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Archive of Club Updates
Oreo Cookie Book Club – The Big Burn
The Oreo Cookie Book Club met November 28 at the home of Norton Schwartz to discuss the book, The Forever War, written by newspaper correspondent Dexter Filkins, who was embedded with troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. While the book’s focus was on the daily experience of soldiers and civilians in the country, the discussion inevitably drifted to the … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club – Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met October 15 at the home of Norton Schwartz with fifteen members attending to discuss the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. The book invaded the lives of families who lived by sorting through salvage in the town dump. They were subject to the pervasive corruption of petty officials, lack … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club – End this Depression Now & Behind the Beautiful Forevers
The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met September 15 at the home of John Hall, twelve members strong and discussed End This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman. Opinions on Krugman’s economic propositions were divided between those who felt he was shallow and a sham and those who felt he is a great economist and right on target. We seemed to have … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club – July 2012
The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met June 20 at the home of Diane Hearne where the book, Eisenhower—1956—Year of Danger by David Nichols, was discussed. Members had to reach back in their memories for their impressions of Eisenhower and the period of time discussed. The moral courage of Eisenhower in putting a stake in the heart of … [Read more...]
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