OK I will get the ball rolling with this one - I think it's a brilliant idea (thank you LINN)

So we need suggestions as to what we will do with it

Do we want fiction or non-fiction or a mixture?

Some ideas I came up with:

• a book a month (or more often if people like) - selected by vote - people could give suggestions and then we would vote on which one we would like to read
• If it takes off maybe Sonya will let us have our own section for it & it could become like a reference section for people looking for good books. We could have a thread per book with people's comments and discussions thereof. I don't know if CL can do this but if it can, we could have a poll at the top of each book thread - highly recommended/good/reasonable/shockingly awful etc.... so people can see straight off whether we thought it was good or not
• maybe we could liaise with the CL shop on getting hold of certain books (if they don't already stock them) - and everyone benefits that way!

I think that the more people who participate with this - the more beneficial it will be for all of us....

Ideas please people

[grin]

(are you suitably impressed by how I successfully used the "list" function!!) [lol]

I like it too, I problay wont join in to much during certain classes at school, I have two books I am reading for my current class, but, when I am not having that go on, I will play! [grin]

I am looking foward also to see what others are reading... We have so many different moods and tastes here, it will be fun to pick something up that I would normally not read, and share with others what I might like that someone else would not read otherwise...

OK, I'll kick it off by proposing

Gary Zukov "Seat of the Soul"

Redwoodbob wrote:
OK, I'll kick it off by proposing

Gary Zukov "Seat of the Soul"

I was unfamiliar with this title, so I did a search on amazon and got the following details and review:



Product Details
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (March 17, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684865181
ISBN-13: 978-0684865188

"Gary Zukav's American Book Award-winning The Dancing Wu Li Masters masterfully introduces the layman to quantum and particle physics, as well as Einstein's relativity theories. With a similar dose of amiable, easy-to-understand prose, Zukav guides readers into the spiritual realm in his bestselling The Seat of the Soul.

Zukav questions the Western model of the soul, alleging that the human species is in the midst of a great transformation, evolving from a species that pursues power based upon the perceptions of the five senses--"external power"--to one that pursues power based upon perceptions of the soul--"authentic power." He believes that humans are immortal souls first, physical beings second, and that once we become conscious of this transformation--once we align our personalities with our soul--we will stimulate our spiritual growth and become better people in the process. This insightful, lucid synthesis of modern psychology and new-age principles has been described as the "physics of the soul." Who better to explain such heady concepts than Gary Zukav? --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Amazon.com Audiobook Review
Ready to attain a higher level of understanding? Author Gary Zukav can help you evolve into a multisensory being, one who "values love more than the physical world." As shown in The Dancing Wu Li Masters, his bestselling exploration of physics, Zukav has a gift for presenting complex, even mind-boggling concepts in clearly worded and reasoned logic. In Seat of the Soul, he leads you on an inspirational and potentially life-changing journey into the seemingly intangible realm of the spirit. Reading in a calm, soothing voice he explains why increased sensory perception will mark the next phase of human evolution, how the power of choice can change your existence, and what you can do to infuse your life with more compassion, trust, and understanding. --George Laney --"

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Sounds like this is an interesting read, Redwoodbob. Have you read it yet yourself?? I guess the next thing is for anyone else interested in reading and joining in, go ahead and post here that you'll be taking part.

By the way, I checked for anyone who was interested, and this title isn't currently offered in the CL Store.

I am IN with that one, if it is OK with everyone else........[cool]

I have read this book before and planned to revisit it like I do all of my old books. Nothing like sitting down with an old friend...

I enjoyed it and thought it might be nice to share and see what everyone gets from it.

Yep fine by me too - sounds good

OK, lets shoot for having it purchased and read by 21 DEC 2007.

That should give everyone a chance to purchase the book, have it shipped, read (if you;re like me, them books without pics hurts my brain) and begin discussing.

Doable?

I'm in.

Good for me too....