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+ general
* The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 81 posts · 2746 views
last updated Oct 23, 2010 07:56PM
Welcome to all new members
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 133 posts · 550 views
last updated Mar 28, 2012 10:53AM
Updating the Currently Reading List?
By Trisha · 19 posts · 184 views
last updated Oct 31, 2011 08:16PM
Spreadsheet
By southpaw285 · 17 posts · 325 views
last updated Jul 25, 2011 08:15AM
Southpaw's Progress
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last updated May 13, 2011 06:38AM
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+ Book Club
This topic has been closed to new comments. * New book club feature
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 116 views
last updated Mar 31, 2010 11:29AM
* Book Club
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 46 posts · 444 views
last updated Jan 31, 2011 04:11PM
October Book Selection- VOTING TIME
By Trisha · 6 posts · 60 views
last updated May 26, 2014 07:37PM
How many "List" books have you read?
By Trisha · 6 posts · 86 views
last updated Apr 27, 2012 09:09PM
My Progress Ticker (another Trisha's list)
By Trisha · 14 posts · 62 views
last updated Sep 30, 2011 09:37AM
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+ Challenges
* Challenge Ideas
By southpaw285 · 4 posts · 59 views
last updated May 13, 2011 09:27AM
* Challenges
By southpaw285 · 7 posts · 68 views
last updated May 04, 2011 03:24PM
June 2011 Challenge
By southpaw285 · 31 posts · 50 views
last updated Jul 06, 2011 01:59PM
July 2011 Challenge
By Nicole · 4 posts · 57 views
last updated Jul 06, 2011 06:45AM
May 2011 Challenge
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last updated May 26, 2011 11:27AM
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* Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 51 views
last updated Jul 04, 2010 09:35AM
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 6 posts · 71 views
last updated May 13, 2011 07:55AM
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+ Chapter 1: Historical Fiction
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Bringing the Past to Life - Chapter 1 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 9 posts · 696 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:24PM
* The Name of the Rose by Umbertco Ecco ** book club selection: May Contain Spoilers **
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 10 posts · 61 views
last updated Jun 03, 2011 09:31AM
Lincoln by Gore Vidal ** book selection ** may container spoilers **
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 9 posts · 40 views
last updated Jun 10, 2011 07:18AM
The Other Boleyn Girl-*book club selection - may contain spoilers*
By Tera (TheBook… · 40 posts · 257 views
last updated May 13, 2011 07:57AM
The Autobiography of Henry VIII, with Notes by His Fool Will Sommers by Margaret George
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 36 views
last updated May 10, 2011 12:22PM
Showing 5 of 42 topics — 266 comments total
+ Chapter 2: Popular Fiction
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Books that Fly off the Shelves - Chapter 2 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 17 posts · 897 views
last updated May 03, 2009 10:24AM
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith*** Book Club Selection ** MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS **
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 12 posts · 70 views
last updated Jul 26, 2011 05:53AM
More Great reads: all the rage
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 11 posts · 106 views
last updated May 13, 2011 08:39AM
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - *book club selection may contain spoilers*
By Tera · 14 posts · 113 views
last updated May 10, 2011 08:20AM
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
By Tera · 16 posts · 91 views
last updated May 10, 2011 07:37AM
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+ Chapter 3: Literary Fiction
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Books Worthy of Oprah -Chapter 3 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 13 posts · 682 views
last updated Jun 09, 2009 09:30PM
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ** Book Club Selection: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS **
By Tera · 27 posts · 120 views
last updated Nov 13, 2012 02:37AM
Atonement
By Santina · 19 posts · 67 views
last updated May 12, 2011 02:31PM
The Handmaid's Tale- *Book Club Selection -May contain spoilers*
By Tera (TheBook… · 19 posts · 137 views
last updated Aug 01, 2010 11:55AM
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 38 views
last updated Jul 04, 2010 08:04PM
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+ Chapter 4: Mystery
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Get a Clue - Chapter 4 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 17 posts · 429 views
last updated Jun 25, 2008 02:24AM
Booked to Die
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 33 views
last updated Jan 26, 2011 11:48AM
One for the Money: *Book Club Selection -May contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 53 posts · 154 views
last updated Oct 23, 2010 09:12AM
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear: *Book Club Selection -May contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 54 views
last updated Sep 06, 2010 06:03PM
Mystery books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 3 posts · 53 views
last updated Jul 24, 2010 02:55AM
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+ Chapter 5: Suspense
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Edge of Your Seat Entertainment - Chapter 5 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 9 posts · 433 views
last updated May 03, 2009 01:04PM
Map of Bones by James Rollins - book club selection may contain spoilers
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 4 posts · 67 views
last updated Jul 29, 2010 11:22AM
Along Came a Spider - Book club selection may contain spoilers
By Tera (TheBook… · 11 posts · 71 views
last updated May 25, 2010 07:42PM
Casino Royale By Ian Fleming
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 23 views
last updated May 15, 2010 08:43PM
The Killing Floor - book club selection may contain spoilers
By Mandy · 3 posts · 70 views
last updated May 12, 2010 10:36AM
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+ Chapter 6: Romance
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Reading to Your Heart's Desire - Chapter 6 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 28 posts · 389 views
last updated May 11, 2009 12:45PM
Utterly Devoted by Regina Scott
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 19 views
last updated May 17, 2011 09:05AM
Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
By Sherry · 3 posts · 41 views
last updated May 12, 2011 07:01AM
Naked in Death
By deleted member · 2 posts · 47 views
last updated May 08, 2011 02:51PM
Dark Lover - Book club selection may contain spoilers
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 11 posts · 75 views
last updated Sep 03, 2010 08:34AM
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+ Chapter 7: ChickLit & Womens Lit
This topic has been closed to new comments. * A Women's Story is Never Done- Chapter 7 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 7 posts · 299 views
last updated May 06, 2009 04:43PM
Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 3 posts · 49 views
last updated Sep 21, 2011 06:44PM
Bridget Jone's Diary
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 12 posts · 82 views
last updated May 20, 2011 06:47AM
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 9 posts · 49 views
last updated May 10, 2011 08:26AM
Scruples by Judith Krantz
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 32 views
last updated Sep 23, 2009 02:54PM
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+ Chapter 8: Westerns
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Giddy-Up and Read - Chapter 8 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 4 posts · 209 views
last updated May 25, 2008 07:11PM
True Grit- book club selection- *may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 20 posts · 88 views
last updated Dec 09, 2010 02:18PM
Western books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 21 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:47PM
The Wolf Is My Brother by Chad Oliver
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 15 views
last updated Jul 04, 2009 03:44PM
The Undertaker's Wife by Loren D. Estleman
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 20 views
last updated Jul 04, 2009 03:43PM
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+ Chapter 9: Science Fiction
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Out of this World Reading - Chapter 9 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 339 views
last updated May 04, 2009 03:16PM
Ender's Game *book club selection may contain spoilers*
By Angie · 29 posts · 241 views
last updated Apr 19, 2010 12:33PM
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 31 views
last updated Sep 24, 2009 11:34AM
Science Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 42 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:49PM
The Uplift War by David Brin
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 20 views
last updated Jul 12, 2009 02:30PM
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+ Chapter 10: Fantasy Novels
* Life after The Lord of the Rings - Chapter 10 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 8 posts · 409 views
last updated May 04, 2009 03:20PM
Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 29 posts · 94 views
last updated Aug 15, 2011 07:40AM
Neverwhere
By Melissa · 5 posts · 65 views
last updated May 06, 2011 11:28PM
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By Tera (TheBook… · 17 posts · 77 views
last updated Apr 19, 2010 12:35PM
Fantasy Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 42 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:50PM
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+ Chapter 11: Horror Novels
This topic has been closed to new comments. * It Was a Dark and Stormy Night - Chapter 11 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 10 posts · 300 views
last updated May 03, 2009 03:14PM
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova -*book club selection may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 19 posts · 78 views
last updated May 16, 2010 01:23PM
Bitten
By deleted member · 6 posts · 71 views
last updated Apr 18, 2010 05:28PM
"The Rats in the Walls" by H.P. Lovecraft
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 22 views
last updated Jan 20, 2010 07:07AM
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
By William · 3 posts · 26 views
last updated Aug 26, 2009 08:29AM
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+ Chapter 12: Inspirationial Fict
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Have a Little Faith in Your Books - Chapter 12 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 238 views
last updated May 04, 2009 03:22PM
The Last Sin Eater -book club selection *may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 7 posts · 62 views
last updated Mar 29, 2010 05:44PM
Inspirational Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 40 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:52PM
Left Behind
By Tera (TheBook… · 10 posts · 89 views
last updated May 02, 2009 05:23PM
Christy by Catherine Marshall
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 36 views
last updated Oct 05, 2008 07:38PM
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+ Chapter 13: Inspirational Nonfic
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Food for the Soul - Chapter 13 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 4 posts · 184 views
last updated May 26, 2008 03:36PM
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
By Tera · 6 posts · 58 views
last updated May 03, 2011 03:13PM
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
By Sunflower · 3 posts · 39 views
last updated Jan 09, 2010 02:10PM
Inspirational nonFiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 34 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:53PM
Bad Girls of the Bible -*book club selction may contain spoilers
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 4 posts · 60 views
last updated Jul 02, 2009 07:30PM
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+ Chapter 14: Sci Med Nat &Ani
This topic has been closed to new comments. * The Discovery Genre - Chapter 14 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 6 posts · 213 views
last updated May 03, 2009 01:24PM
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the Worlds Most Precious Stones by Greg Campbell
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 17 views
last updated Jan 31, 2011 04:21PM
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 9 posts · 22 views
last updated Jan 27, 2011 12:56PM
The Sociopath Next Door *book club selection - may contain spoilers*
By Sherry · 4 posts · 98 views
last updated Sep 18, 2009 04:44PM
Sci, Med, Nat or Ani books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 24 views
last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:55PM
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+ Chapter 15: Bios Autos & Mem
This topic has been closed to new comments. * But Enough About Me... - Chapter 15 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 6 posts · 258 views
last updated May 12, 2009 07:20AM
The Life of the Party by Christopher Ogden
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 17 views
last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:30PM
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life by Donald Spoto
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 7 views
last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:29PM
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 17 views
last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:28PM
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 14 views
last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:26PM
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+ Chapter 16: History
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Four Score and Lots of Years Ago - Chapter 16 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 3 posts · 252 views
last updated May 25, 2008 05:15PM
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 65 views
last updated Nov 21, 2010 12:29PM
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillian
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 35 views
last updated Jan 20, 2010 06:15AM
The Six Wives of Henery VIII by Alison Weir *book club selection- may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 8 posts · 56 views
last updated Oct 28, 2009 05:53AM
Shadow Divers: The True Adventures of Two Americans Who Risked Everyrhing to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 33 views
last updated Jul 27, 2009 06:44PM
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+ Chapter 17: Travel
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Your Literary Passport to the World - Chapter 17 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 4 posts · 241 views
last updated May 11, 2009 07:43PM
A Year in Provicence by Peter Mayle
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 41 views
last updated May 03, 2011 03:16PM
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; An Injury into Values by Robert M. Pirsig- *book club selection - may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 10 posts · 81 views
last updated Oct 28, 2009 10:13PM
Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 16 views
last updated Jul 30, 2009 02:34PM
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditerod by Gary Paulson
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 21 views
last updated Jul 30, 2009 02:33PM
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+ Chapter 18: Humor
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Take My Joke. Please! - Chapter 18 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 248 views
last updated May 26, 2008 06:38PM
The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic tank by Erma Bombeck
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 23 views
last updated Feb 03, 2011 10:41PM
Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 31 views
last updated Jan 25, 2011 06:16PM
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris-book club selection-*may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 5 posts · 51 views
last updated Feb 22, 2010 05:38PM
Without Feathers by Woody Allen
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 1 post · 20 views
last updated Aug 01, 2009 09:08AM
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+ Chapter 19: True Crime
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Blood Guts and a Darn Good Story - Chapter 19 book list
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 6 posts · 253 views
last updated May 26, 2008 04:57PM
Who Killed My Daughter by Lois Duncan
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 2 posts · 36 views
last updated May 06, 2011 01:41PM
*The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson- book club selection- may contain spoilers*
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 6 posts · 88 views
last updated Jan 29, 2010 12:02AM
True Crime books not on the list but should be
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 3 posts · 47 views
last updated Jan 05, 2010 01:09PM
Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
By MJ , Idiot's Top libriarian · 8 posts · 55 views
last updated Dec 07, 2009 02:10AM
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A Cold Day in Paradise
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The Kite Runner
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