Book Club

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.

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Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders By Reihan Salam Cover Image

Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders (Hardcover)

By Reihan Salam
$27.00
Likely available, but must be ordered by email/phone
ISBN: 9780735216273
Published: Sentinel - September 25th, 2018

Long before Covid-19 and the death of George Floyd rocked America, Reihan Salam predicted our current unrest--and provided a blueprint for reuniting the country.

"Tthe years to come may see a new populist revolt, driven by the resentments of working-class Americans of color.”

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 By Jonathan Haidt Cover Image

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Paperback)

By Jonathan Haidt
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307455772
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - February 12th, 2013

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike—a “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review).

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.

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Educated: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Tara Westover
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399590504
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Random House - February 20th, 2018

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
 

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.

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There There: A novel (Hardcover)

By Tommy Orange
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525520375
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Knopf - June 5th, 2018

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.

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 By Kurt Andersen Cover Image

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (Paperback)

By Kurt Andersen
$19.00
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.

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (Paperback)

By Candice Millard
$18.00
ISBN: 9780767929714
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Anchor - June 12th, 2012

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author of The River of Doubt.

Gibson's Book Club reads Hamilton: The Revolution

Monday, February 4th, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

Gibson's Book Club reads Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter.

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.

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Hamilton: The Revolution (Hardcover)

By Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter
$50.00
ISBN: 9781455539741
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 12th, 2016

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original cast.

New book discovery night with our publisher reps!

Monday, October 29th, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

There are so many new books, you've got analysis paralysis. What do you read next? Never fear, the publisher reps are here! Join us as Megan Sullivan, Ann Kingman, Lesley Vasilio, and John Muse wow us with concise rundowns of exciting new books coming out this fall and winter and fantastic rediscoveries--if you haven't read them yet, they're new to you! Bring your pens and notepads, bring your book clubs, bring your best friend, and check out what's happening in the world of books.

Gibson's Book Club reads Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje

Monday, January 7th, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

Gibson's Book Club reads Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje.

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.

Warlight: A novel By Michael Ondaatje Cover Image

Warlight: A novel (Hardcover)

By Michael Ondaatje
$26.95
Likely available, but must be ordered by email/phone
ISBN: 9780525521198
Published: Knopf - May 8th, 2018

NATIONAL BEST SELLER

From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The English Patient: a mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers whose lives are indelibly shaped by their unwitting involvement.

Gibson's Book Club reads Red Notice by Bill Browder

Monday, December 3rd, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

Gibson's Book Club reads Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice, by Bill Browder.

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice By Bill Browder Cover Image

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Paperback)

By Bill Browder
$18.99
ISBN: 9781476755748
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster - October 20th, 2015

Freezing Order, the follow-up to Red Notice, is available now! “[Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of Salomon Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s.

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