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Book Group: Past books

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Tue, 01/15/2013 - 5:34pm — Sandra.Coyner

A list of books selected and read by this book group from 2008 to 2013 can be found here. For recent books, see below.

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09/19/2023 - 1:00pm	Being You: A New Science of Consciousness	Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth 2021, 352 pages. About “the neuroscience of consciousness,” drawing from many disciplines, this book advances its own model, reviews competing model, and is a lucid, accessible, engaging read. A “great wide look.” Blurb: “You could even say that we’re all hallucinating all the time. It’s just that when we agree about our hallucinations, that’s what we call reality.”
08/15/2023 - 1:00pm	Indigenous Continent: the Epic Contest for North America	Indigenous Continent: the Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hamalainen, 2022, 600 pp., The history “recast” from a Native American perspective; “magisterial”; “Indigenous power has affected everything about America.”
07/18/2023 - 1:00pm	Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and what comes next.	Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955380062?pwd=UWwwU2h6Ym11TGFHQUlWSDlzdVM0Zz09 A “study of the road to Jan. 6 and the possible future of the politics-versus-religion battle in the U.S.” Includes his own experiences in prayer meetings in the 1990s and an account of the years-long campaign of White Christian nationalism including 1960-2015. From Amazon:
06/20/2023 - 1:00pm	Dark Money	Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955380062?pwd=UWwwU2h6Ym11TGFHQUlWSDlzdVM0Zz09 From Amazon: In her new preface, Jane Mayer discusses the results of the most recent election and Donald Trump's victory, and how, despite much discussion to the contrary, this was a huge victory for the billionaires who have been pouring money in the American political system.
05/16/2023 - 1:00pm	The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era	Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955380062?pwd=UWwwU2h6Ym11TGFHQUlWSDlzdVM0Zz09
04/18/2023 - 1:00pm	Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions	Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955380062?pwd=UWwwU2h6Ym11TGFHQUlWSDlzdVM0Zz09 Emotions arise from social context. They are not some innate, universal, response felt only inside. Includes case studies from many continents. From Amazon: A pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together.
03/21/2023 - 1:00pm	The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity	Reinterprets human prehistory, attempting to correct biases and preconceptions from 18th century to the present. Sees prehistory as far more diverse than other accounts, and works to re-value indigenous wisdom. Easy Read.
02/21/2023 - 1:00pm	The Buried: An archaeology of the Egyptian revolution	The Buried: An archaeology of the Egyptian revolution by Peter Hessler
01/17/2023 - 1:00pm	Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States Part 2	Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States by Jonathan Levy (2021) -- Finish the book
12/20/2022 - 1:00pm	Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States Part 1	Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States by Jonathan Levy (2021) -- First half of book

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