[Friends_of_SSASTROS] Proposed New Initiative

[Stephen LaFlamme]

HELLOOOOooooooooo…….

I hope that others have chosen to participate.
I am on chapter five.  I read rather slowly and often pause to color-in the B&W illustrations with crayon.

The book is available (used) on Amazon for ~$5

Looking forward to the post-discussion in November.

Steve L.




> On Sep 13, 2022, at 3:31 PM, SUE D'ARCANGELO <darc at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Hi Mike et al, 
> Sounds great.   I've participated in lots of once city, one town, etc. book groups.   Great idea.
> I did some digging in the OCLN  (Old Colony Library Network) which includes most of the towns on the South Shore.   You can place a hold on a copy very easily and there are tons of copies that you can download to a device.  There are 17 copies of the actual book available to check out as well as a kids version of which there are 8 copies.   If somebody doesn't have a library card, just ask at your local library, or go to any OCLN place, including Scituate and get a library card.   You only need to be a Massachusetts resident to get a card at any library.  So there's my pitch for the library!   Hey, you already paid for it with your tax dollars, so take advantage!
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> Sue D.
>> On 09/13/2022 2:30 PM Mike McCabe <cartech2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Dear Fellow Astronomy and Space Enthusiasts,
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>> For some time now I’ve been longing to steal a page from my local community activities by mimicking an initiative they implement each year called ‘One Book, One Community’. It usually takes place in the fall with the startup of university, and everyone who is interested is encouraged to read the chosen book. They then schedule sessions where the book can be discussed amongst those who read it, and they even often have an event where the author is present for a discussion Q&A.
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>> Thinking along these same lines but tailoring those thoughts to the club specifically, I was wondering if it would be a fun thing to do within our group, with the chosen book obviously being related to our particular interests. With those thoughts in mind, I’d like to propose the following;
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>> ·         Let’s try our own ‘One Book, One Club’ initiative –
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>> ·         With all the focus on sending humans to Mars sooner rather than later I’ve chosen a book that I feel does a really good job of conveying the realities of extended human space travel –
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>> ·         Anyone who wants to participate in the initiative should somehow secure a copy of the book. Of course the library is an option (although I haven’t checked to see if it’s available), but the book can also be purchased brand new for under $15.00 and used for about $5.00 with shipping –
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>> ·         To get this started we’ll designate the month of October as the timeframe when the book should be read –
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>> ·         We’ll then set a date in November for a discussion session, in person or on Zoom TBD, where we can discuss our individual experiences with the book –
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>> ·         Typical book club discussion questions look something like this;
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>> General Book Club Questions:
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>> What was your favorite part of the book?
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>> What was your least favorite?
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>> Did you race to the end, or was it more of a slow burn?
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>> Which scene has stuck with you the most?
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>> What did you think of the writing? ...
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>> Did you reread any passages? ...
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>> Would you want to read another book by this author?
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>> Who’s in?
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>> Get the book;  Packing For Mars, by Mary Roach <https://www.amazon.com/Packing-Mars-Curious-Science-Life/dp/0393068471/ref=asc_df_0393068471/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343211960134&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4621908052938437882&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002033&hvtargid=pla-449724648639&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266063&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343211960134&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4621908052938437882&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002033&hvtargid=pla-449724648639>
>> And in another act of shameless pilfering off of the BSU Campus Community page I leave you with this quote;  A club that opens the same book together closes it in greater harmony.
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>> Sincerely,
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>> Mike McCabe
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