Tuesday, May 31, 2005

 

Next Meeting & Suggestions

Sorry for the delay, it's been a bit hectic the last few days...
We decided to meet on June 30th. There's no time to post a fancy poll, just reply to the entire group list: WOVFAB-Book-Club@googlegroups.com so everyone can keep track of the votes. I hereby appoint Holly from the hutch to keep track of the votes and post the result tomorrow. and so, here are the books:

Quentin Crisp's "The Naked Civil Servant".

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0141180536/qid=1117217326/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_1/002-3961739-6284813?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


Michael Malone's "Uncivil Seasons".

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570717559/ref=pd_sim_b_6/002-3961739-6284813?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance


Chuck P…k _Stranger than Fiction: True Stories_ (reportedly true stories from the author of Fight Club)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385504489/qid=1117235953/sr=2-7/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_7/002-9706610-4388816

"The day the universe changed: how galileo's telescope changes the truth and other events in history that dramatically altered our understanding of the world" by James Burke

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316117048/qid=1117557326/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5308701-8823050?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

"Why Zebras don't get ulcers: An Updated guide to stress, stress related disease, and coping" by Robert M. Sapolsky

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805073698/qid=1117557308/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5308701-8823050?v=glance&s=books&n=507846



My vote is for Stranger than Fiction

G

Friday, May 27, 2005

 

Book suggestions

Quentin Crisp's "The Naked Civil Servant".

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0141180536/qid=1117217326/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_1/002-3961739-6284813?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

or

Michael Malone's "Uncivil Seasons".

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570717559/ref=pd_sim_b_6/002-3961739-6284813?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance


Sandra


Tuesday, May 24, 2005

 

This Thursday

You haven't forgotten we have book club, right? Triple Rock @6pm. See you all there!

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

 

Poll Results

Here are the final results. Sound and the Fury got 1 vote, Hitchhiker got 2 votes, but Carson McCullers it is with 4 votes!

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

 

Early Onset Alzheimer's

I forgot to give a deadline for the voting.
Let's say... Tomorrow Wednesday at 1pm

 

Fantsy-Pantsy Poll is Up!

Excercise your right.

 
What book to read?
The sound and the fury by William Faulkner
The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The heart is a lonenly hunter by Carson McCullers
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Speaking Freely: Trials of the First Amendment by Floyd Abrams
Free polls from Pollhost.com

Sunday, May 01, 2005

 

more book ideas

Sorry I wasn't at the meeting. I would like to suggest a few reads for the next meeting, tho:

1. hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345391802/qid=1115010956/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5429013-7123833?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


2. Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006073132X/qid=1115010986/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5429013-7123833?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

3. Speaking Freely: Trials of the First Amendment
by Floyd Abrams
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0670033758/qid=1115011141/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-5429013-7123833?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


-Holly

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