Joliet Public Library Popular Services Department presents...

Evening Book Discussion Group
Titles and meetings dates for September 2011 - August 2012

 


Evening sessions of the Adult Book Discussion Group meet at 7pm on the third Wednesday of every month at the Black Road Branch.
Copies of the book for the month will be kept behind the Reader’s Advisory desk and be available for check out starting a
month before the meeting date. Please contact Pam Dubé @ (815) 740-2660 for additional information.

Come join us for lively and entertaining conversation! Advance registration not required.

 

Meeting Schedule
NOTE: The March and June titles were changed on January 30, 2012
 

Wednesday
September 21, 2011
7pm

Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell


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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Discussion of the complex ways privilege is present in our culture and how it influences human potential.
Wednesday
October 19, 2011
7pm

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Steig Larson

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson

Teen heiress disappears from family’s island near Stockholm. Corruption and secrets are uncovered by searchers.
Wednesday
November 16, 2011
7pm

Against Medical Advice
James Patterson

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Against Medical Advice by James Patterson
True story of young man going through decades-long treatment for Tourette’s Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
December 2011 No Meeting Happy Holidays!

Wednesday
January 18 2012
7pm

Harriet and Isabella
Patricia O'Brien

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Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O'Brien

Scandal in New England features preacher Henry Ward Beecher and his sister, author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Wednesday
February 15, 2012
7pm

The Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester

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The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

Tale of murder, Insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary in the late 19th century.
Wednesday
March 21, 2012
7pm

The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein

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The Art of Racing In the Rain

Enzo, a lab terrier mix, narrates this tale of friendship with his human companion.

Wednesday
April 18, 2012
7pm

Beyond the Body Farm
William Bass

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Beyond the Body Farm by William Bass

Case studies and true stories
from the author's work as a
forensic anthropologist.

Wednesday
May 16, 2012
7pm

Sarah's Key
Tatiana de Rosnay

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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

On the 60th anniversary American writer interviews survivor who was just 10-years old during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundups in Paris.

Wednesday
June 20
, 2012
7pm

Honolulu
Alan Brennert

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Honolulu by Alan Brennert

Novelization of the lives of Asian immigrants during Hawaii’s early 20th century glamour days.

Wednesday
July 18, 2012
7pm

The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Scientists use cells from a cancer patient to formulate breakthroughs such as the cure for polio.

Wednesday
August 15, 2012
7pm

The Help
Kathryn Stockett

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

During the civil rights movement three Mississippi women forever change the way women, black and white, mothers and daughters view one another.
     

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Joliet, IL 60431
(815) 740-2660