The Laurel Historical Society Book Club
Exploring History and Culture Related Topics--
One Book At A Time
3rd Wednesday of Every Month, 7 pm
Meet at a Local Restaurant for good food and conversation!
Questions? Contact us.
301.725.7975
director@laurelhistoricalsociety.org
July 21, 2010
"I Know this Much is True "by Wally Lamb
Meeting at Pollo Campero located at 833 S. Washington Blvd. Laurel, MD 20707.
August 18, 2010
"Passing" by Nella Larsen
September 15, 2010
"Outcasts United'" by Warren St. John
Meeting at Mango's Grill at 600 Washington Boulevard Laurel, MD 20707.
October 20, 2010
"Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
November 17, 2010
"A Parchment of Leaves" by Silas House
Have a title recommendation?
Email it to director@laurelhistoricalsociety.org
Past Book Selections:
June 16, 2010
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
May 19, 2010
Saw "In the Goldfish Bowl" at Venus Theatre on May 7.
April 21, 2010
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
March 24 (Postponed from March 17)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
February 17
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
December 16, 2009
POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY 20, 2010
God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, 2008
November 18, 2009
"Revolutionary Road"
Richard Yates
Additional Web Resources on the Book:
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/offthepage/guide.htm?command=Search&db=/catalog/main.txt&eqisbndata=0099518627
October 21, 2009
"Song Yet Sung"
James McBride, 2008
Part of the One Maryland, One Book Campaign: http://www.mdhc.org/programs/one-maryland-one-book/
Maryland Humanities Council Reader's Guide:
http://www.mdhc.org/files/451_OMOB-09-ReadersGuide_FINAL.pdf
Author's Tour:
http://www.mdhc.org/programs/one-maryland-one-book/author-tour/
September 16, 2009
"America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines"
Gail Collins, 2003
Additional Web Resources On the Book:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/americas_women1.asp
http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=1014
August 19 , 2009
"This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women".
Editors Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, 2007
Additional Web Resources On the Book:
http://thisibelieve.org/
http://www.npr.org/thisibelieve/about.html