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Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking! If reading about food, experimenting with new recipes and learning from other cooks sounds fun, then the Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club is for you!
(“Mele” - Hawaiian word for song)
Join us for a discussion of You as of Today: My Homeland Stories of War, Self, and Love by Tayseer al-Sboul; translated by Nesreen Akhtarkhavari.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.
This month we'll be discussing Winter, by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Limited copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.
This month we'll be discussing Go, Went, Gone, by Jenny Erpenbeck.
Limited copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.
This month we'll be discussing No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America, by Ron Powers
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.
This month we'll be discussing An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and An Epic, by Daniel Mendelsohn.
Book Synopsis:
Instructor Mona Tolba teaches this six week basic Arabic-language course. By the end of this course, you will learn the Arabic alphabet, produce the sound of each letter and be able to read and write in Arabic.
Staff setup: not needed.