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Blink

Our book group choice for November 2006 is Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant–in the blink of an eye–that actually aren’t as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept?

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In Cold Blood

Our book group choice for July 2006 is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Our book group for March 2006 is Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay. First published in 1841, the book chronicles a wide range of popular delusions and fads throughout history, from tulip mania to the South Sea Bubble. Mackay’s central thesis is that crowd psychology is a powerful force that can lead to irrational and

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