About us
We are a serious but fun group of bibliophiles and read everything from current events and public policy to history, science, and literature and the occasional play, graphic novel, or collection of poems.
Our membership includes individuals of all ages and from a variety of careers and cultural backgrounds. Everyone is welcome to join and we do not promote a particular political or social position and welcome all points of view.
We've got two rules: please read the book before attending a meeting. And please don't RSVP to attend and then no-show.
We do not accept requests from authors to read their books. We will never ask for money beyond the $3 event fee. If you receive offers purporting to come from the club they are part of an online scam.
Upcoming events
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- $3.00
B&B Meeting: How Ordinary People Became Nazis - Robert Gellately
2500 Q St NW, Washington, DC, USEveryone, please join us on Monday, November 16 at 7 p.m. to discuss Hitler's True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis by Robert Gellately. | 333pp.
In Hitler’s True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis, Gellately argues that Hitler succeeded because the vision he harboured met a ready reception among millions of Germans who felt humiliated by the end of the First World War and frustrated with the economic chaos and political fragmentation that followed. They yearned, he argues, for a “National Community” (Volksgemeinschaft) in which individual and class interests would be ruthlessly subordinated to those of the nation.
This was a vision of a community that plainly demarcated its lines of inclusion and exclusion, and into which violence and racial engineering were baked. For those it embraced, it was emancipating, even exciting. For those it excluded, it was lethal. The upshot is that the role of German society itself in the formation of the National Socialist ideology was every bit as important as that of Adolf Hitler and his rabble-band of brown-shirted lackeys.A long list of other books we are considering reading is available here.
Our meetings have a $3 fee, purely to offset the cost of Meetup. This can be paid via Venmo, Paypal, or in cash.
We do not accept requests from authors to read their books. We will never ask for money beyond the above fee. If you receive offers purporting to come from the club they are part of an online scam.
2 attendees - $3.00
B&B Meeting: Murder in Ancient Rome
2506 N Dearing St, 2506 N Dearing St, Alexandria, VA 22302, USA, Alexandria, VA, USEveryone, please join us on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. to discuss A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon. | 352pp.
In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome's darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human. An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome.
A long list of other books we are considering reading is available here.
Our meetings have a $3 fee, purely to offset the cost of Meetup. This can be paid via Venmo, Paypal, or in cash.
We do not accept requests from authors to read their books. We will never ask for money beyond the above fee. If you receive offers purporting to come from the club they are part of an online scam.
1 attendee
Past events
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