Book Club

R.E.A.D. will discuss two speeches from A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. during a special session of R.E.A.D. co-sponsored by SAO during the MLK week celebrations:
-pages 75-87, "I Have a Dream" and commentary
-pages 201-223, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" and commentary


All UM-Dearborn faculty, staff and students are invited to participate. Copies of the book are available at the SAO office or can be requested via MeLCat.

The speeches are also available online:
I Have a Dream
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html
I've Been to the Mountaintop
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm
http://www.mlkonline.net/promised.html

Discussion Questions

The meeting will be held in the University Center on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Kochoff Hall B. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting

• Book: The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle


• Date: Wed., Nov. 14th


• Time: Noon to 1 p.m.


• Location: 1210 ML

Future Books:
Please send book titles to Kathy Irwin.
We will vote on our next 4 books in November.
Our next meeting will be a Tuesday in February 2008.

Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting

• Book: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder


• Date: Tuesday, Sept. 25th
• Time: Noon to 1 p.m.


• Location: 1210 ML

Future Books:
November 14, 2007 - The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting
Book: The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Date: Tuesday, September 26th
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML

Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting

• Book: The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
• Date: Wednesday, April 12
• Time: Noon to 1 pm
• Location: 1210 ML

First R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting

• Book: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden


• Date: Tuesday, February 7th


• Time: Noon to 1 pm


• Location: 1210 ML