What a great “summer evening” in May to gather and discuss a classic by Wallace Stegner. Crossing to Safety was well liked by everyone and we loved his writing style and the beautiful phrases found throughout the book. Strong women and complex personalities were what made the Langs and Morgans so believable. They each had to learn and experience their own “crossing to safety” and what would bring them peace. Thank you Margaret for an enjoyable evening, and thank you Kathryn for the yummy smoothies. A warm welcome to our new friend Tansy. We hope you had fun and will join us again.
Our next meeting will be June 4th at 7pm at Debbie’s home. Her book pick is:
Goodreads review says: Does the chance of getting caught affect how likely we are to cheat?
How do companies pave the way for dishonesty?
Does collaboration make us more honest or less so?
Does religion improve our honesty?
Most of us think of ourselves as honest, but, in fact, we all cheat. From Washington to Wall Street, the classroom to the workplace, unethical behavior is everywhere. None of us is immune, whether it's the white lie to head off trouble or padding our expense reports. In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, award-winning, bestselling author Dan Ariely turns his unique insight and innovative research to the question of dishonesty. Ariely also identifies what keeps us honest, pointing the way for achieving higher ethics in our everyday lives. With compelling personal and academic findings, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty will change the way we see ourselves, our actions, and others.
A goodreads reader says: This was an intriguing and occasionally amusing book about the behavior of dishonesty and how dishonest people are in general. The author provided a variety of experiments and show cases where he demonstrated that there is some degree of dishonest in most people's behavior, though not so much that everyone is a thief or a crook. A lot of dishonesty ends up being based partially on altruism and in general people don't always weigh the benefit of being dishonest, so much as decide to do so for less rational reasons. It's a book I'd recommend anyone read to better understand the role of dishonesty in our lives, and how it shows up in our own behaviors as well as the behavior of people around us.
Sounds like a great book, honest.
Here are some of the books we will be reading in the next few months:
July 2: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How my Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan
July 30: Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
August 27: The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
Just a reminder: you can visit our blog at libertylakebookclub.blogspot.com
Happy Reading!!
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