Memoir

[close] Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or exploring the world through books, you have come to the right place! ATW80 began in 2009 as a challenge on TNBBC. The separate group was established in 2011. Anyone can join and participate in the challenges or readings at any time. Challenge participation is not a requirement of joining. Anyone who loves reading books from around the world is welcome here. The main purpose of this group is to travel the world through books, experiencing new authors and cultures along the way. Want to read about the world? We have close to 50,000 books cataloged by setting and more are added each week. I personally started reading around the world in 2008. This venture has introduced me to far off lands, fresh viewpoints, and many new authors I might not have discovered otherwise. Here is a record of my travels since 2009: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18478768-diane-s-world-travels-by-book I have worked very hard gathering resources for others to use and coming up with new activities. Please ask permission before copying and please give appropriate credit. The copycatting is getting ridiculous and tiresome. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Suess “There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.” ― Irwin Shaw Globe Stand Photo: Daniel Loiselle/Getty Images

[close] "Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodreads and these are some of our Focus Areas. We have welcomed worldwide members from over 171 countries; we are a large international group which spans the globe. Discussions: Bentley leads James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketchum (Presidential), Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times by Kenneth Whyte and Noah Feldman's book - The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President, Stamped, and The Federalist Papers - a long term offering continues. Upcoming: (BOTM) Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler and Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Free Book Offer soon to History Book Club members - stay tuned for details - North America offering - "for HBC members only" Become a Free Reader (only at the HBC) - we will tell you how and we are currently Free Reading Salt and The Threat. Also White Fragility and the classic Faces at the Bottom of the Well and The Room where it Happened. Find Challenges for the Two Koreas, Ireland, Japan here - You can scroll through them and join the challenge that interests you.

[close] Welcome to the Annual Nonfiction Reading Challenge! Participants must introduce themselves by April 1 to qualify for the prize drawing. There are 12 categories for the challenge. For each category, read a nonfiction book and share your thoughts in the Discussion Thread for that category. The number of categories you complete will determine the number of entries you receive for the prize drawing. Dates: Challenge will run from 12:01 am on January 1, 2022 - 11:59 pm on December 31, 2022 (use your local time). Books begun before the start date & time DO NOT qualify. Books must be completely read by the end date/time to qualify. A couple of notes: -- Participants must introduce themselves in the Introductions thread by April 1, 2022 to qualify for the prize drawing. -- All books must be nonfiction! -- Children's books are not allowed. -- You may choose any combination of categories to complete. -- Categories can be completed in any order. -- Binge-read or space out your reads - as long as the read dates fall between the challenge dates, the choice is yours. -- Each category may be used only once (to be considered for prize entry). -- Books may be used for one category only. -- Books may not be rereads. Prize Info: One lucky reader will win $20 USD, given via Paypal. After January 2, 2023, I will randomly select winners from all qualified entries. The winners will be contacted via Goodreads and an announcement will be made via this group. Here's to another Happy {Nonfiction} Reading Year!

[close] This group is dedicated to our newbie goodreads users, to help them learn how to engage in buddy reads and discussions, and geared towards unstructured buddy reads to allow for the most conversation possible. Open to all readers who are interested in thoughtful discussions. No buddy read is too small or too big, and all questions and insights are welcome.