Friday, November 28, 2008
THE BOOK CLUB (OVERDUE)
Here are the latest selections of the book club. We're already done with Lamb and will be discussing Christine Falls next week.
1. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2. Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
3. Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell
4. Gilgamesh translated by John Champlin Gardner and John Maier
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
6. Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as
Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
Other books nominated but not picked:
• Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
• The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves by Andrew Ward
• Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Here are the latest selections of the book club. We're already done with Lamb and will be discussing Christine Falls next week.
1. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2. Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
3. Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell
4. Gilgamesh translated by John Champlin Gardner and John Maier
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
6. Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as
Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
Other books nominated but not picked:
• Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
• The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves by Andrew Ward
• Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin