Our discussion last month centered on This America of Ours, Nate Schweber’s biography of writer and conservationist Bernard DeVoto and his wife and editor Avis. The DeVotos were fervent about the magnificent landscapes of the West and worked with different preservationists and activists to save vast acres of public lands from devastation by lumber … [Read more...]

This month the Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club will celebrate our fifteenth year discussing non-fiction works of social, economic, political, and philosophical importance. I started this book club fifteen years ago after searching for a reading and discussion group, but mostly found groups devoted to fiction. While I always enjoyed reading … [Read more...]

We meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. and invite all interested readers to join us for an exchange of ideas on stimulating topics. On September 27 we will discuss Henry Kissinger’s latest book, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy. Please contact nortlynne@gmail.com for the meeting location and more information about the … [Read more...]

Lakshman Sehgal made a memorable presentation on India at our meeting July 26 with visuals and his personal commentary. Thank you, Laks! We also voted to choose four books members would like to read in the coming months. Results: Spies, Lies, & Algorithms, Zegart; This America of Ours, Schweber; Zealot, Aslan; Leadership, Kissinger. For more … [Read more...]

Our discussion in June brought out the “really serious” aspects of Klaus Muhlhahn’s heavyweight work, Making China Modern. In a detailed recounting of what the publisher calls “a dynamic story of crisis and recovery, failure and tri- umph,” the book takes readers from the Qing Dynasty of the1600s up through modern times under Xi Jinping, showing … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is on June 28 at 2:00 p.m. when we'll be reading Making China Modern by Klaus Muhlhahn. It is a monumental book filled with fascinating details on the history and future of China. Last month we read Parts 1 and 2 for our May discussion and we will focus on Parts 3 and 4 in June. Residents interested in reading non-fiction works … [Read more...]

Members met in March to discuss Michael Lewis’s The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, dealing with the way our government and health care agencies handled the COVID-19 crisis. As described in the book, a small group of resourceful scientists and health officials recognized that the new fast-spreading virus would soon take on epidemic proportions. They … [Read more...]

We will meet on April 26 to discuss Peter Frankopan’s 2017 book, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, which examines the influence of Eastern thought and trade on Western cultures. We invite those who are interested in reading and discussing non-fiction works of social, economic, or political significance to join us at our monthly meetings. … [Read more...]