Retirees Association
Book Club 2024-2025
Below is the list of books read by the Book Club during 2024-2025. More information about the Book Club and the books read can be found on the club's home page at Book Club.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, April 4, 2025
The April book was Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II by Ben Macintyre. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, March 7, 2025
The March book was The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. The book is a true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.
Friday, April 4, 2025
The April book was Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II by Ben Macintyre. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced.
Friday, March 7, 2025
The March book was The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. The book is a true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.
Friday, February 7, 2025
The February book was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. (Amazon blurb)
WVURA Book Club
Friday, January 3, 2025
The January book was Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough. Pulitzer Prize–winning author David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women who shaped the course of history and changed how we see the world. Their remarkable stories express much that is timeless about the human condition (from Trail's End Bookstore).
Friday, January 3, 2025
The January book was Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough. Pulitzer Prize–winning author David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women who shaped the course of history and changed how we see the world. Their remarkable stories express much that is timeless about the human condition (from Trail's End Bookstore).
WVURA Book Club
Friday, December 6, 2024
The December book was The War That Forged A Nation by James McPherson. The book considers why the Civil War remains so deeply embedded in our national psyche and identity. The drama and tragedy of the war, from its scope and size to the nearly mythical individuals involved help explain why the Civil War remains a topic of interest. But the legacy of the war extends far beyond historical interest or scholarly attention. McPherson draws upon his work over the past fifty years to illuminate the war's continuing resonance across many dimensions of American life.
Friday, December 6, 2024
The December book was The War That Forged A Nation by James McPherson. The book considers why the Civil War remains so deeply embedded in our national psyche and identity. The drama and tragedy of the war, from its scope and size to the nearly mythical individuals involved help explain why the Civil War remains a topic of interest. But the legacy of the war extends far beyond historical interest or scholarly attention. McPherson draws upon his work over the past fifty years to illuminate the war's continuing resonance across many dimensions of American life.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, November 1, 2024
The November book was One Summer: America,1927 by Bill Bryson. The summer of 1927 began with Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic, Babe Ruth was closing in on the home run record. and the first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was filmed. All this and much, much more transpired when the twentieth century truly became the American century.
Friday, November 1, 2024
The November book was One Summer: America,1927 by Bill Bryson. The summer of 1927 began with Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic, Babe Ruth was closing in on the home run record. and the first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was filmed. All this and much, much more transpired when the twentieth century truly became the American century.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, October 5, 2024
The October book was The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. The story is about the legendary British explorer, Percy Fawcett, who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned.
Friday, October 5, 2024
The October book was The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. The story is about the legendary British explorer, Percy Fawcett, who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, September 6, 2024
The September book is The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. (blurb from Amazon)
Friday, September 6, 2024
The September book is The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. (blurb from Amazon)
August - Summer Break
July - Summer Break
July - Summer Break