by T Wilson | Oct 21, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Subject John Steinbeck Flight, a short story For centuries Big Sur residents spoke of “The Dark Watchers.” John Steinbeck grew up in Salinas and spoke of them in this short story. In the tale a teenage Indigenous Mexican American boy kills a man and is forced to flee...
by T Wilson | Aug 19, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Senior Book Break Subject: Odd Couples A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Count Alexander Rostov, born into Russian aristocracy, finds himself in Moscow at the time of the Russian Revolution. Sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the luxury hotel, Metropol, he...
by T Wilson | May 6, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Senior Book Break Subject: Children Suggestions for our next Book Break meeting is at the end. Wild Poppies by Haya Saleh Two brothers fight to reunite amidst the turmoil of the Syrian War. This is a story of kids in a war zone. The book details the difficulties of...
by T Wilson | Mar 18, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Subject: Finish a book you started in 2023 The Mind of a Bee by Lara Chittka Our reader hadn’t finished this yet, but found out a lot of information he never knew before. The Way Of Chai by Kevin Wilson The history and the proper way to make Chai. Authentic...
by T Wilson | Mar 18, 2024 | Senior Book Break
Subject: Engineering Ancient Inventions by Petr James and Nick Thorpe The technological and scientific achievements of humankind prior to the late 15th century. Such as: odometer from China about 300 A.D., snorkel gear as described by Aristotle and a steam engine...
