GPL Book Discussion Group Reading List for 2008-2009

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September 23, 2008


Here If You Need Me: A True Story
by Kate Braestrup

Author Kate Braestrup will speak to the group and take questions. Reception and book signing to follow.


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October 28


Of Men and Their Mothers
by Mameve Medwed

Author Mameve Medwed will speak to the group and take questions. Reception and book signing to follow.


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November 18


Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson

 



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December 16


Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terror and Build Nations--One School at a Time
by Greg Mortensen and David O. Relin

 



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January 27, 2009


Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen

 



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February 24


Nineteen Minutes: A Novel
by Jodi Picoult

 



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March 26 (Thursday)


Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
(GrotonREADS 2009 selection)
by Barbara Kingsolver

 



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April 28


Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
by Todd Balf

 



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May 26


Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
by Russell Shorto

 



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June 23


Knockemstiff
by Donald Ray Pollack

The final event of the year will be a pot luck dinner at a member’s home. Call the library for more information.


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