The next Book Club meeting is Wednesday, January 23, 2008 from 1-3 p.m.  The books we will be discussing are:

Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure and the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson RC 63747

The author of "Shadow Divers" (RC 58650) profiles Michael May (born 1953), who was blinded at age three and later became a champion skiier, CIA analyst, and entrepreneur.  Relates May's internal conflict over whether or not to undergo an operation to restore his sight.  2007.

Next by Michael Crichton RC 63691

Cancer survivor Frank Burnet and his daughter and grandson are targets of an unscrupulous drug company that wants to profit from their unique disease-fighting genes.  Meanwhile, other genetic-engineering experiments involving a boy/chimpanzee hybrid and a talking parrot have gone awry.  Strong language and some descriptions of sex.  Bestseller.  2006.