About us
If you have any questions, use Meetup internal communication or contact me via eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com (Preferred).
Books are made better by the conversations that happen about them.
Reading is isolating, unless you talk about the book. Then reading becomes a social experience within a community.
If you liked or did not like a book, and want to hear different thoughts on the book, this is a book club for you.
Want to create a habit of reading? The book club's community will support your drive.
Not sure about what you get out of books, or how to think about books, or how to apply the book's topics? Join the discussions and put your knowledge to the test.
This club primarily hosts non-fiction book club event, and some fiction. The value of the club comes from the discussions, and listening to everyone's views about the book. Everyone's different views. There will be agreement, but disagreement is permitted and encouraged. Everyone's diverse backgrounds will cause everyone to have different approaches to the topic which will elucidate arguments for and against the topic. What matters is how you engage with the information learned in the book and everyone's ideas. To seek out and understand the complexity of the topic.
A Note On Disagreement: Conflict is inevitable. Disagreement is inevitable. People come from different backgrounds, which causes them to interpret information differently. Sparking conflict and disagreement. Although conflict and disagreement cannot be avoided, each individual can choose how they respond to them. Everyone can choose how to fight. Can choose how to disagree. Everyone can make conflict and disagreement productive. Enabling everyone to become better. Disagreement causes a search for more information, for the reasons why others think differently. Which makes everyone more informed, better able to analyze the information. Knowing how to disagreement is a skill that can learned through practice.
There are conditions that are needed to facilitate an honest discussion about the different views everyone has, community guidelines. 1) To enable everyone be heard, everyone is able to speak. Priority goes to those who spoke less. 2) It is acceptable for everyone to err, and disagree. By finding out different information can any individual choose to error correct. For more community guidelines and the event's discussion, see Community Guidelines (Click Here).
The list of books are mostly member suggestions. Every cycle members suggest books, and then poll which books they wish to read. Books are selected for poll rank, and topic diversity. For details about How The Book List Gets Made, Click Here. Page contains the reasons why books are listed, and things to consider when suggesting books.
Club Maintenance:
The club has costs. If you appreciate the event, support the club. Contribute via:
- Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo. Contribute to eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com.
- GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/adabd41c
My blog for book reviews: https://www.inquiryreviews.com/p/about-inquiry.html
Basic Statistics:
Past Events = 140
Book Club Events = 133
Author Appearance = 7
Book Shop Visits = 6
Related Events = 1
Attendance: Average = 11, Standard Deviation = 6
Upcoming events
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Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin| Book Club
·OnlineOnlineSuggested by: Lily
Pages to read: 234
ISBN: 9780393881530 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780393881547 (Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is an identity?
•Who can express their identity?
•What is Africa’s cultural identity?
•What challenges does Africa experience?
•What was the effect of colonialism?
•What is Lagos’s culture?
•What determined African States borders?
•What was the Berlin Conference meant to achieve?
•What was the justification for the conquest of Africa by those in the Berlin Conference?
•How did African climate and environmental conditions affect the invaders?
•What sovereign claims did the foreigners have to Africa?
•What happened in the Congo Free State?
•What was the British approach to conquest?
•What was the French approach to conquest?
•What happened to borders after African states gained independence?
•How does a straight line border function?
•What was the purpose of the Organisation of African Unity?
•What happened in Somalia?
•What is the White Saviour?
•Who was Kony?
•What is the effect of charity organizations?
•What effect did the golden age of charity have?
•How did Ethiopia use charity money?
•What happened in Zambia?
•What happened in Rwanda?
•What should happen to the wealth taken from Africa?
•What did the British ask of the Asante after conquering Asante?
•What happened in Nigeria?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
2 attendees
The Weaponisation of Everything: The New Way of War by Mark Galeotti | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineFull Title: The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War
Suggested by: Extra
Pages to read: TBA
ISBN: 9780300253443Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
1 attendeeEscape from Freedom by Erich Fromm | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineSuggested by: Extra
Pages to read: TBA
ISBN: 9780805031492Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
3 attendeesThe Godfather by Mario Puzo | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineSuggested by: Miriam K.
Pages to read: TBA
ISBN: 9780451205766Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
2 attendees
Past events
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