Nonfiction

[close] This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring mind and a desire to gain or share “underground knowledge”. This is also a place to discuss the controversial topics explored in The Underground Knowledge Series (non-fiction books) by James Morcan & Lance Morcan as well as the Underground Knowledge podcast show.

[close] Hi! I'm Irene, a busy professional juggling work, life, family, community service, adventures, and a love of books. What I need, and what I’m hoping you’ll love, is a trusted circle of fellow adventurers. Others who enjoy the feel of a buzzing tavern full of fascinating stories and ideas. Others willing to meet someone unexpected and learn something new. Others open to taking off their hat and cloak in order to be real. WHO: I'm seeking curious, brave-hearted, open-minded souls who love books. You should be a mid-career professional -- not in your first 5 years working and not 5 years from retirement. WHEN: The “Inquiring Minds Book Club” meets the last Thursday of the month, 4-5 pm PST on Zoom (with some exceptions due to travel or holidays). WHAT: Our books are all nonfiction driven by the curiosity of those that attend. We spend two months on each book so that we can explore, meditate, and allow the ideas to percolate into our being. Thus, we discuss questions and quotes the first month, then reflect more deeply about insights and inquiries in month two. Those who attend help select the new book. To read or not to read the book is up to you. Come anyway. We're busy professionals, many of us with kids at home. If you don't read the book, we trust that it's for a good reason. Or maybe you just didn't like the book. No judgment. We’ve been meeting for several years now. Here's some of the titles we've read: Designing Your Work Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans Atomic Habits by James Clear Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer Your Brain is a Time Machine by Dean Buonomano A Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou Emotional Agility by Susan David Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (I know, it's a movie but why not!) The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall. No long-term commitment is expected. Join every month or just for that one book you are dying to read. That said, I hope it quickly becomes the one Zoom meeting you would be devastated to miss.

[close] Welcome to the Procrastinators!! Do you have a book or series you always wanted to read but never got around to it? Were you procrastinating it because it was a big time commitment? Mixed reviews? A genre you barely read? Life in general got in the way? Well, this is the group for you! Join us for group reads, games, challenges, and a place for fellow procrastinators to talk. ✧ CHAT & INTRODUCE YOURSELF! ✧ HAVE FUN! ✧ STAY UPDATED! ✧ JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER ↢ Something to help with your Procrastinating: ✧ MONTHLY READATHONS ✧ GROUP READS ✧ BUDDY READS ✧ TACKLE THAT TBR ✧ PROCRASTINATOR BUZZREADS ✧ READING CHALLENGES ✧ GET ME OUT OF MY SLUMP ❤︎ from the Procrastinator Mods

[close] Welcome! We are a challenge group. We offer new challenges monthly, readathons, buddy reads, BOTM, SOTM, and a badge system we call Buttons!