Mal had recommended our book selection for April, so he began our discussion with the question, ‘What’s the allure?’ Why is this book so...

The Bonnie Lea Book Club tackled a book about the world’s most influential religion, examining how it grew as an offshoot out of a minor...

The nominator for this book was Jeff C, so he led our discussion. He began by asking everyone what we personally and professionally...

We had most members of the book club join us for this topical and timely discussion of Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Righteous Mind:Why Good...

Our discussion on Nathaniel Philbrick's Bunker Hill began around Dr. Joseph Warren, a central figure in Boston's evolution as the hot...

A Climate of Crisis was a good read, providing perspective on the dialogue and evolution of environmental progress in the United States. ...

This book was chosen mostly on the strength of its many favorable reviews. Geoff had proposed the book, and found it intense and...

If you are a reasonably active 40 or 50-year-old person, then this is the book for you. But allow me to tell my personal story first. For...

Note: This blog is a working copy of an in-person presentation to my Bowdoin College class reunion, limited to 4 1/2 minutes. A...

Our book club’s core principle is that we read books that we would not otherwise go out and read on our own, together. The Network State...

We met to discuss the novel Paris with most of us having read New York, London, and Sarum. Comparisons to these novels were useful in our...

Moveable Feast contains the theme the Hemingway writes the truth. Write one page of truth and discard 90 pages of crap. The quality of...

Red Notice is the story of big finance in Russia, by Bill Browder, founder and driving force behind Hermitage Capital, a uniquely...

Our discussion of Sergei Medvedev’s book about Russia was interesting and timely. The book itself is an indictment of the leadership and...

This book was the story of the emergence of electricity in America, centered around the three most important characters in its nascent...

The Bonnie Lea Book Club met to discuss the story of Theranos, a Silicon Valley darling which had attracted over $900 million in...

This book is a biography of cancer, the history of its treatments, and the incredible people who dedicated their lives to understanding...

War of the whales was a book that validated our book club’s desire to read books that we would not ordinarily read on our own. This...

Benghazi – 13 Hours was a good book after the much heavier Capital in the 21st Century, and we all enjoyed the break from that previous...

Capital in the 21st Century is a well researched and documented macroeconomic analysis about the trend toward greater concentration of...