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Oreo Cookie Book Club – January 2012

December 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Book Club will meet on January 18 at the home of Janet Mackaig to discuss The Next Decade - Where we've been...and Where we're going by George Friedman.  We meet at 1:30. … [Read more...]

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Oreo Cookie Book Club – December 2011

December 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met on Wednesday, November 16 at the newly remodeled home of Mary Crowl to dissect and discuss the book on the life of Noah Webster and his dictionary. With the exception of one participant, we agreed that it was a badly written and boring book on a subject that is interesting and vital to our history. As … [Read more...]

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Page Turners – December 2011

December 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

All three Page Turners Book Club groups will meet on Monday, December 19 for a holiday get together and book exchange. We will meet at the ClubHouse at 4:00 pm. • Bring a wrapped, new or gently used book (one you would like to read) for the exchange (optional). • Bring a dozen cookies on a plate along with another plate to take home a variety of … [Read more...]

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Page Turners – November 2011

October 31, 2011 by

  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, November 28, to discuss Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle recounts his two decades working with “homies” gangs in LA County and his establishment of legitimate means of their livinga productive life marketing home based products and services. Both … [Read more...]

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Oreo Cookie Book Club – November 2011

October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The meeting of The Oreo Book Club turned really serious in its meeting on October 19 at the home of Dick Johns when it discussed the book Voltaire — A Life by Ian Davidson. John Hall led the discussion that covered the Age of Enlightenment in both Europe and in England, comparing and contrasting eminent philosophers and mathematicians of the … [Read more...]

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Page Turners Club – October 2011

October 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

October 2011  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, October 24, to discuss Pearl of China by Anchee Min. In a southern town in China, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become friends. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the headstrong daughter of Christian missionaries who grows … [Read more...]

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Oreo Cookie Book Club – September 2011

September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met on August 17 at the home of Sally Lee Howd to review a book on Genghis Kahn, his life, his empire, his military tactics and how he could drink his wives under the table. European kings and their knights trembled at the thought of the Mongol hordes who killed millions and conquered more territory than any … [Read more...]

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About the Oreo Cookie Book Club

September 21, 2011 by

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club was founded by Norton Schwartz in April, 2008 as a non-fiction book club for residents of Niguel Shores. Interested residents met to choose a selection of books to include biography, history, economics, science, politics, travel and other subjects of interest to them. Meetings are held at members’ homes on … [Read more...]

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