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Friday, July 24, 2015

Tues, July 28 @ 7:30 PM: Methods of Wallace J Nichols

We next discuss The Touchy-Feely (but Totally Scientific!) Methods of Wallace J. Nichols by Michael Roberts on Tuesday, July 28 at 7:30 PM at HighPointe.

Author Michael Roberts does not mention Moby Dick, but there is some connection to:

"Call me Ishmael. … Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can
… almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me."

Find the reading in our Science/Nature book on page 119, or read it on-line at The Touchy-Feely (But Totally Scientific!) Methods Of Wallace J. Nichols

Friday, July 10, 2015

Tues, July 14 @ 7:30 PM: The Dungeon Master by Sam Lipsyte

Join us to discuss The Dungeon Master by Sam Lipsyte. Find it on page 163 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.
Read this on-line at http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/10/04/the-dungeon-master.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Sleeping with the Enemy - Tues, June 30 @ 7:30 PM

Join the Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books group to discuss Sleeping with the Enemy by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Read it on line at sleeping-with-the-enemy.
Find it on page 97 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing - 2012.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Tues, June 16 @ 7:30 PM - Foster by Claire Keegan

Join Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books to discuss Foster by Claire Keegan. Find it on page 136 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.
Read this on-line at http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/15/foster

Friday, May 29, 2015

The Scent of Your Thoughts: Tues, June 2 @ 7:30 PM - HighPointe

Join us to discuss The Scent of Your Thoughts by Deborah Blum.
Download a PDF of the article at Scent of Your Thoughts.
Find it on page 89 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing - 2012.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Tues, May 19 @ 7:30PM - Soldier of Fortune by Bret A Johnston

Join Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books to discuss Soldier of Fortune by Bret A Johnston. Find it on page 119 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Ants and the Art of War: Tues, May 5 @ 7:30 PM - HighPointe

Join us to discuss Ants and the Art of War by Mark Moffett.
Find it on page 78 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing - 2012.

Basic Guidelines for Shared Inquiry

Read the selection carefully before participating in the discussion. This ensures that all participants are equally prepared to talk about the ideas in the work.
Most of us need to read short stories more than once.
Support your ideas with evidence from the text. This keeps the discussion focused on understanding the selection and enables the group to weigh textual support for different answers.
Discuss the ideas in the selection and try to understand them fully before exploring issues that go beyond the selection. Reflecting on the ideas in the text and the evidence to support them makes the exploration of related issues more productive.
Listen to other participants and respond to them directly. Directing your comments and questions to other group members, not always to the leader, will make the discussion livelier and more dynamic.
Expect the leader to only ask questions. Effective leaders help participants develop their own ideas, with everyone gaining a new understanding in the process. Participants should look to the leader for questions, not answers.