Our next book, On Beauty by Zadie Smith is now ready for pick up at the Main Library return desk. On Beauty tells the story of two Rembrandt scholars on the opposite ends of the political spectrum. As their families' lives intertwine, the themes of class, race, gender and, of course, beauty, are artfully explored.
We'll be meeting to discuss this book May 14th, at the Main Library in Conference Room 3 at noon.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Some thoughts about The Worst Hard Time...
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan was filled with many amazing episodes of survival. When I finished the book, a few things struck me the most:
- Those who chose to tough it out during the Dust Bowl, are they to be admired, or were they foolish and stubborn?
- Is any one person, or group, responsible for the disaster that was the Dust Bowl?
- Are there any parallels between the Dust Bowl and any other man-made ecological disasters in history? Was there ever a time when mankind altered nature for the better?
We'll be meeting to discuss this book April 9th, at the Main Library in Conference Room 3 at noon.
- Those who chose to tough it out during the Dust Bowl, are they to be admired, or were they foolish and stubborn?
- Is any one person, or group, responsible for the disaster that was the Dust Bowl?
- Are there any parallels between the Dust Bowl and any other man-made ecological disasters in history? Was there ever a time when mankind altered nature for the better?
We'll be meeting to discuss this book April 9th, at the Main Library in Conference Room 3 at noon.
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