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- Meetings will be held four times per year from noon to 1 p.m. in room 1210 in the library. Target months are February, April, September and November.
- Meeting dates and times will be emailed to the members and posted on the library web site.
- Participants will select the books the group will read.
- Participants are encouraged to bring their lunch, and the library will provide a variety of beverages.
- R.E.A.D. is open to all UM-Dearborn faculty and staff. UM-Dearborn students are also welcome.
- Contact Barbara Kriigel at bkriigel@umd.umich.edu to be added to or removed from the Book Club email group.
Tuesday, March 5. 2013
April 2013 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: “That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back” by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum.
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
Ask for R.E.A.D. titles at the Circulation Desk; both the Kindles and print books are kept there, and the print copies are on reserve for us.
Light refreshments are provided. Please join us!
Monday, January 21. 2013
February 2013 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
Ask for R.E.A.D. titles at the Circulation Desk; both the Kindles and print books are kept there, and the print copies are on reserve for us.
Light refreshments are provided. Please join us!
Upcoming book: "That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back" by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)
 
Monday, December 10. 2012
December 2012 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
Ask for R.E.A.D. titles at the Circulation Desk; both the Kindles and print books are kept there, and the print copies are on reserve for us.
Light refreshments are provided. Please join us!
Upcoming book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)
Wednesday, September 26. 2012
Do you enjoy reading and discussing interesting books? Join the Read, Eat, and Discuss (R.E.A.D.) group that meets several times a year in the Mardigian Library.
Below is a list of the books we are reading this year and the dates we will discuss them. The library will have copies of all the titles, both in print and on our Kindles.
The title for the first book discussion on October 30 is In the Garden of Beasts. Both print and Kindle versions are available in the library.
Ask for R.E.A.D. titles at the Circulation Desk; both the Kindles and print books are kept there, and the print copies are on reserve for us.
Meetings are held from noon - 1:00 p.m. in room 1210 of the Mardigian Library. Light refreshments are provided. Please join us!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012: The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013: "That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back" by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum.
Wednesday, March 21. 2012
April 2012 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: " The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy" by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
Join us as we discuss the New York Times bestselling book about George VI of the United Kingdom at the brink of World War II. "The King’s Speech" is available for checkout in both print and on Kindle. You can ask for both print and Kindle copies at the Circulation Desk.
Friday, February 10. 2012
February 2012 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: " At the Dark End of the Street" by Danielle L. McGuire
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
“At the Dark End of the Street” is available for checkout in both print and on Kindle. You can ask for print and Kindle copies at the Circulation Desk.
Upcoming book: " The King’s Speech" by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)
Tuesday, October 18. 2011
November 2011 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: " The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library
Upcoming book: " At the Dark End of the Street" by Danielle L McGuire (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)
Tuesday, September 20. 2011
The library recently added books on six Kindle e-readers to our collection. Two Kindles contain the four titles being discussed by the R.E.A.D. Book Club this academic year:
Water for Elephants (September 27)
The Help (November 16)
At the Dark End of the Street (February 21)
The King’s Speech (April 11)
Other Kindle e-readers will have fiction and non-fiction titles selected from the "New York Times" bestseller lists or lists of notable books. Current titles include:
Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough
In the Garden of the Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
You may suggest titles to be added to our Kindle collection at the library’s website: http://library.umd.umich.edu/Us/books.php.
The library is also collaborating with several faculty members on a pilot project to put their course readings onto Kindles for students to check out.
Curious about whether you would enjoy reading an entire book on an e-reader? Ask at the Circulation Desk for one of our new Kindles. They are available for a three-week loan period. Check it out!
Monday, August 29. 2011
September 2011 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library (or 1212 ML)
Upcoming book: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)
Thursday, August 11. 2011
Please join us for the R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) meetings during the 2011-2012 academic year. Refreshments are provided!
The titles we will be reading are listed below. All titles are available for three week checkout at the Mardigian Library. The titles will be available on reserve sometime the week of August 15-19; ask at the Circulation Desk (313-593-5559).
READ IT ON A KINDLE! All of the titles will also be available on our new Kindle e-readers that are available for three week checkout. Ask at the Circulation Desk!
1) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Library room 1210 (or 1212)
Summary: During the Great Depression, Jacob Jankowski jumps onto a rickety train, home to a traveling circus. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie, where he meets a beautiful equestrian star who is married to a charismatic but twisted animal trainer. Jacob also meets Rosie, an unruly elephant acquired in an attempt to save the show. The bond that grows among this unlikely trio is one of love and trust, and, ultimately, their only hope for survival.
2) The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Library room 1210 (or 1212)
Summary: When three extraordinary women have a determination to start a movement of their own, they forever change a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. Filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, “The Help” is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.
3) At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuire
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Library room 1210
Summary: A new look at Rosa Parks and the story behind the 1955 boycott, “At the Dark End of the Street” is far different from anything previously written. In this important, groundbreaking book, Wayne State University Assistant Professor Danielle L. McGuire writes about the rape in 1944 of Recy Taylor, a twenty-four-year-old mother and sharecropper, who strolled toward home after an evening of singing and praying at the Rock Hill Holiness Church in Abbeville, Alabama. It is a controversial, moving, and courageous book; narrative history at its best.
4) The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Library room 1210
Summary: An inspiring tale of triumph over adversity, and the unlikely friendship between a reluctant king and the charismatic subject who “saved the throne.” Mark Logue tells the tale of his grandfather’s work with King George VI, drawing from family scrapbooks, documents, letters, and photos.
Monday, March 28. 2011
April 2011 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Bring your lunch; the library will provide a variety of beverages.
R.E.A.D. is open to all UM-Dearborn faculty and staff. UM-Dearborn students are also welcome.
Contact Barbara Kriigel at bkriigel@umd.umich.edu to be added to or removed from the Book Club e-mail group.
Friday, January 14. 2011
January 2011 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: "At the Dark End of the Street" by Danielle McGuire
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Upcoming book: "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova (Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011)
Monday, December 20. 2010
January 2011 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: "At the Dark End of the Street" by Daniell McGuire
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Upcoming book:
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 - "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova
Wednesday, September 8. 2010
September 2010 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
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