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Book Club Kits

- Any book club may participate.
- A member of the book club must reserve the book kit.  This can be done by contacting Martha Furman at 758-5713 or mfurman@co.flathead.mt.us.
- When you place your reservation, please specify at which branch you would like to pick up the kit: Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Whitefish, or Kalispell.
- Kits are available for checkout for 4 weeks.
- If no one else has the kit reserved, you may renew it for an additional 28 days. You must call 758-5713 to renew.
- Late fees for book club kits are $1 per day.
- The member who checks the kit out is responsible for all 6 books in the kit.

Titles

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author shows how the difference between good decision-making and bad has nothing to do with how much information can be processed quickly, but rather with the few particular details on which people focus.

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America's place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their deaths.

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wants out of life.

NEW Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world of today.

Hanna’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson

Spanning more than 100 years in the lives of three remarkable Scandinavian women

— a mother, daughter, and grandmother--this luminous, heartfelt novel is shaped by the epic sweep of history, and linked through a century of great love and great loss.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

With powerful and luminous storytelling, Krakauer searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled 24-year-old Chris McCandless to leave civilization behind and head into the remote Alaskan wilderness.

Persepolis & Persepolis II  by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. A library staff favorite!  2 volumes.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

At once brutal and tender, despairing and rashly hopeful, spare of language and profoundly moving, this work is a fierce and haunting meditation on the tenuous divide between civilization and savagery, and the essential, sometimes terrifying power of filial love.

Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr

The exquisitely crafted stories in Anthony Doerr's acclaimed debut collection take readers from the African coast to the pine forests of Montana to the damp moors of Lapland, charting a vast physical and emotional landscape. Doerr is Idaho’s Writer-in-Residence for 2007-2010.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.

NEW Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

An extraordinary novel of life under Nazi occupation--discovered and published 62 years after the author's tragic death at Auschwitz. Subtle, often fiercely ironic, and deeply compassionate, it is both a piercing record of its time and a brilliant, profoundly moving work of art.  Complete review

NEW The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery

The story of two women whose lives intersect in late 19th-century Japan, this novel is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history--Japan as it opens its doors to the West.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

The incredible story of Greg Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

NEW Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons.   Complete review

Winter: Notes from Montana by Rick Bass

In a celebration of winter in the last valley of Montana without electricity, Bass describes the wildness and freedom of valley people, the slow-motion quality of life, and the physical dangers of wilderness. This book is set in the Yaak Valley, north of Libby.  A library staff favorite!

Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Didion chronicles the experience of losing her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, to a massive coronary, just weeks after the two of them watched as their only child was put into an induced coma to save her life.