2022 Schedule:
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Oct. 10. Cancelled
Nov. 14. John P.: How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them, by Barbara F. Walter ; optional book on same topic: Jason Stanley How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley. The following short video by Stanley gives a brief review of fascism and can be a complement to the Walter book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCKkWMbmXU
Dec. 12. Pat: Floating in a most peculiar way, by Louis Chude-Sokei
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Jan. 9. Mary Ann: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz. At least five copies are available through the local library system.
Feb. 13. Lee: Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic, by Sophus Helle. (The library has various translations of Gilgamesh available. This particular translation is not available through the local library.)
Mar. 13. John A.: The Plague, by Albert Camus (At least three copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for Newport library patrons.)
Apr. 10. Kanwal: Premonition, by Michael Lewis. (At least four copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for patrons of Newport and driftwood libraries.)
May 8. Brent: Book to be determined. Possible: a man called Ove book, maybe Starry Messenger, by Neil Degrasse Tyson
June 12. Craig: Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, by Marcus Chown. (At least one copy is avaialble through the local library system.) (replacing prior choice : The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck.)
July 10. John P.: Book to be determined. Maybe: Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer
Aug 14. Pat.
Sept 11. Mary Ann.
Oct 9. Lee.
Nov 13. John A.
Dec 11. Kanwal.
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Jan. Brent
Feb. Craig
Mar. John P.
