Last Thursday Book Club: Schedule for the Year 2019

Last Thursday Book Club

2019 Schedule

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Nabokov leaving Russia with his family -

Also, in December one hundred years ago, T.E. Lawrence lost most of his manuscript of Seven Pillars of Wisdom while changing trains in Reading, England - but re-wrote it better than ever! And yes, we read that!

Meeting Date	Host	Selection	Notes
Afternoon Gathering Thursday 31 January 2019 11:30 am Lunch @ Greenside Cafe, Cedar Crest menu 1 pm Discussion & Dessert @ Casa de Irons	Karl Irons 50 Canyon Ridge Dr. Sandia Park, NM 970-946-5672 From the Greenside Restaurant: proceed NE on NM 14 (Turquoise Trail) to Paa-Ko Drive. It's 4.7 miles and there is a yellow intersection sign marking the turn. Turn left onto Paa-Ko Dr. Proceed 0.3 miles to your second left, Canyon Ridge Dr. Take Canyon Ridge Dr 0.5 miles to #50. It's the first driveway on the right -- past the 15 mph sign.		A Gentleman in Moscow is available through our ABC Library System. 32 copies, with a few holds on first copy returned. Also available in e-book and paperback, and a book on CD for Bob Woods; used copies on DealOz.com
Afternoon Gathering Thursday 28 February 2019 11:30 am Lunch @ Range Cafe, Bernalillo menu: www.rangecafe.com Meeting follows at Jack's place in Placitas (8.5 miles)	Jack Ferrell 17 Sunset Blvd Placitas, NM I-25 Exit 242 East on NM 165. Right at the 5-mile marker onto Tunnel Springs Road. Right onto Quail Meadow Road (first street on right - 0.2 mile) Right onto Leah Lane (first street on right-0.4 mile) HARD right onto Sunset Blvd (100 yards) 17 Sunset Blvd is the third house on the left.
7 pm Thursday 28 March 2019	Bob Woods Academy at Tramway 11921 Caribou Ave., NE (299-6928) From Academy and Tramway, go WEST on Academy for 3 blocks, then take a RIGHT (North) onto Antelope Run which deadends into Caribou. House is in front of you, a little to the left. woodsR@asme.org		After losing his leg in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. Then John Bristow walks into his office with an amazing story. 480 pages. There are 12 copies in the ABC Library with all checked out - get on hold list now! Amazon has plenty of used copies, both paperback and hardcover. You can also order one from DealOz.com
12 Noon Hot Dog Cookout at Loma Linda Meeting at 1 pm Thursday 25 April 2019	Ron Bousek (262-0207) 701 Loma Linda Pl SE Lead/Coal; between Carlisle and Washington, take Montclaire south		The April Selection is The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. 336 pages. 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the National Book Award. 12 Library editions mostly on hold. Kindle versions available and used copies available. There are several books with this title so note author.
Thursday 30 May 2019	Bob Simon 1415 Park Ave SW (246-8136) From I-40, go South on Rio Grande Blvd, then left (East) on Central; then South on 14th St. Continue 2 or 3 blocks, then turn RIGHT onto Park (first stop sign) Alternatively, one might chose to turn on 15th St. at the bank building and go two blocks on the left side or three blocks on the right side to the corner of Park. My house will be on the corner on your left.		Project Gutenberg: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Thursday 27 June 2019	Ken Gillen (797-8956) 331 White Oaks Dr. NE (From Tramway and Live Oak Rd [one block N. of Paseo del Norte], go EAST 0.6 mi on Live Oak, then SOUTH 0.3 mi on White Oaks Dr. to last house on right. Intersection of WhiteOaks and Paintbrush. Pay no attention to most of the house numbers.)
Thursday, 25 July 2019	Rob Easterling (286-8796) East Mountains: 51 Avenida del Sol, Cedar Crest, NM 87008 Take N14 4.5 mi. N of I-40 (exit 175, Cedar Crest). Turn Left into Ventana del Sol subdivision. Follow keypad instructions.		First published 1985, but many editions published. The Nobel Prize physicist thrived on outrageous adventures. Our ABC Library System has five (5) print copies plus an ebook. 400 pages.
Thursday 29 August 2019	Charlie Palmer (cell: 263-4586) 1506 Park Ave SW From I-25, go West on Central or Lomas; then South on 14th St. Cross Central, continue 2 or 3 blocks, then turn right onto Park (1st stop sign).		Published 2001. Gripping historical fiction (c. 1666). Our ABC Library System has five (5) print copies plus an ebook of Year of Wonders. 358 pages. ~ $4 [including shipping] from DealOz.com sources. Comparing Year of Wonders and The Crucible: Here [videos also available].
26 September 2019	Keith Gilbert (250-0991) 913 Parkland Circle SE From Wyoming, go West on Zuni to Carlisle; Go South on Carlisle until the median disappears; (or changes drastically); Go East; Keith is on this street, on the North side.		Pulitzer Prize winner. 11 copies in our ABC Library system however only 7 can be checked out.; the other 4 are in the Special Collections.
Special Weekend at the Castaneda Hotel, Las Vegas, NM Drive/Train to Las Vegas on Thursday, 24 October 2019. Meeting will be on Friday morn at 10 am in the Casteneda Bar. For those who can stay an extra night, special tour on Friday afternoon..	Mike Blackledge (cell: 505-228-6623) on the road: Las Vegas, New Mexico		Appetite for America is a textbook on marketing that will provide you with the backstory you will need to appreciate the weekend. For our discussion, we will consider only the first 300 pages; Much of the 20th century portions of the Fred Harvey empire are not relevant to our purpose. It has been 70 years since the doors of the Castenada were last opened. The Last Thursday Book Club helped Allan and Tina open La Posada in Winslow, Arizona, now the bookends are complete with Fred Harvey's original Railway Hotel: The Castenada - the original Mission Style hotel. Join us for a most memorable weekend!
[3rd] Thursday 21 November 2019 [Thursday BEFORE Thanksgiving]	Tom Genoni (292-4985) 1616 Catron SE (Take The Road into 4-Hills, turn right at the Y onto Stagecoach, left at the 4-way stop sign onto Cuatro Cerros, 2nd right onto Bernalillo, then 1st left onto Catron. About half-way down Catron, 1616 house is on the right.)		A classic Pulitzer Prize winner. Only one copy in the ABC Library System, but the audio book is available through the library. DealOz.com lists many for $6 to include shipping to your home. Can be obtained as Kindle download from Amazon for 99 cents. PDF copies can be downloaded for free on-line. Ask if you can't find it. Note: copies of this book are available under Internet Archive at this location. With an account, you can borrow the digitized version for 14 days. Accounts are free and recommended.
Thursday 19 December 2019 11:30 am Lunch @ Greenside Cafe, Cedar Crest menu 1 pm Discussion & Dessert @ Casa de Irons	Karl Irons 50 Canyon Ridge Dr. Sandia Park, NM 970-946-5672 From the Greenside Restaurant: proceed NE on NM 14 (Turquoise Trail) to Paa-Ko Drive. It's 4.7 miles and there is a yellow intersection sign marking the turn. Turn left onto Paa-Ko Dr. Proceed 0.3 miles to your second left, Canyon Ridge Dr. Take Canyon Ridge Dr 0.5 miles to #50. It's the first driveway on the right -- past the 15 mph sign.