By way of an "update", there has been quite of bit of work going on behind the scenes on updating and improving the Group "Announcements" (aka "FAQs") section for our Group.

Between the holidays and the fact that it's a much more involved task than many of us might have anticipated, and that each of us actually have "lives" outside the group that demand our time and attention, what we originally had hoped would be a "quick and dirty" rewrite, is proving to be more time consuming than any of us imagined.

As a group though, the mods are in total agreement that it's much more important that we do it "right" than it is that we do it "quickly".

One component of the final product will be a comprehensive listing of "low carb" resources (books, videos, external websites, etc) aimed not only at "newbies" but also "old hands". A "one stop" repository for all those things you've "heard about" but forgot to bookmark and now can't find the link (haven't we all?).

Think of it as our "library", reference resource, whatever.

Our intent is to have individual listings (sub topics) for each type of resource (books, videos, etc), which might then be further organized by sub-sub, topic (books>types of LC diets>atkins/paleo/primal/etc) to make a "search" easier for members to "drill down" through to find what they are looking for (since MFP groups have no "search" function).

To start organizing and collecting suggested references we could REALLY use your help and input. In addition, we believe that this will be "your" list (all of ours), and it's important to us that we involve as many members of the group in the process as is possible.

It's also important that we cover as much of the LC spectrum as possible in order to offer exposure to all of the possible alternatives any of our members or guests might be interested in.

Here's how you can assist the effort.
First, there will be SEPARATE threads for each topic (books, videos, etc). PLEASE post your contributions ONLY to the appropriate thread (books on "books", videos on "videos", etc. Doing so will make it MUCH easier for us to collate the suggestions and will also provide individual "dedicated" threads for each type that group members (and "newbies") can refer to in the meantime until the "final version" is ready for prime time. It will also be the thread(s) that members can continue to add new suggestions to as time goes on keeping it current and up to date.
Post the title and author of the book (or video on the "video" thread
Post the hyperlink to the book you are suggesting
Add a short (1 or 2 sentence) "comment/review" describing why you are rec-ing it
Suggest a subcategory that you think it would best fit under (i.e. an "atkins" book under "atkins diet")

For books, if a "kindle" (e-book) version is available, please post the link to that since it is the most economical and preferred source for most and would also provide those who prefer a "hard copy" to obtain one if that is their preference. If no kindle link is available however that does NOT mean it can't be included on the list (just provide a link to wherever it is available).

THANKS in advance for your help and your contributions - they will be a BIG HELP and greatly accelerate the process.

Remember, this thread is the "BOOKS" thread, so please post ONLY references to BOOKS here - there will be a separate thread(s) set up for VIDEOS and other main topics, so please post them there.

So, to get the ball rolling, here's an example posting: (you might want to copy/paste these four and replace the items with your own, it will keep the order and consistency)

1) "Art and Science of Low Carb" - Phinney and Volek
2) http://tinyurl.com/o85dnaj
3) Arguably the most comprehensive book on the LCHF lifestyle ever written. Lots of "science" but presented in a "understandable" way - a "must read".
4) List under "LCHF - general"