About the book club 

The inSPIRE (Seattle Progressives Inspiring Reform) book club is always seeking new members interested in reading and discussing books regarding key political issues of these times. We meet every 4 to 6 weeks on a weekday evening for 2 hours to discuss our latest book. The meeting place rotates among the homes of our membership, located from West Seattle to the Greenlake neighborhood. Carpooling is encouraged and is generally available.

Each book club concludes with a discussion of which book the majority of attendees would prefer to read next. You can take a look at a list of books previously suggested by inSPIRe members or make your own suggestion at the book club or online.
Reviews of books by members of inSPIRe:
 
If you'd like to be notified of book club meetings, send Will (will@inspireseattle.org) your e-mail address

 
   

What we're reading for our January 23, 2009 gathering:

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
By Ron Suskind

From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation’s struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line countries of South Asia to the sands of Guantánamo, Suskind offers an astonishing story that connects world leaders to the forces waging today’s shadow wars and to the next generation of global citizens. Tracking down truth and hope within the Beltway and far beyond it, Suskind delivers historic disclosures with this emotionally stirring and strikingly original portrait of the post-9/11 world. In a sweeping, propulsive, and multilayered narrative, The Way of the World investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership it now desperately needs to fight the real threat of our era: a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists. Truth, justice, and accountability become more than mere words in this story. (From Amazon.com)

 

Planning ahead? We will be discussing Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama at the gathering to follow the one described above.

 
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