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 | Book Discussions
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*Armchair Traveler Book Group *Biography & Memoirs at Katy Geissert Library *The Book Group at the El Retiro Library
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*Creative Spirit Book Group at the Southeast Library *Mayhem In the A.M. at Henderson Library *Mystery at North Torrance Library
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*Romance Book Group *Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group
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The Armchair Traveler Book Group

Armchair Traveler Book Club 


Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am at the Walteria Library

 

 

 

 

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

by Countess of Carnarvon

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 11:00 am

Tells the story behind the Highclere Castle, the real-life setting for Julian Fellowes's Award-winning PBS show, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnavon.
 

In the Garden of Beasts

 

by Erik Larson


Wednesday, May 8,  2013 at 11:00 am

A true story of love, terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin.

 

Love, Life and Elephants

by Daphne Sheldrick

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 11:00 am

A conservationist who has dedicated her life to saving orphan elephants describes relationships with her husband, her colleagues, and a host of animals at Tsavo National Park in Kenya.

 

 

Apron Anxiety

by Alyssa Shelasky

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 11:00 am

Humorous memoir of a journalist who leaves NY to live with her TV-chef boyfriend in Washington, DC.