Books Sandwiched In

Click here to listen to previous Books Sandwiched In Lectures.

Books Sandwiched In: 2008 - 2009 Season of Reviews
Thursdays, 12:10 p.m.
Space is limited. Please arrive early. Seating starts at 11:30 a.m. Once the room has reached capacity, some standing room may be available. Sponsored by the Friends of Brighton Memorial Library.

Oct. 2: The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court,
written by Jeffrey Toobin
An absorbing look into the politics and personalities of the United States Supreme Court. Reviewed by The Honorable Nancy E. Smith, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.

Nov. 6: A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini
An engrossing novel that spans thirty years of Afghanistan’s history
and cultural changes. Reviewed by Lois Tucker, Retired Transition
Program Coordinator of Alternatives for Battered Women.

Dec. 4: They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three
Lost Boys from Sudan, written by Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak;
with Judy A. Bernstein
A riveting memoir of three lost boys and their flight from the massacre of Sudan’s civil war.
Reviewed by Angelique Stevens, Assistant Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project at
Monroe Community College.

************WINTER BREAK*************

April 2: Unaccustomed Earth, written by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sensitive stories about Bengali families and their emotional and social adjustments to life in America. Reviewed by Sumati Devadutt, Professor of Sociology at Monroe Community College


May 7: Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill), written by David Cay Johnston
Local Pulitzer Prize winner’s analysis of corporate greed. Reviewed by the author


	Click here to listen to previous Books Sandwiched In Lectures.
	Books Sandwiched In: 2008 - 2009 Season of Reviews Thursdays, 12:10 p.m. Space is limited. Please arrive early. Seating starts at 11:30 a.m. Once the room has reached capacity, some standing room may be available. Sponsored by the Friends of Brighton Memorial Library.
	Oct. 2: The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, written by Jeffrey Toobin An absorbing look into the politics and personalities of the United States Supreme Court. Reviewed by The Honorable Nancy E. Smith, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
	Nov. 6: A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini An engrossing novel that spans thirty years of Afghanistan’s history and cultural changes. Reviewed by Lois Tucker, Retired Transition Program Coordinator of Alternatives for Battered Women.
	Dec. 4: They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan, written by Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak; with Judy A. Bernstein A riveting memoir of three lost boys and their flight from the massacre of Sudan’s civil war. Reviewed by Angelique Stevens, Assistant Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project at Monroe Community College.
	************WINTER BREAK*************
	April 2: Unaccustomed Earth, written by Jhumpa Lahiri Sensitive stories about Bengali families and their emotional and social adjustments to life in America. Reviewed by Sumati Devadutt, Professor of Sociology at Monroe Community College
	May 7: Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill), written by David Cay Johnston Local Pulitzer Prize winner’s analysis of corporate greed. Reviewed by the author