We discussed two books since there was quite a gap between this and our last discussion. Some read one and some read the other. The group was definitely split re A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD. We concluded it was a generational book: the 20-40 age group and the 50 plus age group. (We […]
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Operation Family Secrets is an insider’s story about the author’s struggle with life in the Chicago mob and, particularly, his mobster father. This autobiographical account transplants the reader from the delusional “Hollywood” version of mob life to the reality of criminal behavior that destroys families and lives. From the clutches of a controlling father, the […]
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Erik Larson brought 1890’s Chicago to life in the pages of his book. It’s an absorbing history of Chicago and how the “Chicago” spirit change America with is spectacular, lavish, beyond-your-wildest-dreams, legendary 1893 World’s Fair. With America trying to secure its place in the world, Chicago is center stage. In Devil in the White City, […]
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WOW, what a great meeting! Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society proved to be a HUGE hit. It was a little book packed with big characters, history, a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and finding human connections in the most surprising ways. Guernsey is a book written with the belief […]
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