Nonfiction Book Group

Many of us tend to get stuck in a reading rut - only reading a specific genre such as mystery or romance.  Broaden your horizons!  We'll meet three to four times during the year to read nonfiction books in various genres.  

No registration is required.  Refreshments are served.

The Nonfiction Book Group meets at 7:00 p.m. in the library's Meeting Room. 

Copies of these books may be obtained through MeLCat (our interlibrary loan service) or by asking at the Reference Desk (351-2420 ext.111).

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November 4, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.

 Blind Descent, by James M. Tabor 
 

The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made. As late as 2000, the earth's deepest cave---the supercave---remained undiscovered. This is the story of the men and women who risked everything to find it, earning their place in history beside the likes of Peary, Amundsen, Hillary, and Armstrong. 
 
Blind Descent explores both the brightest and darkest aspects of the timeless human urge to discover, to be first. It is also a thrilling epic about a pursuit that makes even extreme mountaineering and ocean exploration pale by comparison.
 
Perhaps even worse than the physical dangers were the psychological horrors produced by weeks plunged into absolute, perpetual darkness, beyond all hope of rescue.
 
Blind Descent is an unforgettable addition to the classic literature of discovery and adventure.
 


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