Hi everyone,

The next meeting of Reading Liberally Cambridge will be on January 26 at 7 PM at the Clear Conscience Cafe in Central Square. We will be discussing "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems" by Van Jones. You can find it at Amazon or other fine booksellers.

I will sadly not be able to attend, so Shai will be leading the discussion. I am still looking for feedback on possible February books, particularly works that deal with the early years of other Presidential administrations (considering that by February, we'll be in the middle of the early part of the Obama admin.). In particular, if anyone knows of any good books related to JFK or FDR (both of whom faced different major events and controversies in their first months in office), that would be particularly useful.

Thank you,

John

Hi everyone,

Thank you for making it out last night. For next month, we will be meeting on January 26th at 7 PM at Clear Conscience Cafe, rather than on January 19th, because of the Martin Luther King Day holiday. We will be discussing "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems" by Van Jones. You can find it at Amazon or other fine booksellers http://www.amazon.com/Green-Collar-Economy-Solution-Problems/dp/00616507...

As for February, the group in attendance discussed last night, and considering that we will be in the very beginning of the Obama administration by the next time we meet, it might be a good time to explore readings based on the early years of other administrations. So if you have any suggestions, you may email them here, or if you want to, post them on our Facebook group page and join the group if you haven't already done so :) (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20941219307 ).

Thank you, and have a great week!

John

Just a reminder: The next meeting of Reading Liberally Cambridge will take place TONIGHT at 7 PM at Clear Conscience Cafe in Central Square (581 Massachusetts Ave, near the Central Square Red Line stop). We will be discussing "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld, a fictional book that is very loosely based on the life of Laura Bush.

Also, the poll for next month's book (economic) is still open. If you are interested in voting, please do so. I'll be using it to help figure out next month's book, so any feedback will be helpful.

You can access the poll at http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1175529/

Have a great day, and see you tonight!

John

Just a reminder: The next meeting of Reading Liberally Cambridge will take place on December 15 at 7 PM at Clear Conscience Cafe in Central Square (581 Massachusetts Ave). We will be discussing "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld, a fictional book that is loosely based on the life of Laura Bush.

Also, I set up a poll for the January book to see what people would prefer. January's book will be economically themed, so keep that in mind as you vote. I'm experimenting with this, so I'll keep the results in mind as we decide the book for the month. Any suggestions would be helpful.

You can access the poll at http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1175529/

Here are the 5 books I've included in the poll (alphabetical by author):

The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, by Van Jones http://www.amazon.com/Green-Collar-Economy-Solution-Problems/dp/00616507...

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, by Naomi Klein http://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrine-Rise-Disaster-Capitalism/dp/0312427...

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman http://www.amazon.com/Return-Depression-Economics-Crisis-2008/dp/0393071...

Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity by Michael Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Panic-Story-Modern-Financial-Insanity/dp/039306514...

Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Money-Reckless-Politics-Capitalism/dp/06700190...

The five choices that I have put in are based on requests and my own perusal, so if you have a suggestion as well, please use the write-in box.

Have a great week and I will see you on the 15th,

John

I've put together a poll for this month's book (Economic-themed). If you want to vote for a different book, there is a write-in option.

Which book would you like to read for January 2009? ( surveys)