CSWAC BOOK CLUB

Purpose:  A members-only group that explores non-fiction and fiction books relating to current topics of interest and books authored by CSWAC speakers

Eligibility:  Open to CSWAC members

Membership:

• Current Book Club: 15 (optimal size)
• Additional book club(s), appealing to additional members or specific communities of interest, may be formed

Structure:  Monthly potluck dinner hosted at the homes of Book Club members

Discussion Leaders:  One Book Club member volunteers to moderate the discussion for each book

Next Book: 

The CSWAC Book Club agreed to a change-of-pace for the next meeting:  a viewing/discussion of the film The Laundromat, which is a humorous treatment of some of the issues surrounding international money laundering.  This film has a stellar director and cast.  It’s currently available on Netflix.

Next Meeting: Thursday, January 16, 2020 ^– 5:00 pm

Next Host(s):  Home of Terry Johnson and Kate Hall

Moderator: 

Sign-Up:  Terry Johnson | tjins@idcomm.com | (719) 219-6710

Previous Book Selections:  

• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
• AI Super-Powers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order’ by Kai-Fu Lee.
• Member’s Choice materials on contemporary issues in sub-Saharan Africa
• Your Loyal and Loving Son, by Horst Fuchs Richardson
• The Perfect Weapon, by David E. Sanger
• Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (international Women’s Day Discussion)
• Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
• The Man Who Stayed Behind, by Sidney Rittenberg and Amanda Bennett
• The Orphan Master’s Son: A Novel, by Adam Johnson