April selection a newsy topic.Byline: The Register-Guard Who knew the flu would become one of the hottest literary topics of the new millennium? With bird flu bird flu: see influenza. bird flu or avian influenza viral respiratory disease, mainly of birds including poultry and waterbirds but also transmissible to humans. on the wing around the globe, pandemics past are commanding the attention of today's readers, including members of Eugene's DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter (Downtown Athletic Club The Downtown Athletic Club was an athletic club in a 35-story building located at 19 West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It was founded in 1926. By 1927, it had purchased this site next to the Hudson River to construct its own building. ) Book Group. John Barry's "The Great Influenza" (Penguin, 560 pages, $16) is the group's April pick - and that of The Register-Guard's Second Sunday Book Club. Kirkus Reviews called the 2004 book a "majestic, spellbinding spell·bind tr.v. spell·bound , spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound. treatment of a mass killer." The newspaper's readers are invited to join the DAC group's discussion of Barry's book Monday at 7 p.m. in the club's library, 999 Willamette St. They also welcome readers of other recent books on the topic - from Myla Goldberg's new novel "Wickett's Remedy" to University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. history professor James Mohr's 2005 Oregon Book Award winner "Plague and Fire." The DAC Club has invited Dr. Sarah Hendrickson, Lane County Public Health medical director, to present an overview on killer epidemics. As always, our readers can also weigh in on "The Great Influenza" virtually by posting comments at www.registerguard.com/blogs/books. - Karen McCowan HOW IT WORKS What is the Second Sunday Book Club? It's a vicarious vicarious /vi·car·i·ous/ (vi-kar´e-us) 1. acting in the place of another or of something else. 2. occurring at an abnormal site. vi·car·i·ous adj. 1. book group. Each month, we pick a different real local book group and allow Register-Guard readers to piggyback piggyback 1. A broker trading in his or her personal account after trading in the same security for a customer. The broker may believe the customer has access to privileged information that will cause the transaction to be profitable. 2. on its selection. Then, on the second Sunday of each month, we'll print a compendium of comments from Register-Guard readers and from the featured book group's members. What's the next book? John Barry's "The Great Influenza"; it's the pick of the DAC Book Group. How do I participate? Read the book and go to www .registerguard.com/blogs/ books to comment. When will the next wrap-up appear? It will be published on the Books page on May 14. |
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