There are 10 chapters. Week 1-Chapters 1,2,3; Week 2-Chapters 4,5,6; Week 3-Chapters 7,8,9,10
This could just be a guide. You can read ahead, but we will only talk about the chapters that are assigned for the week. That way we don't give away anything for the readers who haven't read a particular section. So, for the first week, we might want to just have discussion about predictions or where we think the book is going. In the second week we will talk about the reading from the first week, etc. If there is something that you are really eager to talk about, just post the chapter and the page and the people that have already read to that point can engage in a conversation via comment (that way, the people that haven't read that to that point can choose to not view the comments).
Comments? Let's figure this out. :o)
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Reading is a Beautiful Thing!
When I look back, I am so impressed againwith the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense ofmyself in the world, I would do that again by reading,just as I did when I was young.~ Maya Angelou ~
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted;nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested:that is, some books are to be read only in parts,others to be read, but not curiously, and some fewto be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. ~ Francis Bacon ~
All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape.It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.~ Arthur Christopher Benson ~
Readers may be divided into four classes: 1.) Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtied. 2.) Sand-glasses, who retain nothing and are content to getthrough a book for the sake of getting through the time. 3.) Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they read. 4.) Mogul diamonds, equally rare and valuable, who profit by what they read, and enable others to profit by it also. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted;nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested:that is, some books are to be read only in parts,others to be read, but not curiously, and some fewto be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. ~ Francis Bacon ~
All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape.It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.~ Arthur Christopher Benson ~
Readers may be divided into four classes: 1.) Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtied. 2.) Sand-glasses, who retain nothing and are content to getthrough a book for the sake of getting through the time. 3.) Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they read. 4.) Mogul diamonds, equally rare and valuable, who profit by what they read, and enable others to profit by it also. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~
4 comments:
Sounds good to me! So, this week we are readin and next week we are bloggin?
Yes. You can blog some predictions or initial feelings, if you want. We will actually discuss the reading part starting next Monday. Ya know, so we don't be blowin' books.
Lol...blowin books. Maybe that should be our book club name? j/k. I think with this one, it isn't a huge deal if we discuss something the others haven't gotten to, since it's non-fiction. But we will keep with the schedule to be organized :)
Hi, everyone. I am a friend of Kim Boven's and have kind of insinuated myself into your blowin books. Thanks for having me. New Earth has been one of the most amazing books I have ever read. I really feel it has transformed my life. Tolle has a tendency to write in summations then "fill in" later in the book. You might find three chapters is a lot to discuss, because there is so much to it. The most amazing thing is talking to others to see what they got out of it. I cant wait to see what you all think. Thanks again for including me. :)
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