Summer is fast coming to a close. I know, it’s sad. But that does mean ELNYA Book Club will resume soon! Take a gander at the potential book club selections below. Note: We’ve even thrown in an applicable fiction choice this time around. Please take a moment to vote for the books you are interested in by Friday, August 13.
Just, follow the Doodle.
And MARK YOUR CALENDARS, the first book club of 2010-11 will take place on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 at 6:30PM. We’re currently accepting RSVPs and offers to host via the contact page (select “Book Club” from drop down.)
Other book club dates include:
- Tuesday, November 16, 2010
- Tuesday, January 18, 2011
- Tuesday, March 15, 2011
- Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Read on for book summaries…
The Ask: A Novel
by Sam Lipsyte
This latest slice of mucked-up life follows Milo Burke, a washed-up painter living in Astoria, Queens, with his wife and three-year-old son, as he’s jerked in and out of employment at a mediocre university where Milo and his equally jaded cohorts solicit funding from the Asks, or those who financially support the art program. This takes a tone of lucid lament to the devastated white-collar sector; in its merciless assault on the duel between privilege and expectation, it arrives at a rare articulation of empire in decline. (304 pages)
The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause, Creative Project, or Business Venture
by Laura Fredericks
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling book The Ask is filled with suggestions, guidelines, and down-to-earth advice that will give you the confidence to ask anyone for any size gift, for any purpose. Written in winning language, filled with sample dialogues, and offering a wealth of tips and tools, this book addresses common mistakes made when asking and shows how to correct each mistake, providing guidance and direction on how to make a great ask. (272 pages)
Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World
by Tyler Cowen
According to Cowen, human brains are constantly absorbing bits of information that get smaller and are delivered faster as technology advances. The more information people receive, the more they crave—this shorter attention span is far from a flaw to the author, but a liberating mechanism that allows humans time to contemplate more ambitious, long-range pursuits. The relentless analysis is occasionally overwhelming, but Cowen’s illustration of our neurological filing system may help readers understand the mass consumption of information and just about everything else. (272 pages)
The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success
by Scott Eblin
After the thrill of promotion to an executive position comes the sobering reality of just how difficult it is to succeed at this level–and how hard it can be to find help. Some 40 percent of new executives don’t last 18 months. Why? Scott Eblin shows that it’s because in order to succeed at the Next Level, you need to adopt new behaviors and beliefs, and, more important, let go of old ones. (240 pages)
We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
by Dan Gillmor
Gillmor shows how anyone can produce the news, using personal blogs, Internet chat groups, email, and a host of other tools. He sends a wake-up call to newsmakers-politicians, business executives, celebrities-and the marketers and PR flacks who promote them. He explains how to successfully play by the rules of this new era and shift from “control” to “engagement.” And he makes a strong case to his fell journalists that, in the face of a plethora of Internet-fueled news vehicles, they must change or become irrelevant. (336 pages)
