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Book Discussion Groups 2009-2010

The Ela Library offers four different books clubs.

NEW!  Audiobook Discussion Group - April 13, 2010
Audies Awards: Literary Fiction

The first discussion will be from 7 - 8:30 pm on Tuesday, April 13th. For the month of April there is a choice of four titles:

Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
Lush Life by Richard Price
The White tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry
By Lewis, Sinclair
Read by Heald, Anthony
2008-02 - Blackstone Audiobooks
9781433222146 Check Our Catalog

2009 Audie Literary Fiction Winner

When Elmer Gantry was published in 1927, it created a public furor. The book was banned in Boston and other cities, and there were threats of physical violence against the author. …More

The Enchantress of Florence

The Enchantress of Florence
By Rushdie, Salman
2008-09 - Overdrive Publications
9781436119375 Check Our Catalog

"The Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. Vivid, gripping, and profoundly moving, this dazzling book is by one of the world's most important living writers. …More

Lush Life

Lush Life
By Price, Richard
Read by Cannavale, Bobby
2008-03 - MacMillan Audio
9781427203205 Check Our Catalog

BookPage Notable Title

From a great American realist--the author of "Clockers" and co-writer of the HBO series "The Wire"--a riveting story of two urban worlds in collision. Unabridged. 12 CDs. …More

The White Tiger [With Headphones]

The White Tiger [With Headphones]
By Adiga, Aravind
Read by Lee, John
2008-08 - Playaway
9781605149950 Check Our Catalog

Introducing a major literary talent, The White Tiger offers a story of coruscating wit, blistering suspense, and questionable morality, told by the most volatile, captivating, and utterly inimitable narrator that this millennium has yet seen. …More

Ela A.M. Readers - Meet the third Thursday of the month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Their next book for March 18th is The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips.

The Well and the Mine

The Well and the Mine
By Phillips, Gin
Introduction by Flagg, Fannie
2009-04 - Riverhead Books
9781594484490 Check Our Catalog

In 1931 Carbon Hill, a small Alabama coal-mining town, nine-year-old Tess Moore watches a woman shove the cover off the family well and toss in a baby without a word. For the Moore family, focused on helping anyone in need during the Great Depression, the apparent murder forces them to face the darker side of their community and question the motivations of family and friends. Backbreaking work keeps most of the townspeople busy from dawn to dusk, and racial tensions abound. For parents, it's a time when a better life for the children means sacrificing health, time, and every penny that can be saved. For a miner, returning home after work is a possibility, not a certainty. However, next to daily thoughts of death, exhausting work, and race are the lingering pleasures of sweet tea, feather beds, and lightning bugs yet to be caught. …More

Senior Readers - Meet the fourth Monday of the month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. their book for March 22nd  is My Life In France by Julia Child.

My Life in France



My Life in France
By Child, Julia
With Prud'homme, Alex
2009-06 - Anchor Books
9780307474858 Check Our Catalog

The enchanting, bestselling memoir by America's most beloved chef, "My Life in France" is being reissued to coincide with the movie based on Julia Child's life, starring Meryl Streep. Illustrations throughout. …More

Nonfiction Readers - Meet every other month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Their next book for April 9th. Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson.

 

Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See



Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See
By Kurson, Robert
2008-08 - Random House Trade
9780812973686 Check Our Catalog

In his critically acclaimed bestseller "Shadow Divers," Kurson explored the depths of history, friendship, and compulsion. Now he returns with another thrilling adventure--the stunning true story of one man's heroic odyssey from blindness into sight. …More

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