“From the bestselling, prize-winning author of SAY NOTHING, a powerfully compelling account of a family devastated by the apparent suicide of their nineteen year-old son, only to discover he had created a separate identity which drew him into the dangerous international criminal underworld …
November 11, 2026: pick up Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (fiction), for your January 2027 discussion. Pub date of the book: July 8, 2025/380 pp. Set at a summer rental on the Chesapeake Bay, a riveting family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence, from the …
October 14, 2026: pick up The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the remarkable American Life of a 109-year old Man, by David Von Drehle, for your December discussion. Pub date of the book: January 1, 2023/205pp. (suggested by Chip Schroeder) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers’ Favorite …
September 9, 2026: pick up London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, by Patrick Radden Keefe, for your November discussion. Pub date of the book: April 2026/384 pp. A spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their …
August 3, 2026: pick up Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind, by Simon Winchester for your October discussion. Pub date of the book: November 18, 2025/416 pp. New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his …
All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be …
May 2026 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History–and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, “the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis,”* comes a spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. …
April 2026 History Matters By David McCullough, In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays—many never published before—Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring …
March 2026 The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America by Jeff Rosen A lucid work of political history that affords an intriguing view of the nation both in its founding years and today. Rosen (law, George Washington Univ.) follows up …
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 14th at 2:00 pm and held in the Lilian Gade conference Room on the second floor of the Darien Community Center. We will be discussing Dirtbag Billionaire by David Gelles. If you would like to join remotely, the Zoom information is below:…
#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, …
“After struggling to build its products on three continents, Apple was lured by China’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labor. Soon it was sending thousands of engineers across the Pacific, training millions of workers, and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to create the …
“From the bestselling, prize-winning author of SAY NOTHING, a powerfully compelling account of a family devastated by the apparent suicide of their nineteen year-old son, only to discover he had created a separate identity which drew him into the dangerous international criminal underworld …
November 11, 2026: pick up Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (fiction), for your January 2027 discussion. Pub date of the book: July 8, 2025/380 pp. Set at a summer rental on the Chesapeake Bay, a riveting family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence, from the …
October 14, 2026: pick up The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the remarkable American Life of a 109-year old Man, by David Von Drehle, for your December discussion. Pub date of the book: January 1, 2023/205pp. (suggested by Chip Schroeder) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers’ Favorite …
September 9, 2026: pick up London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, by Patrick Radden Keefe, for your November discussion. Pub date of the book: April 2026/384 pp. A spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their …
August 3, 2026: pick up Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind, by Simon Winchester for your October discussion. Pub date of the book: November 18, 2025/416 pp. New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his …
All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be …
May 2026 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History–and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, “the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis,”* comes a spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. …
April 2026 History Matters By David McCullough, In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays—many never published before—Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring …
March 2026 The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America by Jeff Rosen A lucid work of political history that affords an intriguing view of the nation both in its founding years and today. Rosen (law, George Washington Univ.) follows up …
#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, …
“After struggling to build its products on three continents, Apple was lured by China’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labor. Soon it was sending thousands of engineers across the Pacific, training millions of workers, and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to create the …