View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Gramercy Park

by Paula Cohen

Published: 2003-02-05

Paperback: 368 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

New York City, 1894. To Gramercy Park, bordered by elegant town houses, cloistered behind its high iron fence, comes Mario Alfieri, a celebrated tenor and the toast of Europe. Poised for his premier at the Metropolitan Opera, the summit of society, Alfieri needs a refuge from the clamor ...

View Reading GUide

* * * * * Dramatic,
Interesting,
Insightful

Be the first to rate this book!

Thelonious Rising

by Judith Richards

Published: 2014-05-26

Paperback: 332 pages

0 members reading this now
5 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Over the hot tropical waters of West Africa a fitful breeze flung salt spray in the faces of fishermen. Storms are common in the Atlantic between June and November. Most weather disturbances falter and die, no sooner born than ended. Wind blowing from the east six miles high may collide with wind blowing...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The World's Largest Man: A Memoir

by Harrison Scott Key

Published: 2015-05-12

Hardcover: 352 pages

0 members reading this now
4 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

The riotous, tender story of a bookish Mississippi boy and his flawed, Bunyanesque father, told with the comic verve of David Sedaris and the deft satire of Mark Twain or Roy Blount, Jr.Harrison Scott Key was born in Memphis, but he grew up in Mississippi, among pious, Bible-reading women ...

View Reading GUide

* * * * Inspiring,
Insightful,
Interesting

3 club reviews

Review This book

Best Boy: A Novel

by Eli Gottlieb

Published: 2015-08-24

Hardcover: 256 pages

0 members reading this now
7 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Recommended to book clubs by 2 of 3 members

New York Times Editor's ChoicePeople Magazine Pick of the Week A Washington Post Notable BookLibrary Journal Top Ten Books of 2015BookPage Top Five Books of 2015 For fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes this landmark novel about autism, memory, and, ultimately, r...

View Reading GUide

* * Unconvincing

1 club review

Review This book

The Christmas Letters

by Lee Smith

Published: 1996-01-11

Hardcover: 128 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

In The Christmas Letters, three generations of women reveal their stories of love and marriage in the letters they write to family and friends during the holidays. It's a down-home Christmas story about tradition, family, and the shared experiences of women. Here, in a letter of her own, ...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life

by Brian Grazer, Charles Fishman

Published: 2015-04-07

Hardcover: 320 pages

1 member reading this now
3 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

From Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes the New York Times bestselling, brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly “curiosity conversations” that have inspired Grazer to create some of America’s favorite and iconic...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The Book of Illusions: A Novel

by Paul Auster

Published: 2009-10-27

Paperback: 336 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOKSix months after losing his wife and two young sons, Vermont Professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. One night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

by John O'Donohue

Published: 1998-10-21

Paperback: 234 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

Discover the Celtic Circle of Belonging John O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the spiritual landscape of the Irish imagination. In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend," the ancient teachings, stories, and blessings of Celtic wisdom provide such profound ins...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

ONE YEAR OFF: Leaving It All Behind for A Round-the-World Journey with Our Children

by David Elliot Cohen

Published: 1999-07-02

Hardcover: 302 pages

0 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

A year off from work. A meandering, serendipitous journey around the globe with the people you love most. No mortgage, no car payments, no pressure. It sounds like an impossible dream for most people -- too expensive, too many responsibilities, too far-fetched.But one day, David Cohen, for...

View Reading GUide

* * * * * Insightful,
Inspiring,
Life Changing

Be the first to rate this book!

The Bodysurfer's Guide to Life

by Mark Wollard

Published: 2010-01-29

Paperback: 222 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

"On a summer afternoon, Jack finds his life in unexpected transition as his job is eliminated. In response, he decides to take some time at the beach to rediscover who he is and what he wants out of life.To his surprise, his journey brings him together with a peacefully happy bodysurfer/be...