Friday, January 13, 2012

Farewell to Manzanar

Found this link to the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_Manzanar

Started reading it last night. Easy read. Need to see if I can find the movie after I finish the book.
Great choice to read as a group.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

What to read in 2012


February 3: 
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston…
led and hosted by Dorothy W.

March 2: 
Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel 
…led by Richard M. and hosted by Jane R.

April 13: 
Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banares by Diana Eck
… led and hosted by Susan S.

May 4: 
Family Pictures by Sue Miller
…led and hosted by Margaret L.

June 1: 
My Antonia by Willa Cather
 …led and hosted by Rebecca B.

September 7:
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
…led and hosted by Betty Lynn A.

October 5:
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
…led and hosted by Jerry C.

November 2:
Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli …led and hosted by Doerte W.

December 7:
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells 
… led and hosted by Beth W.; this will be a potluck, with Jack making the gumbo; you just have to eat Louisiana food when you read this one!

January 4, 2013: 
pick the list for 2013
.... hosted by Carol F.

February 1, 2013: 
Hedy’s Folly by Richard Rhodes