The Triumphant Tale . . . The Start of 2009 Book Club.

Between the Sound and the Echos: Escape For A Moment . . .

For the first time in the history of our 5 year old book club: 'The Unofficial Official Book Club', there are now 4 members of a single family membering. No, it's not the Foote's as much as they might dream and claim they were all member and its not even the Reynolds.

Fondly known as 'The Book Club' our elitist cadre has a rich history of which I am proud to be a founding member. A couple less known facts:

1. We decide books purely based on suggestions determined by votes (No, Harpo you are not invited).

2. There are treats every week (by the treat committee)

3. We find the occasional quiet moment to play tag in the library.

4. Memberships are not freely given and we pride ourselves on the quality of members we have (previous members include at least 1 Med student, 1 UCLA grad/Lawyer, 1 Stanford Law student, 3+ H.S. Valedictorians, and many more).

5. The discussions have sometimes elicited slide show presentations, BYU professors/ field expert seminars, and even Neil Diamond quotes.

6. There are elements of the book club which I am not at this time allowed to divulge.

7. There are T-Shirts yearly -- "Good Books Good Looks" . . . feel free to send some respect when you come across 'em.

With the restructured new year, we are kicking things off with a book called:

(SEPT) BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: Escape From Tyranny (Zainab Salbi)

This is the account of the daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot. She escaped to the USA. Let the story commence.

I am really looking forward to this year and the electrocool conversations. This summer I felt like getting some good books read and so I made my way through 4 hefty books. My recommendations from the summer: The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas), Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (Adams), Jurassic Park (Crighton). Especially liked Jurassic Park -- Michael Crighton is brilliant.

It's the Best!