CRG Book Discussion Group
The Citizens for Responsible Government Book Discussion Group meets at 6:00PM on the second Tuesday of each month at the Redding Municipal Library in the Local History Reading Room (with the fireplace). The library is located at 1100 Parkview Ave in Redding. Each month a group of intrepid readers and commentators get together to talk about that month’s book selection. The dates and selections through December ‘08 are:
May 13:
Why We’re Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America by Eric Alterman
June 10:
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson
July 8:
The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
August 12:
Free Ride: John McCain and the Media by David Brock and Paul Waldman
September 9:
How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative by Allen Raymond
October 14:
Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis by Senator Tom Daschle with Scott S. Greenberger and Jeanne M. Lambrew
November 11:
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
December 9:
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton
Following is a list of the group’s previous reads starting with December ‘07
December 11:
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress by Howard Zinn
January 8:
Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches by John Dean
February 12:
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming by Paul Hawken
March 11:
Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill
April 8:
The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift by Andres R. Edwards
If you like the idea of having an ongoing book group to discuss issues of interest to CRG members, the show your support and opt-in to receive email notices about monthly book selections and updates on meeting dates, times, and locations.
To opt-in, send an email to crgbookgroup@yahoo.com with Count Me In in the subject line and include your full name in the body of the email. We hope you join us in reading and discussing these fine books. Even if you haven’t read the book you are welcome to join the discussion.
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