Join us on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 1 - 3 p.m. as we discuss the following two titles:

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg    RC 47006

Brainy, beautiful, and ambitious rising star of 1970s television, Dena Nordstrom is a woman whose future is full of promise, her present rich with complications, and her past marked by mystery.  Among the colorful characters are: Sookie, Dena's exuberant college roommate; Dena's cousins, the Warrens, and her Aunt Elner--endearing, loyal, talkative, ditsy, and in their way, wise; Sidney Capello, Pioneer of modern sleaze, and Ira Wallace, his partner in tabloid television; several doctors, all of them taken with--and almost taken in by--Dena; and there are others, captivated by a woman who tries to go home again, not knowing where home or love lies.  Bestseller. 1999.

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations--one school at a time       by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin    RC 64285

Award-winning journalist Relin describes the mission of American humanitarian Greg Mortenson, who established the Central Asia Institute and built schools throughout Taliban-ruled lands.  Discusses his childhood in Tanzania and a failed 1993 attempt to climb K2, which resulted in a promise to the Pakistani villagers who saved his life.  2006. 

Light snacks and refreshments will be served.