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Book of the Month
We invite YOU to become part of the Eldora's
Books, Etc. Book of the Month Club. Book Club selections
will cover the spectrum: history, fiction, the arts, local
& regional writers, old classics, politics, science
fiction, health issues, new bestsellers, world events. It
is our hope that this ongoing series of events will be an
opportunity for book lovers in the Cadiz/Trigg County area
to get together, to meet other folks who enjoy reading and
learning, and to talk about what's going on in the world.
Membership is free. Just sign up. As a member,
you'll receive (1) a monthly mailing, featuring the Book
of the Month, (2) a 20% discount, when you purchase the
current month's selection, and (3) an invitation to attend
an after hours "dessert & discussion" Book
Club meeting at Eldora's. Meetings
are typically the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 6:30pm
to 8:00pm. Day/time may change, however. Be
sure to check our website –
www.eldorasbooks.com
– for the most up-to-date
information.
Past book club selections include
Down Town by Ferrol Sams, The Guernsey
Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann
Shaffer and Annie Barrows, If on a Winter's Night a
Traveler by Italo Calvino, People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, A
Christmas Memory by Truman Capote, Reading
Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, Fahrenheit
451 by Ray Bradbury, The History of Love
by Nicole Krauss, The Devil and the White
City by Eric Larson, Freakonomics
by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, Clay's Quilt
by Silas House, Marley & Me by John Grogan,
Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Man Without
A Country by Kurt Vonnegut, 1776
by David McCullough, Omnivore's Dilemma by
Michael Pollan, The Stolen Child by
Keith Donohue, As I Lay Dying by William
Faulkner,
Can’t Wait
to Get to Heaven
by Fanny Flagg, The Life And Times of the Thunderbolt
Kid by Bill Bryson, The Reluctant
Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamin, The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri, Big-Box Swindle
by Stacy Mitchell, The Ultimate Gift
by Jim Stovall, and Water For Elephants
by Sara Gruen.
We'd love to have you join us.
And just so you know: You don't have to purchase your book
at Eldora's to be part of the Book Club. Of course, we'd
appreciate it if you do… and we'll offer you a 20%
discount… but it's in no way required.
November 2008
Life Is a Verb : 37
Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally
by Patti Digh
"Life is a
Verb is brilliantly-crafted, raw, gorgeously-designed,
and daringly different from 'self-help' books. It relates,
through stories that sparkle and astonish and soar, how to
move, to be on your way, to realize who you really
are through your actions. Through exercises that you
participate in, as if in conversation with the author, you
will learn, as she promises in the prologue, 'deeper
things—how to know what to care about, how to treat others
around you (and yourself), what to question, how to love,
what to stand up for, and why you should tell stories and
listen to the stories of others.' There is no more important
learning.
So read it.
Inhabit it. Breathe in every word, because every word of
this book is essential. Let it animate you. Annotate it to
make it your own. And then let it let you change yourself,
and become who you were intended to be. Begin now.
You have no time to lose."
--- Dave
Pollard, author of The Natural Entrepreneur, and the
weblog How to Save the World
Join Us
Tuesday, November25th
6:30pm
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