A Taste for Books

 

 

These square objects are for some an acquired taste.  Some individuals prefer obtaining facts and wisdom in a book over getting lost along some story line.  However, most won't argue that at one time or another they have gained something, something from a book. 

 

These pieces of enveloped words have contributed greatly to many minds and hearts. How might our views of our world and our life differ if books did not exist? Though one may say; " I don't like to read", it doesn't necessarily convey their distaste for books specifically. Perhaps they haven't indulged in a love story, never have been caught up in a mystery, or have never been enlightened by a knowledgeable reference book.  May these disadvantaged gain a preference, stumble upon an interest, or devour words that these wonderful treasures hold.   May they develop a taste for one of the flavors these cakes have to offer.

 

Happy Reading!

Nicole

 

A big THANK YOU to Debra Layman from Wine Country Cupcakes www.winecountrycupcakes.net who made this wonderful "Bookworm" cake for our book club.  Her artistic flair was apparent on the outside of this piece of art but the violet flavored inside was superb!

The Baker's Daughter for May's selection

Come join us......

 

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14^th @ 6pm.  It will be held at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser.

Nona Gall will be hosting this evening's event.

Remember to come a bit early to take advantages of Becky's services before 6!

Discussion Questions are available on the author's website; www.sarahmccoy.com

 

 

 

 

Something to tantalize you.....

"A beautiful, heart-breaking gem of a novel written just the way I like them, with the past coming back to haunt the present, endearing heroines and a sunny, hopeful ending. You'll wolf it up in one delicious gulp.”--Tatiana de Rosnay, international bestselling author of Sarah's Key and A Secret Kept

 

Synopsis by Random House Inc.;
      

In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie’s doorstep on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger.

Sixty years later, in El Paso, Texas, Reba Adams is trying to file a feel-good Christmas piece for the local magazine, and she sits down with the owner of Elsie's German Bakery for what she expects will be an easy interview. But Reba finds herself returning to the bakery again and again, anxious to find the heart of the story--a story that resonates with her own turbulent past. For Elsie, Reba’s questions are a stinging reminder of that last bleak year of WWII. As the two women's lives become intertwined, both are forced to confront the uncomfortable truths of the past and seek out the courage to forgive.

Let's Try Something Different....

Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10^th @ 6pm.  It will be held at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser.

The book of the evening will be;

Leadership and Self Deception

By The Arbinger Institute

For April's meeting we will venture out of our comfort zone and attempt to dissect and discuss a topic of self discovery.  This book tackles concepts of self growth, building relationships (with self and others), and quite possibly contribute to our life's meaning.
 

Amazon's book description;

"Leadership and Self-Deception uses an entertaining story about an executive facing challenges at work and at home to expose the precise psychological processes that conceal our true motivations and intentions from us and trap us in a “box” of endless self-justification. Most importantly, the book shows us the way out. The book’s central insight—that the key to leadership lays not in what we do, but in who we are—has proved to have powerful resonances not only for organizational leadership, but in readers’ personal lives as well.

This new edition has been revised throughout to make the story more readable and compelling. And drawing on the extensive correspondence they’re received over the years the authors have added a section that outlines the many ways that readers have been using this book."

May we all grow in hearts, minds, and as readers....

Happy Reading!

 

 

 

REMEMBER TO COME A LITTLE EARLY.....

for a sip of something.....

Treat yourself (at least once in awhile) to Becky's beverages and goodies!  Her services close at 6pm so make sure you're in line before then!

Life of Pi

The Page Turner Book Club

 

TPTBC would like to announce that their next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12^th @ 6pm.  It will be held at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser.  Barb Shimek will be hosting this evening's discussion.

The evening will include conversations about the book;

Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

Killing Lincoln; The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

TPTBC would like to announce that their next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12^th @ 6pm.  It will be held at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser.

The evening will include conversations about the book;

Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

"[Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty..."--The Christian Science Monitor

 

 

 

 Bill O'Reilly is the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated cable news show in the country. He also writes a syndicated newspaper column and is the author of several number-one bestselling books. He is, perhaps, the most talked about political commentator in the country.

Martin Dugard is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history. His book Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone has been adapted into a History Channel special. He lives in Southern California with his wife and three sons.

THE LAST OF THE TRIBE ~ BY MONTE REEL

Please join us on Tuesday, Jan. 8th to discuss the book; The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save the Last Lone Man in the Amazon by Monte Reel

We will be meeting at 6pm at Becky's Coffee Corner in Prosser

Dr. Celeste' Lynn will be hosting this event.

In 1996 a  southwestern Brazillian based journalist from the Washington Post got a glimpse of a great mystery.  A rare one man tribe was discovered. The book covers the struggle between the allies of this lone Indian (which includes government employees) and the battle of ruthless ranch settlers and government bureaucracies.  Discoveries and investigations reveal the amazing jungle story of historical, economical, and national suspense.

“The Last of the Tribe is ‘Avatar’ for grown-ups, a tribe-in-peril-story with real people, complicated motives, and every bit of subtlety and nuance left out of James Cameron's cliched script. Reel's tale is expertly told: perfectly timed, thoroughly researched and descriptively written. Back stories, personal histories, character development and political context are deftly woven into the narrative, and each departure from the quest feels appropriate at the time.”

– The San Francisco Chronicle

“The fate of the Amazon rainforest is one that concerns us all. Yet as American journalist Monte Reel suggests in this excellent book, the closer you get to the problem, the harder it is to see your way clearly.... Reel teases out the paradoxes -- and high drama -- of anthropology in action. 

-- The Financial Times

“Gripping... [Reel] is good with context – the section on official Brazilian policy toward indigenous people is powerful and sad – but he’s best when he’s indulging in good old-fashioned adventure writing: Arrows fly, poisonous snakes writer through the undergrowth, and sinister ranchers lord over the boomtowns of Brazil’s Wild West. The real star here turns out to be the Amazon itself, a place thick with ‘irrepressible’ flora and a ‘gaudy display’ of fauna – a place, in short, that is ‘neither paradise nor perdition.’”

– The Washington Post