Resident Robert (Bob) Dorsey Smith recently published Countdown, a techno-thriller novel, for which his experience in the Navy and defense industry provided the knowledge and impetus. Readers of Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler should enjoy this book about a national catastrophic environmental crisis narrowly avoided. A copy of the book can be found in the…
Tag: books
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Monday Night Book Club notice
Laura Reilly “I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay The next meeting of the Monday Night Book Club will be Monday, October 3, 7:00 p.m., in the Quail Creek Clubhouse Gold Room. All residents, including those…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Monday Night Book Club
Laura Reilly You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. –Paul Sweeney Welcome to attend are all residents of Quail Creek who enjoy reading and interesting discussion. The Book Club is a chartered club, does not require dues and…
October 2014
What’s in a name?
Well, if it is a book and its name is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, then the answer is quite a bit. To begin with Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Although Germany occupied Guernsey in 1946, it could not control the discovery of a…
June 2014
Not an ‘Orphan Train’ but a train full of orphans
Mary Kollschegg Christina Kline, author of Orphan Train, pulls in the reader by her choice of book title and once the reader is hooked proceeds to tell the incredible story of a 91 year old woman who had been an orphan train rider. The founder of this bizarre program that existed in our country from…
May 2014
‘The Girls of Atomic City’ sparks stimulating discussions
MC Kollschegg Denise Kiernan’s book, The Girls of Atomic City, reveals a part of U.S. history that took place in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was shrouded in mystery and suspense for many years. Oak Ridge was one of those secret cities that suddenly sprung up seemingly out of nowhere and for no particular reason. However,…
May 2014
New return cart in clubhouse library proves popular
Larry Thomson Recent visitors to the clubhouse library have no doubt noticed the new three shelf cart that has replaced the former drop box return cabinet. Books were sometimes damaged under the old system as they were dropped one on top of the other. The new open shelf cart serves three purposes: it makes it…
February 2014
Clubhouse Library notes
Larry Thomson Donations of recently published books, audio book CDs and magazines are always needed. Just place items in the wicker donation box near the hall door. This time of year our shelves can look lean, so please return items promptly. If you are curious about the history of the clubhouse library, there is a…
January 2014
Books from the 2014 list now being enjoyed
If you were unable to attend the Book Club’s January gathering you missed the Lion in the Lei Shop by Kaye Starbird, which, in addition to being an interesting read, also produced some lively discussion. The selection for February, Still Alice by Lisa Genova, is an engrossing story of a highly successful Harvard professor who, at only…
November 2013
Check Out – Check In
Reviewed by Janet Mills for November 2013 The Last Train to Zona Verde – My Ultimate African Safari by Paul Theroux. The first time Paul Theroux ever visited Africa he was a 22-year old in the Peace Corps. Now after 50 years he once again set out to renew his pleasure in the wild continent. Things…