The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading...

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This book club is for anyone that wants to read a variety of books. If you love discovering authors or just want to venture outside your "reading comfort zone", this is the book club for you. The books in this lists come from the book The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

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I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris

Start date: November 1, 2009

Finish date: November 30, 2009

Discussion: Chapter 18: Humor

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* The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 80 posts (80 new) — 1734 views — last updated Jun 29, 2009 08:41PM

Suggestion thread
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Welcome to all new members
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 70 posts (70 new) — 263 views — last updated 29 days ago, 10:58AM

Paperback swap
By William — 33 posts (33 new) — 272 views — last updated Oct 17, 2009 06:35PM

Next Book
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Book Club

* December book club nominees.
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 12 posts (12 new) — 58 views — last updated 4 days ago, 11:28AM

* Book Club
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 39 posts (39 new) — 326 views — last updated Jan 26, 2009 01:11PM

November book club selection
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 23 views — last updated 30 days ago, 01:27PM

November book club nominees
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 7 posts (7 new) — 65 views — last updated Sep 27, 2009 12:23AM

October's book club selection
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 39 views — last updated Sep 23, 2009 01:49PM

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Chapter 1: Historical Fiction

* Bringing the Past to Life - Chapter 1 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 9 posts (9 new) — 378 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:24PM

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 5 posts (5 new) — 37 views — last updated Sep 02, 2009 11:41PM

Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 22 views — last updated Sep 02, 2009 11:38PM

Historical Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 61 views — last updated Aug 06, 2009 10:12AM

The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 3 posts (3 new) — 25 views — last updated Jul 18, 2009 08:39AM

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Chapter 2: Popular Fiction

* Books that Fly off the Shelves - Chapter 2 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 17 posts (17 new) — 593 views — last updated May 03, 2009 10:24AM

The Time Traveler's Wife -book club selection *spoilers*
By Joanie — 24 posts (24 new) — 121 views — last updated 22 days ago, 03:52PM

Popular Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 33 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:28PM

My Sister's Keeper
By Mandy — 12 posts (12 new) — 75 views — last updated Jul 21, 2009 08:49AM

Blessings
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 3 posts (3 new) — 33 views — last updated Jul 20, 2009 01:42PM

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Chapter 3: Literary Fiction

* Books Worthy of Oprah -Chapter 3 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 13 posts (13 new) — 406 views — last updated Jun 09, 2009 09:30PM

The Lovely Bones
By Mandy — 19 posts (19 new) — 87 views — last updated Aug 26, 2009 08:27AM

The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
By Joanie — 3 posts (3 new) — 34 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 02:11PM

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
By Tera — 23 posts (23 new) — 66 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 02:10PM

Literary Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 23 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:38PM

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Chapter 4: Mystery

* Get a Clue - Chapter 4 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 17 posts (17 new) — 212 views — last updated Jun 25, 2008 02:24AM

One for the Money
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 34 posts (34 new) — 70 views — last updated 22 days ago, 03:06PM

A is for Alibi
By TeraD — 9 posts (9 new) — 45 views — last updated Aug 26, 2009 08:30AM

Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell
By William — 10 posts (10 new) — 41 views — last updated Aug 05, 2009 03:03PM

Blind Sight: Grant County series by Karin Slaughter
By Magpie67 — 7 posts (7 new) — 30 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 01:39PM

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Chapter 5: Suspense

* Edge of Your Seat Entertainment - Chapter 5 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 9 posts (9 new) — 213 views — last updated May 03, 2009 01:04PM

Coma by Robin Cook
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 10 views — last updated Aug 06, 2009 12:56PM

The Firm by John Grisham
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 9 posts (9 new) — 33 views — last updated Aug 06, 2009 12:55PM

The DaVinci Code
By TeraD — 26 posts (26 new) — 58 views — last updated Aug 06, 2009 12:54PM

Absolute Power
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 16 views — last updated Aug 06, 2009 12:53PM

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Chapter 6: Romance

* Reading to Your Heart's Desire - Chapter 6 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 28 posts (28 new) — 209 views — last updated May 11, 2009 12:45PM

Black Ice by Anne Stuart
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 20 views — last updated 12 days ago, 10:12AM

Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 22 views — last updated Sep 20, 2009 11:55AM

A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 32 views — last updated Sep 17, 2009 02:25PM

The Cove by Catherine Coulter
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 26 views — last updated Sep 17, 2009 02:22PM

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Chapter 7: ChickLit & Womens Lit

* A Women's Story is Never Done- Chapter 7 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 7 posts (7 new) — 167 views — last updated May 06, 2009 04:43PM

Scruples by Judith Krantz
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 15 views — last updated Sep 23, 2009 02:54PM

Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 12 views — last updated Sep 23, 2009 02:47PM

Chick Lit & Womens Lit books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 11 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:45PM

Too Damn Rich By Judith Gould
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 6 views — last updated Jul 04, 2009 02:30PM

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Chapter 8: Westerns

* Giddy-Up and Read - Chapter 8 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 106 views — last updated May 25, 2008 07:11PM

Western books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 7 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:47PM

The Wolf Is My Brother by Chad Oliver
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 7 views — last updated Jul 04, 2009 03:44PM

The Undertaker's Wife by Loren D. Estleman
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 12 views — last updated Jul 04, 2009 03:43PM

The Trail of Ogallala by Benjamin Capps
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 8 views — last updated Jul 04, 2009 03:41PM

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Chapter 9: Science Fiction

* Out of this World Reading - Chapter 9 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 5 posts (5 new) — 193 views — last updated May 04, 2009 03:16PM

Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 17 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 (1 new) — 15 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:49PM

The Uplift War by David Brin
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 9 views — last updated Jul 12, 2009 02:30PM

To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 11 views — last updated Jul 12, 2009 02:29PM

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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 (8 new) — 223 views — last updated May 04, 2009 03:20PM

Fantasy Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 16 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:50PM

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By TeraD — 16 posts (16 new) — 51 views — last updated Jul 08, 2009 01:55PM

Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 27 posts (27 new) — 54 views — last updated Jul 08, 2009 01:54PM

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Jul 04, 2009 04:42PM

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Chapter 11: Horror Novels

* It Was a Dark and Stormy Night - Chapter 11 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 10 posts (10 new) — 177 views — last updated May 03, 2009 03:14PM

Bitten
By Shazzy — 6 posts (6 new) — 51 views — last updated Sep 01, 2009 10:22AM

Kitty and the Midnight Hour
By William — 4 posts (4 new) — 21 views — last updated Aug 26, 2009 08:29AM

Horror books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 14 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:51PM

Guilty Pleasures
By Shazzy — 11 posts (11 new) — 50 views — last updated Jul 08, 2009 01:59PM

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Chapter 12: Inspirationial Fict

* Have a Little Faith in Your Books - Chapter 12 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 5 posts (5 new) — 141 views — last updated May 04, 2009 03:22PM

Inspirational Fiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 19 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:52PM

The Last Sin Eater -book club selection *may contain spoilers*
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 6 posts (6 new) — 44 views — last updated May 28, 2009 06:47AM

Left Behind
By TeraD — 11 posts (11 new) — 73 views — last updated May 02, 2009 05:23PM

Christy by Catherine Marshall
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 26 views — last updated Oct 05, 2008 07:38PM

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Chapter 13: Inspirational Nonfic

* Food for the Soul - Chapter 13 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 109 views — last updated May 26, 2008 03:36PM

Inspirational nonFiction books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 19 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 — 5 posts (5 new) — 38 views — last updated Jul 02, 2009 07:30PM

The Faith Club- *book club selection may contain spoilers*
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 42 views — last updated Jun 29, 2009 03:40PM

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
By Sunflower — 1 post (1 new) — 10 views — last updated Jun 26, 2009 07:06PM

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Chapter 14: Sci Med Nat &Ani

* The Discovery Genre - Chapter 14 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 6 posts (6 new) — 117 views — last updated May 03, 2009 01:24PM

The Sociopath Next Door *book club selection - may contain spoilers*
By Sherry — 4 posts (4 new) — 61 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 (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:55PM

Sybil by Flora Rhea Schreiber
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 2 posts (2 new) — 23 views — last updated Jul 08, 2009 02:01PM

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story...with Wings by Mark Bittner
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Jul 02, 2009 12:09PM

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Chapter 15: Bios Autos & Mem

* But Enough About Me... - Chapter 15 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 6 posts (6 new) — 155 views — last updated May 12, 2009 07:20AM

The Life of the Party by Christopher Ogden
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 5 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 (1 new) — 2 views — last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:29PM

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 9 views — last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:28PM

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 6 views — last updated Aug 17, 2009 12:26PM

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Chapter 16: History

* Four Score and Lots of Years Ago - Chapter 16 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 3 posts (3 new) — 154 views — last updated May 25, 2008 05:15PM

The Six Wives of Henery VIII by Alison Weir *book club selection- may contain spoilers*
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 9 posts (9 new) — 47 views — last updated 26 days ago, 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 (2 new) — 22 views — last updated Jul 27, 2009 06:44PM

History books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 19 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:58PM

The White Headhunter by Nigel Randell
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 12:11PM

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Chapter 17: Travel

* 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 — 13 posts (13 new) — 55 views — last updated 25 days ago, 10:13PM

* Your Literary Passport to the World - Chapter 17 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 155 views — last updated May 11, 2009 07:43PM

Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 9 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 (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Jul 30, 2009 02:33PM

A Walk Across America By Peter Jenkins
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 22 views — last updated Jul 30, 2009 02:32PM

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Chapter 18: Humor

* I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris-book club selection-*may contain spoilers*
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 4 posts (4 new) — 30 views — last updated 14 days ago, 03:27PM

* Take My Joke. Please! - Chapter 18 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 5 posts (5 new) — 172 views — last updated May 26, 2008 06:38PM

Without Feathers by Woody Allen
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 10 views — last updated Aug 01, 2009 09:08AM

The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 9 views — last updated Aug 01, 2009 09:07AM

Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 9 views — last updated Aug 01, 2009 09:06AM

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Chapter 19: True Crime

* Blood Guts and a Darn Good Story - Chapter 19 book list
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 6 posts (6 new) — 160 views — last updated May 26, 2008 04:57PM

True Crime books not on the list but should be
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 11 views — last updated Jul 23, 2009 01:01PM

The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 6 views — last updated Jun 14, 2009 06:52PM

Confessions of a Master Jewel Theif by Bill Mason
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 10 views — last updated Jun 14, 2009 06:51PM

Ballad of the Whisky Robber: A true Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pet Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein
By MJ, Idiot's Top libriarian — 1 post (1 new) — 14 views — last updated Jun 14, 2009 06:50PM

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