BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220818T233000Z DTEND:20220819T003000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Readers Anonymous Book Club DESCRIPTION:For the August 18 meeting\, Readers Anonymous\, the book club for readers in their 20s and 30s\, will discuss The Second Mountain by David Brooks. The group will meet at 6:30 PM at Devil's Lake State Park\, South Shore\, Red Oak Shelter.\n\n"In The Second Mountain\, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family\, to a vocation\, to a philosophy or faith\, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. In The Second Mountain\, Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous\, committed lives\, and who have embraced the necessity of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner\, how to pick a vocation\, how to live out a philosophy\, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose.\n\n"In short\, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it's also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society\, Brooks argues\, that celebrates freedom\, that tells us to be true to ourselves\, at the expense of surrendering to a cause\, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood\, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain\, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives." ~goodreads.com\n\nPlease fill out the one-time registration form on the library website to get on the mailing list for updates\, including emails regarding weather-related changes in location: https://www.csmpl.org/readers-anonymous-book-club-12 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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For the August 18 meeting\, Readers Anonymous\, the book club for readers in their 20s and 30s\, will discuss The Second Mountain by David Brooks. The group will meet at 6:30 PM at Devil'\;s Lake State Park\, South Shore\, Red Oak Shelter.

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"\;In The Second Mountain\, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family\, to a vocation\, to a philosophy or faith\, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. In The Second Mountain\, Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous\, committed lives\, and who have embraced the necessity of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner\, how to pick a vocation\, how to live out a philosophy\, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose.

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"\;In short\, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it&rsquo\;s also a provocative social commentary. We live in a society\, Brooks argues\, that celebrates freedom\, that tells us to be true to ourselves\, at the expense of surrendering to a cause\, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood\, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme&mdash\;and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain\, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives."\; ~goodreads.com

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Please fill out the one-time registration form on the library website to get on the mailing list for updates\, including emails regarding weather-related changes in location: https://www.csmpl.org/readers-anonymous-book-club-12

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\n LOCATION:Devil's Lake State Park\, South Shore\, Red Oak Shelter UID:e.110.56085 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T120220Z URL:https://chamber.baraboo.com/events/details/readers-anonymous-book-club-08-18-2022-56085 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR