Read newspapers and magazines to keep up with and think about current happenings in the world. (Facebook is for friends, not current events!)
Read novels to increase empathy and understanding of people and behavior.
Read history to understand the ebb and flow of human activity and to learn from the past.
Read science to understand how nature and the universe actually works.
Read for fun to relax and get away from current events.
Let's make America Read again!
Our latest arrival:
Puzzles from The New York Puzzle Company!
The New York Puzzle Company takes care in choosing each image so that every puzzle is evocative with always the right level of challenge.
NYPC puzzles' vintage aesthetics and iconic imagery inspire a feeling that is at once nostalgic and fun. Not just challenging but also beautiful, each completed puzzle is gallery worthy.
Front "pocket" of tee.
We now have Kona Stories Tee-shirts!
Quote on back.
In honor of our 10th anniversary, buy a tee-shirt for $20; wear it to our party on Saturday, November 26 and get 5% off all purchases... and enjoy our birthday party.
Our book groups are relaxed and entertaining book discussions. Bring a light pupu or beverage, pick your genre, and join us any time.
What our book groups are reading:
Our Travel group:
Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia by David Greene
Midnight in Siberia
Far away from the trendy cafes, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.
Midnight in Siberia chronicles David Greene's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok. In quadruple-bunked cabins and stopover towns sprinkled across the country s snowy landscape, Greene speaks with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years.
Join us to discuss this book by NPR's former Moscow bureau chief on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30pm.
"Just the Facts", our non-fiction group:
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by
David Hoffman
The Billion Dollar Spy
The riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA and on interviews with participants, David Hoffman has created an unprecedented and poignant portrait of Tolkachev, a man motivated by the depredations of the Soviet state to master the craft of spying against his own country. Stirring, unpredictable, and at times unbearably tense, "The Billion Dollar Spy" is a brilliant feat of reporting that unfolds like an espionage thriller.
Join us to discuss this book by a contributing editor at"The Washington Post" on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:00pm.
