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Reading and Discussion Catalogue |
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Single Books Schedule one book or mix and match to create a unique series. |
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The following books from our back stock are available for single book discussion programs. There are no set scholar lists available for these titles. Contact a scholar of your choice and invite her or him to lead the discussion or contact VHC for suggestions. You may wish to pair titles together to create your own multi-session series. The number in parentheses following the book description refers to the number of copies in stock. Titles marked Intergenerational are especially appropriate for intergenerational discussions. Titles are listed alphabetically by author.
Aristophanes, Birds In Birds, Aristophanes (ca. 446-386 B.C.), imagines a Utopian version of Athens, called Cloudcuckooland, ruled by birds. Less satirical than his other plays, Birds nevertheless showcases the playwright’s talent for wit, fantasy, and exuberant language. (49 copies)
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Intergenerational This, the first, and perhaps most celebrated, volume of Angelou’s autobiography movingly charts the hardships Angelou endured as a child and young woman growing up African American in a small, rural, southern community in the 1930s. (30 copies)
Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum Narrator Ruby Lennox begins telling her life story from the moment of conception, guiding readers on a tour of the latter half of the 20th century and her own dysfunctional family in this funny and poignant first novel from British writer Atkinson. (24 copies)
Russell Baker, Growing Up Intergenerational This Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography traces Baker’s rural Virginian youth and family life – particularly his strong bond with his mother – between the world wars. The New York Times called the work “magical… a work of original, biographical art.” (25 copies)
William Baker, Jesse Owens: An American Life In 1936, Jesse Owens defied Nazi ideas of racial superiority at the Berlin Olympics, but still faced the frustrations of being African American back home in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. This biography celebrates Owens’ dignity and the coach who figured significantly in his life. (59 copies)
James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son James Baldwin’s 1955 book has become a classic for its potent essays – on subjects as varied as Harlem life, the protest novel, movies, and Americans abroad. (25 copies) |
