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CROATIAN<\/font> BOOK CLUB OF NEW YORK<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Our next selection for ‘book of the month\u00e2\u0080\u0099 is writer Mike Celizic. He writes regularly for MSNBCSports.com. Celizic is the author of Courage: True Stories of American Sports and the Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State, and the Fall of \u00e2\u0080\u009966. In addition, Mike Celizic co-wrote, Moments of Truth: Real Stories of Life-Changing Inspiration, Rudy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Rules: Game Plans for Life from the Real Rudy! and The Winning Spirit. <\/p>\n Mike Celizic is a joy to read, even when you disagree with him. His parents are long time members of the Croatian Fraternal Union. <\/p>\n Moments of Truth: Real Stories of Life-Changing Inspiration is available in paperback for $2.95 at www.alibriss.com and at www.amazon.com . <\/p>\n Meeting place: Croatian Cultural Center Please read the book in advance.<\/p>\n A Croatian Book Club is meeting in New York City to promote Croatian culture. Our club offers readers the opportunity to participate in spirited discussions considering diverse viewpoints about unique subject material.<\/p>\n Each month, the facilitator will choose a \u00e2\u0080\u009cbook of the month\u00e2\u0080? that will be read by members in advance and discussed later at the monthly meeting. The monthly meeting will last from approximately 1-2 hours, depending on the vitality of the discussion, size of the group and availability of space. <\/p>\n Below is a partial list of books that will be discussed:<\/p>\n * The Stone Fields by Courtney Angela Brkic Most of the above books are available free of charge at the Public Library or may be purchased at www.amazon.com and other discount bookstores.<\/p>\n Book Club discussion questions and topics:<\/p>\n \u00c2\u02c7 What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the book? What do you think he or she is trying to convey to the reader? Facilitator:<\/p>\n Katarina Tepesh is a member of the International Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Writing Guild. Her essays, \u00e2\u0080\u009cFather\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Funeral\u00e2\u0080? www.quietmountainessays.org\/Tepesh<\/a> and \u00e2\u0080\u009cBabin Kuk\u00e2\u0080? were published in Caprice and Quiet Mountain Essays. \u00e2\u0080\u009cYearning for Freedom in a Land of the Free\u00e2\u0080? at http:\/\/freeriverpress.org\/Tepesh.htm<\/a> Free River Press. A short story, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAnica, a Mail Order Bride from Croatia\u00e2\u0080? at CROWN www.CroatianWorld.net<\/a> . \u00e2\u0080\u009cKolo Danced by Hundreds in New York City\u00e2\u0080? www.puredance.org\/pressNada.html<\/a> ; \u00e2\u0080\u009cJosip Novakovich – Infidelities – Stories of War and Lust\u00e2\u0080? www.lijepanasadomovinahrvatska.com\/folder\/tepesh_280905.htm<\/a> If you are interested in joining The Croatian Book Club (CBC) of New York, please contact Katarina by email tepeshk@aol.com<\/a> or telephone 212-744-1985.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Formatted for CROWN by Ivo Bach<\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/TD> \t\t\t\t
Address: 502 West 41st Street, New York, NY (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
Dates: Every Third Wednesday in the month, May 17th, 2006 at 6 p.m.
Next book selection: Moments of Truth by Mike Celizic <\/p>\n
* Infidelities – stories of War and Lust by Josip Novakovic
* How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulic
* Neither Red nor Dead by Stevo Julius
* The Museum of Unconditional Surrender by Dubravka Ugresic
* The Banquet in Blitva by Miroslav Krleza
* The Bridge to Dalmatia – Search for the Meaning of Place by Francis Violich
* Delightful Dalmatia by Alice Lee Moque
* The Turk and My Mother by Mary Helen Stefaniak
* Sarajevo Marlboro by Miljenko Jergovic
* Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlic Mazuranic
* Anna Marinkovich by Edward Ifkovic
* Carrying the Farm on Her Back-A portrait of Women in a Village by Eva Skold Westerlind
* Healing the Heart of Croatia by Joseph Kerrigan
* Goodby Dear Old Homeland by Yasna Sikic Hood
* American Dream – a Guy from Croatia by Boris Miksic
* Thorn Lace – Mojmir – A Migrant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Lot by Ina Vukic
* Moments of Truth: Real Stories of Life Changing Inspiration Mike Celizic
* The Labyrinth by Blanka Raguz www.blankaraguz.com
* You\u00e2\u0080\u0099re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of the Apprentice by Bill Rancic
* Lovers and Madmen – a True Story of Passion, Politics and Air Piracy by Julienne Eden Busic
* Fix Our United States by Krist (Chris) Novoselic www.dwstudios.net
* Necessary Targets: A Story of Women and War by Eve Ensler
* www.admit2.net Natalija Grgorinic & Ognjen Raden
* The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric
* Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Call Me Rosie by Kathleen Thomas www.thomaswright.com
* Louis Adamic www.synapse.ne.jp\/saitani\/ or www.alibris.com
* A Single Step by Heather Mills McCartney (chapters on Croatia)
* Can You Hear Me Screaming? by Eric Obenauf www.twodollarradio.com or www.CroatiaGifts.com
* First Service by Andrea Jaeger (Maja Muric) www.firstservicebook.com
* Celestial Dancer by Anthony Shafer alias Peter Celich
* Letters to My Daughters by Mary Matalin (Tomasevich)
* Croatia: Travels in Undiscovered Country by Tony Fabijancic
* The Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating by Sandra Bezic
* Return with Honor by Scott O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Grady
* Pixletown: The World Found by Marija Miletic Dail
* The Survival League by Gordan Nuhanovic
* Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney
* Zagreb, Exit South by Edo Popovic
* American Scream & Palindrome Apocalypse by Dubravka Oraic Tolic
* King of the Confessors by Thomas Hoving
* Mother\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Memoirs – Lucy Majnaric Marincel by Emily Marincel Amberg
* The Education of a Coach by David Halberstam re: Bill & Steve Belichick
* Zinka Milanov and Flora Tosca: Art, Love, and Politics by Bruce Burroughs
* Inlaid Pearl by Stacie G. Vesolich
* The Croatian Immigrants in America by George Prpic
* Bogdan Radica – out of print<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u02c7 Do the characters seem real and believable? Can you relate to their predicaments? To what extent do they remind you of yourself or someone you know?
\u00c2\u02c7 What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?
\u00c2\u02c7 How do characters change or evolve throughout the course of the story? What events trigger such changes?
\u00c2\u02c7 In what ways do the events in the books reveal evidence of the author\u00e2\u0080\u0099s world view?
\u00c2\u02c7 Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life you might not have thought about before?
\u00c2\u02c7 What did you find surprising about the facts introduced in this book?
\u00c2\u02c7 How has reading this book changed your opinion of a certain person or topic?
\u00c2\u02c7 Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does she or he achieve this?
\u00c2\u02c7 If the author is writing on a controversial issue, does he or she give proper consideration to all sides of the debate? Does he or she seem to have a bias?
\u00c2\u02c7 How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter? <\/p>\n
Katarina is also a member of the Storytellers – International Toastmasters Club, promoting writing, public speaking and leadership skills. Katarina comes from Zagorje region and now lives in New York City. <\/p>\n
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