The Hundred Foot Journey By Richard C. Morais

Thursday

May 7, 2015

7:00 PM

Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets, and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy strikes, the Hajis leave India and embark on a journey around the world, eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumière, a small town in the French Alps. Helen Mirren stars in the delightful film adaptation directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

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Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

By

Bill O’Reilly

 and

Martin Dugard

Thursday

April 2, 2015

7:00 PM

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot is a 2012 non-fiction book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the 1963 assassination of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The authors narrate the events leading up to the assassination of as well as the event's aftermath. O'Reilly and Dugard also focus on the element of the growing Cold War, Kennedy's attempt to deal with the rise of Communism, and the potential threat from organized crime. The 2013 made for television adaptation stars Rob Lowe.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

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a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel

Thursday

March 5, 2015

7:00 PM

WWII was the most destructive war in history and caused the greatest dislocation of cultural artifacts. Hundreds of thousands of items remain missing. The main burden fell to a few hundred men and women, curators and archivists, artists and art historians from 13 nations. Their task was to save and preserve what they could of Europe's great art, and they were called the Monuments Men. This is their story. The 2014 film adaptation was directed by and stars George Clooney along with Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

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a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.

Thursday

February 5, 2015

7:00 PM

“Cheaper by the Dozen” is a biographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of time and motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The book focuses on the many years the family resided in Montclair, New Jersey. It was adapted to film by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950.The comedic 2003 remake of the 1950 film adaptation stars Steve Martin, Hilary Duff and Bonnie Hunt.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

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a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

PLEASE NOTE:

January 8 meeting is postponed until
January 15 due to inclement weather.

Narrated by Death, the book is set in Nazi Germany, a place and time when the narrator notes he was extremely busy. It describes a young girl's relationship with her foster parents, the other residents of their neighborhood, and a young Jewish man who hides in her home during the escalation of World War II. First published in 2005, the book has won numerous awards and was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for over 230 weeks. The film adaptation was released in 2013.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist!  

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

Thursday

November 6, 2014

7:00 PM

Maynard tells the story of a long weekend and its repercussions through the eyes of a then 13-year-old boy, Henry, who lives with his divorced mother, Adele. On Labor Day weekend, Henry manages to coax his mother, who rarely goes out, into a trip to PriceMart, where they run into Frank, who intimidates them into giving him a ride. Frank, it turns out, is an escaped convict looking for a place to hide. He holds Adele and Henry hostage in their home, an experience that changes all of them forever. The bizarre situation encompasses Henry's budding adolescence and his fear of being abandoned by his mother and Frank, who are falling in love and planning to run away together. Maynard's prose is beautiful and her characters winningly complicated, with no neat tie-ups in the end. A sometimes painful tale, but captivating and surprisingly moving. The 2013 film adaptation stars Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.

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Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

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a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

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12 Years a Slave By Solomon Northup

Thursday

October 2, 2014

7:00 PM

 

Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave recounts the author’s life story as a free black man from the North who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South. The son of an emancipated slave, Northup was born free. He lived, worked, and married in upstate New York, where his family resided. He was a multifaceted laborer and also an accomplished violin player. In 1841, two con men offered him lucrative work playing fiddle in a circus, so he traveled with them to Washington, D.C., where he was drugged, kidnapped, and subsequently sold as a slave into the Red River region of Louisiana. For the next twelve years he survived as the human property of several different slave masters. 

The 2013 film adaptation starring Brad Pitt won “Best Picture of the Year” at the 2014 Academy Awards.

Sign up today for The Mercer County Library's

Book Discussion Group with a Twist! 

  

The discussion group centers on books that were made into movies. 

Adult patrons are invited to read the book, listen to the book or

 watch the movie and join us for a lively discussion on the 

First Thursday of every month. 

 Come to the library and enjoy refreshments and

a chance to meet with fellow book lovers.

Pre-register at the desk or by calling the library (419) 586-4442.