia and the ScriptwriterMario Vargas Llosa and (2)Night by Elie Wiesel.
IB Theater Year 1: (1) God by Woody Allen and (2)The Open Door: Thoughts On Acting by Peter Brook.
IB Theater Year 2: (1) True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor by David Mamet and (2)Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer.

Section II In addition, choose one of the titles from the GROUP BOOK SHELF (click on the link above)for your third book.

When choosing a book below, you can click on the book covers to see what the rest of the world thinks of the book or simply find one of your teachers below and read her or his personal recommendations for other ideas for summer reading. Shelfari lets you create a book list and purchase the books as well.

Happy Reading!

Fridays Book Group 43 books / 18 members / 9 posts
b-cubed 49 books / 10 members / 75 posts Our group is a girls' night out with a book, a meal, and refreshments!
Kuwait BOOKWORMS 203 books / 99 members / 985 posts I'm Kuwaiti and I'm inviting all Kuwaitis (and non-kuwaitis OF COURSE) to join this group.
We are a group that deals with all related books issues.
From Chaucer to Cecelia Ahern, Plays to Short Stories, Mythology to Arabian Nights, Sonnets to Haiku… etc.

- - - Please don't post spoilers :o) - - -

You are a fantasy book fanatic? Start a thread and we’ll follow.

You had a marvelous day reading 50 comic books in one day? Tell us about it.

Are you enjoying your current read? Share it with us.

What’s your reading guilty pleasure? We would really LOVE to know :P

Had a bad day? Go ahead and talk. We are good listeners and will share our experiences.

We will be delighted to exchange books’ talks or just TAKLS! :D

So, have a seat, relax and enjoy the ride :)
Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 1622 books / 1960 members / 28533 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!
thuvien 1 books / 1 members / 0 posts Nhom thao luan cua toi
Wilmington Book Club 7 books / 11 members / 6 posts This group is for anyone in the Wilmington, NC area interested in reading and socializing. We are interested in reading fiction and non-fiction. We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Hosts rotate each month and the host gets to choose his/her title for that meet.
Yosemite Books 46 books / 5 members / 0 posts A reading groups of teachers and retired teachers. We read to learn, exchange ideas, and for enjoyment.
Be Inspired 66 books / 444 members / 425 posts On a daily basis we find inspiration in the little things. Here is a place to share anything that has motivated you, or to find something that may help you to be inspired.

Whether you are inspired by a book, a person, poem, quote, song, photograph, movie, or by God's grace and the beauty of the world around us. We now have a place to give to others what we have been been invigorated by.
Women Speak 627 books / 1533 members / 17259 posts This group is for women to speak about issues concerning women.

FOR WOMEN ONLY. No men are permitted to join.
(If you are a man and you received an invitation, it was by mistake. I'm sorry, but you are not welcome here. Kindly, remove yourself or else you shall be removed.)
Because of the nature of our conversations, if you are a girl (under the age of 18), please get parental consent prior to joining.


RULES:

NO religious debates. Take that up in a forum that is designed for religious debates. Refer to only your religious beliefs in that they help form your opinion. Do not speak of the tenants of a faith that is not yours.

No personal attacks. Do not use a member's name or any pronouns referring to a member with ANY derogatory comment, such as, naive, sexist, stupid, immature, etc.. Do not use any descriptions that demean a person's character, intelligence or belief's

Do censor your own comments prior to submission to ensure that they are respectful of the other members in the group.

Do pause before submitting in a heated discussion and take a second look at what you are about to submit.

Recommendations:
Be specific and don't use generalizations. When debating, be sure to counter specific points made and address the member who made the point.

Give people the benefit of doubt. This is the Internet therefore you don't have the vantage point of reading body language.

Ask for clarification. Ask questions. We could avoid a lot of hurt feelings if we first ask if a person is saying what we think they are saying.

State your position without expectation. The goal is to be heard and share your position. We're not here to win converts.

If you do feel attacked, address the offender directly and let them know that what they said (and be specific) hurt, upset, concerned you. And communicate this without countering with an insult. It's hard to listen when you're feeling attacked.

When stating statistics provide cite (web link, article, book).
CB Librarians 23 books / 8 members / 0 posts
Just Do It 5 books / 6 members / 0 posts
MPHS Literary Club 40 books / 18 members / 352 posts Welcome to the MPHS Literary Club. Our group is for the students at MPHS to discuss their favorite books, gripe about the way a story ended, and to share their love of reading.

View our blog at http://www.mphslitclub.blogspot.com or our website at http://sites.google.com/site/mosspointliteraryclub/
Bibliablos 11 books / 9 members / 1 posts We are the profligate and rugged bibliophages of the Eastern Plains. We inosculate for the distinct purpose of accretion through cameraderie and amusement! (In other words: We get together to grow & have fun)
Fiction, Food and Fun 37 books / 5 members / 4 posts We're a group that has met monthly for more than 12 years to discuss all kinds of books and our lives over delicious meals!
Book Club 15 books / 5 members / 11 posts
Unionville's Contemporary Literature 21 books / 25 members / 21 posts Discussions about books for our high school's Contemporary Literature class.
Perkins 3rd Level Literary Ninjas 183 books / 91 members / 0 posts Academy Juniors
Damascus Bookaholics 18 books / 18 members / 140 posts
The LI Girls Book Club 1 books / 4 members / 0 posts
Clarksburg Book Club 20 books / 5 members / 39 posts A group for our book club to discuss our books.
Just Our Little Group - Sahuarita 16 books / 4 members / 3 posts This group is for our book club that meets in Rancho Sahuarita. We don't have a book club name but this is where we post what we've read, what we are reading and potential books.
Our Book Group 12 books / 4 members / 0 posts We're friends. We read. We meet once a month.
EH Literary and Lots of Snacks Society 10 books / 3 members / 0 posts
Ruenroengs 19 books / 2 members / 0 posts
King George High School 88 books / 92 members / 43 posts
Biographies for Teens 22 books / 3 members / 0 posts High interest biographies for teens and high school readers. Could fulfill summer assignment as well as homework/school assignments.
Educator Summer (& all year) Reading 56 books / 162 members / 175 posts This group was created for educators interested in collaborating with the book list found here: http://is.gd/JYWM All books have been added as a discussion topic as well as the person(s) who suggested the title. If you don't see the book you want to talk about, click search discussions or feel free to add one.
OC MOM3 Book Club 4 books / 3 members / 4 posts
Salem Stars 51 books / 7 members / 23 posts
UHS Contemporary Literature 2009 - 2010 56 books / 3 members / 0 posts Discussions about books for our high school's Contemporary Literature class.
BBB Club of Rockwall 59 books / 3 members / 0 posts Random books chosen by members
Jornalls 2 books / 2 members / 0 posts Family members of the four sisters from Granton
Chi-Town Twisted Tuesday 5 books / 3 members / 0 posts An online space for our Book Club / Twisted Tuesday group!
vfms- hop: English 6 117 books / 28 members / 107 posts This is a discussion group for the students in Mr. Hopkins' Core 6 English class. Remember that all discussion postings must be appropriate and within the rules of school Internet usage policy. Any deviation from this could result in disciplinary consequences for those involved. Enjoy and read on!!
VFMS - Kilby English 144 books / 84 members / 624 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!
Books that Change Your Life 2 books / 1 members / 0 posts Please Share the books that have made you do something different with you life. Anything.
Addison Book Club 13 books / 1 members / 0 posts fiction and nonfiction for women over 50
Down the Rabbit Hole: A Group for the Book Obsessed 14 books / 8 members / 1 posts A group for everything - humor, fiction, fantasy, romance, anything! You don't have to be ashamed to say you like books with Fabio on the cover or you spend your free time fighting dragons. This is a group for anyone and everyone who loves to read no matter what the content!
Mrs. Ungier's 3rd period Library Rotation 15 books / 12 members / 0 posts Our class favorites
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