The Complete Idiot S Guide To Starting A Reading Group

You're no idiot, of course. You know that people across the nation are getting together, swapping ideas, and sharing their love of literature. You also know how enjoyable it is when you and a friend have read the same book and spend hours discussing it. But when it comes to actually starting or joining a reading group, you feel like you can't tell a metaphor from a simile. Don't go on reading in solitude! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Reading Group is every book-lover's guide to putting together a group and having successful discussions--or knowing where to find an existing group. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

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Presents strategies and techniques designed to increase reading speed, and improve comprehension and retention of a variety of reading materials.

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Great reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and nonfiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, Westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.

With several well-chosen booklists, practical programming ideas, and a brand new compendium of print and web-based resources, your only crime would be not adding this guide to your collection!