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Hilarious! - Oprah repossesses cars she gave as gifts to audience members and an action packed version of Oprah's book club...
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If you love a great book and you love to discuss books with others, chances are you’ve already found a local book club to join. But sometimes new ideas can be hard to come by. The article has listed interesting book club blogs that will enlighten and inspire your own book club experience.
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http://www.mastersineducation.com/top-50-book-club-blogs-to-inspire-and-learn-from/If you love a great book and you love to discuss books with others, chances are... more
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I have reached a new level of uncool nerd are Binge Gamer
; I’m now going to run a monthly book club for readers. Don’t worry – I promise the picks will be cool. Well, as cool as possible. This is book club after all.
On the 15th of every month, I’ll talk a little about the book, and then everyone else can chime in through the comments. I’ll also announce the next book we’ll be reading, and you can get involved picking a future book by voting in our poll.
The first month’s book? It’s one of my favorites of all time, and if you haven’t read it yet, now’s your chance: World War Z.
Head over to http://www.bingegamer.net/2010/new-bg-feature-book-club/ for more info and to help pick the next bookI have reached a new level of uncool nerd are Binge Gamer
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Fresh Spin on Issues Facing Athletes and Entertainers
We will provide a fresh spin to sport, when we take the issues that athletes face off the kitchen table, and into America's living rooms for real dialogue. Sportsmavericks Show with Ida Muorie will redefine the elite athlete,and bridge the gap between parents, athletes and the community. The show will provide original programming that balances the pursuit of academic excellence and sports participation. The audience will be engaged in straight talk, spontaneous, interactive and unscripted by experts. Ida and her guest will explore the challenges of success and failure in sports, and help athletes and their families navigate the transition from high school, college, the pros and beyond. We will put "fun' back into sports, and make it a family affair again. We will go beyond the cheers and the noise, and deal with the "whole person" that is an athlete, entertainer, and a role model. A series of Guest will contribute real life experiences, and provide solutions for today's athletesFresh Spin on Issues Facing Athletes and Entertainers
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A competent reading group leader must also be able to facilitate discussions as well, boring down into the text as deeply as possible and making sure that the parties involved understand all they can about the books in their hands.
Link: http://www.onlinedegree.net/50-great-links-for-book-club-leaders/A competent reading group leader must also be able to facilitate discussions as well,... more
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The book Rome 1960 by David Maraniss is featured on Bruce’s Book Club with Bruce McToose The Celebrity Traveler and Explorer.The book Rome 1960 by David Maraniss is featured on Bruce’s Book Club with Bruce... more
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Hoping he'll stay in his good books, Jonathan Ross has launched his own book club on Twitter.
Ross (or @wossy) has asked his followers to read Jon Ronson's "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and review it with this hashtag: #wossybookclub. Amazon sales on the book have rose 7,000% and the publishers are rushing to reprint copies and publish ebook versions of the book.Hoping he'll stay in his good books, Jonathan Ross has launched his own book club... more
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There is now an "Angels and Demons" tour in Rome. A guide passes out map of the city, a replica of the one in the movie, and carries around the book for reference. It's a four hour tour on the "Path of Illumination."
Here is my favorite quote from the article:
"Jennifer Carroll, 32, of French Settlement, La., takes pictures at nearly every stop.
"My book club will kill me if I don't," she says."There is now an "Angels and Demons" tour in Rome. A guide passes out map of... more
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The world is full of addicts. They're everywhere. The old way of dealing with addiction was to throw the addict in jail and forget about them. In the modern world it's time we consider the more peaceful alternative which is treatment. 30-60-90 days can change a lifetime of bad behavior. At a cost that is far less then housing non-violent drug users in jails for years.
When he was just 10 years old, Don L. Sutton lived in a rundown house on 17th and Felix. At that age, his mother walked out on his family and he was being sexually molested frequently by another family member. He would have his first drink of alcohol five years later. It would be 22 years before he kicked his many addictions that all started with that first drink.
In Mr. Sutton’s new book, “Understanding Meth: The Epidemic,” he writes about his life as first an alcoholic, then a drug addict and drug dealer. He also describes his first use of meth and how it stemmed from that first drink he took at 15 years old.
“My whole life of alcoholism and drug addiction, all I continually did was try to get that higher high,” Mr. Sutton explains. “I went from alcohol to marijuana, from marijuana to cocaine, cocaine to heroin, heroin to LSD, LSD to meth.”
As his chase for the “higher high” continued, his life spiralled out of control. Soon, his addictions were a detriment to his family as both of his children suffered abuse and developed their own drug addictions.
In 1985, the Sutton family moved from St. Joseph to Portland, Ore. It was in Portland that he failed at attempting suicide in August 1987. After this experience, Mr. Sutton realized how insignificant his life was as an addict and the impact he had on those he loved. He decided he needed help right then and there.
“I was really sick and tired of being sick and tired,” Mr. Sutton says.
He checked into treatment for 33 days and now he has been clean and sober for 21 years.
His troubled life inspired him to write his book which has been featured on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and is part of Oprah’s Book Club. He plans on touring the country this year and giving every governor of every state a copy of his book. “Understanding Meth: The Epidemic” is his way of trying to spare people from the life he had.
“This book may not stop this epidemic, but if it saves on life it will be worth my time and effort. I’m not out to save the world. I’m out to save one person,” Mr. Sutton says.
He will be signing copies of his book tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Evangelical Church in St. Joseph. For more information on the signing, call 279-2090. For more on Mr. Sutton’s book, visit www.understandingmeth.com. For more on meth prevention, visit www.saynotometh.com.
Do you have any experiences with addiction, or a friend or family member who has been successfully treated for addiction. Please comment below and let others know your point of viewThe world is full of addicts. They're everywhere. The old way of dealing with... more
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