Nonfiction Books @ TLC

Discussions of nonfiction books selected by and for members of The Learning Center at Senior Citizens, Inc.
The Learning Center
- Senior Citizens, Inc.
- 3025 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31405
- Thursdays
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
For more information or to share ideas, suggestions, or volunteer as a moderator, contact Marc Thomas

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
Adam Hochschild
A groundbreaking work of narrative history, American Midnight recalls these horrifying yet inspiring four years, when some brave Americans strove to keep their fractured country democratic, while ruthless others stimulated toxic currents of racism, nativism, red-baiting, and contempt for the rule of law—poisons that feel ominously familiar today.
Moderator: Roger Gregory

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
Melanie Mitchell
Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and accessible accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in the field, flavored with Mitchell’s humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today’s AI, its quest for “human-level” intelligence, and its impact on the future for us all.
Moderator: Marc Thomas

The Abolition of Man
C. S. Lewis
Why shouldn’t we always listen to only reason and cut out our emotions? Lewis argues that reason without emotion there is not a reality. He debunks arguments that the purest form of reason is instinct, that benevolent actions will be found through pursuing science, and that science will be the best moral compass for mankind to follow. Lewis argues that moral absolutes do exist and they are universal throughout all of time.
Moderator: Beth Mowry

Drinking in America: Our Secret History
Susan Cheever
Some nations drink more than we do, some drink less, but no other nation has been the drunkest in the world as America was in the 1830s only to outlaw drinking entirely a hundred years later. Both a lively history and an unflinching cultural investigation, Drinking in America unveils the volatile ambivalence within one nation’s tumultuous affair with alcohol.
Moderator: Susan Beversluis

Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report by the Covid Crisis Group
Covid Crisis Group
The Covid war showed Americans that their wondrous scientific knowledge had run far ahead of their organized ability to apply it in practice. Improvising to fight this war, many Americans displayed ingenuity and dedication. But they struggled with systems that made success difficult and failure easy. This book shows how Americans can come together, learn hard truths, build on what worked, and prepare for global emergencies to come.
Moderator: Kate Johnson