Asne Seierstad: The Bookseller of Kabul - Groups

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India and South Asia 152 books / 294 members / 272 posts This group did a group read of English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee now. Please join the discussion! You don't have to be a group member to participate.

About this group: Books -- novels and short stories, mainly, but we'll also take memoirs, bios, travelogues and not-too-academic-non-fiction -- by Indian writers at home and abroad (NRIs welcome!). We also read books about India, including by non-Indian writers.

This group includes Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali and Sri Lankan books and writers too.

Diversity Works 514 books / 778 members / 8022 posts "This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren."
Barack Hussein Obama 44th President of the U.S.A.!!

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.

Coos Bay Book Club 59 books / 15 members / 9 posts We are a book discussion group that meets monthly in the Coos Bay/North Bend area. We are interested in all kinds of books, just as long as they generate good discussion and challenge us to read outside our comfort zone.

Books on the "Group Shelf" are the books we have already read and discussed. The Reading List shows books we will discuss soon. For a list of book recommendations and possible reads for future discussion, check out the book shelf on profile marked "Recommendations".

March 2008: Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

April 2008: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

May 2008: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

June 2008: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

July 2008: The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

August 2008: (Suggested) A Great and Terrible Beauty (YA) by Libby Bray

September 2008: (Suggested) White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway

January 2009: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving

Book Club 38 books / 3 members / 0 posts This represents all of the books read by our book club since our inception in 2002.

Women's Words 4 books / 13 members / 3 posts Let's introduce interesting books about women.....^^

ExpatGossip Girls 21 books / 3 members / 0 posts The bookworms from ExpatGossip!

24 Book Challenge + Chat 677 books / 100 members / 2383 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!

Book Club 51 books / 2 members / 0 posts These are the all the books our group has read over the last few years.

My Book Club 60 books / 3 members / 1 posts A group of women in the tri-cities who love books, coffee and tea, and lively discussion.

Rubber Chicken 23 books / 6 members / 142 posts We are readers. And mothers. And workers…This forum is for those of us who strive to read, think, write and create despite our children, husbands, jobs, messy houses or diets (or in spite of them). Our brains will not atrophy, our conversation will not stagnate on diapers, or bills, and our wit and biting banter will not turn to simpering and soft-headed niceties on account of play dates, or PTA meetings. Here our inner Elizabeth Bennett will flourish, and our Anne Shirley might just break a slate over your head.

Tome Taggers 64 books / 5 members / 1078 posts We are the Team number three in the Shelfari Play Book Tag October reading Challenge. Here i a place were we can communicate with each other more easily to share ideas and strategies for the challenge

Annapolis Book Club 6 books / 4 members / 3 posts We are women who live in Annapolis and like to eat, drink, and read!

Tuesday Night Book Club 33 books / 7 members / 4 posts

libraries and librarians 316 books / 459 members / 255 posts librarians, directors, library assistants, library school students.. anyone who works (or will be working) in a library! (or those who just enjoy libraries)

EPAHS Faculty Book Club 7 books / 5 members / 5 posts Faculty Members at East Pennsboro Area High School that like to read and talk have joined together for a little fun and literature!

PSU Libraries' Favs 8 books / 8 members / 0 posts OK all you PSU Library folks! Create a Library, Join this group, share your favs with each other and everyone else. After all, who better to take recommendations from than the library!!!

Friendship for Universal Peace 1364 books / 2872 members / 19259 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart.
There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship.
We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."

Cultural Anthropology 23 books / 30 members / 10 posts For all those interested in other cultures of the world as well as how they relate to your own. Whether your interested in cannibalism in New Guinea or rites of passage in Mali, this is the place to be!

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