The Charbonneau Villager
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November 2013
Mission:Help Our Troops Call Home
Charbonneau Book Club
By Dorothy Hochhalter
our members strive to read
books covering many topics.
this month we will review a book
by Ken Ballen, a former federal
prosecutor who spent five years
interviewing Islamic radicals who
revealed how their family conflicts and frustrations led to lives
of violence and jihad. Terrorists
in Love introduces us to Almad,
Abby and Malik, all true believers who fought for love of faith.
Zeddy was not only a believer,
but was also involved in the radical politics of Islam and was a
colleague of Osama bin Laden.
shaheed was a mystical leader
who devoted his life to becoming a martyr for Islam. Finally,
there is Kalim, an heir to the jihadi throne and fortune who lives
an unhappy secret life. We learn
their deepest secrets and end up
with some understanding of why
these young, repressed Islamic
men become militant jihadists.
this is probably one of the most
disturbing books that we have
ever chosen to review. please join
us on tuesday, november 12 for
an in-depth discussion.
our next book, written by
newcomer Cathy Buchanan,
has received glowing reviews
for its gripping story about the
author’s hometown of niagara
Falls. Cathy weaves a historical novel that features romance
and is set against the background
of the arrival of hydroelectricity
during World War I. Bess, the
young narrator, finds her family
falling apart after her father loses
his job as director of the niagara
power Company. she meets and
falls for a young river man (local
hero) who is opposed to harnessing the falls. Her family objects,
and she must choose between
her love of tom and her family’s
desire for her to find a more respectable suitor. the reviews are
unanimous in their praise of The
Day the Falls Stood Still. I am
looking forward to learning more
about past history combined with
a good story. We will be meeting
on tuesday, november 26. springridge provides us with a lovely
room and refreshments on the second and fourth tuesdays of each
month. Hope to see you there. If
you have any questions, you can
contact me at [email protected].
Sign up Now for
Charbonneau In
the Desert
It's time to rev the engines
and get our calendars set for the
next desert season. the date has
been secured: Monday, March
3, 2014 at the shadow Mountain
golf Club. they'll have an 8 am
shotgun, with lunch to follow at
the Club. It's a Four person (two
couples) scramble format that
costs $75 each or $150 per couple. Lunch only is $25. If there
are enough individual men signed
up, they will create a tourney for
them. otherwise, individuals can
create their own bets and will be
refu