Books we have chosen for the upcoming months.
It Can’t Happen Here (a novel) by Sinclair Lewis Fiction suggested by Sharon The rise of a president who becomes a dictator. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and an alarming look at how fascism could take hold in America. Amazon: A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily […]
Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson Non-Fiction suggested by JoAnn 1972 the schooner Lucette was attacked by killer whales and immediately sank. In a raft and dinghy, the author’s family survived for 37 days before being rescued. From Amazon – In June 1972, the 43-foot schooner Lucette was attacked by killer whales and sank […]
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin Fiction suggested by Susan A moving tale of friendship combined with a fascinating primer on bees. Three strangers are brought together by happenstance on an Oregon honeybee farm. from Amazon – Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life’s curveballs, are brought […]
The East is Still Red – Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez Non-Fiction suggested by Janice I remember this book as having loads of interesting information about current China. I want to reread it, and we all need to look at China outside of US propaganda. From Amazon – from Professor Radhika […]
The Women by Kristin Hannah Fiction suggested by Lynnie With a brother serving in Vietnam, young nurse joins the Army Nurse Corps. In war she is lucky, brave, broken, lost. She comes home to a divided country & protests. From Amazon – Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, […]
The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman Non-Fiction suggested by Shirley Hillman dares us to believe that we are meant to be here, that we are needed by the world around us. A powerful roadmap to understanding our true nature. Amazon: Plato called it “daimon,” the Romans “genius,” the Christians “guardian […]