Let's Discuss Virtually!
October 2020

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
by Robert Kurson

Shares the lesser-known inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing in particular on the lives and families of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted America to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race. 
The discussion will be held online: 
THURSDAY, October 15th
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
You will receive an email the week of the discussion with details regarding how to join virtually.
RSVP to Monique Flasch (mflasch@glenviewpl.org)
 
Please arrange to obtain your own copy of the book for the discussion.
Please note this title is available on Overdrive.
 
Find the full 2020 discussion schedule on the Book Club Study website
 
REMINDER: You must be an ARRT member to attend the discussion. 
To join ARRT or renew your membership, follow this link!
 
Links to Peruse Before the Discussion:
 
Washington Post book review by Mary Roach
Interview with the author by Brian Lamb on CSPAN (one hour)​
50th Anniversary of Earthrise (Apollo 8)
NYTimes Book Review
As always, discussion of the book includes a nuts-and-bolts session devoted to sharing practical solutions to the problems and concerns of book discussion leaders.
Mike Hominick will lead the discussion on our next leadership topic:
 
Hosting Authors at Your Discussions: We will explore helpful resources to find authors who will visit your book discussions, best practices for planning for their visit, and what to expect when they arrive.
 
Also, remember that you can always bring any problems or concerns you have with your group, no matter the topic, so we can all help each other.
 
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