Our book group just keeps growing and the discussion is\, as always\, fascinating. What a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Our April read is the National Book Award Finalist Lark and Termite. This book about a girl and her brother in 1950's West Virginia explores the intersctions of family secrets\, dreams\, and ghosts. Yummy.
Check our facebook page for updates--including the titles of our May and June reads.
If you have any Orcapod Book Group questions\, please e-mail orcapod@orcabooks.com
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T160206Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T220000Z UID:http://www.orcabooks.com/event/emma-hox-longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-april-17th-6pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.orcabooks.com/event/emma-hox-longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-april-17th-6pm SUMMARY:meet EMMA HOX\, author of \\"Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker\\" April 17th from noon to 3pm DESCRIPTION:It's Jane Austen Alternative History time again! And though there are neither zombies nor sea monsters on the menu this time\, we're looking at a treat for you serious Pride and Prejudice fans... The concept is thus\:
Would Pride and Prejudice have been different if Colonel Fitzwilliam had accompanied Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to Netherfield?
Well\, would it?!
Only one way to find out!
Author Emma Hox has always been an avid fan of Jane Austen's novels\, particularly Pride and Prejudice. Although her favorite novel\, Emma has for a long time been disappointed in Mr. Bennet. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker gives Mr. Bennet the personality Emma always envisioned the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet should truly have.
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More than a dozen years ago\, Ted Bernard traveled to nine communities
across the United States to meet residents who were working
collaboratively to solve natural resource conflicts. While there may
have been different perspectives as to process\, their common goal was to
achieve higher levels of sustainability as vibrant communities. He
visited places as diverse as tiny one-mile-square Monhegan Island in
Maine and cities as large as Chicago and Chattanooga and\, with Jora
Young\, wrote about his findings in "\;The Ecology of Hope"\; (1997).
Now
Bernard has caught up with these communities again\, to discover their
progress and see what a difference their collaborative conservation has
made in fifteen years. "\;Hope and Hard Times"\; chronicles that journey\;
the successes\, the speed bumps\, and the remarkable tenacity and
persistence of the partnerships and initiatives driving change during
exceedingly hard times. Overall\, community-based sustainability
initiatives have proved resilient\, despite the downward-spiraling of the
global economy and the looming problems of global climate change. Their
quest points to the need for new perceptions of nature and of
humankind\, more guidance from nature\, and less consumption and
materialism. They offer advice on how to live on pieces of land without
spoiling them.
These narratives offer hopeful roadmaps for other
communities who are working toward a sustainable future\, and will appeal
to community activists\, natural resource professionals\, educators\, and
environmentalists.
Ted Bernard is a professor of environmental
studies at Ohio University\, and co-author of "\;The Ecology of Hope."\; He
lives in the Shade River watershed in southern Ohio.
Foraging is not just a throwback to our hunter-gatherer past\; it's a way
to reconnect with the landscape. And Langdon Cook is not just your
typical grocery cart-toting dad. For him\, gourmet delicacies abound\,
free for the taking if we just open our eyes. As a result\, he finds
himself free-diving in icy Puget Sound in hopes of spearing a
snaggletooth lingcod\, armed with nothing more than a "\;Hawaiian sling."\;
He bushwhacks through rugged mountain forests in search of edible
mushrooms. He strings up a fly rod to chase after sea-run trout. He even
pulls on the gardening gloves to collect stinging nettles. In wry\,
detailed prose\, he traces his journey from wrangler of pre-packaged
calories to connoisseur of coveted wild edibles. Structured around the
seasons of the year\, each chapter focuses on a specific food type and
concludes with a recipe featuring the author's hard-won bounty\, a savory
stop to each adventure-filled morsel.
Dr. Kirkpatrick's testament to a life lived under the enlightening influence of many strong females is a heartening and important read. This reading takes place during ArtsWalk\; which is not that great for parking but great for the arts! The musical accompaniment will be a string quartet -- all female as it happens...
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"\;David Kirkpatrick has written this book from his heart. He is a rare psychiatrist who is a humanist\, interested in the importance\, to us all\, of the social world of relationships. This is a memoir full of love and admiration and thankfulness for the lessons he has learned from his female relatives\, teachers and partners."\; -- Carolyn Crowder
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"\;I am in awe of David Kirkpatrick's ability to capture and describe emotions so eloquently. In this intimate memoir\, he meticulously records his personal growth resulting from living with strong girls and women. I laughed\, I cried\, and I marvel at his courage\, insight\, wit and generosity -- qualities of a great writer and human being."\; -- Cynthia C. Scalzi\, professor emeritus\, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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Here's the plan for this Sunday's writing group\:
We're gonna talk feedback. We'll spend the first half of our time
together discussing what works and what doesn't work when offering and receiving feedback.
Then\: We'll give it a try. Bring something small for us to
discuss. I believe Danielle suggested just a few paragraphs--it can be anything and doesn't have to be an entire piece. We'll break into small groups\, and go from there.
See ya'll writerly-types on Sunday!
Sarah
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