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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.
This is the regular monthly book club meeting. It will be at the Canyon Way Bookstore, Thursday, June 12. We're still looking for a stable available venue and time. Stay tuned for developments.
Copies of the book are available at the Canyon Way Bookstore this month.
June's selection is "
The End of America:" by Naomi Wolf.
Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot.
Where:
Canyon Way Bookshop
1216 SW Canyon Way
Newport,
OR
This is the regular monthly book club meeting. It will be at the Canyon Way Bookstore, Thursday, May 15. We're still looking for a stable available venue and time. Stay tuned for developments.
Copies of the book are not available at the Canyon Way Bookstore this month. It can be purchased from Amazon.com or Powells.com over the internet.
Where:
Canyon Way Bookshop
1216 SW Canyon Way
Newport,
OR
This is the regular monthly book club meeting. This month we'll be meeting at the Canyon Way Bookshop, NOT Jeff's Place, which is under renovation.
April's selection is "
All the Sha's Men" by Stephen Kinzer.
An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.
Where:
Canyon Way Bookshop
1216 SW Canyon Way
Newport,
OR
Where:
Newport, OR
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