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Just the Facts Book Group 2018-2019 Schedule
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The Basque history of the world
by Mark Kurlansky
We will discuss this book on Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 PM
A history of the Basque people of Spain speculates on the origins of this enigmatic group of Europeans whose language and culture have long baffled anthropologists.
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The Road to Little Dribbling : Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson
We will discuss this book on Thursday, July 19 at 6:30 PM.
A sequel to "Notes From a Small Island" stands as the author's tribute to his adopted country of England and describes his riotous return visit two decades later to rediscover the country, its people and its culture.
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
by Trevor Noah
We will discuss this book on Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 PM.
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
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Furiously happy : {a funny book about horrible things}
by Jenny Lawson
We will discuss this book on Thursday, September 20 at 6:30 PM.
A #1 New York Times best-selling author presents a memoir about the most compelling theme in her work: living with severe depression and mental illness—and taxidermied roadkill raccoons.
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Blood brothers : the story of the strange friendship between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill
by Deanne Stillman
We will discuss this book on Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 PM.
Documents the unlikely friendship between Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull, tracing the events of their brief but important collaboration during Cody's 1880s Wild West Show and the impact of Little Big Horn, the contributions of Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull's assassination in 1890.
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Adnan's story : the search for truth and justice after Serial
by Rabia Chaudry
We will discuss this book on Thursday, December 20 at 6:30 PM.
A full-length account of the story investigated by the award-winning Serial podcast draws on some 170 documents and letters to trace the experiences of Adnan Syed, who in 2000 was sentenced to life for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and who the author and other supporters are certain is innocent.
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The Lost City of the Monkey God : a true story
by Douglas J Preston
We will discuss this book on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 6:30 PM.
The co-author of the FBI Agent Pendergast series presents a high-suspense account of the discovery of a lost civilization, contemporaries of the Mayans who lived deep in the Honduran jungle. 150,000 first printing.
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The blood of Emmett Till
by Timothy B Tyson
We will discuss this book on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM.
Draws on previously untapped firsthand testimonies and recovered court transcripts to present a scholarly account of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till and its role in launching the civil rights movement. By the award-winning author of Blood Done Sign My Name.
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
We will discuss this book on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM.
Featuring a new introduction, a 50th anniversary edition of the trail-blazing women's reference shares revealing anecdotes and interviews that were originally collected in the early 1960s to inspire women to develop their intellectual capabilities and reclaim lives beyond period conventions.
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American fire : love, arson, and life in a vanishing land
by Monica Hesse
We will discuss this book on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM.
The Washington Post reporter and author of Girl in the Blue Coat documents the trial of a man who was charged with dozens of counts of arson in rural Virginia county, sharing insight into the perpetrator's struggles with addiction, his relationship with his accomplice girlfriend and the impact of the fires on their community.
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Tribe : on homecoming and belonging
by Sebastian Junger
We will discuss this book on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM.
Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians -- but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners forhundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may help explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, TRIBE explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that -- for many veterans as well as civilians -- war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. TRIBE explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world
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