Open Discussion Project, May Our book for the meeting on May 13 (5:30 PM) is The Gun Debate--one of the thornier issues facing our country-- but it can be discussed honestly and respectfully, and we will prove it. Details here. Please join us!
After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet Thursday, April 25th, 2019, 6 p.m. After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet (Hardcover) By Julie Dobrow $27.95 ISBN: 9780393249262 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 30th, 2018 Despite Emily Dickinson's world renown, the story of the two women most responsible for her initial posthumous publication--Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham--has remained in the shadows of the archives.
Open Discussion Project - May Mon., May 13th, 5:30-7:00 PM (discussion title is The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Philip J. Cook and Kristin A. Goss) The Gun Debate (What Everyone Needs to Know) (Paperback) By Philip J. Cook, Kristin a. Goss $16.95 ISBN: 9780199338993 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Oxford University Press, USA - May 2014 No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repeatedly bring the public discussion of gun control to a fever pitch, the topic has preoccupied citizens, public officials, and special interest groups for decades.
Open Discussion Project - April Mon., April 8th, 5:30-7:00 PM (discussion title will be In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, by Mitch Landrieu) In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History (Paperback) By Mitch Landrieu $16.00 ISBN: 9780525559467 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Penguin Books - March 19th, 2019 The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate.
Open Discussion Project - March Mon., March 11, 5:30-7:00 PM (discussion title will be Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders, by Reihan Salam) Please note: we had originally chosen In the Shadow of Statues, by Mitch Landrieu, as our March selection, but then discovered that this book would become available in paperback in March. So we moved Statues to April. Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders (Hardcover) By Reihan Salam $27.00 ISBN: 9780735216273 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Sentinel - September 25th, 2018 “A clarion call to everyone who cares about the American nation and every person who calls it home.” —J.D. VANCE, author of Hillbilly ElegyWhy would a son of immigrants call for tighter restrictions on immigration?
Open Discussion Project Opening meeting Mon., Feb. 11, 5:30-7:00 PM The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Paperback) By Jonathan Haidt $17.00 ISBN: 9780307455772 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Vintage - February 12th, 2013 New York Times Bestseller In this “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review) social psychologist Jonathan Haidt challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike.
Gibson's Book Club reads Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover Monday, June 3rd, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Gibson's Book Club reads Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover. Our book club is free and open to the public, newcomers are encouraged! Join us for every month, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you. Educated: A Memoir (Hardcover) By Tara Westover $28.00 ISBN: 9780399590504 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Random House - February 20th, 2018 #1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOO
Gibson's Book Club reads There There, by Tommy Orange Monday, May 6th, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Gibson's Book Club reads There There: A Novel, by Tommy Orange. Our book club is free and open to the public, newcomers are encouraged! Join us for every month, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you. There There: A novel (Hardcover) By Tommy Orange $25.95 ISBN: 9780525520375 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Knopf - June 5th, 2018 ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWWINNER OF THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
Gibson's Book Club reads Fantasyland, by Kurt Andersen Monday, April 1st, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (Paperback) By Kurt Andersen $18.00 ISBN: 9780812978902 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - June 5th, 2018 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The single most important explanation, and the fullest explanation, of how Donald Trump became president of the United States . . . nothing less than the most important book that I have read this year.”—Lawrence O’Donnell How did we get here?
Gibson's Book Club reads Destiny of the Republic Monday, March 4th, 2019, 5:30 p.m. Gibson's Book Club reads Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, by Candice Millard. Our book club is free and open to the public, newcomers are encouraged! Join us for every month, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (Paperback) By Candice Millard $17.00 ISBN: 9780767929714 Availability: On Our Shelves Now Published: Anchor - June 12th, 2012 A Booklist Notable Book of 2012The extraordinary New York Times bestselling account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard.
