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Book Group: Past books

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Tue, 01/15/2013 - 5:34pm — Sandra.Coyner

A list of books selected and read by this book group from 2008 to 2013 can be found here. For recent books, see below.

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05/21/2018 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: 1493- Uncovering the new world Columbus created -- From page 247	The Jefferson Center Book Group meets on the third MONDAY of the month, 2-4 pm, at The Jefferson Center, in the Old Ashland Armory at 208 Oak Street, suite 101. Its a big book, so for May we are covering the rest of the book (starting at Page 247). From Amazon: A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.
04/16/2018 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: 1493- Uncovering the new world Columbus created -- to page 247	The Jefferson Center Book Group meets on the third MONDAY of the month, 2-4 pm, at The Jefferson Center, in the Old Ashland Armory at 208 Oak Street, suite 101. Its a big book, so for April we are covering the introduction and Parts I and II (through Page 247). From Amazon: A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.
03/19/2018 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages	The Jefferson Center Book Group meets on the third MONDAY of the month, 2-4 pm, at The Jefferson Center, in the Old Ashland Armory at 208 Oak Street, suite 101. From Amazon:
02/19/2018 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: American Amnesia	The Jefferson Center Book Group meets on the third MONDAY of the month, 2-4 pm, at The Jefferson Center, in the Old Ashland Armory at 208 Oak Street, suite 101. From Amazon:
01/15/2018 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: NO is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need	Location: Jefferson Center in the Old Ashland Armory “This is one attempt to uncover how we got to this surreal political moment. It is also an attempt to predict how, under cover of shocks and crises, it could get a lot worse. And it’s a plan for how, if we keep our heads, we might just be able to flip the script and arrive at a radically better future.” –From the Introduction
12/18/2017 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: Bright-sided: How positive thinking is undermining America	Location: Jefferson Center in the Old Ashland Armory Americans are a "positive" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive is the key to getting success and prosperity. Or so we are told.
11/20/2017 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: Living in the Shadow of the Cross: Understanding and Resisting the Power and Privilege of Christian Hegemony	Location: Jefferson Center in the Old Ashland Armory Over the centuries, Christianity has accomplished much which is deserving of praise. Its institutions have fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless, and advocated for the poor. Christian faith has sustained people through crisis and inspired many to work for social justice.
10/16/2017 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: Vermeer’s Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the dawn of the Global World	Location: Jeff Center in the Old Ashland Armory The following (footnotes and citations removed) is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermeer%27s_Hat:
09/18/2017 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: Seven Bad Ideas: How mainstream economists have damaged America and the World	Location: Jefferson Center in the Old Ashland Armory From the former economics columnist for Harper’s and The New York Times (Jeff Madrick), a bold indictment of some of our most accepted mainstream economic theories—why they’re wrong, and how they’ve been harming America and the world.
08/14/2017 - 2:00pm	Jeff Ctr Book Grp: "White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America"	“When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win,” says Isenberg of the political climate surrounding Sarah Palin. And we recognize how right she is today. Yet the voters that put Trump in the White House have been a permanent part of our American fabric, argues Isenberg.

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