A reader's circle is a book club where people attend with whatever they're reading. The only structure is if participants decide to have an 'optional book.' Otherwise, people just bring their own books, articles, magazines, and conversation goes from there.
The idea is to loosen the usual format so participants can select their own reading and attend if they're still in the middle of a book. Conversation inevitably covers the books brought and many other subjects as well.
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Wages of Empire Michael J. Cooper In the summer of 1914, sixteen-year-old Evan Sinclair leaves home to join the Great War for Civilization. Little does he know that, despite the war raging in Europe, the true source of conflict will emerge in Ottoman Palestine, since it's from Jerusalem where the German Kaiser dreams to rule as Holy Roman Emperor. Filled with such... |
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My Shorts Brian Kagan What would you get if the Seinfeld, Reiner, Crystal, and Kagan families got together for dinner? You’d get fatter, guiltier, and hoarser from trying to get a word in edgewise and suffer muscle cramps from laughing. When you get into My Shorts, you get all that and more. This is an... |
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Closure Has Come, Goldman Sachs Bobby Sachs You heard about my book, you saw me on the front cover just a few seconds ago, you’re debating in your mind right now whether you should read it or not. You are on the internet or standing at Barnes and Noble ready to make your decision. This is my first autobiography... |
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The Mourning Report Caitlin Garvey Two years after her mother's death from breast cancer, Caitlin, then 20 years old, was admitted to a psychiatric facility after a suicide attempt. There, a therapist diagnosed her with major depression and anxiety, and she spent time as an inpatient. Years later, still suffering from grief and depression, Caitlin decided to embark on... |
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The Farm George Benda The Farm, set in the second global energy crisis, juxtaposes Jack's high-flying energy career with his pursuit of an idyllic life with his new bride, Anna. Together with Jack's old philosophical friend, Ben, and Ben's wife, Rebecca, the couples explore a path to practical wisdom in the nuclear age. Jack and Ben, learning from... |
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I Pass as White William Tex Pointer This book was written in the 1950s by our dad. The manuscript was found after he passed away. This is his story of what hate, ignorance, poverty, and racism can do to a nation. What if you could change the direction of your life? Would you have the strength to make sacrifices to get there? Bill Pointer had that strength. In these... |
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One in a Billion Nancy Pine This heart-wrenching story immerses readers in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens. An Wei—a stubborn, hardworking peasant who has lived by his values and stood up for his convictions—has succeeded against all odds in the authoritarian environment of China. |
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Wings as Eagles Jabez Abraham In our technology-driven age, the common man has no time for serious contemplation regarding the most consequential matter that he can ever confront: the Being of God and the daily implications of that Person. Man's real worth is not in what he can gain in possessions and power but in his eternal soul, which will continue to its final resting... |
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Feelin' It: A College Journey of Epic Proportions Eric V. Warren Every year, thousands of Black students head off to predominantly White colleges and universities. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be one of those students? Feelin' It is a deep dive into the thoughts, feelings and experiences of a Black student finding his way through a small university in Michigan's untamed Upper Peninsula. |
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The Little Book on Wisdom Patricia Ann Jordan Can you use more wisdom? Do you consider yourself wise? Do you "practice" using wisdom? Yes, you can practice using wisdom. You can become more wise at any age, at any stage of your life. Practice will make almost perfect. The Little Book on Wisdom can help in your life's... |
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Saving Eric Mary Burns Mary's nightmare began when her seven-year-old adopted son inexplicably screamed before dinner one night. From that point on, her son's struggle became her struggle. Mental and physical illness, along with drug addiction, turned her life upside down. The love Mary had for her son, though, never waned as she desperately tried to... |
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Mother Mother Jessica O'Dwyer Contemporary art museum curator Julie Cowan achieves her dream of motherhood through adoption, but her life is far from perfect. Her pathologist husband, Mark, is distracted at work, while her hotshot new museum director boss doubts Julie's curatorial chops. And Julie's young son, Juan, may never recover from trauma... |
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Once Upon a Nashville Night L. A. Wilson From 1953 through 1967, Nashville's Centennial Park hosted a Nativity scene so grand, it stretched the length of the Parthenon, captivating visitors from all fifty states and many foreign countries, earning its place as the largest in the world at the time. Behind this beloved holiday tradition were three remarkable... |
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I Eat Men Like Air Alice Berman With the snow falling fast on a New Hampshire mansion, seven 20-somethings assemble to celebrate an upcoming marriage in a debaucherous weekend that will change their lives irrevocably. The lavish trip to celebrate Will and Jessica's upcoming nuptials brings together a cast of... |
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Simon Sez: A Retired Detectives' Club Novel Shawn Scuefield Someone is playing a deadly game... A series of random murders, each increasing in size and scope, has the police baffled. More concerning, each crime has been committed by a law-abiding citizen, and afterward, the offender has no memory of their actions, nor are they willing to talk. A... |
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The Great Derangement Amitav Ghosh Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? Ghosh examines our inability—in literature, history, politics—to grasp the scale and violence of... |
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