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DESCRIPTION:Our meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month. A
 t\neach session\, one member will lead the discussion of a book they\nreco
 mmended and which was agreed upon by the group.\nDaniel Quinn ('Dreamer') 
 won the Turner Tomorrow Award's\nhalf-million-dollar first prize for this 
 fascinating and odd book -\nnot a novel by any conventional definition - w
 hich was written 13\nyears ago but could not find a publisher. The unnamed
  narrator is a\ndisillusioned modern writer who answers a personal ad ('Te
 acher\nseeks pupil. . . . Apply in person.') and thereby meets a wise\,\nl
 earned gorilla named Ishmael that can communicate telepathically.\nThe bul
 k of the book consists entirely of philosophical dialogues\nbetween gorill
 a and man\, on the model of Plato's Republic.\n\nThrough Ishmael\, Quinn o
 ffers a wide-ranging if highly\ngeneral examination of the history of our 
 civilization\,\nilluminating the assumptions and philosophies at the heart
  of many\nglobal problems. Despite some gross oversimplifications\, Quinn'
 s\nideas are fairly convincing\; it's hard not to agree that\nunrestrained
  population growth and an obsession with conquest and\ncontrol of the envi
 ronment are among the key issues of our times.\nQuinn also traces these pr
 oblems back to the agricultural\nrevolution and offers a provocative rerea
 ding of the biblical\nstories of Genesis. Though hardly any plot to speak 
 of lies behind\nthis long dialogue\, Quinn's smooth style and his intrigui
 ng\nproposals should hold the attention of readers interested in the\ndaun
 ting dilemmas that beset our planet.\n
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LOCATION:CA\, Home of a Portland Alum\, Home of a Portland Alum\, Details u
 pon registration\, Portland\, Oregon
SUMMARY:Alumni Association of Oregon presents 'Portland ºÚÁÏÉç Reads: 'Ishm
 ael\; An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit' '
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