This program is open to all LBPD consumers and guests of consumers.  Participants enjoy lively discussion about selected books during sessions held at LBPD, prompting new friendships and support.  Sessions are held four times a year.  Each session lasts four hours.  Two titles are usually selected per session (one Fiction, one Non-Fiction title).  Participants are encouraged to read the selected titles, although it is not necessary.  Light refreshments are served.  Contact LBPD to recieve copies of the book(s) in advance.

2007 LBPD Book Lovers Club Dates (Thursdays, Noon - 4:00pm)

November 29
A Long Way Home (RC 63512) by Ishmael Beah
The author recalls his experiences as a war refugee and as a 13-year-old soldier forced to join the Sierra Leone army.  Beah describes participation in mass slaughters, his rehabilitation, immigration to America, and involvement in UNICEF.  Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.  2007.  Narrated by Dominic Hoffman.  2 cassettes.

Mayflower (RC 62504) by Nathaniel Philbrick
National Book Award winner studies two generations of Pilgrims, from the original 102 passengers who arrived in 1620 to the handful of survivors of the 1675 King Philip's War.  Describes the initial storm-tossed voyage, starvation and disease in the wilderness, and the help-and duplicity-of the natives.  Some violence.  Bestseller.  2006.  Narrated by Ted Stoddard.  4 cassettes.
 

September 27
Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (RC 62040) by James L. Swanson
Chronicles the days after the April 14, 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln as Union cavalry search the city and the surrounding countryside for John Wilkes Booth.  Covers the capture of Booth, the trial of the co-conspirators, and the fight over the reward money.  Violence and strong language.  Bestseller.  2006.  Narrated by Don Hagen.  3 cassettes.

Thirteen Moons (RC 63095) by Charles Frazier
Will Cooper reminisces about his long adventurous life.  At the age of twelve, Will traveled to North Carolina's Smoky Mountains to run a trading post.  He befriended a Cherokee tribe, fell in love, witness the Trail of Tears, and joined the Confederacy.  Violence and strong language.  Bestseller.  2006.  Narrated by Will Patton.  3 cassettes.
 

July 26
Water for Elephants (RC 62718) by Sara Gruen
1931.  Veterinary student Jacob Jankowski's world comes crashing down when his parents die in a car accident.  Broke, Jacob joins the circus, falls for Marlena, a married circus star, and cares for animals like Rosie the elephant.  Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence.  Bestseller.  2006.  Narrated by Nick Sullivan.  3 cassettes.

The Year of Magical Thinking (RC 61740) by Joan Didion
Didion reflects on her emotional response to the unexpected death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, after a visit to their comatose daughter.  Discusses the shock of suddenly facing a crisis, the memory of their time together as a family, and the meaning of marriage.  National Book Award.  Bestseller.  2005.  Narrated by Anne Hancock.  1 cassette.
 

May 31
Mighty Fitz:  The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (RC 62656) by Michael Schumacher
Examines the mysterious sinking of the largest freighter on the Greater Lakes during the storm in November 1975 when the twenty-nine-member crew died without sending a distress signal.  Chronicles the history of the Fitz from its launch in 1958 to the designation of the shipwreck as a grave site.  2005.  Narrated by Bill Wallace.  2 cassettes.

Tales of Burning Love (RC 42836) by Louise Edrich
Jack Mauser, a passionate man, is the connection among the four North Dakota women trapped in a blizzard.  Four of his ex-wives share their unique talkes of life with the loveable Jack.  Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.  1996.  Betseller. Narrated by Martha Harmon Pardee.  3 cassettes.
 

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