Evening Book Group - February 11- The Rosie Project

 

Fall in Love with Reading.

 Join the Evening Book Group for our discussion of

 

The Rosie Project

 

February 11

6:30-7:30 p.m. in Study Room A

 

                              The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers. Rosie Jarman possesses all these qualities. Don easily disqualifies her as a candidate for The Wife Project (even if she is “quite intelligent for a barmaid”). But Don is intrigued by Rosie’s own quest to identify her biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on The Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie―and the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it finds you. Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, Graeme Simsion’s distinctive debut “navigates the choppy waters of adult relationships, both romantic and platonic, with a fresh take (USA TODAY). “Filled with humor and plenty of heart, The Rosie Project is a delightful reminder that all of us, no matter how we’re wired, just want to fit in” (Chicago Tribune).

 Useful Resources:
The Rosie Project Official Book Trailer
Graeme Simsion Personal Website 
Simon and Schuster Author Website
Text Publishing.com- Graeme Simsion 
What is Data Modeling?
Genetics Home Reference - NLM & NIH
Stanford- Understanding Genetics @ The Tech Museum of Innovation
NPR- The Rosie Project Will Charm You With Science
Bill Gates on The Rosie Project
NYT's Review
The Guardian Book Review : The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Effect Official Website
Rosie Effect Official Book Trailer

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