Book Discussion

To start off our book discussion let’s read Martin Luther King, Jr’s Strength to Love. Book reviewer Michael J. Mazza writes: “If you want to experience King’s insight and power as a writer, read Strength to Love. This collection of sermons is an excellent summation of the philosophy he developed as a Christian clergyman, social critic, and advocate for the African-American community.”
What do you think?

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Guidelines for Johnson City Public Library's Tales & Cyber-Talk blog.

1. Tales & Cyber-Talk is an online forum for Johnson City Public Library patrons and staff members to discuss their favorite fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff members contribute reviews, essays, and news items about titles in the Library's collection and raise ideas, questions, and concerns for discussion.

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About this blog

Tales and Cyber-Talk is an online forum for Johnson City Public Library patrons and staff members to discuss their favorite fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff members contribute reviews, essays, and news items about titles in the Library's collection and raise ideas, questions, and concerns for discussion.

To join the discussion, leave a comment at the end of a "post" or book review. Share your thoughts about the book, offer points for discussion, provide links to other resources, or make recommendations of similar authors and titles. All comments will be monitored by the weblog administrators. Inappropriate comments will be deleted. Have fun discussing but please respect the views of others and treat people with courtesy.

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