[NFBV-Potomac-Announce] Book Club Discussion Reminder Tonight 7:00 PM

Thu Sep 14 21:43:41 UTC 2023

One more book:

"Disloil:  a Memoir:  the true story of the former personal attorney to
President Donald J. Trump. by Michael cohen; db102719; copyright 2020. Read
by Mark Ashby.  approximate reading time 13 hours 25 minutes.      

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Hello,

Here are  some possible book club reads.

Take a look prior to  this evening's meeting.

John

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB43180> The
notebook DB43180

Sparks, Nicholas Reading time: 5 hours, 41 minutes.
Robert Sams A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Romance

An elderly man reads from a notebook to his wife, who has Alzheimer's
disease. Gradually he unfolds the story of a couple who fell in love the
summer after high school and were reunited by a fluke fourteen years later.
But will his wife recognize her own story? Some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1996. 

Patty

I found questions 

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB73300> Thunder
dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust
at Ground Zero DB73300

Hingson, Michael; Flory, Susy Reading time: 7 hours, 19 minutes.
Peter Ganim A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Biography of Persons with Disabilities
Disability
Animals and Wildlife

Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World
Trade Center, recounts his escape after the September 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and his guide dog
Roselle experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flights of stairs to
safety. 2011.

John

I found questions

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB24695> The
handmaid's tale DB24695

Atwood, Margaret Reading time: 10 hours, 48 minutes.
Laura Giannarelli A production of the National Library Service for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Science Fiction
Bestsellers

Set in the future, the United States of America is now the Republic of
Gilead, a fundamentalist Christian theocracy that arose after fanatics shot
the president, machine-gunned the Congress and forced the army to declare a
state of emergency. To reverse the declining birthrate, women are forcibly
recruited into the ranks of Handmaids and are assigned to the Commanders of
the Faithful, whose wives are barren. Some strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1986.

John

I found Questions.

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB112330> Beauty
in the broken places: a memoir of love, faith, and resilience DB112330

Pataki, Allison; Woodruff, Lee Reading time: 6 hours, 51 minutes.
Allison Pataki; David Levy; Lee Woodruff

Biography
Health and Medicine

"Five months pregnant, on a flight to their "babymoon," Allison Pataki
turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange, and watched
him suddenly lose consciousness. After an emergency landing, she discovered
that Dave-a healthy thirty-year-old athlete and surgical resident-had
suffered a rare and life-threatening stroke. Next thing Allison knew, she
was sitting alone in the ER in Fargo, North Dakota, waiting to hear if her
husband would survive the night. When Dave woke up, though seemingly strong
and outwardly intact, he could not carry memories from hour to hour, much
less from one day to the next. Allison lost the Dave she knew and loved when
he lost consciousness on the plane. Within a few months, she found herself
caring for both a newborn and a sick husband, sifting through endless
hospital bills and insurance paperwork, and struggling with the fear of what
was to come. As a way to make sense of the pain and chaos of their new
reality, Allison started to write daily letters to Dave. Not only would she
work to make sense of the unfathomable experiences unfolding around her, but
her letters would provide Dave with the memories he could not make on his
own. She was writing to preserve their past, protect their present, and
fight for their future. Those letters became the foundation for this
beautiful, intimate memoir. And in the process, she fell in love with her
husband all over again. This is a manifesto for living, an ultimately
uplifting story about the transformative power of faith and resilience. It's
a tale of a husband's turbulent road to recovery, the shifting nature of
marriage, and the struggle of loving through pain and finding joy in the
broken places." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Sandy

I found questions.

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB110596> Mad
honey: a novel DB110596

Picoult, Jodi; Boylan, Jennifer Finney; Coon, Carrie Reading time: 15 hours,
30 minutes.
Jennifer Finney Boylan; Key Taw; Carrie Coon; Jodi Picoult

Family
Bestsellers
Legal Fiction

"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect
life-living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon,
raising their beautiful son, Asher-was upended when her husband revealed a
darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New
Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her
father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs,
too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final
year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a
short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need.
Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily
can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first
time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can trust him completely... Then one
day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being
questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But
she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's
temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden
more than he's shared with her. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense,
an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the
secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves." --
Provided by publisher. Includes supplementary material. Unrated. Commercial
audiobook. Bestseller.

Sandy

I found  questions.

 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB113843> The mad
girls of New York: a Nellie Bly novel DB113843

Rodale, Maya Reading time: 10 hours, 33 minutes.
Eva Kaminsky

Historical Fiction
Adventure

"A gripping and compelling novel based on the true story of fearless
reporter Nellie Bly, who will stop at nothing to prove that a woman's place
is on the front page. In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond
writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think
women are too emotional, respectable and delicate to do the job. But then
the New York World challenges her to an assignment she'd be mad to accept
and mad to refuse: go undercover as a patient at Blackwell's Island Insane
Asylum for women. For months, rumors have been swirling about deplorable
conditions at Blackwell's but no reporter can get in-that is, until Nellie
feigns insanity, gets herself committed and attempts to survive ten days in
the madhouse. Once inside, Nellie befriends her fellow patients who help her
uncover shocking truths about the asylum. It's a story that promises to be
explosive-but will she get out before rival reporters get the scoop?" --
Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Sandy

I found questions.

Hello Colleagues and Friends,

I plan an initial book club meeting to discuss possible books for Thursday
September 14 at 7:00 PM. Please be prepared to suggest books.  I hope many
of you can make the meeting. See you on  the fourteenth.

If you have suggestions in advance, please forward them to  me.

Thank you.

We will use our Virginia Zoom platform. Se platform information below after
my name.

John

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