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Book Clubs
Book club may refer to: * Book discussion club, a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read ** Literature circle, a group of students who meet in a classroom to discuss a book or books that they have read * Book sales club, a subscription-based method of selling and purchasing books ** Text publication society, also known as a book club, a subscription-based learned society dedicated to the publication and sale of scholarly editions of texts Book club may also refer to: * ''Book Club'' (film), a 2018 American comedy film * '' The Book Club'', an Australian television show that discusses books * ''Bookclub'' (radio), a BBC Radio 4 programme * The ''Richard & Judy ''Richard & Judy'' (also known as ''Richard & Judy's New Position'') is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 Augus ...'', Book Club, a regular chat show se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Discussion Club
A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book sales club, which can cause confusion. Other frequently used terms to describe a book discussion club include reading group, book group, and book discussion group. Book discussion clubs may meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, online forums, pubs, and in cafés or restaurants over meals or drinks. A practice also associated with book discussion, common reading program or common read, involves institutions encouraging their members to discuss select books in group settings; common reading programs are largely associated with educational institutions encouraging their students to hold book discussion meetings. History Though women had formed Bible study groups since the 1600s, it wasn't until the late 1700s that secular reading circles e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature Circle
A literature circle is equivalent for young people of an adult book club, but with greater structure, expectation and rigor. The aim is to encourage thoughtful discussion and a love of reading in young people. The intent of literature circles is "to allow students to practice and develop the skills and strategies of good readers" (DaLie, 2001). Background of literature circles Literature circles were first implemented in 1982 by Karen Smith, an elementary school teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. Handed a box of odd-and-end novels by a fellow teacher, Karen took them and promptly forgot about them. Later that year, some of her fifth grade students expressed an interest in reading them, organized themselves loosely into groups, and started to discuss the novels. Smith was surprised at the degree of their engagement with the books and the complexity of their discussions; they had no outside help or instruction from their teacher (Daniels, 1994). Literature circles evolved into reading, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Sales Club
A book sales club is a subscription-based method of selling and purchasing books. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book discussion club, which can cause confusion. How book sales clubs work Each member of a book sales club agrees to receive books by mail and pay for them as they are received. This may be done by means of negative option billing, in which the customer receives an announcement of the book, or books, along with a form to notify the seller if the customer does not want the book: if the customer fails to return the form by a specified date, the seller will ship the book and expect the customer to pay for it. Alternatively, the business may operate via a "positive option", in which the customer is periodically sent a list of books offered, but none is sent until the customer specifically orders them. The offer of a free book, often a large one, is a frequent enticement to membership. The Compact Edition of the ''Oxford En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Text Publication Society
A text publication society is a learned society which publishes (either as its sole function, or as a principal function) scholarly editions of old works of historical or literary interest, or archival documents. In addition to full texts, a text publication society may publish translations, calendars and indexes. Members of the society (private individuals or institutions) pay an annual subscription, in return for which they either automatically receive a copy of each volume as it is published, or (as in the case of, for example, the Royal Historical Society) are eligible to purchase volumes at favourable members' rates. Some societies attempt to keep to a regular cycle of publishing (generally one volume per year, as in the case of the London Record Society and the Canterbury and York Society; the Royal Historical Society, exceptionally, aims for two volumes per year). Others, however, publish on an irregular and occasional basis, as the completion of editorial work allows. Volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Club (film)
''Book Club'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Bill Holderman, in his directorial debut, and written by Holderman and Erin Simms. It stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as four friends who read ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' as part of their monthly book club, and subsequently begin to change how they view their personal relationships. The film was released on May 18, 2018, by Paramount Pictures, and received mixed reviews from critics, but the performances of the film's cast were widely praised and it was a box office success, grossing over $104 million worldwide against its $14 million budget. Plot Four women have attended a monthly book club for 40 years, bonding over the suggested literature, and have become very good friends: * Vivian, who owns and builds hotels, runs into Arthur, a man whose marriage proposal she turned down 40 years before. They begin a flirtation, but she has always refused to settle down because she enjoys he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Club
''The Book Club'' (formerly ''First Tuesday Book Club'') was an Australian television show that discussed books, ostensibly in the style of a domestic book club. Hosted by journalist Jennifer Byrne, it used a panel format with two regular members – book reviewer Jason Steger and author/blogger Marieke Hardy – and two guest members. The show first aired on ABC on 1 August 2006 and was scheduled as a monthly program. The show concluded in 2017. Books reviewed 2006 * ''American Psycho'' by Bret Easton Ellis – August 2006 *''The Ballad of Desmond Kale'' by Roger McDonald – August 2006 * ''The Shadow of the Wind'' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón – September 2006 * '' Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time'' by Dava Sobel – September 2006 * '' The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid'' by Bill Bryson – October 2006 * '' The Rachel Papers'' by Martin Amis – October 2006 * '' The Mission Song'' by John le Carré â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookclub (radio)
''Bookclub'' is a monthly programme, devised by Olivia Seligman and hosted by Jim Naughtie and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Each month a novel is selected, and its author invited to discuss it. The title of the chosen work for the next recording is announced at the end of each broadcast; this allows listeners to read the book in advance, and those who attend recording to prepare questions which they can then put to the author. See also * Books in the United Kingdom History In 1477 William Caxton in Westminster printed '' The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres,'' considered "the first dated book printed in England." The history of the book in the United Kingdom has been studied from a variety of cultu ... External links *''Bookclub''at RadioListings.co.uk BBC Radio 4 programmes Literary radio programs {{BBC-radio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard & Judy
''Richard & Judy'' (also known as ''Richard & Judy's New Position'') is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 August 2008, but later moved to digital channel Watch from 7 October 2008 to 1 July 2009. 2001–08: Channel 4 ''Richard & Judy'' started with Channel 4 on 26 November 2001 and aired every weekday from 5pm to 6pm. Between 2006 and 2008, the ''Richard & Judy'' show shared this original timeslot with '' The Paul O'Grady Show'', a programme that started in March 2006. For three months of each year, between 2006 and 2008, the ''Richard & Judy'' show occupied the 5pm to 6pm slot (January to March and June to August), and then the ''Paul O'Grady Show'' occupied the timeframe for the following three months (March to June and September to December). On the 15 August 2008 edition of the show, Richard stated that the following week's episode would be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Books From The Richard & Judy Book Club
The following is a list of books from the Richard & Judy Book Club, featured on the television chat show. The show was cancelled in 2009, but since 2010 the lists have been continued by the Richard and Judy Book Club, a website run in conjunction with retailer W. H. Smith. Main list 2004 *Monica Ali – '' Brick Lane'' *Martina Cole – ''The Know'' *William Dalrymple – ''White Mughals'' *Zoë Heller – ''Notes on a Scandal'' * David Nicholls – '' Starter for Ten'' *Joseph O'Connor – '' Star of the Sea'' *Alice Sebold – ''The Lovely Bones'' (''winner'') *Ã…sne Seierstad – ''The Bookseller of Kabul'' *Nigel Slater – ''Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger'' *Adriana Trigiani – '' LucÃa, LucÃa'' 2005 * William Brodrick – ''The Sixth Lamentation'' *Paula Byrne – ''Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson'' * Justin Cartwright – ''The Promise of Happiness'' *Karen Joy Fowler – ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' * Chris Heath – ''Feel: Robbie Williams'' * David Mitchell â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siam Commercial Bank
Siam Commercial Bank ( th, ธนาคารไทยพาณิชย์; ) is a Thai bank that was founded on 30 January 1907. History SCB was founded as the "Book Club" on 4 October 1904 by Prince Jayanta Mongkol, a brother of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who was convinced that the time was ripe for Siam to have its own banking system to help foster the country's economic development, rather than rely on foreign banks operating branches in the country. The name "Book Club" was chosen in an effort to keep the project sub rosa as it was something of an experiment. After the success of the "Book Club", King Chulalongkorn granted royal approval for it to officially operate as a commercial bank under the name "The Siam Commercial Bank" on 30 January 1907. SCB opened its headquarters in Bangkok's Talat Noi District in 1910. In 1911, it was granted approval to display the royal Garuda symbol as a royal warrant by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). Milestones *1939: SCB changed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Group
''The Book Group'' is a British comedy drama that was broadcast on Channel 4 between 2002 and 2003 and ran for two seasons. It was written and directed by the American-born, Glasgow resident Annie Griffin, who also wrote and directed ''Festival''. It was the winner of two BAFTA Scotland awards. In January 2006, it was announced that screenwriter Andrew Davies would make a feature film adaptation of ''The Book Group'' for Film 4, but the project was never started. Plot ''The Book Group'' revolved around the life of American Clare Pettengill (Anne Dudek) who at the start of the series had recently moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Glasgow, Scotland. She starts a book club to try find friends with similar interests. Those she encounters are not what she expected; a drug-addled, egotistical postgraduate student (and subsequently his neurotic and ever-worrying brother), an easy-going disabled man who aims to be a writer, three discontented footballers' wives, and a straggler who hide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
