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The book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel
December 22nd, 11:30 am
@JivaJavaCafe
3427 Rt 611
Bartonsville, PA 18360
Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale” (Alyson Noel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Winemaker’s Wife.
Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in sixty-five years—a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names.
The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II—an experience Eva remembers well—and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. Now housed in Berlin’s Zentral- und Landesbibliothek library, it appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don’t know where it came from—or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer—but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war?
As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and along with a mysterious, handsome forger named Rémy, Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. The records they keep in The Book of Lost Names will become even more vital when the resistance cell they work for is betrayed and Rémy disappears.
An engaging and evocative novel reminiscent of The Lost Girls of Paris and The Alice Network, The Book of Lost Names is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of bravery and love in the face of evil.
Join us for community time and wonderful discussions.
Even if you do not want to attend the meeting and discuss the book, you still can read and learn just for yourself. Nothing formal or stuffy with us....just good, thought provoking ideas. There is no cost to join the discussion.
Students are responsible to buy or borrow the books ;) Join in the amazing exchange of knowledge and inspiration.
The book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel
December 22nd, 11:30 am
@JivaJavaCafe
3427 Rt 611
Bartonsville, PA 18360
Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale” (Alyson Noel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Winemaker’s Wife.
Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in sixty-five years—a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names.
The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II—an experience Eva remembers well—and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. Now housed in Berlin’s Zentral- und Landesbibliothek library, it appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don’t know where it came from—or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer—but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war?
As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and along with a mysterious, handsome forger named Rémy, Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. The records they keep in The Book of Lost Names will become even more vital when the resistance cell they work for is betrayed and Rémy disappears.
An engaging and evocative novel reminiscent of The Lost Girls of Paris and The Alice Network, The Book of Lost Names is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of bravery and love in the face of evil.
Join us for community time and wonderful discussions.
Even if you do not want to attend the meeting and discuss the book, you still can read and learn just for yourself. Nothing formal or stuffy with us....just good, thought provoking ideas. There is no cost to join the discussion.
Past Book Club Titles for your Reading List
(Titles in Orange are also part of the Boundless Yoga Teacher Training Reading List) Green Highlights were Book Club favorites Purple Denotes Books that inspired the best Discussions!
102. The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
101. The Accidental Anchorwoman by Melba Tolliver
100. The Women by Kristin Hannah
99. Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee
97/98. A two book session and continuation of the series: Tales from the Cafe & Before your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
96. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
95. Dessert with Buddha by Roland Merullo - Thank you Roland For joining us for the discussion and sharing your stories and inspiration. We appreciate you!
94. The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
93. Love for Imperfect Things Haemin Sunim
92. The Art of Gathering by Pryia Parker
91. Something Beautiful Happened by Yvette Corporon
90. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
89. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
88. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
87. Breath:The new science of a lost art by James Nestor
86. The Emptiness of our Hands by Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray
85. Wintering, the power of rest and retreat by Katherine May
84. The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
83. White Fragility, Why is it so hard for people to talk about racism by Robin DeAngelo
82. Educated a memoir by Tara Westover
81. Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic by Darren Main
80. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy
79. Walking Wisdom: Three Generations, two dogs and a search for a happy life by Gotham Chopra
78. Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell - (We recommend the Audio Version as the real life tape recordings that are used as reference throughout the book are on it. We feel you get a much better sense of the individuals when you can hear their voices rather than just reading the transcripts.)
77. Yoga Wisdom: Warrior Tales Inspiring you On and Off the Mat by Stephanie Spence (Boundless Yoga Teacher Chris Loebsack is featured on Page 11)
76. Essentialism: The disciplined Art of Pursuing Less by Greg McKeown
75. Soul Friend:The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection by Stephen Cope
74. My Year of Dirt and Water; Journal of a zen monk's wife in Japan by Tracy Franz
73. Scatterings: Getting Claimed in the Age of Amnesia by Martin Shaw- (Note, this was the first book in almost 11 years of book club that we all agreed the book was a dud. We trudged through and as a group decided to let this one go and canceled the discussion as no one wanted to finish reading it. I guess one dud in that time frame is still a pretty good run. We happily move forward to our next reading adventure.)
72. Reclaiming the Wold Soul: How Earth's Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness by Mary Thompson
71. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
70. Enlightenment for Idiots by Ann Cushman
69. The way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Milman
68. The Book of Joy the Dali Lama and Desmond Tutu
67. Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
66. Dinner with Buddha by Rolland Merullo
65. A Dogs Purpose by Bruce Cameron
64. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
63. The Sky's Eyes by Brian Macrae (Thank you Brian for taking the time to share your creative process.* This is not a yoga centered book, rather it is an action novel written by one of our favorite yoga educators.)
62. Dying and Living in the Arms of Love- Tracey Alysson (So wonderful to have Tracey visit to share her incredible story)
61. The Yoga of Max's Discontent- Karan Bary
60. Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being as Told Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master- Tao Porchon-Lynch
59. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
58. God In Drag by Kristine Madera (Thank you Kristine for Calling in and sharing your insights with our community. We are excited for your next title. Gratitude for your time and your brilliant work!)
57.Speed: Facing our addiction to fast and faster- Stephanie Brown Ph D
56. The Swami Deheftner- Robert Steve Goldstein
55. The Great Work of you Life- Stephen Cope
54. The Unteathered Soul- Michael A. Singer
53.How Yoga Works- Geshe Michael Roach
52. Yin, Yang, Yogini - Kathryn E. Livingston (Thank you Kathryn for your visit! Wonderful to have you share your personal story in person!)
51. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
50. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
49. The Tenth Door by Michele Hebert
48. Yoga and the Quest for the True Self- Stephen Cope
47. The Zorki Chronicles by Bill Lowenburg, (Thank you Bill for sharing all of your photos and the incredible history and back ground that went into this wonderful story.)
46. Devotion- Dani Shapiro
45. The Noticer Returns- Andy Andrews
44. The Accidental Buddhist- Dinty W. Moore
43. Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman
42. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith -- Anne Lamott
41. The Noticer- Andy Andrews
40. The Wisdom of Yoga - Stephen Cope
39. The Wisdom of the Enneagram – Don Riso
38. Teaching Yoga – Donna Farhi
37. A Path with Heart – Jack Kornfield
36. The Breath of God – Jeffrey Small
35. Yoga for a World out of Balance – Michael Stone
34. A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
33. Hard Scrabble – John Graves
32. Eat, Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
31. The Ramayana – R. K. Narayan
30. I Will Not Die an Unlived Life – Dawna Markova
29. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – Barbara Kingsolver
28. Anatomy of the Spirit – Caroline Myss
27. The Wise Heart – Jack Kornfield
26. Shaman, Healer, Sage: How To Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas – Alberto Villoldo
25. Life of Pi – Yann Martel
24. The Devine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles & Belief – Gregg Braden
23. American Savior – Roland Merullo
22. The Noticer – Andy Andrews
21. Yoga Philosophy for Everyone, Bending Mind & Body
20.Man Seeks God, My Flirtation With The Devine – Eric Weiner
19. Talk Funny Girl – Roland Merullo
18. The Heart Mender – Andy Andrews
17. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism – Daniel C. Matt
16. Siddhartha – Herman Hesse
15. Myths of the Asanas: The Ancient Origins of Yoga -- Alanna Kaivalya & Arjuna van der Kooi
14. Breakfast With Buddah – Roland Merullo
13. Cloud Hidden – Alan Watts
12. Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice At A Time - Rick Hanson
11. The Yoga Sutras of Patajali
10. Light On Life – B.K.S. Iyengar
9. Blindness – Jose Saramago
8. Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God – Jonah Blank
7. The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
6. Awakening the Spine – Vanda Scaravelli
5. Initiation – Elisabeth Haich
4. Yoga Morality – Georg Feurerstein
3. Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
2. Loving What Is – Byron Katie
1. The Awakening of the Human Spirit – Hazrat Inayat Khan
102. The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
101. The Accidental Anchorwoman by Melba Tolliver
100. The Women by Kristin Hannah
99. Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee
97/98. A two book session and continuation of the series: Tales from the Cafe & Before your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
96. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
95. Dessert with Buddha by Roland Merullo - Thank you Roland For joining us for the discussion and sharing your stories and inspiration. We appreciate you!
94. The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
93. Love for Imperfect Things Haemin Sunim
92. The Art of Gathering by Pryia Parker
91. Something Beautiful Happened by Yvette Corporon
90. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
89. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
88. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
87. Breath:The new science of a lost art by James Nestor
86. The Emptiness of our Hands by Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray
85. Wintering, the power of rest and retreat by Katherine May
84. The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
83. White Fragility, Why is it so hard for people to talk about racism by Robin DeAngelo
82. Educated a memoir by Tara Westover
81. Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic by Darren Main
80. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy
79. Walking Wisdom: Three Generations, two dogs and a search for a happy life by Gotham Chopra
78. Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell - (We recommend the Audio Version as the real life tape recordings that are used as reference throughout the book are on it. We feel you get a much better sense of the individuals when you can hear their voices rather than just reading the transcripts.)
77. Yoga Wisdom: Warrior Tales Inspiring you On and Off the Mat by Stephanie Spence (Boundless Yoga Teacher Chris Loebsack is featured on Page 11)
76. Essentialism: The disciplined Art of Pursuing Less by Greg McKeown
75. Soul Friend:The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection by Stephen Cope
74. My Year of Dirt and Water; Journal of a zen monk's wife in Japan by Tracy Franz
73. Scatterings: Getting Claimed in the Age of Amnesia by Martin Shaw- (Note, this was the first book in almost 11 years of book club that we all agreed the book was a dud. We trudged through and as a group decided to let this one go and canceled the discussion as no one wanted to finish reading it. I guess one dud in that time frame is still a pretty good run. We happily move forward to our next reading adventure.)
72. Reclaiming the Wold Soul: How Earth's Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness by Mary Thompson
71. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
70. Enlightenment for Idiots by Ann Cushman
69. The way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Milman
68. The Book of Joy the Dali Lama and Desmond Tutu
67. Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
66. Dinner with Buddha by Rolland Merullo
65. A Dogs Purpose by Bruce Cameron
64. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
63. The Sky's Eyes by Brian Macrae (Thank you Brian for taking the time to share your creative process.* This is not a yoga centered book, rather it is an action novel written by one of our favorite yoga educators.)
62. Dying and Living in the Arms of Love- Tracey Alysson (So wonderful to have Tracey visit to share her incredible story)
61. The Yoga of Max's Discontent- Karan Bary
60. Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being as Told Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master- Tao Porchon-Lynch
59. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
58. God In Drag by Kristine Madera (Thank you Kristine for Calling in and sharing your insights with our community. We are excited for your next title. Gratitude for your time and your brilliant work!)
57.Speed: Facing our addiction to fast and faster- Stephanie Brown Ph D
56. The Swami Deheftner- Robert Steve Goldstein
55. The Great Work of you Life- Stephen Cope
54. The Unteathered Soul- Michael A. Singer
53.How Yoga Works- Geshe Michael Roach
52. Yin, Yang, Yogini - Kathryn E. Livingston (Thank you Kathryn for your visit! Wonderful to have you share your personal story in person!)
51. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
50. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
49. The Tenth Door by Michele Hebert
48. Yoga and the Quest for the True Self- Stephen Cope
47. The Zorki Chronicles by Bill Lowenburg, (Thank you Bill for sharing all of your photos and the incredible history and back ground that went into this wonderful story.)
46. Devotion- Dani Shapiro
45. The Noticer Returns- Andy Andrews
44. The Accidental Buddhist- Dinty W. Moore
43. Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman
42. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith -- Anne Lamott
41. The Noticer- Andy Andrews
40. The Wisdom of Yoga - Stephen Cope
39. The Wisdom of the Enneagram – Don Riso
38. Teaching Yoga – Donna Farhi
37. A Path with Heart – Jack Kornfield
36. The Breath of God – Jeffrey Small
35. Yoga for a World out of Balance – Michael Stone
34. A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
33. Hard Scrabble – John Graves
32. Eat, Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
31. The Ramayana – R. K. Narayan
30. I Will Not Die an Unlived Life – Dawna Markova
29. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – Barbara Kingsolver
28. Anatomy of the Spirit – Caroline Myss
27. The Wise Heart – Jack Kornfield
26. Shaman, Healer, Sage: How To Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas – Alberto Villoldo
25. Life of Pi – Yann Martel
24. The Devine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles & Belief – Gregg Braden
23. American Savior – Roland Merullo
22. The Noticer – Andy Andrews
21. Yoga Philosophy for Everyone, Bending Mind & Body
20.Man Seeks God, My Flirtation With The Devine – Eric Weiner
19. Talk Funny Girl – Roland Merullo
18. The Heart Mender – Andy Andrews
17. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism – Daniel C. Matt
16. Siddhartha – Herman Hesse
15. Myths of the Asanas: The Ancient Origins of Yoga -- Alanna Kaivalya & Arjuna van der Kooi
14. Breakfast With Buddah – Roland Merullo
13. Cloud Hidden – Alan Watts
12. Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice At A Time - Rick Hanson
11. The Yoga Sutras of Patajali
10. Light On Life – B.K.S. Iyengar
9. Blindness – Jose Saramago
8. Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God – Jonah Blank
7. The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
6. Awakening the Spine – Vanda Scaravelli
5. Initiation – Elisabeth Haich
4. Yoga Morality – Georg Feurerstein
3. Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
2. Loving What Is – Byron Katie
1. The Awakening of the Human Spirit – Hazrat Inayat Khan
"Thank you so much for choosing my novel, 'The Swami Deheftner', as a selection for the Boundless Yoga Book Club. It appears that yours is a wonderful Yoga school; it was a great honor to have my book be a small part of it.
I hope that everyone found at least something to enjoy in my novel, but even if not, I greatly appreciate that you took the time to read and discuss it. I was gratified to see Jessica’s post about how the book resonated with her own journey of “introverted, self discovery."-- Robert Steven Goldstein, author, The Swami Deheftner "
