Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)
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: Class Members<br />
4 Thursdays<br />
February 9<br />
March 9<br />
April 13<br />
May 11<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building, EE-1206<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 154 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23518<br />
The Thursday Morning Book Club<br />
We’ll read and discuss these books, selected by the members.<br />
Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author<br />
made his/her point(s)? What surprised you about a character(s) or<br />
the ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles?<br />
Bring your own beverage, class members provide snacks.<br />
February 9<br />
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich. Meet Stephanie Plum,<br />
bounty hunter with attitude. Out of work and out of money,<br />
Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into hiring<br />
her as an apprehension agent. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli,<br />
a former vice cop on the run, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend.<br />
March 9<br />
The Black House, by Peter May. Two teenagers disappear into a<br />
ramshackle boat shed, but their hurried passion is interrupted<br />
by the gruesome discovery of a body hanging from a beam. The<br />
murder bears the hallmarks of a recent killing in Edinburgh.<br />
Fin Macleod, an Edinburgh cop, is sent to investigate. He is<br />
grateful for the respite: just a month before tragedy changed his<br />
happy life as husband and father, and that life was over for good.<br />
As the murder of Angel Macritchie gradually unravels, Fin must<br />
confront some terrible truths about his young life.<br />
April 13<br />
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks. Wilson Lewis must face the<br />
painful truth that the romance has gone out of his marriage and<br />
it is his fault. Unable to express his true feelings, he spent too little<br />
time at home and too much at the office. Now his daughter is<br />
about to marry, and his wife is about to leave him. But his love for<br />
Jane has grown over the years; he will go to extraordinary lengths<br />
to win back his wife of thirty years.<br />
May 11<br />
The Crossing by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch left the LAPD<br />
before he could be fired. He hired Defense Attorney Mickey Haller<br />
to sue the department for forcing him out. Mickey asks him to<br />
help on one of his cases, and suddenly Harry is in the middle of<br />
a particularly puzzling murder mystery. This time Harry is working<br />
for the defense. The prosecution seems to have a cast-iron case,<br />
but having crossed over to the dark side, as his former colleagues<br />
would put it, Harry is in danger of betraying the very principles<br />
he’s lived by his entire career.<br />
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