Biblion Boys' Club
The BBC meets once a month in
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa to discuss a book.

Bullpen
(books recently suggested for BBC consideration)

 
Recent Selections
Location Selection Reaction
July 20, 2009
7:30PM

Neil Madsen's house
An Edible History of Humanity

by Tom Standage


Amazon

June 8, 2009
7:30PM

Matt Wilding's house
Miracle at St. Anna

by James McBride

Amazon
SJ
MW
KW
  -   NM
DC
RR Not much of a miracle 
April 20, 2009
7:30PM

Keith Wright's house
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World, One School at a Time

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin


DC
    DG
NM
MW Great story.
KW 
March 16, 2009
Neil Madsen's house

Feb 23, 2009
7:30PM (Irish Democrat checkpoint)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

by Doris Kearns Goodwin



BC
DG This "Lincoln book" was an "enjoyable read".
SJ
NM
FO Wish I could have got through all of it
RR
MW Lincoln was indeed a great president
KW
Jan 15, 2009
7:30PM

Ray Richard's house
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

by Niall Ferguson


DC
DG Bunnies or swine?
MF
SJ Waiting for the bubble to burst
NM
FO A favorite
RR
KW Creative nonfiction

MW Too much retrospective  narrative

 
Archive
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

BBC Members
David Chadima (DC)  chadima.org
Doug Elliott (DE)  
Mike Fogliano (MF)  
David Greve (DG) thegreves.com
Tim Isenberg (TI)
Steve Jackson (SJ)  
Neil Madsen (NM)  
Fred Ochs (FO)

Ray Richards (RR)
richardsonline.us
Matt Wilding (MW) hokiepokie.org
 

BBC Friends
Bill Bevier (BB)
 bevier.com
Bob Chadima (BC)

Ben Fashimpaur (BF)  
David Hayes (DH)  
Ray Kamin (RK) kaminislands.com
Bill Wilding (BW) www.usi.edu/science/math/bwilding

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