November 25, 2019
9:30 – 10:30 MONDAY INTEREST GROUPS 
Please see Bulletin page 20.
NON-FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION 
Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslo
Discussion Leader: Sheryl Sostarich
Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter the book, Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist, chronicles the life of Derek Black, an elected politician and radio show host who is regarded as “the leading light” of the white nationalist movement. Derek Black was homeschooled and thus sheltered from direct outrage against his beliefs until he enrolled in New College of Florida. This book helps us understand America’s white nationalist movement and how people of differing ethnicities can better relate to one another
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BOOK DISCUSSION 
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Discussion Leader: Sharon Goodrie
This beautifully written novel, which spent months at the top of the best seller list, is a love story, a murder mystery, and a courtroom drama. It’s the heartbreaking story of Kya, the Swamp Girl, abandoned by her family and left to survive on her own in the coastal marshes of North Carolina.
GREAT DECISIONS
 Topic: Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future? 
Leaders: Joyce Prudden and Barb Taft
Nuclear weapons have not gone away, and the Trump administration has brought a new urgency, if not a new approach, to dealing with them. The President has met
with Vladimir Putin as the New Start Treaty with Russia comes up for renewal in 2021. The first presidential summit ever with Kim Jong-un occurred to discuss denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, and President Trump has decertified the Obama nuclear deal with Iran. To what degree should past nuclear talks guide future United States nuclear arms control negotiations? Can the art of the deal apply to stabilizing our nuclear future?
HANDWORK/CRAFTS Topic: Knitting
Leader: Wendy Woodfill
Wendy Woodfill will share her knitting expertise. Bring your own knitting and knitting ideas to share.
KNOW YOUR DEVICE 
Facilitator: Alice Heth
This users group will answer each other’s questions about smart phones, iPads, and technology mysteries.
10:45 – 11:45 HEALTH
Relationships
Speaker: Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal, Psychotherapist
A former comedian turned psychotherapist, Lind Seal has helped many people improve and strengthen their relationships. Do you ever wonder why some relationships seem so hard to manage? What is it that makes relationships thrive? And why does this sometimes seem impossible to achieve? Discover skills for your life while enjoying her wit and wisdom.
11:45 – Noon ANNOUNCEMENTS 
12:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON
1:15 – 2:15 LITERARY PURSUITS

How I Entered Paradise:
Writing Poetry as an Immigrant in America
Speaker: Wang Ping, English Department, Macalester College, Creative Writing Professor
At age 27, Wang Ping emigrated from China to the United States where she became a highly prolific author, teacher, and performer. She will speak about writing poetry in a second tongue, its challenge and fun, and the nature of poetry and language, which entails lots of play and perspiration.