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| - | The group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm in the meeting | + | Article in [[:Category:Book Groups|Book Groups]] |
| - | room of the [http://hera.jmrl.org/br-greene.htm Greene County Library]. Everyone is welcome. | + | |
| - | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?SEARCH=eat+pray+love '''Eat, Pray, Love'''] by Elizabeth Gilbert | + | This adult group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm in the meeting |
| + | room of the [http://hera.jmrl.org/br-greene.htm Greene County Library]. We pick the books we'll read every six months or so, by voting on member's suggestions. We read a combination of fiction and non-fiction. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please call 434-985-5227 for more information. | ||
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| + | == Current Slate == | ||
| + | * Dec. 1st, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=secret+scripture+barry '''Secret Scripture'''] by Sebastian Barry | ||
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| + | * Jan 5th, 2012 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=too+big+to+fail '''Too Big to Fail: the Inside Story of how Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System From Crisis and Themselves'''] by Andrew Ross Sorkin | ||
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| + | * Feb 2nd, 2012 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=star+of+the+sea '''Star of the Sea'''] by Joseph O' Connor | ||
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| + | * March 1st, 2012 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=bless+me+ultima '''Bless Me Ultima'''] by Rudolpho Anaya | ||
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| + | * April 5th, 2012 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=tinkers+paul+harding '''Tinkers'''] by Paul Harding | ||
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| + | * May 3rd, 2012 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=nothing+daunted+the+unexpected '''Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West'''] by Dorothy Wickenden | ||
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| + | == Past Titles Read == | ||
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| + | * Apr. 7th, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=remarkable+creatures+chevalier '''Remarkable Creatures'''] by Tracy Chevalier | ||
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| + | * May 5th, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=what+the+dog+saw '''What the Dog Saw and Other Adventure Stories'''] by Malcolm Gladwell | ||
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| + | * June 2nd, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=elegance+of+the+hedgehog '''The Elegance of the Hedgehog'''] by Muriel Barbery | ||
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| + | Note: the Book group voted not to meet in July due to many members being unavailable. | ||
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| + | * Aug 7th, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=madame+bovary+flaubert '''Madame Bovary'''] by Gustave Flaubert | ||
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| + | * Sept. 1st, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=corelli's+mandolin '''Corelli's Mandolin'''] by Louis De Bernieres | ||
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| + | * Oct. 6th, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=immortal+life+of+henrietta+lacks '''The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'''] by Rebecca Skloot | ||
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| + | *July 1st, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=hateship+friendship+courtship+loveship+marriage '''Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories'''] by Alice Munro | ||
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| + | *Aug. 5th, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=people+of+the+book '''People of the Book'''] by Geraldine Brooks | ||
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| + | *Sept. 2nd, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=guide+to+the+birds+of+east+africa '''A Guide to the Birds of East Africa'''] by Nicholas Drayson | ||
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| + | *Oct. 7th, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=sound+fury+william+faulkner '''The Sound and the Fury'''] by William Faulkner | ||
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| + | *Nov. 4th, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=breakfast+with+buddha '''Breakfast With Buddha'''] by Roland Merullo | ||
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| + | *Dec. 2nd, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=human+stain+philip+roth '''The Human Stain'''] by Philip Roth | ||
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| + | *Jan. 6th, 2011 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=purple+hibiscus '''Purple Hibiscus'''] by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | ||
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| + | *Feb 3rd, 2011 '''THE BIG READ''' [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=maltese+falcon '''The Maltese Falcon'''] by Dashiell Hammett | ||
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| + | * Nov. 5, 2009 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=rebecca+du+maurier '''Rebecca'''] by Daphne Du Maurier | ||
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| + | * Dec. 3, 2009 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=sky+burial+an+epic+love+story+of+tibet '''Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet'''] by Xinran | ||
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| + | * Jan. 7, 2010 (2nd Thurs.due to the New Year's holiday) [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=middlemarch+George+Eliot '''Middlemarch'''] by George Eliot | ||
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| + | * Feb. 4, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=remembering+the+bones '''Remembering the Bones'''] by Frances Itani | ||
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| + | * Mar. 4, 2010 '''THE BIG READ''' [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=lesson+before+dying '''A Lesson Before Dying'''] by Ernest J. Gaines | ||
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| + | * Apr. 1, 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=ghost+train+to+the+eastern+star '''Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar'''] by Paul | ||
| + | Theroux | ||
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| + | * May 2010 [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=out+of+africa '''Out of Africa'''] by Isak Dinesen | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=eat+pray+love '''Eat, Pray, Love'''] by Elizabeth Gilbert (Nov. 6) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=judgement+in+stone '''A Judgment In Stone'''] by Ruth Rendell (Dec. 4) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=book+thief '''The Book Thief'''] by Marcus Zusak (Jan 8, due to holiday) | ||
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| + | *'''THE BIG READ''' [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=their+eyes+were+watching+god '''Their Eyes Were Watching God'''] by Zora Neale Hurston (March 5, 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=Washington+Square'''Washington Square'''] by Henry James (April 2, 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=Olive+Kitteridge'''Olive Kitteridge'''] by Elizabeth Strout (May 7, 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=The+Places+In+Between'''The Places In Between'''] by Rory Stewart (June 4, 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=When+We+Were+Orphans'''When We Were Orphans'''] by Kazuo Ishiguro (July 2, 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=gathering+anne+enright '''The Gathering'''] by Anne Enright (Aug. 6th 2009) | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?SEARCH=story+of+edgar+sawtelle '''The Story of Edgar Sawtelle'''] by David Wroblewski (Sept. 3rd, 2009) | ||
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Article in Book Groups
This adult group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm in the meeting room of the Greene County Library. We pick the books we'll read every six months or so, by voting on member's suggestions. We read a combination of fiction and non-fiction. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please call 434-985-5227 for more information.
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Current Slate
- Dec. 1st, 2011 Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
- Jan 5th, 2012 Too Big to Fail: the Inside Story of how Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System From Crisis and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Feb 2nd, 2012 Star of the Sea by Joseph O' Connor
- March 1st, 2012 Bless Me Ultima by Rudolpho Anaya
- April 5th, 2012 Tinkers by Paul Harding
- May 3rd, 2012 Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden
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Past Titles Read
- Apr. 7th, 2011 Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
- May 5th, 2011 What the Dog Saw and Other Adventure Stories by Malcolm Gladwell
- June 2nd, 2011 The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Note: the Book group voted not to meet in July due to many members being unavailable.
- Aug 7th, 2011 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
- Sept. 1st, 2011 Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
- Oct. 6th, 2011 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- July 1st, 2010 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro
- Aug. 5th, 2010 People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Sept. 2nd, 2010 A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
- Oct. 7th, 2010 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- Nov. 4th, 2010 Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo
- Dec. 2nd, 2010 The Human Stain by Philip Roth
- Jan. 6th, 2011 Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Feb 3rd, 2011 THE BIG READ The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
- Nov. 5, 2009 Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
- Dec. 3, 2009 Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran
- Jan. 7, 2010 (2nd Thurs.due to the New Year's holiday) Middlemarch by George Eliot
- Feb. 4, 2010 Remembering the Bones by Frances Itani
- Mar. 4, 2010 THE BIG READ A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
- Apr. 1, 2010 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar by Paul
Theroux
- May 2010 Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Nov. 6)
- A Judgment In Stone by Ruth Rendell (Dec. 4)
- The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (Jan 8, due to holiday)
- THE BIG READ Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (March 5, 2009)
- Washington Square by Henry James (April 2, 2009)
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (May 7, 2009)
- The Places In Between by Rory Stewart (June 4, 2009)
- When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (July 2, 2009)
- The Gathering by Anne Enright (Aug. 6th 2009)
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (Sept. 3rd, 2009)
