Great reads and great discussions.  Six times a year, the CIR Book Club selects a book that provides insights into current and historical international issues and hosts informal, moderated discussions.  Recent reads have included:  In Spite of the Gods, the Rise of Modern India; the Peace to End All Peace, the breakup of the Ottoman Empire; Blood and Thunder, an Epic of the American West; and The Looming Tower, the Road to 911.

Ed Brown erbrown@yahoo.com is the moderator for the Book Club meetings, having taken over the position from Steve Kutay in September.  Contact Ed if you have questions or plan to attend a meeting.

Note that the date for the Book Club meeting has been changed due to the elections. 

The CIR Book Club will meet from 5:30 till 7:00 on Tuesday, October 28th, at Estancia Primera Clubhouse.  The book will be James Sheehan’s  Where Have All the Soldiers Gone.

The Book Club will be meeting at our normal location at the Estancia Primera Clubhouse.  The book is Thomas Freedman’s new book Hot, Flat & Crowded.