SOCRATES CAFE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 @ 7:30pm
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QUEER BOOK CLUB
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 7pm
MEAN LITTLE DEAF QUEER by Terry Halloway

In 1959, the year Terry Galloway turned nine, the voices of everyone she loved began to disappear. No one yet knew that an experimental antibiotic given to her mother had wreaked havoc on her fetal nervous system, eventually causing her to go deaf. As a self-proclaimed "child freak," she acted out her fury with her boxy hearing aids and Coke-bottle glasses by faking her own drowning at a camp for crippled children. Ever since that first real-life performance, Galloway has used theater, whether onstage or off, to defy and transcend her reality. With disarming candor, she writes about her mental breakdowns, her queer identity, and living in a silent, quirky world populated by unforgettable characters. What could have been a bitter litany of complaint is instead an unexpectedly hilarious and affecting take on life

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October 20 @ 7pm
STUCK RUBBER BABY by Howard Cruse

TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB facebook
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 1:30pm
STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS by Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers "The Soul of a New Machine, House, "and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man's remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him-a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.

Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life in search of meaning and forgiveness. An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope.

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OCTOBER 26 @ 1:30pm
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELL by David Wroblewski

HOLISTIC HEALTH BOOK CLUB
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 7pm
EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom "Booklist" calls aAnne Lamottas hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sistera) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

TALK DISCUSSION GROUP
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 @ 7pm

This group meets to simply talk about whatever members would like to talk about: books, politics, philosophy, relationships, or anything else. Stop in and check it out!

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OCTOBER 13 @ 7pm