- Coffee & Books: Outlive: The Obesity Code (virtual)Cancelled
Grab a cup of coffee (or any drink of your choice) and join us to do a deep dive into the book The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Jason Fung
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This event is free but it takes time and money to organize events on the meetup platform. If you want to support this effort so that more events like the are made available for you to attend by me and others like me, then please consider making a small donation using this form
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To attend this event, you should have read at least a part of this book and/or be able to partake in the discussions around this book.
This event is scheduled for 60 minutes. Of this, 5 minutes is allotted for introductions, and other event management tasks. The remaining 55 minutes will be allotted to discussing the books above.
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Bring an open mind and a smile! I hope to see you there.
- A day of bookish fun [walk & read, nature walk, picnic, meet, greet & discuss]Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, Scarborough, ON
Come join us for a day of bookish fun. This event will comprise of
- walk & read/ nature walk - 2 hours
- picnic - 1 hour (bring your own food)
- meet, greet & discuss - 2 hours
You can choose to join us for the whole or part of the event. If you are not joining us at the beginning, then please check the discussion section of this event, where the starting location of each section will be posted on the day of the event.
This event is "Rain or Shine". So bring an umbrella if there is forecast for rain.
Annual MEMBERSHIP is required to attend this and other in person events in this group between July 2024 - June 2025.
Annual Membership Fee is CA$20.What you get for the membership fee
- RSVP to any and all in person events in this group. I plan to host at least 10 in person events in this group between July 2024 and June 2025
- Prorated membership fee for those who join after July 2024 and before June 2025
- RSVP to all virtual events for free (a promo code will be shared with you that you can use to make the virtual events free)
- Option to suggest books that you want do discuss in Let's discuss or Coffee and Books events
- Option to become a member of a community of like minded readers from this group that discuss books, habits and life in a WhatApp group
You can pay the membership
- In person (cash) or
- By filling out and paying through this google form. Note that a 5% conveyance fee is added in this method to process your transaction
If you have not purchased membership and are a no show to the event, you will be removed from the group, banned from rejoining and reported to Meetup for violation of terms of service. Your name will also be broadcasted to the entire group to exemplify that no shows will not be tolerated.
- BYOB: Bring Your Own Book (Virtual)Link visible for attendeesCA$1.00
Instead of everyone agreeing to read one book for a meeting, we each read whatever we want, then share it with the rest of the group every alternate meeting. Our discussions are always fresh and interesting! Those who don't have a book to share but want a recommendation for their next read are also welcome to join. Then we vote on the discussed books and the book with highest votes gets discussed further in the subsequent meeting.
Books we talk about cover just about anything. Some example topics include: the history of salt, a man lost at sea, why some technological developments should make us optimistic about the future, creativity at Pixar, neuroplasticity, biotechnology, American sub-cultures, biographies, the economics, geography and biology underpinning the development of the New World, the politics of mental illness, harnessing a positive mental attitude, the changing role of the policies in US & Canada, walking the trail, communication in the workplace, and much much much much more.
The aim here is to establish a group of independent readers in the GTA who are curious about everything. Have you read an interesting book lately? Come and tell us about it! This relaxed and friendly book group is for those who enjoy reading books, asking questions, and having thought provoking, fun discussions on a wide variety of topics. Read whatever you want, then come and spend a few minutes discussing it with us. No formal book reports required, promise :). Paper books, e-books and audio books are all considered books for the purposes of this group.
Books discussed in previous "Bring your own book" events are here:
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GTA Book Club BYOB log Google Spreadsheet
During the event, a poll will be opened for everyone to vote on the book we should all read in the subsequent event. At the end of the event, the subsequent event will be updated with the book that had the most votes from this event.
This event is scheduled for 120 minutes. Of this, 10 minutes is allotted for introductions, poll, and other event management tasks. The remaining 110 minutes will be allotted equally among those who have a book to share. Please remember to leave some of your allotted time for questions and discussions.
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Bring a book to share or observe (find your next read) and bring an open mind! I hope to see you there.
To attend this event for free you can purchase an Annual MEMBERSHIP.
Annual Membership Fee is CA$20. This makes all events in this group free between July 2024 - June 2025.What other things you get for the membership fee
- RSVP to any and all in person events in this group. I plan to host at least 10 in person events in this group between July 2024 and June 2025
- Prorated membership fee for those who join after July 2024 and before June 2025
- RSVP to all virtual events for free (a promo code will be shared with you that you can use to make the virtual events free)
- Option to suggest books that you want do discuss in Let's discuss or Coffee and Books events
- Option to become a member of a community of like minded readers from this group that discuss books, habits and life in a WhatApp group
You can pay the membership fee by filling out and paying through this google form. Note that a 5% conveyance fee is added to process your transaction
(This is a virtual only event)
- Let's discuss the book: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and ... (virtual)Link visible for attendees
During a previous "Bring Your Own Book" event, the book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté was one of the most upvoted books. So we will discuss this book further in this event
To attend this event, you should have read at least a part of this book and/or be able to partake in the discussions around this book.
This event is scheduled for 60 minutes. Of this, 5 minutes is allotted for introductions, and other event management tasks. The remaining 55 minutes will be allotted to discussing the books above.
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Bring an open mind and a smile! I hope to see you there.
- Let's discuss the book: Unaccustomed Earth (virtual)Link visible for attendees
During a previous "Bring Your Own Book" event, the book Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri was one of the most upvoted books. So we will discuss this book further in this event
To attend this event, you should have read at least a part of this book and/or be able to partake in the discussions around this book.
This event is scheduled for 60 minutes. Of this, 5 minutes is allotted for introductions, and other event management tasks. The remaining 55 minutes will be allotted to discussing the books above.
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Bring an open mind and a smile! I hope to see you there.
- A day of bookish fun [walk & read, nature walk, picnic, meet, greet & discuss]Philosopher's Walk, Toronto, ON
Come join us for a day of bookish fun. This event will comprise of
- walk & read/ nature walk - 2 hours
- picnic - 1 hour (bring your own food). Option to visit a nearby restaurant to pick up food
- meet, greet & discuss - 2 hours
- Option to get some drinks after the event
You can choose to join us for the whole or part of the event. If you are not joining us at the beginning, then please check the discussion section of this event, where the starting location of each section will be posted on the day of the event.
This event is "Rain or Shine". So bring an umbrella if there is forecast for rain.
Annual MEMBERSHIP is required to attend this and other in person events in this group between July 2024 - June 2025.
Annual Membership Fee is CA$20.What you get for the membership fee
- RSVP to any and all in person events in this group. I plan to host at least 10 in person events in this group between July 2024 and June 2025
- Prorated membership fee for those who join after July 2024 and before June 2025
- RSVP to all virtual events for free (a promo code will be shared with you that you can use to make the virtual events free)
- Option to suggest books that you want do discuss in Let's discuss or Coffee and Books events
- Option to become a member of a community of like minded readers from this group that discuss books, habits and life in a WhatApp group
You can pay the membership
- In person (cash) or
- By filling out and paying through this google form. Note that a 5% conveyance fee is added in this method to process your transaction
If you have not purchased membership and are a no show to the event, you will be removed from the group, banned from rejoining and reported to Meetup for violation of terms of service. Your name will also be broadcasted to the entire group to exemplify that no shows will not be tolerated.