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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The Fabergé Secret Charles Belfoure St. Petersburg, 1903. Prince Dimitri Markhov counts himself lucky to be a close friend of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Cocooned by the glittering wealth of the Imperial court, the talented architect lives a life of luxury and comfort, by the side of his beautiful but spiteful wife, Princess Lara. But when Dimitri is confronted by the.... |
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Daughter of Drum Mountain: The Remarkable Life of Muriel Caldwell Pilley Gail Pilley Harris This is the story of a brilliant woman who struggled to understand Christianity in the midst of war, loss, and depression. |
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First Responder James Summers Centrally located between Malibu Creek and Topanga state parks is a lonely stretch of road the locals refer to as the Mulholland Dieway. Here first responders frequently rally to save those unfortunate enough to find themselves stranded and in need of assistance. For years Karen thought that section of road was... |
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The Chameleon Shuffle Jere Krakoff After languishing in The Depository for Foundlings and other Discarded Children, Leonard Zweig is adopted by staunch Conservative lawyer Milton and pious Liberal lawyer Miriam Zweig. When the Zweigs launch a secret program to indoctrinate Leonard in... |
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Arnold Falls Charlie Suisman Spend time in the funny, oddball village of Arnold Falls, where larger-than-life characters deal with the smallest of problems. Somehow, it all comes out right in the end. Given the choice of go big or go home, nine times out of ten the townspeople of Arnold Falls will go home, get back into their house... |
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Forgotten Ellis Island Lorie Conway "How rare it is to find an absolutely fascinating story that has never been told," wrote noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about Forgotten Ellis Island. The book tells the lost story of the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital that saved tens of thousands of lives as immigrants flooded onto Ellis... |
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The Marriage Audit Jane Ashley Sophia and Beau LeBlanc built a life together—a quiet rhythm of coffee, courtrooms, and Sunday dinners in their beloved New Orleans home. But now, on the edge of separation, they agree to one final session with a marriage mediator. A last-ditch effort. Over the course of a single day, they move through rooms layered with memory, answering... |
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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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Congo David Van Reybrouck From the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, Mobutu's brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, Congo traces the history of one of the most devastated nations in the world. Esteemed... |
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Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation Alice McVeigh Emma, a privileged young heiress, decides to mentor Harriet Smith, a pretty boarding-school pupil, and to matchmake her as eligibly as she can… But how is she to guess that Harriet has a secret? Meanwhile, the brilliant, penniless Jane Fairfax consents to a clandestine engagement with Frank Churchill – though not daring to... |
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Understandable Economics Howard Yaruss In this entertaining and informative guide, author Howard Yaruss breaks down our economic system in a straightforward way, avoiding jargon, formulas, graphs, and other technical material so common in books on this subject. Instead, he creates a compelling and comprehensive picture of our economy using... |
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Solomon the Accountant Edward M. Krauss A Jewish love story. Solomon the Accountant is set in Toledo, Ohio, in the 1950s. Solomon falls in love with the beautiful, newly widowed Molly. He is painfully aware of her recent loss, yet she becomes the focal point of his life. He hopes that someday - regardless of how long... |
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Inside Our Days Michele Merens Liked by Westchester Book Club! A happily married woman abruptly flees home and family after receiving a dire health diagnosis. As Bree Durning rejects all offers of help and instead becomes preoccupied with her own blindsiding memories, even her psychologist-trained husband is tested to his limits as he struggles... |
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When Bible Meets History Stephen Lee Crane When Bible Meets History invites you to accompany the author on an adventurous detective trip to see what’s verified in those first five books of the Bible; how actual history is cloaked in that ancient form of writing called Biblical Hebrew; and what it all means to a modern, critically thinking mind. The... |
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Like Printing Money R.A. Cramblitt It seemed like a routine surveillance gig for private investigator Charlaine Pennington. Except that she didn’t know who the client was or why she was following a chief financial officer with nothing but sterling achievements on her resume. In the course of 48 hours, a series of events unravels the perception of normality: A baffling abduction of... |
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Woman of an Uncertain Age Priya Malhotra When fifty-something Naina Mehta's husband dies of a heart attack, she transforms herself from a suburban wife into a bold woman thirsty for new experiences. A far cry from the classic image of the aging Indian widow who dresses in subdued colors and focuses solely on her children and God. Naina moves to New... |
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