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SUMMARY:Environmentalism Book Club
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DESCRIPTION:This novel is a deep exploration of our shared humanity\, set 
 in the world’s largest ocean..\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Our second selection is <em>Playground: a 
 Novel</em>&nbsp\;by Richard Powers</p>\n<p class="heading5">FROM AMAZON</p
 >\n<p>Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping\, panoramic new novel fr
 om Richard Powers\, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize&ndash\;winning author of
  <em>The Overstory</em> at the height of his skills.</p>\n<p>Twelve-year-o
 ld Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapp
 ed to one of the world&rsquo\;s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on na
 val bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposite
 s at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old boar
 d game\; Rafi Young will get lost in literature\, while Todd Keane&rsquo\;
 s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.</p>\n<p>They meet on the 
 history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia\, whose deposits of 
 phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chos
 en for humanity&rsquo\;s next adventure: a plan to send floating\, autonom
 ous cities out onto the open sea. But first\, the island&rsquo\;s resident
 s must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.</p>\n<
 p>Set in the world&rsquo\;s largest ocean\, this awe-filled book explores 
 that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic 
 game\, and interweaves beautiful writing\, rich characterization\, profoun
 d themes of technology and the environment\, and a deep exploration of our
  shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>This gr
 oup will meet the <a href="/events?t=Books+and+Authors&amp\;term=environme
 ntalism&amp\;start=today&amp\;r=months&amp\;n=3">second Wednesday of each 
 month</a>.&nbsp\;<strong>Registration is required.</strong></p>\n<p><stron
 g>Participants must obtain their own copy of the title to read. Copies are
  available through Westlake Library\, Hoopla/Libby\, and SearchOhio.</stro
 ng></p>\n<p>If you have any questions\, please email:&nbsp\;<a href="mailt
 o:elyse.kaderli@westlakelibrary.org">elyse.kaderli@westlakelibrary.org</a>
 .</p>\n<p>View and print the <a href="https://bookdbs.nextgoodbook.com/boo
 klist/w/8aa2b1cbc1ff718fd4403e31bc3d6479/l/250643" target="_blank" rel="no
 opener">list of books</a> and check out the <a href="/book-groups">Book Di
 scussion page</a> for more book clubs and resources!</p>\nhttps://westlake
 library.libnet.info/event/12252644
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