Just Desserts! Monthly Meetup

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The meetup description recounts reading roundtable reports and books discussed by participants, including works on running, science history, counterterrorism and social justice.

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If you need to park in the garage, we can stamp your ticket, so come on down! Here's last month's report: Reading Roundtable February 16, 2010 Cathy : Born to Run; Christopher McDougall. A mix of cultural anthropology, evolution, and anatomy & physiology. Looks at running from many aspects including the Tarahumara, natives of Mexico’s Copper Canyons. Cathy says Christopher is a great storyteller and this book has lots of fun stories in it. https://www.usnews.com... (https://www.usnews.com/health/blogs/on-fitness/2009/4/28/born-to-run-christopher-mcdougall-says-humans-evolved-to-run-like-the-tarahumara.html) A Short History of Nearly Everything; Bill Bryson. Really the history of science and scientists. Puts many things in word pictures to make complex concepts attainable to the non-scientist. https://www.randomhous... (https://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/bb_title/display.pperl?isbn=9780767908184) Sharon Cartlidge: Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent; Fred Burton. A memoir of a Stratfor counterterrorist. A look back at 30 years of counterterrorism, from a field that was relatively unknown in the 1980’s through 9/11 and the aftermath. What we should learn from terrorism’s history. https://www.stratfor.c... (https://www.stratfor.com/ghost/the_book) Debra : Everyday Justice; Julie Clawson. Julie is a local Christian blogger who writes in this book about how we can live our lives daily in a way that is just. https://julieclawson.c...

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