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Previous Selections

	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Husseini (June 2008) Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (May 2008) Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund (April 2008) The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin(March 2008) Atonement by Ian McEwan (February 2008) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (January 2008) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (November 2007) The Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver(October 2007) Japanland - A Year in Search of Wa by Karin Muller (August 2007)
	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (July 2007)
	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (June 2007)

	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (April 2007)
	The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood (March 2007)
	The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollard (February 2007)
	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (January 2007)
	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (November 2006)
	Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (October 2006)
	A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb (September 2006)
	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (August 2006)
	Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (July 2006)
	Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson (June 2006)
	Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (May 2006)
	The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier (April 2006)
	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (March 2006)
	Life of Pi by Yann Martel (February 2006)
	The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (January 2006)
	Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (December 2005)
	The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (November 2005)
	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (September 2005)
	The Same River Twice by Chris Offutt (August 2005)
	One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash (July 2005)
	My Soul Looks Back in Wonder by Juan Williams (June 2005)
	Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (May 2005)
	In Praise of Nepotism by Adam Bellow (April 2005)
	The Clearing by Tim Gautreaux (March 2005)
	Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner (February 2005)
	The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (January 2005)
	The Coal Tattoo by Silas House (November 2004)
	Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (October 2004)
	The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (September 2004 and October 2005)

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The Great Transformation

By Karen Armstrong

Mention the WEKU Book Club
and receive a 10% discount on this book at Joseph-Beth Booksellers

About the Book...

(from the NY Times Book Review website)"

"There are many versions of the Fall for those who aren't persuaded by the Genesis account. According to one story, the rot set in when benign matriarchy gave way to brutish patriarchy... Whatever form they take, such stories invariably recall a time of exceptional human flourishing, explain how the glory fled and suggest that we might recover at least some of it today. (Milton's "Paradise Lost," after all, was followed by "Paradise Regained.") But in her own version of the Fall, "The Great Transformation," Karen Armstrong doesn't hark back to a primal state of beatitude. Instead, she plunges into the thicket of history, and the confusion and injustice and conflict that attend humankind as far back as we can reliably trace." More from the New York Times Review.

Join us for what's sure to be an engaging discussion on Tuesday, July 8th, at 6:30pm at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.

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	Redeem this voucher on Sat., June 21st, 2008 and 20% of your purchase will be donated back to WEKU

Tuesday, July 8th at 6:30pm in the Bronte Bistro of Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Lexington Green.

There are no tickets to purchase, no set menu price and reservations are not required. You may order whatever you like from the Bronte Bistro menu and pay your tab at the end of the evening.

Imagine an eclectic mix of people coming together for good food and stimulating conversation about a recently published book.

That's The WEKU Book Club experience. Each month, we'll announce the next Book Club selection. Then you can purchase a copy at Joseph-Beth and receive a 10% discount just by mentioning WEKU. Simply read the book and come to the next Book Club meeting.

After enjoying delicious food, we'll settle in for an hour of discussion about the story, its characters, the author and more. The Club will be led by members of the WEKU staff, invited guests and, occasionally, by the author of the selected book.

It's a wonderful evening of food, companionship and conversation you won't want to miss!

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