2008 Selections

 
Location Selection Reaction
Nov 24, 2008
7:30PM

Matt Wilding's house
Dean and Me: A Love Story

by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan


 FO I really enjoyed how friendship developed - and then fell apart
 MW Now this is show business!
DC I'm still not persuaded.
RR
Oct 16, 2008
7:30PM

Matt Wilding's house
Small is Beautiful, 25th Anniversary Edition: Economics as if People Mattered: 25 Years Later

by E.F. Schumacher

 NM
 FO
RR
MW 
Sept 11, 2008
7:30PM

Steve Jackson's house
 BBC Movie Night
(aka Couldn't-get-copies-of-the-
book-in-time night)

Babette's Feast

Wiki entry		 SJ Hallelujia!
DC
 NM
FO
MW
August 6, 2008
7:30PM

Neil Madsen's house
 The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

by Benjamin Wallace

Amazon		 SJ Nice bouquet, interesting fruit, nice finish.
NM
 FO My kids were glued to it.
RR Fruity but not too dry
MW

Konig Ludwig Weissbier NM:   FO, SJ, MW:
June 18, 2008
7:30PM

Ray Richard's house
 The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins

Amazon
May 14, 2008
7:00PM

Taste of India
 In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India

by Edward Luce

Amazon		 DC
MF Enlightening.
SJ
NM
 FO Hard to get through, but great food.
RR
MW Wasn't what I expected, either the book or the country
Kingfisher Beer/Mango Lassi: All
Taste of India food: All
April 9, 2008
7:30PM

Cherry Building
 The Omnivore's Dilemma:  A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

Amazon		   DC
  SJ
  NM
  FO
  RR
  MW
Millstream Sampler 12-pack: All
March 10, 2008
7:30PM


Cherry Building
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic

by Joseph Ellis

Amazon
   DC
  TI
  SJ
  NM
  FO
  RR
  MW
Smithwicks, Liberty Ale: All
Jan 14, 2008
7:30PM

Cherry Building
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


   MF
  NM
  FO  I don't think SJ should read the book.
  RR
  MW A fascinating read, and strong opposing reactions make it quite possibly the greatest bookclub discussion book ever written
    SJ
  DC
  DG Mr. Taleb: The words you are searching for are "expected value" and "variance".

 Black Dog Beer and Bell's Beer

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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