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TO BROWSE BOOKS, CLICK ON ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED ON THE LEFT. You can also click on a tag in the tag cloud.

I am on holiday in Beirut until the first of February.  The book club with continue after I return.  Happy holiday reading!

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To my students: I very much appreciate your enthusiasm for this site, but please only use this site to request books or start a discussion about a book or something you’ve read.

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Exciting announcement! We have now been featured in the Gulf News. Click on the blue text for a link to the article.

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I am currently reading: Blind Willow/Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami. I also finished a book about Hezbolla and Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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UPDATE: Since this operation is still pretty small scale, I’ve decided that I’ll just do book drops or organize chats whenever it’s requested. See the tab at the top for full information.

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NEW!! CHARITY BOOK SALE: Recently, I was approached by someone who was moving and had a large number of books that they could not/did not want to move. These books were offered to me under the condition that they be sold and the money given to charity. I gratefully accepted. I am entering the information now, and if my internet connection holds, I should have the charity book list posted and available by the end of the weekend.

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UPDATE: I’m trying to update the site a bit by making a few changes. First, I figured I had enough books to create a memoirs/biography page, so look for that under non-fiction.

I also put the author’s names in the tag cloud. I think this might make it easier for people to find a particular author that they’re looking for, but it could also result in a lot of unwanted traffic to the site, which could frustrate or annoy some people who are just looking for a basic book review.

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Welcome to Humaira, who has generously contributed her library to the book sharing club. You can find her library in the categories to the left. Thanks for sharing!

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Welcome to the Al Ain Book Sharing Club.

This is only a club in the loosest sense of the word. I’m Stephanie and I’m administer of the site. Basically, there are a lot of people in Al Ain who want to read, but the only option around is to buy books all the time, read them once, and let them gather dust.

Using this site is easy. Each person who contributes a library will have their name posted with the sub-categories of fiction and non-fiction. If you see a book you want on the list, contact that person and arrange a meeting time to exchange the book.

I’m gonna be playing around with this for a bit, figuring out what will work best. Comments are very welcome.