Current Events Book Club is Changing its Focus

The past several years Beagle and Wolf Books and LWV Park Rapids Area have co-sponsored a book group that focused on non fiction books with current relevant topics.  This Fall we are changing the concept a bit.   We will still read non fiction books that emphasizing exploring current issues in order to better understand these complex issues.  Our society has become so polarized that our goal is to hope this understanding will promote discussions that solve problems instead of driving people apart. 

Our first book in September will be about propaganda which will also be the topic of an HCLL program in the afternoon and a LWV PRA program in the evening of September 26th. (watch for further announcements)
Then in October we will start to read a book called One Nation Undecided by Peter H Schuck.  This book has one chapter on each of these topics: Poverty, immigration, Campaign Finance, Affirmative Action and Religious Exemptions from Laws. The plan is to discussion one chapter a month. According to Schuck the book is about, "hard public issues and how Americans should think about them before deciding where they stand."

• Sept 16:      Propaganda by Edward Bernays
• Oct  21:       A Chapter of One Nation Undecided
• Nov 18:      Not a Scientist by Dave Levitan
• Dec 16:      A Chapter of One Nation Undecided
• Jan 20:       A Chapter of One Nation Undecided
• Feb 17:      A Chapter of One Nation Undecided
• March 17: A Chapter of One Nation Undecided

 

So please join us for the New Current Issues Book Club this Fall.  Our expectation is that people who are interested in a specific topic will come join the discussion that month. Everyone is welcome and you don't need to commit to the whole schedule or be a LWVPRA member. We meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 5:30 pm at Beagle and Wolf Books on 3rd Street.
If you have questions email lwvparkrapids@lwvmn.org