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Jackson Heights vs Finacial District?

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Jackson Heights vs Finacial District?

Links

The JHBC

(Jackson Heights Book Club)

Theme:
Option 1,
Option 2,
SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation:
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years':
Libra by Don DeLillo
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note:
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet:
My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews
Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman
Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book:
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’:
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories:
Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food:
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Heat by Bill Buford
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular:
Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note:
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson
Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart
Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn
Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note:
The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware
Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel:
The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place:
The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography:
My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy
Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language:
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York:
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’:
My Dark Places by James Ellroy
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

jackson heights, nyc

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Jackson Heights vs Finacial District?

Links

The JHBC

(Jackson Heights Book Club)

Theme: Option 1, Option 2, SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation: Silence by Shusaku Endo The Dying Animal by Philip Roth The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years': Libra by Don DeLillo Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note: The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet: My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories: Oblivion by David Foster Wallace Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food: The Book of Salt by Monique Truong Heat by Bill Buford The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular: Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction: Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note: The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book: Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel: The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan The Secret History by Donna Tartt Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place: The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk The Places In Between by Rory Stewart Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography: My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language: Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York: Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction: Neuromancer by William Gibson The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’: My Dark Places by James Ellroy In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Theme:
Option 1,
Option 2,
SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation:
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years':
Libra by Don DeLillo
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note:
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet:
My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews
Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman
Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book:
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’:
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories:
Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food:
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Heat by Bill Buford
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular:
Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note:
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson
Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart
Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn
Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note:
The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware
Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel:
The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place:
The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography:
My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy
Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language:
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York:
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’:
My Dark Places by James Ellroy
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson