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Book Club Selections for 2009-2010

THEME: DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE

September 2, 2009

Book: In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George

Fiction: An Inspector Thomas Lynley mystery by the famous mystery writer, E. George

Host: Sharon Johnson

October 7, 2009

Book: Leaving Mother Lake by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu

Nonfiction: A famous singer's memoir about leaving her Maso culture in China

Host: Sharon Johnson

November 4, 2009

Book: The Floating Brothel by Sian Rees

Nonfiction: The 1769 voyage of British women prisoners who were sent to Australia

Host: Bea Epperson

December 2, 2009

Book: We Are Our Mother's Daughters

(2009 revised edition) by Cokie Roberts

Nonfiction: Women who led the way to overcome discrimination in many disciplines

Host: Bea Epperson

January 6, 2010

Book: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin

Nonfiction: A poor peasant boy selected for Madam Mao's ballet school becomes a star

Host: Deanie Anderson

February 3, 2010

Book: Desert Queen by Janet Wallach

Nonfiction: The life of Gertrude Bell: adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia

Host: Deanie Anderson

March 3, 2010

Book: River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Nonfiction: Accounts of Theodore Roosevelt's trip down the Amazon River

Host Location: Bea Epperson

April 7, 2010

Book: Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler **Library has a set of books

Nonfiction: Story of three generations of Japanese-Americans in Oregon

Host Location: Mary Thimm

May 5, 2010

Book: Captain John Cook by Alan Villiers

Historical Fiction: Life and adventures of early seafaring Captain John Cook

Host: Bea Epperson

June 2, 2010

Book: The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland

Fiction: Artist's quest to paint indigenous art in the British Columbia wilderness

Host: Bea Epperson

July 7, 2010

Book: Passionate Minds by David Bodanis

Nonfiction: A mix of romance, science and history between scientist Emilie du Chatelet and philosopher Voltaire

Host: Bea Epperson

August 4, 2010

Book: The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage

Nonfiction: The remarkable story of the telegraph

and the 19th Century's on-line pioneers

Host: Bea Epperson

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