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

The Bullpen
(a.k.a. the Deathpen)
Books recently suggested for BBC consideration

1491 (KW)
Anthem (AH, NM)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
We Two (RW)
1984 (AH)
Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism
Can Learn From the NFL (DAG)

RJR's Presidential Biography Page

The New Lifetime Reading Plan (amazon, booklist)

 
Recent Selections
Location Selection Reaction
May 22, 2012
7:30

Steve Jackson's house

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert
April 3, 2012
7:30

Ray Richards' house

The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander
 AH Good points but needs a better ending
MW Provocative but needs a better editor
---  SJ
RR I made my case
MW Ray's right.  I couldn't get past "Law and Order" as code.
Feb 28, 2012
7:30

Keith Wright's house

Catherine the Great

by Robert K. Massie

 DC
SJ One of my "favorites"
NM
FR
RR
RW
MW Someone once said that there is nothing more boring than a young Conservative or an old Liberal.  Catherine was neither.
KW The Great.
AH I found it dull.
Jan 16, 2012
7:30

Matt Wilding's house

The Cartel: Inside the Rise and the Imminent Fall of the NCAA

by Taylor Branch

e-book source

 AH
RW I learned something
MW Short and to the point
KW It's the money, baby!
SJ
NM
 FR Boring.
RR Better discussion than book.

 
Archive
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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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