The brave men of the Doolittle Raiders were the airmen that bombed Japan; a mission that was the major turning point in WWII.  We talk with Larry Kelley organizer, coordinator, and flight leader for the largest public gathering of WWII bombers since the end of WWII- the 2012 Doolittle Raiders Reunion to be held this March at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. 

Alfredo Quinones was a teenager living in poverty in a small border town in Mexico.  Seeking a better life for himself and his family, he jumped the border illegally, became a migrant worker, learned English, and somehow found his way to a community college, where a professor encouraged him to enroll at the University of California, Berkley.  He went on to Harvard Medical School and is now Dr. Q a world-renowned neurosurgeon and Director of the Brain Tumor Program at Johns Hopkins.  

Writer-turned-chef Tamar Adler belives cooking should be instinctive, simple, and economical, not to mention joyful.  In her new book  An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace, Tamar Adler encourages us to begin wherever we are, with whatever we have in the cupboard, and simply enjoy.  

There are a growing number of boomer-age women who are turning to alternative living arrangements, with the goal of saving money and a renewed sense of connection and community.  There are many variations on this idea, but all involve a communal living style where women, and sometimes men, live together, either in group homes or their own apartments or houses, and share resources, services AND mutual support.  Marianne Kilkenny is a consultant and educator who works with groups and individuals looking for alternative communities as they age.   

This week's Book Club selection:

An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler

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