2004 2004 | Location | Selection | Reaction | |
| Nov 16, 2004 7:30 PM Cherry Building |
 The
Right Nation
by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge |
 DC TI SJ Enjoyed
it as much as the O'Reilly sexual harassment lawsuit MW I
still don't understand today's political alignment |
|
| Oct 7, 2004 7:30 PM Cherry Building |
 Absolutely
American: Four Years at West Point
By David Lipsky |
BC RK NM SJ Huah
MW An
Irony-free zone |
|
| Aug 26, 2004 7:30 PM Cherry Building |
 Good
to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins |
DC MF RK NM SJ Good
but not great MW Sloppy
use of data but good management thoughts |
|
| July 8, 2004 7:30 PM Cherry Building |
 The
Rise of the Creative Class ... and How It's Transforming Work, Leisure,
Community, and Everyday Life
by Richard Florida |
DC MF BG TI Good
subject, but I wish there was a Cliff notes version NM MW Cedar
Rapids is an exception to every theme.  DG Constraints, not compromises, produce
creativity |
|
| May 13, 2004 7:30 Doug Elliot's house |
 Sailing
Alone Around the World
by Joshua Slocum |
DC DE MW An
adventure that would be hard to repeat today RK MF NM |
|
| April 1, 2004 7:30 Neil Madsen's house |
 I'm
a Stranger Here Myself
by Bill Bryson |
DE Fits
great in your carryon MF TI RK NM MW Some very funny stuff, but in the end
it was just a
little
too much complaining |
|
| March 11, 2004 7:30 PM Tim Isenberg's house |
 A
Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson |
DC MF SJ RK neo.jpl.nasa.gov NM MW
Very readable, which is surprising because the book deals with
humanity's
weak grasp on existence TI |
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| January 22, 2004 Matt Wilding's house 7:30 PM Nov 23, 2003 viewing of Stone
Reader at Steve Jackson's house. (See here
for film comments.) |
 The
Stones of Summer
by Dow Mossman |
 DC,
MF, TI, NM, MW
(Stone Reader: all |
|
| BBC Night at The Opera
January 9, 2004 |
 La
Traviata
by Giuseppe Verde
|
Presented by Cedar Rapids
Opera
Theater
Dinner: CR Chophouse |
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