On Dec 5 we start an end to suffering by Pankaj Mishra

On Dec 5 we start an end to suffering by Pankaj Mishra 

	chp	pg
12/5/21	world of buddha	84
12/12/21	long way to middle	153
12/19/21	science mind	214
1/2/21	spiritual politics	280
1/9/22	western dharmas	345
1/16/22	end	404

On Oct 17 we start The American Way Of Poverty by Sasha Abramsky

On Oct 17 we start The American Way Of Poverty by Sasha Abramsky.  We skip Thanksgiving, Nov 28.

	chp	pg
10/17/21	part 1 #3	63
10/24/21	part 1 #5	123
11/7/21	part 2	193
11/14/21	part 2 #2	235
11/21/21	end	end

Voting List

title and author	description	proposed	rank	pg
Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte	Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away?	kevin	11	337
Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson by David S. Reynolds	insightful history of America during its bumptious adolescence	kevin	6	484
An End to Suffering: by Pankaj Mishra	he reflects on his travels and on his own past, Mishra ultimately reaches an enlightenment of his own by discovering the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in this "unusually discerning, beautifully written, and deeply affecting reflection on Buddhism	kevin	2	422
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Annie Dillard	book details an unnamed narrator's explorations near her home, and various contemplations on nature and life.	Marcella	9	304
Body of Work by Christine Montross	examination of the mysteries of the human body, and a remarkable look at our relationship with both the living and the dead	Kathy	3	304
109 East Palace : Robert Oppenheimer by Jennet Conant	see how, for all his flaws, he developed into an inspiring leader and motivated all those involved in the Los Alamos project	Kathy	10	448
Shadow Network by Anne Nelson	group of some fifty Republican operatives, evangelicals, oil barons, and gun lobbyists met in a Washington suburb to coordinate their attack on civil liberties and the social safety net.	Sharon	7	448
Woke, Inc. by Vivek Ramaswamy	The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people. By mixing morality with consumerism, America’s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are	Sharon	8	368
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari	explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life.	Marcella	4	455
How to Live by Sarah Bakewell	This book, a spirited and singular biography, relates the story of Montainge's life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored	Marcella	5	523
Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America by Stephen L. Klineberg	Sociologist Stephen Klineberg presents fascinating and groundbreaking research that shows how the city of Houston has emerged as a microcosm for America’s future—based on an unprecedented thirty-eight-year study of its changing economic, demographic, and cultural landscapes.	doug	1	336

The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson  

proposed by Doug

219 pages

On Sept 12 We Start Let The People Pick The President by Jesse Wegman

 On Sept 12 We Start Let The People Pick The President by Jesse Wegman

	chp	pg
9/12/21	2	57
9/19/21	4	103
9/26/21	6	163
10/3/21	8	219

10/10/21 end

On Aug 15 we start the economies of cities by Jane Jacobs

 On Aug 15 we start the economies of cities by Jane Jacobs 

	chp	pg
8/15/21	3	85
8/22/21	5	145
8/29/21	7	203
9/6/21	end	end

On 7/4/21 We Start The Great Warming by Brian Fagan

 On 7/4/21 We Start The Great Warming by Brian Fagan

	chp	pg (kindle)	pg (paperback)
7/4/21	3	63	46
7/11/21	skip	skip	skip
7/18/21	6		106
7/25/21	10		173
8/1/21	end	end	end

On 5/30 we start Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead

On 5/30 we start Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead

read until	chp	pg
5/30/21	4	62
6/6/21	7	121
6/13/21	10	183
6/20/21	13	243
6/27/21	end	end

On 5/2/21 we will start A short history of Reconstruction by Foner, Eric

On 5/2/21 we will start A short history of Reconstruction by Foner, Eric.  We will read until

	chp	pg
5/2/21	4	55
5/9/21	7	124
5/16/21	9	180
5/23/21	end	end

On 4/4/21 we will start The Soil Will Save Us by Kristin Ohlson

 On 4/4/21 we will start The Soil Will Save Us by Kristin Ohlson

page numbers instead of chapters are used to separate each week's reading

                pg

4/4/2021         60

4/11/2021 120

4/18/2021 180

4/25/2021 end

Voiting List For Next Books

 Here is the voting list for the next books

title and author	description	proposed	price	pages
The Soil Will Save Us by Kristin Ohlson	visionaries—scientists, farmers, ranchers, and landscapers—who are figuring out in the lab and on the ground how to build healthy soil, which solves myriad problems	Sharon #1	$18	256
Let the People Pick the President by Jesse Wegman	argument that the Electoral College violates America’s ‘core democratic principles’ and should be done away with	Sharon	$12	304
The Economy of Cities by Jane Jacobs	identifies the main drivers of urban prosperity and growth, often via counterintuitive and revelatory lessons.	Sharon	$2	288
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History by Laurent Dubois	Haiti's troubled present can only be understood by examining its complex past	Kevin	$5	448
A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead	An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France	Kevin #1	$1	374
The Trip to Echo Spring: Why Writers Drink by Olivia Laing	examining the links between creativity and alcohol in the work and lives of six extraordinary men:	Kevin	$1	384
The American Way of Poverty by sasha Abramsky	economic inequality out of the shadows and, ultimately, suggests ways for moving toward a fairer and more equitable social contract	Kevin	$4	368
IF THEN BY JILL LEPORE	account of the Cold War origins of the data-mad, algorithmic twenty-first century	Doug	$13	430
THE SECOND FOUNDING BY ERIC FONER	HOW THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION REMADE THE CONSTITUTION	Doug Too Complicated	$11	254
Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology	electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation and it's one of fastest growing health issues facing our society	Jim	$7	146

On Feb 21 we start Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

On Feb 21 we start Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

We read until the following.  Please note that the second week reading doesn't end at a chapter.  It ends at a part.  Stop reading when you get to part 3, eight pillars

	name	chp	pg
2/21/21	long-running play	4	37
2/28/21	eight pillars	part 3	97
3/7/21	central miscasting	10	165
3/14/21	last place	16	237
3/21/21	turning point	26	322
3/28/21	end	end	end