Vicki’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2018)

Vicki’s comments from the Talk Dewey To Me group.

Thanks, Gwin!

Our MARCH 2019 selection is:
An Edible History of Humanity

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
noon-1 pm
Jeff Davis County Library, Fort Davis, Texas

If you want to get a jump on the next month's book, our April 2019 selection is:
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

Please invite your friends! Everyone is welcome whether you have read the book or not. We meet at noon on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Jeff Davis County Library.

Our FEBRUARY selection is:
Becoming

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
noon-1 pm
Jeff Davis County Library, Fort Davis, Texas

If you want to get a jump on things, our MARCH 2019 selection is:
An Edible History of Humanity

Please invite your friends! Everyone is welcome whether you have read the book or not. We meet at noon on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Jeff Davis County Library.

Our January selection is:
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
noon-1 pm
Jeff Davis County Library, Fort Davis, Texas

If you want to get a jump on things, our February 2019 selection is:
Becoming by Michelle Obama.

Please invite your friends! Everyone is welcome whether you have read the book or not. We meet at noon on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Jeff Davis County Library.

Lots of books to add to our TBR lists from the December 2018 meeting where we shared some of our recent and favorite books!

Don't Call Me Princess: Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life

Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

The Disappearance of the Universe

The Weight of Ink (historical fiction)

My Name Is Red (historical fiction)

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs

Roadside Geology of Texas

Our January 2019 selection is:
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change

Our February 2019 selection is:
Becoming

Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting! Hope you all get to catch up on your reading during the holidays!

December is READER'S CHOICE.

Bring one favorite book to share with the group.

Wed, December 12, 2018, noon, at JDC Library.
Please help us spread the word and invite your friends!
Refreshments provided.

This is a "Dewey Decimal" book club so please try to stick to non-fiction, classics, poetry, etc... anything that would be categorized in the Dewey Decimal system of a library.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, November 14, noon, at Jeff Davis County Library. We are reading The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham.

Please join us whether or not you have read the book! Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch if you'd like.

Next meeting:
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
12-1pm
Jeff Davis County Library

Book:
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements


There is also a Young Readers Edition if you prefer to read that:
The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition


FYI, in case you want to read ahead our November selection is:
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham

Here are the books our members recommended at the Sept 2018 meeting:

Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

Leonardo da Vinci

The American Way of Death Revisited

The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany

Unfamiliar Fishes

Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother

The House on Mango Street

Dear Visitor: Voices of McDonald Observatory

Time for Outrage: Indignez-vous!

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

So You Want to Talk About Race

Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

The Radical King

We missed you! Record attendance, including a newcomer to Fort Davis!
Genie wrote: "Thanks for the welcome, Vicki. I look forward to exchanging ideas about all kinds of books. The idea for September, to read a non-fiction book of our choice and review it for the group, is a good o..."

Welcome to the Jeff Davis County Library Nonfiction book club, Talk Dewey To Me!

We meet at the Jeff Davis County Library in Fort Davis, Texas on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at noon. Our book club is open to the public. Everyone is welcome even if you haven't read the book. Our group rule is BNBR. (Be nice. Be respectful.) Other than that, we are flexible.