Biblion Boys' Club
2009 Selections

Location Selection Reaction
Nov 9, 2009
7:30

David Chadima's house
The Odyssey

by Homer

Amazon
DC
SJ
NM
RR
MW What are the Greek Gods?
KW Are there any Greek animals left?
Sept 24, 2009
7:30

Steve Jackson's house
That Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geography

by Simon Winchester

Amazon
DC
SJ
NM
KW
 ---  RR
FO
MW
August 11, 2009
7:30PM

Neil Madsen's house
An Edible History of Humanity

by Tom Standage


Amazon
FO Shallow, but readable
DC Pulp nonfiction
SJ Nothing new
NM Stale
RR
MW Interesting info tidbits.  Well written.  No point.
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

 
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/bwildin