Fall 2018 OLLI Catalog
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
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DISCUSSION GROUPS<br />
Facilitators: <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
4 Thursdays<br />
September 13, October 11<br />
November 8, December 13<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1206<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 154 Section 01<br />
Course No. 43479<br />
The Thursday Morning Book Club<br />
We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members.<br />
Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author<br />
made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the<br />
ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles?<br />
Bring your own beverage; members provide snacks.<br />
September 13<br />
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich<br />
Stephanie Plum has recently been laid-off as a lingerie buyer and<br />
is in dire straits. She gets a job with her cousin Vinnie as a bond<br />
hunter and scrounges enough money to buy a gun, a Chevy Nova<br />
and some Mace. Her first assignment is to locate Joe Morelli, a cop<br />
accused of murder. Stephanie has less difficulty finding her man<br />
than deciding what she wants to do with him once she’s got him.<br />
Be prepared to laugh!<br />
October 11<br />
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines<br />
Life in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a<br />
local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old black men<br />
courageously step forward en masse to take responsibility for the<br />
killing of the white racist, whom one of their members has shot.<br />
As the Sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner<br />
stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking<br />
racial tension that makes a compelling drama.<br />
November 8<br />
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton<br />
A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone<br />
has a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. That’s why she draws<br />
desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted<br />
of killing her philandering husband. Now she’s out on parole and<br />
needs Kinsey’s help to find the real killer.<br />
December 13<br />
The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini<br />
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship<br />
between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant.<br />
Caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports<br />
readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change<br />
and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about<br />
the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility<br />
of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over<br />
sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.<br />
18 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
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