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Part
I. How to Launch a Successful Book Discussion Group
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1.
Exploring the Great American Book Discussion Group
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3
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2.
Recruiting Members
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19
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3.
Choosing the Right Books
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29
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4.
Planning When and Where to Meet
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49
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5.
Generating Publicity
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55
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Part II. How to Run a
Successful Book Discussion Group
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6.
Talking the Talk
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81
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7.
Booking an Author and Planning an Event
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103
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8. Organizing an Online
Library-Sponsored Book Discussion Group
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113
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Part III. Ten
Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasing Book Discussions
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A
Year of Book Talks
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131
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September Travels
with Charley: In Search of America by John
Steinbeck
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133
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October In Cold
Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote
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139
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November
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
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149
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December
Holiday Book Discussion Overview Sample Selection
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159
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December
“The Dead” by James Joyce
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163
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January Friday Night
Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream by H. G. Bissinger
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169
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February Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
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179
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March Charming Billy by Alice McDermott
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187
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April Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by
Barbara Ehrenreich
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195
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May Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
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203
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June
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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211
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Part IV. Resources
for Book Discussion Groups
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Resource A: Annotated
Bibliography of Books and Magazines for
Book Groups
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225
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Resource
B: Online Tools for Choosing and Evaluating Books
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231
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Resource C: Professional
Organizations /Subcommittees: Support for Librarians Who Run Book Groups
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235
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Resource D: Partnership
Strategies: Checklist for Getting
Help from Bookstores,
Schools, and Community Groups
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237
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