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[close] Do you like to read comics like Fairy Tail? One Piece? The Black Butler? Bleach? Or any other manga out there. If so, this is the group for you. In this group, you can discuss with others about your interests in these comics. Don't be shy! Come and Join!

[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] 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] This is a place dedicated to understand the complex postcolonial life through case studies. Given the topics related to postcolonial life are always sensational and controversial (like the identity wars), this group is built upon the belief that the contexts are always more complicated than the individual perspectives as for the insiders a topic as crucial as identity would be the elephant in the room. The suggestion for making use of this space is to observe how you agree and/or disagree with the posts and think about the nature of these points of difference. Personal and faithful perspectives (even if they conflict with each other on political standpoints) will all be respected.