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Think & Drink Book Club

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by Caitlin Doughty

Join us for a spirited discussion! Explore current topics and ideas through "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory" by Caitlin Doughty. Drink discount available.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9075.

Meet the second Thursday evening of every month at Akronym Brewing to think and drink like the ancient Greek philosophers! The library does not provide food and drink; however, a drink discount is available for beer/wine on tap is available.

In June, we will be reading and discussing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory" by Caitlin Doughty. Doughty brings humor, an advanced education in medieval history, and her experience as a mortician to this entertaining and insightful book the New York Times Book Review called "Frank…philosophical…engaging, and even wicked."

Click here to reserve your copy from our Catalog. 

Book summary from the publisher.

For questions, additional information, or to begin the registration process, contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9075 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org.

Look ahead: Thursday, July 13 at 8 pm, "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" by George Saunders. Click here to register for the July 13th event.

For additional reading, check out: 

• "Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach
• "Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial" by Mark Harris
• "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande