Oconee County Democrats book club puritanical selection includes author Sarah Vowell and her new work The Wordly Shipmates
Dr. Patricia Priest, not the one who starred on the old TV series "The Munsters" but instead the radio producer and activist who lives in Oconee County, has selected another interesting tome for discussion.
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.
Subject: [oconee] Books of interest
We're reading about the Puritans this Thanksgiving month!
The book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats will discuss the New
York Times bestseller "The Wordy Shipmates" at 6 PM at the Five Points
Deli on Epps Bridge Parkway on November 18th. We're meeting earlier in
the month than usual because of the Thanksgiving holidays.
The author, Sarah Vowell, is a quirky essayist and frequent contributor
to the wonderful public radio show "This American Life." The Washington
Post describes the book -- her latest -- this way: "Vowell's funny,
imaginative take on musty, buckled-up Pilgrim notables brings the era
wickedly to life." The Cleveland Plain Dealer opined: "Vowell is very
funny . . . She is generous as she wrestles with the moral intricacies
of our nation's beginning and how Puritan contradictions inform our
sense of American exceptionalism today."
The books are available at 25% discount at Books Galore in Watkinsville.
The group (usually) meets the last Wednesday of every month to discuss
fine books about history, politics, and natural history. Newcomers from
any county and of any political affiliation are welcomed. It's a great
way to meet other people who love books and enjoy talking about books
and ideas.
Next month's book is Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point."
Both books are rather short, so dive in!
Consider joining us!
Pat Priest
Member, Oconee Democrats
Subject: [oconee] Books of interest
We're reading about the Puritans this Thanksgiving month!
The book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats will discuss the New
York Times bestseller "The Wordy Shipmates" at 6 PM at the Five Points
Deli on Epps Bridge Parkway on November 18th. We're meeting earlier in
the month than usual because of the Thanksgiving holidays.
The author, Sarah Vowell, is a quirky essayist and frequent contributor
to the wonderful public radio show "This American Life." The Washington
Post describes the book -- her latest -- this way: "Vowell's funny,
imaginative take on musty, buckled-up Pilgrim notables brings the era
wickedly to life." The Cleveland Plain Dealer opined: "Vowell is very
funny . . . She is generous as she wrestles with the moral intricacies
of our nation's beginning and how Puritan contradictions inform our
sense of American exceptionalism today."
The books are available at 25% discount at Books Galore in Watkinsville.
The group (usually) meets the last Wednesday of every month to discuss
fine books about history, politics, and natural history. Newcomers from
any county and of any political affiliation are welcomed. It's a great
way to meet other people who love books and enjoy talking about books
and ideas.
Next month's book is Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point."
Both books are rather short, so dive in!
Consider joining us!
Pat Priest
Member, Oconee Democrats
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