The June selection of the Fireside Readers Book Discussion Group is Chris Gardner's The Pursuit of Happyness. Join our discussion on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room (next to the library).
At the age of twenty, African American Gardner arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. However, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry level position at a prestigious firm, Gardner found himself caught in a web of challenging circumstances that left him part of the city's working homeless with his toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year in shelters and soup-lines. Never giving in to despair, Gardner went from being part of the city's invisible to being a powerful player in its financial district. (From the publisher's description)
Read the book that inspired the recent film, starring Academy Aware nominee, Will Smith.
Possible discussion questions to consider are available here.
New members and guests are always welcome to join the discussion, even if you haven't read or finished the book. Light refreshments will be served.
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