false <![CDATA[Join Me!]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645759m/203265.jpg 203265 5 On a lark, journalist Danny Wallace placed an ad in a small London paper that offered two simple words: "join me." What followed was astounding. From all over the world, thousands of replies poured in, effectively "joining" Danny-but in what, he had no idea. When "Joinees" began referring to him as "The Leader," Danny quickly understood one thing-he had just created. A cult. <br><br> <i>Join Me</i> quickly became a phenomenon. With the help of a few trusted Joinees and the crackpot leader of a well-established cult, Danny promulgates his uncle's dreams of a Utopian society, struggles to keep his girlfriend, manages to stay humble amidst the newfound celebrity, and remarkably provides a sense of purpose and belonging to Joinees everywhere. 247158 2003 Join Me! total:414|5:1|4:10|3:5|2:0|1:0| 414 1699 573 60 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 11:19:57 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 11:41:49 -0700 2007 why they're joining him, and that's ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon May 28 23:54:48 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 01:50:00 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Jun 26 13:46:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 13:53:35 -0700 2008
Who would publish such ridiculous, self-centered shite?

I read the whole thing! These were exceptional circumstances. Stuck somewhere with nothing else to do.

The author clearly thinks that he is extremely funny, and clever. He is neither. He is a tota...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 13:10:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 13:10:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 28 10:49:24 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 14:14:45 -0800 2009
Also! I don't buy his slightly self-depriciating air (oh.. I don't know what I'm doing..). He's CLEARLY...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:38:48 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 13:05:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 16:53:41 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 19:15:20 -0800 2009
This is the true story of how one man started his own cult (Oops... I mean collective :) At his uncle's funeral Danny learn his uncle once dreamed of running a commune with a thousand like-minded people. Danny is inspired to accomplish his uncle's dre...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:52:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:01:14 -0700 2009 I do wonder how much of this was story of was made up or smoothed down because it just worked out so well. In either case, Danny is a delightful, witty storyteller.

Inspired by a dream of his recently deceased grandfather Danny placed an ad in the newspaper with the simple instruction...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jul 28 04:13:39 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 03:12:12 -0700 2008 1
Join me is a simple premise. Danny finds out that a recently deceased uncle set up an island commune and he sets out to create his own commune in equ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 02:11:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 00:47:01 -0700 2009 I like a bit of 'light' reading in between the crime or serious novels.

I didn't find this 'laugh out loud' funny but it made me smile. I wondered where he got the money to do ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 01 20:27:13 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 00:20:24 -0800 2009
You're going to hear this a lot from the get go. Join Me is a book chronicling the inception and quickly spreading phenomenon that author Danny Wallace took up on a lark in 2002. After attending a funeral in which he learns of his great unc...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 06 14:07:46 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 14:09:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false true Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:47:28 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 18:40:47 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 09 12:45:56 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 03:55:23 -0800 2008
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boy project...it's really funny]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:40:52 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 00:45:05 -0700 2008
As someone who honestly believes that a simple courtesy paid to a stranger can create kindness waves (oh yes, k...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=203265