Tuesday, February 10, 2015

And if you are looking for another good book

here is a recommendation from Rebecca..................

The Untold Stories of 33 Men buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that set them Free by Hector Tobar.  This is a fascinating true story of the Chilean miners trapped for 69 days 30 stories below the ground.  Fascinating story!  Even though I know the story of release, the anticipation and my tears of relief that I felt for their escape were real.  Written by Pulitzer Prize winner, writer for the L A Times, H. Tobar. 

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Reading List for 2015


February 6: 
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. 
Hosted by Robin; led by Deb

March 6: 
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. 
Hosted and led by Betty Lynn Allen

April 10: 
Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander.  
Hosted by either Margaret(@ her home in King William) or Jane (Helotes) ; led by Rebecca

May 1: 
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa.  
Hosted and led by Kelly

June 5: 
The Light Between Oceans by  M.L. Stedman.  
Hosted and led by Jo McIver

September 11:
 Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow. 
Hosted and led by Susan Shaw-Meadow.   This one is in September so that you have all summer to read it; be warned:  it is 900 pages long, but an important biography, a great read.

October 2:
 The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. 
Hosted and led by Margaret and our 2nd Annual Pilgrimage to Waring

November 6: 
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. 
Hosted and led by Jerry

December 4: 
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs. Hosted and led by Beth.  
Typically, this is a pot luck, but I just don’t know about a theme for the meal…eating Biblically?

January 8, 2016: 
book selection hosted by Carol

February 5, 2016: 
Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah. 
Hosted by Deb (or perhaps Jane?) and led by Rebecca