2017
December
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Anuk Arudpragasam
The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of extraordinary sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental elements of human existence : eating, sleeping, washing, touching, speaking that ... >>
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
An unforgettable journey into one man's remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others set in 1960s & 1970s Ethiopia and 1980s America.. >>
A Legacy of Spies
John Le Carré
Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London... >>
Video Clip
We viewed the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie video clip "Hair is Political"
November
Zulu Shaman Dreams, Prophecies and Mysteries
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Offers a rare view into the world of a Zulu shaman.Reveals Zulu shamanic practices, including healing techniques, dreamwork, oracles, prophecy.. >>
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food
Dan Barker
Barber explores the evolution of American food from the 'first plate,' or industrially-produced, meat-heavy dishes, to the 'second plate' of grass-fed meat .. >>
Fluent Forever: How to Learn any Language Fast and Never Forget it
The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, ... >>
October
Die Rose des Kleinen Prinzen
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of extraordinary sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental elements of human existence ... >>
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Oscar Wilde
A story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work ... >>
L'espérance d'un baiser
Raphaël Esrail
We read from a french book L'espérance d'un baiser: Le témoignage de l'un des derniers survivants d'Auschwitz... >>
Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger-than-life .. >>
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
There's a killer on the loose who knows that beauty is only skin deep, and a trainee investigator who's trying to save her own hide .. >>
Video Clip
We viewed a YouTube clip on Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2003.
September
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Anuk Arudpragasam
The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of extraordinary sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental elements of human existence : eating, sleeping, washing, touching, speaking that ... >>
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila... >>
Who created the Universe and Why
Ibrahim Ibn Salma
“Who created the universe and why?” is a spiritual parable with a poetic flavor. The essence is to demonstrate that spirituality and science can .. >>
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
“Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe .. >>
Also read from French book "Ce soir je vais tuer l'assasin de mon fils" by Jacques Expert;
Video Clip
We viewed images from Cassini's Mission to Saturn and the video clip "Cassini Burns into Saturn".