Want to join a virtual transportation book club? We meet whenever you want

I just picked up two books from the Logan Square library:

Traffic, Why We Drive The Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt (freelance writer)
The Urban Cyclist’s Survival Guide by James Rubin (an L.A. journalist) and Scott Rowan (a sports editor and blogger in Chicago)

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on December 2, 2011 at 8:41am

Every book that has been mentioned I have ordered through Amazon, LOL. And here I am to be packing to move my belongings to Ohio next Friday! Because of the move, I love the virtualness of this.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on December 10, 2011 at 3:25pm

My Pedal Power book has arrived, along with The Immortal Class. The introduction has grabbed my interest in The Immortal Class, but is there a book of choice for the club Steven? :)

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Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on December 10, 2011 at 3:29pm

I was imagining it would work like this: We all read the same book together and leave comments on Grid Chicago. I'm not going to devote any time to manage a book club. It's just kind of, "let's read good stuff or read stuff and hope it's good and tell each other about it". Heh.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on December 10, 2011 at 3:44pm

Sounds perfect. I am diving into The Immortal Class. Let me know if you have a link to space on Grid Chicago for feedback. With just bringing up the idea, I have gotten so many recommendations already, thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 11, 2011 at 2:11am

Sure. That works for me.

Steven Vance said:

I was imagining it would work like this: We all read the same book together and leave comments on Grid Chicago. I'm not going to devote any time to manage a book club. It's just kind of, "let's read good stuff or read stuff and hope it's good and tell each other about it". Heh.