Curious Minds Nonfiction Book Club

Curious Minds Nonfiction Book Club
Expand your horizons with the Curious Minds Nonfiction Book Club at the Santa Clara Branch! Join us on the first Saturday of each month from 1:00 to 2:00 as we explore fascinating topics, uncover new perspectives, and dive into thought-provoking discussions. Whether you’re a history buff, science enthusiast, or just curious about the world, this is the perfect group for you!  For more information, call Dana Widmer-Quiel at 435-301-7630.  See you there!

 

February 2025:
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
by Conor Knighton
March 2025:
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by Candice Millard
April 2025:
The Orchid Thief
by Susan Orlean
May 2025:
The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
by Deborah Blum
June 2025:
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
by Walter Isaacson
July 2025:
The Soul of an Octopus
by Sy Montgomery
August 2025:
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
by Erik Larson
September 2025:
Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America
by David Kamp
October 2025:
High Conflict: How We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
by Amanda Ripley
November 2025:
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson
December 2025:
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
by Patrick Bringley
January 2026:
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
by Dava Sobel