[Hac-announce] Book Discussion Group Announcements

[Manny Ratafia]

That's fine with me. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a great choice. I had 
intended to send that e-mail just to Dan. No more group e-mails on this 
from me.

On 4/5/2012 1:38 PM, David E Schafer wrote:
> I vote for "To Kill a Mockingbird" first.  I just watched and recorded the
> PBS biography of Harper Lee and found it really fascinating.
>
> June
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Manny Ratafia"<manny at ratafias.com>
> To: "Dan Blinn"<danblinn at gmail.com>
> Cc:<hac-announce at cthumanist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hac-announce] Book Discussion Group Announcements
>
>
> I have another suggestion for July, which will be especially timely if the
> George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case is still in the news. Yes, you
> guessed it, my suggestion is "Bonfire of the Vanities."
>
> On 4/5/2012 11:59 AM, Dan Blinn wrote:
>    We have selected books for our next two meetings.
>
>
>    On May 12, we will discuss The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  This novel won
> the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2006.  This is a very dark novel with
> some very disturbing scenes and with strong religious (and humanist) themes.
> This should lead to some very interesting discussion.  The discussion will
> be at 3:00 pm at USNH.
>
>
>    On June 9, we will discuss God Is Not Great: How Religion Spoils
> Everything by Christopher Hitchens.    Some of us will agree with his
> perspective; others will disagree.  This should be a lively discussion.
> While I don't usually recommend audio versions of books for discussion
> groups, I'm making an exception for this one; Hitch narrated it himself.  .
>
>
>    The June 9 discussion will take place at Stephany Cousin's home in
> Bethany, CT  (thank you Stephany!).  Exact time and address will be
> announced as we get closer to the event (we may meet a little earlier than
> usual 3:00 pm start time).
>
>
>    Both books are widely available in public libraries.
>
>
>    When we meet on May 12, we will be selecting a fiction work to discuss in
> July.   One book that we will consider is "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper
> Lee.
>
>
>    If you would like to suggest a book (fiction or non-fiction), please email
> me directly.
>
>
>    I hope to see many of you at the discussions, and happy reading!.
>
>
>    Dan Blinn
>    danblinn at gmail.com
>
>
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