2012 Biblion Boys' Club Selections


Location Selection Reaction
Nov 15, 2012

6:00 - NewBo

7:00 - CSPS

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin
RR
MW Loved the wistful look back on an interesting life chapter.
  ?   KW
DC
DG Books about comedians should be funny.
NM
Oct 9, 2012
7:30

Matt Wilding's house

Steve Jobs


by Walter Isaacson
DC
DG
AH
NM
RR The separation of engineering and design is genius.
MW I have been assimilated.
KW
Sept 4, 2012
7:30

NewBo Books

Charlemagne

by Derek Wilson
DC
NM
RR
AH
MW Liked the history I didn't know, but not enough storyline to keep me hooked
Aug 1, 2012
7:30

Alex Halfpenny's house

Ender's Game


by Orson Scott Card
DC
AH I loved it.
MW At the center of nerd culture.
RR Did not improve with age.  The book too.
NM 
June 25, 2012
7:30

Neil Madsen's house

Life


by Keith Richards
SJ
RR It's only Rock and Roll but I like it.
MW A lot like my life - not.
AH Desperately needs an editor
NM 
May 22, 2012
7:30

Steve Jackson's house

Stumbling on Happiness


by Daniel Gilbert
SJ Fred read it for me. 
NM
FO Read it twice.
AH Better in small chunks
RW
MW Better once I ignored the title.
KW Great Introduction to Psychology course.
DG
RR Cheeky style was too much.
April 3, 2012
7:30

Ray Richards' house

The New Jim Crow


by Michelle Alexander
AH Good points but needs a better ending
KW 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 claim.
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.

 
BBC Members
David Chadima (DC)  chadima.org
David Greve (DG) thegreves.com
Alex Halfpenny (AH)

Tim Isenberg (TI)
Steve Jackson (SJ)  
Neil Madsen (NM)  
Fred Ochs (FO)

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

 

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

Doug Elliott (DE)

Mike Fogliano (MF)

Ben Fashimpaur (BF)  
David Hayes (DH)  
Ray Kamin (RK) kaminislands.com
Fred Rudolph

Bill Wilding (BW) www.usi.edu/science/math/bwilding

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