Coffee, Books, and More... Book Discussion
Led by Jud Strickland and Doug Lattner, the goal of this group is to read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, that will stimulate the mind and some lively conversation. This book discussion meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room B at the Library. Books will be available at the Fiction/AV/Teen desk one month prior to the discussion.
May 21, 2008
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
June 18, 2008
March
by Geraldine Brooks
In a story inspired by the father character in "Little Women" and drawn from the journals and letters of Louisa May Alcott's father, a man leaves behind his family to serve in the Civil War and finds his beliefs challenged by his experiences.
July 16, 2008
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
by Carlos M. N. Eire
A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge and describes the conflict's violent and irrrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native land.
August 20, 2008
Ragtime
by E. L. Doctorow
In the early 1900s in America, three families become entwined with Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata.
