Book Discussion -Weds - Jan 15th 7pm - Houston Central Market - THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY by Joseph Stiglitz
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Alice Aman
Jan 10, 2014, 11:21:38 AM1/10/14
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Hi everyone:
Next Wednesday on Jan 15th at Houston Central Market in the
community room upstairs, we are continuing with our discussion of THE
PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW TODAY'S DIVIDED SOCIETY ENDANGERS OUR FUTURE
by Joseph Stiglitz. Kathy will lead the discussion which will cover
(mostly) Chapters 4 through 6 (approx 130 pages).
==Discussion of book has been split up to cover 3 months. In February
we will finish with the 3rd of these three discussions. ===
December 18, 2013, Jan 15th and Feb 19th:
THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW TODAY'S DIVIDED SOCIETY
ENDANGERS OUR FUTURE by Joseph Stiglitz [publ 2013] 560 pages
Author is an American economist, professor at Columbia University,
winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and
numerous other prestigious positions. Stiglitz is one of the most
frequently cited economists in the world and in 2011 he was named by
Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
From the book jacket: "In The Price of Inequality Stiglitz lays out a
comprehensive agenda to create a more dynamic economy and fairer and
more equal society" --Kathy leading discussions.
Jan 15 THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY by Josephy Stiglitz (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapter 4-6 (approx 130 pages)
Feb 19 THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY by Josephy Stiglitz (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapters 7-10 (approx 131 pages) FINISH
======================================================
As I reported earlier, starting in March we will begin discussion of
titles below. I still don't have confirmed dates dates for the
discussions. Please standby until after I can talk to the discussion
leaders which hopefully will be very soon. My illness starting last
month has slowed me down considerably. Apologies. So these titles
are not listed on the websites yet. Schedule dates below are not
definitive yet for books below. But it is a first draft.
As I mentioned before, the upcoming new book list will include 4
titles. See below for tentative schedule. I will not post to websites
until schedule is finalized.
AND if you're buying books online from Amazon or elsewhere, don't
forget to go to
http://www.houstongreatbooks.net and click on the Amazon icon so your
book purchases (or any purchases) will be credited to the Houston
Great Books Council (contribution is at NO cost to you). Other web
site icons also available. Check it out!
==UPCOMING TENTATIVE SCHEDULE==============
March 19, April 16
THE UNWINDING: An Inner History of the New America by George
Packer [publ 2013] 430 pages
2013 National Book Award Winner
Focuses on the ways that America changed in the years 1978-2012. The
book achieves this mainly by tracing the lives of various individuals
from different backgrounds through the years. Interspersed are capsule
biographies of influential figures of the time such as Colin Powell,
Elizabeth Warren, Jay-Z and Raymond Carver.
--Deborah leading the discussion
May 21, June 18, July 16
WILD SWANS:Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang. [pub 2003] 538 pages
Bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more than ten million
copies sold. The story of three generations in twentieth-century
China, it is an engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual
window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring
tale of courage.
--Kathy leading the discussion
Aug 20, Sept 17
THE REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING: Death and the American Civil War by
Drew Gilpin Faust [pub 2009] 346 pages
Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award finalists. Author is President
of Harvard Univ.
Book documents the social, religious, and psychological coping
mechanisms adopted by Civil War America. More than a book about the
Civil War, it's also a meditation on the meaning of war and the human
need to somehow infuse meaning into an enterprise that often seems so
bleakly wasteful and tragically brutal.
--Anne leading the discussion
Oct 15, Nov 19
REIGN OF ERROR: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the
Danger to America's Public Schools by Diane Ravitch [pub 2013] 325
pages
Author is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education.
Questions addressed: 1--Is American education in crisis? 2--Is
American education failing and declining? 3--What is the evidence for
the reforms now being promoted by the federal government and adopted
in many states? 4--What should we do to improve our schools and the
lives of children?"
--Deborah leading the discussion
Hope to see you next week.
--Alice
http://www.houstonbookclubs.org/HoustonNonfiction/
http://www.houstongreatbooks.net/nonfiction.html
Next Wednesday on Jan 15th at Houston Central Market in the
community room upstairs, we are continuing with our discussion of THE
PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW TODAY'S DIVIDED SOCIETY ENDANGERS OUR FUTURE
by Joseph Stiglitz. Kathy will lead the discussion which will cover
(mostly) Chapters 4 through 6 (approx 130 pages).
==Discussion of book has been split up to cover 3 months. In February
we will finish with the 3rd of these three discussions. ===
December 18, 2013, Jan 15th and Feb 19th:
THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW TODAY'S DIVIDED SOCIETY
ENDANGERS OUR FUTURE by Joseph Stiglitz [publ 2013] 560 pages
Author is an American economist, professor at Columbia University,
winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and
numerous other prestigious positions. Stiglitz is one of the most
frequently cited economists in the world and in 2011 he was named by
Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
From the book jacket: "In The Price of Inequality Stiglitz lays out a
comprehensive agenda to create a more dynamic economy and fairer and
more equal society" --Kathy leading discussions.
Jan 15 THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY by Josephy Stiglitz (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapter 4-6 (approx 130 pages)
Feb 19 THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY by Josephy Stiglitz (cont'd)
Assignment: Chapters 7-10 (approx 131 pages) FINISH
======================================================
As I reported earlier, starting in March we will begin discussion of
titles below. I still don't have confirmed dates dates for the
discussions. Please standby until after I can talk to the discussion
leaders which hopefully will be very soon. My illness starting last
month has slowed me down considerably. Apologies. So these titles
are not listed on the websites yet. Schedule dates below are not
definitive yet for books below. But it is a first draft.
As I mentioned before, the upcoming new book list will include 4
titles. See below for tentative schedule. I will not post to websites
until schedule is finalized.
AND if you're buying books online from Amazon or elsewhere, don't
forget to go to
http://www.houstongreatbooks.net and click on the Amazon icon so your
book purchases (or any purchases) will be credited to the Houston
Great Books Council (contribution is at NO cost to you). Other web
site icons also available. Check it out!
==UPCOMING TENTATIVE SCHEDULE==============
March 19, April 16
THE UNWINDING: An Inner History of the New America by George
Packer [publ 2013] 430 pages
2013 National Book Award Winner
Focuses on the ways that America changed in the years 1978-2012. The
book achieves this mainly by tracing the lives of various individuals
from different backgrounds through the years. Interspersed are capsule
biographies of influential figures of the time such as Colin Powell,
Elizabeth Warren, Jay-Z and Raymond Carver.
--Deborah leading the discussion
May 21, June 18, July 16
WILD SWANS:Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang. [pub 2003] 538 pages
Bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more than ten million
copies sold. The story of three generations in twentieth-century
China, it is an engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual
window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring
tale of courage.
--Kathy leading the discussion
Aug 20, Sept 17
THE REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING: Death and the American Civil War by
Drew Gilpin Faust [pub 2009] 346 pages
Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award finalists. Author is President
of Harvard Univ.
Book documents the social, religious, and psychological coping
mechanisms adopted by Civil War America. More than a book about the
Civil War, it's also a meditation on the meaning of war and the human
need to somehow infuse meaning into an enterprise that often seems so
bleakly wasteful and tragically brutal.
--Anne leading the discussion
Oct 15, Nov 19
REIGN OF ERROR: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the
Danger to America's Public Schools by Diane Ravitch [pub 2013] 325
pages
Author is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education.
Questions addressed: 1--Is American education in crisis? 2--Is
American education failing and declining? 3--What is the evidence for
the reforms now being promoted by the federal government and adopted
in many states? 4--What should we do to improve our schools and the
lives of children?"
--Deborah leading the discussion
Hope to see you next week.
--Alice
http://www.houstonbookclubs.org/HoustonNonfiction/
http://www.houstongreatbooks.net/nonfiction.html
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