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Adult Book
Discussion Group
2007-2008 ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
2nd Thursday of the Month
7 - 9 p.m.
September 13
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Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury
A 1957 semi-autobiographical novel by
Ray Bradbury, taking place in the summer of 1928 in the fictional
town of
Green Town, Illinois — a
pseudonym for Bradbury's childhood home of
Waukegan, Illinois. |
| October 11 |
Power of Myth, Joseph
Campbell
In these discussions, Campbell presents his ideas about comparative
mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society. |
| November 8 |
Pretty Birds, Scott Simon
 The
story centers on a young Muslim woman who becomes a sniper during
the height of the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s. Host of
NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, this is his debut novel.
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| December 13 |
Magician's Assistant, Ann
Patchett
 A
secretive magician's death becomes the catalyst for his partner's
journey of self-discovery in this "enchanting" book "that is something
of a magic trick in itself-a 1990s love story with the grace and charm
of a nineteenth-century novel". |
| January 10 |
Guns, Germs and Steel; Jared
Diamond
Diamond argues that Eurasian civilization is not so much a product
of ingenuity, but of opportunity and necessity. That is, civilization
is not created out of sheer will or intelligence, but is the result of
a chain of developments, each made possible by certain preconditions. |
| February 14 |
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
The Road follows two of the last people on Earth, an unnamed man
and his young son, as they walk through an incinerated
wasteland foraging for food and hiding from gangs of starving
cannibals. |
March 13
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The Sea, John Banville
The Sea is where Max Morden, a middle-aged art historian, retreats
after his wife dies of cancer. Max goes to the Irish seaside
village of Ballyless where he once spent a holiday as a boy.
While there, he alternately remembers his life with his wife and
that summer holiday where he became infatuated with the wealthy
and sophisticated Grace family, first with the mother, and then
with the daughter.
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April 10
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Mountains Beyond Mountains,
Tracey Kidder
Pulitzer-prize winning author Tracy Kidder's best-selling book tells
the story of the founding and achievements of Partners In Health
mainly through the eyes and experience of Paul Farmer and fellow
co-founders Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White and Jim Yong Kim. |
| May 8 |
Missing Mom, Joyce Carol
Oates
Following the unexpected loss of her mother, Gwen, Nikki's identity
is transformed by her profound grief. Over the course of a
tumultuous year of mourning, as she confronts her true feelings
about her mother and her sister, and what it means to be a daughter,
Nikki comes to understand herself and what she wants in life. Her
emotional journey brings sorrow, illumination, wisdom, and even —
from an unexpected source — a nurturing love.
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| June 12 |
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
 Surprising, poignant, and funny, Water for Elephants
is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is
reluctant to put it down; with characters so engrossing ,
one is reluctant to put it down; with a world built
of wonder, a world so real, one starts to
breathe its air.
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