What we’re about
Our book club is structured around reading and discussing one non-fiction book each month, typically on the second Sunday of the month but rescheduled as needed based on holidays or travel. The meetings are currently hybrid but in person attendance is encouraged when possible. The meetings are facilitated to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute. All members are encouraged to provide their opinions, and all opinions are valued and respected.
This book club does not solicit or accept payment related to book selection, and the organizer does not reach out to authors; all book nominations come from members only.
Click to see a list of books we have read and the group's rating. Every month we choose the book for two months ahead. Members prioritize their book choices in a Google Form and then we run a ranked choice algorithm on the resulting set of votes. Members can suggest books in their RSVP to a meeting, in the Google Form, or by messaging the organizer directly. It is at the organizer's discretion which books are included in any given vote.
Upcoming events
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee
Scott's House and Google Meet, Woolsey at College Ave, Berkeley, CA, USOur book for February is Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee.
For those who are interested, here is the link to the detailed results from the voting.
Here is a summary of the book:
Patrick McGee’s Apple in China challenges the standard narrative of Apple’s global dominance, revealing that the company’s success is inextricably tied to a massive, precarious dependency on China. McGee details how Tim Cook, known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," orchestrated a secret $275 billion deal and deployed an army of engineers to transform China’s unskilled workforce into the world’s most sophisticated manufacturing machine. This move saved Apple from near-bankruptcy and fueled the iPhone’s rise, but it came at a steep price: Apple didn't just hire Chinese factories; it effectively transferred American technical know-how to Beijing, unknowingly laying the foundation for China’s own tech superpowers and giving the Chinese Communist Party immense leverage over the world’s most valuable company.
This event will be hybrid. I will host the meeting in person at my house in Berkeley which is near the intersection of College Ave and Woolsey St. I will email people the address the Saturday before the meeting.
Here are the Google Meet details:
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/zem-xnbw-tuh
Or dial: (US) +1 641-854-0146 PIN: 637 012 874#22 attendees
Past events
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