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
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
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
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 |
On Dec 20 we start Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It Book by Marc Goodman. We skip Christmas weekend.
chp pg
12/20/2020 5 65
1/3/2021 8 124
1/10/2021 10 171
1/17/2021 12 222
1/24/2021 15 289
1/31/2021 17 351
2/7/2021 end 392
on Dec 13 we will discuss Maersk Russian cyber attack
https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/
On Nov 8 we start Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Book by W. Caleb McDaniel
| chp | pg | |||
| 11/8/20 | the flight | 67 | ||
| 11/15/20 | versailles | 120 | ||
| 11/22/20 | nashville | 178 | ||
| 11/29/20 | no meeting | no meeting | ||
| 12/6/20 | end | end |
See you Sunday!