Moving Train Bookclub

Posted July 4, 2007 - 7:29am by MaskedMarauder

Books recommended for upcoming meetings are usually given here. Vote for the one you want to read next.  

This is a progressive bookclub focusing on non-fiction books with a progressive slant introduced by the Newport DFA chapter to encourage public awareness and discussion of contemporary progressive issues. If you want to be informed about the doing of the MTBC, you can subscribe to this work group, and/or you can subscribe to the MTBC email list to receive news and announcements.

 

The club takes its name from Howard Zinn's autobiography which in turn alludes to the aphorism that life is like a moving train; nobody can be neutral.

 

If there are any significant changes in venue or schedule they will be posted here. Heed the Third Chimp here for updates. Accept no substitutes.

Where:

Centro de Ayuda
410 SW 9th St

Newport, OR

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Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight

February 13, 2010 - 6:29pm — MaskedMarauder

I haven't read this book yet, but I just heard the author interviewed on NPR today.  It sounds interesting and potentially very useful.  At this time the book is only available in hard-cover, audio and Kindle formats. Here is the NPR interview.

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MTBC: The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy

February 12, 2010 - 11:00am — edstrom

This is the regular meeting of the Moving Train Book Club, for April, 2010. The selection this month is Raj Patel's 2010 book: " The Value of Nothing."

When: April 14, 2010 - 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Where:
Centro de Ayuda
410 SW 9th St

Newport, OR

MTBC: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse

January 15, 2010 - 8:53am — edstrom

 

This is the regular meeting of the Moving Train Bookclub, for March, 2010.

When: March 10, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where:
Centro de Ayuda
410 SW 9th St

Newport, OR

Viva La Evolución

January 14, 2010 - 8:53am — MaskedMarauder

This a novel, not a non-fiction book.  I haven't read it yet, but fell in love with the cover art and the rich subliminal intimations of the title.

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MTBC: Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects

December 18, 2009 - 12:21pm — edstrom

 

This is the regular meeting of the Moving Train Bookclub, for February, 2010.

The selection this month is Dmtry Orlov's "Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects."

Mostly raised in the US, Orlov, an MIT engineer, traveled back and forth between the US and the Soviet Union for extended stays as the USSR collapsed at the end of the 20th century.  Its his opinion that the US will collapse eventually for many of the same reasons.  He uses his knowledge and personal experiences of the similarities and differences between the two super powers to describe what we can expect and how the differences between our cultures and economies may play out differently. 

When: February 10, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where:
Centro de Ayuda
410 SW 9th St

Newport, OR

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