In this enjoyable, fast-paced tale ( The Economist), master historian David McCullough shows as never before how two Ohio boys from a remarkable family taught the world to fly and captures the marvel of what the Wrights accomplished. He draws on the extensive Wright family papers to profile not only the brothers but their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them. Essential reading, this is a story of timeless importance, told with uncommon empathy and fluency about what might be the most astonishing feat mankind has ever accomplished. The Wright Brothers soars ( The New York Times Book Review). We will talk about the latest book from two time pulitzer prize winner David McCullough on
Tuesday, February 28 @ 6pm.
Our fiction group:
The Dust that Falls From Dreams
by Louis De Bernieres
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The Dust That Falls From Dreams
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The Edwardian era has just begun, and in the idyllic countryside outside of London, young Rosie McCosh and her three sisters are growing up inseparable from their neighbors, the two Pitt brothers and the three Pendennis boys. But twelve years later, the outbreak of World War I brings their days of youthful camaraderie to an abrupt end. In the years that follow, these childhood pals will be scattered across Europe. Join us to discuss this sumptuous, sweeping, and powerfully moving work of fiction on
Tuesday, March 14 @ 6:30pm
Our Travel Group: Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler
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Terra Incognita
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This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. This book will be our discussion topic on Tuesday,
March 21 at 6:30pm.
