Hi All,
I'm posting this to inform you of our rotation. This way, when it's your turn to pick the book choices for the month, you won't be caught unaware.
September--JuliAnne
October--Ron
November--Tiana
December--Sharon
January--Coral
February--JuliAnne
March--Ron
April--Tiana
May--Sharon
June--Coral
July--JuliAnne
August--Ron
And So on. I've posted it for the year, but if you'd like to switch with someone, let us know by posting a comment on the most recent posting so we'll all see it. Also, I'll email everyone each other's email addresses if you'd like to keep in touch that way. Let me know if this style of book club is working for you, and if it isn't, what you'd like to see changed or improved.
Thanks!
Sharon
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
September Selections
Hello Again!
Back to school, Fall, the nights are getting longer and the days shorter. Boo...I hate to see the end of Summer, but with it comes a new season and that's exciting too. JulieAnne is in charge of September's picks and here they are:
Choice 1: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Synopsis
An epic on an intimate scale, Memoirs of a Geisha takes the reader behind the rice-paper screens of the geisha house to a vanished floating world of beauty and cruelty, from a poor fishing village in 1929 to the decadence of 1940s Kyoto, through the chaos of World War II to the towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the gray-eyed geisha Sayuri unfolds the remarkable story of her life.
Choice 2: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Synopsis
From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer.
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"
Choice 3: Women and Money by Suze Orman
Synopsis
Why is it that women, who are so competent in all other areas of their lives, cannot find the same competence when it comes to matters of money?
Suze Orman investigates the complicated, dysfunctional relationship women have with money in this groundbreaking new book. With her signature mix of insight, compassion, and soul-deep recognition, she equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they make. At the center of the book is The Save Yourself Plan—a streamlined, five-month program that delivers genuine long-term financial security. But what’s at stake is far bigger than money itself: It’s about every woman’s sense of who she is and what she deserves, and why it all begins with the decision to save yourself.
These seem like the perfect studious-type books to get us into the swing of September. Please post your votes by making comments to this post. Thanks! Happy Reading...
Back to school, Fall, the nights are getting longer and the days shorter. Boo...I hate to see the end of Summer, but with it comes a new season and that's exciting too. JulieAnne is in charge of September's picks and here they are:
Choice 1: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Synopsis
An epic on an intimate scale, Memoirs of a Geisha takes the reader behind the rice-paper screens of the geisha house to a vanished floating world of beauty and cruelty, from a poor fishing village in 1929 to the decadence of 1940s Kyoto, through the chaos of World War II to the towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the gray-eyed geisha Sayuri unfolds the remarkable story of her life.
Choice 2: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Synopsis
From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer.
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"
Choice 3: Women and Money by Suze Orman
Synopsis
Why is it that women, who are so competent in all other areas of their lives, cannot find the same competence when it comes to matters of money?
Suze Orman investigates the complicated, dysfunctional relationship women have with money in this groundbreaking new book. With her signature mix of insight, compassion, and soul-deep recognition, she equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they make. At the center of the book is The Save Yourself Plan—a streamlined, five-month program that delivers genuine long-term financial security. But what’s at stake is far bigger than money itself: It’s about every woman’s sense of who she is and what she deserves, and why it all begins with the decision to save yourself.
These seem like the perfect studious-type books to get us into the swing of September. Please post your votes by making comments to this post. Thanks! Happy Reading...
Friday, August 1, 2008
Queen of Babble Discussion
I also must confess I am not done with this book. So far it's a comedy of errors that hopefully has a deeper meaning? Does anyone have any thoughts on this book?
August Break/Catch Up
Hello Ladies,
And how is everyone's summer? A bit warm here, thanks for asking. I've decided that since I've been a bit behind lately that we should have a break this month. That way we can catch up on all the books we've been suggesting to each other (even if they haven't been the monthly picks) and we'll be all geared up for September! Back to school, Fall-even though it still feels like summer is hanging on, newly sharpened pencils and all that jazz.
May I suggest Stephenie Myer's Breaking Dawn that comes out today at midnight? Or her other new one not of the Twilight series, The Host. That was a good one. I'm looking forward to trying to finish The Moonstone (June's pick). Truth be told, I haven't been able to get into that one. So maybe I'm not looking forward to it per se, but still...I'll have more time to read it. I'm also really looking forward to reading Personal Days that Tiana suggested in July as well. Currently I'm reading "If Disney Ran Your Hospital". It's a managerial/customer service book about perceptions and outcomes in the hospital experience. Pretty good, obviously dry, but I still like it.
If any of you have suggestions on catch up reading or would like to discuss your catch up reading, please post your comments here. Have a good month!
Sharon
And how is everyone's summer? A bit warm here, thanks for asking. I've decided that since I've been a bit behind lately that we should have a break this month. That way we can catch up on all the books we've been suggesting to each other (even if they haven't been the monthly picks) and we'll be all geared up for September! Back to school, Fall-even though it still feels like summer is hanging on, newly sharpened pencils and all that jazz.
May I suggest Stephenie Myer's Breaking Dawn that comes out today at midnight? Or her other new one not of the Twilight series, The Host. That was a good one. I'm looking forward to trying to finish The Moonstone (June's pick). Truth be told, I haven't been able to get into that one. So maybe I'm not looking forward to it per se, but still...I'll have more time to read it. I'm also really looking forward to reading Personal Days that Tiana suggested in July as well. Currently I'm reading "If Disney Ran Your Hospital". It's a managerial/customer service book about perceptions and outcomes in the hospital experience. Pretty good, obviously dry, but I still like it.
If any of you have suggestions on catch up reading or would like to discuss your catch up reading, please post your comments here. Have a good month!
Sharon
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