Inspiring Books & WISDOM - The Wisdom of Elders

MEMBERS SOCIAL & INTRO - BRING A BOOK TO DISCUSS Hoping to inspire more of you to come out I'm bringing a book and DVD that makes me smile before I pick it up. WISDOM, IDEAS by Andrew Zuckerman - (full description below). American Profile says"If you could bottle up the been-there-done-that between these pages, you'd have an elixer for the ages". The Elders photographed and quoted include celebrities like Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford, musicians like Burt Bacharach and Dave Brubeck, world leaders, architects, visual artists etc from around the world. There is a 15 minute DVD included I'll be showing. A book night is the perfect way to get the conversations going and provide a lead in for topics. So bring along a book that has inspired you. You don't need to prepare anything to say, just speak from your heart we can pass the book around or read out the synopsis. About me: I took over this group because I love meaningful conversations and like to meet people who are making things better in their lives and on the planet. Meet Up at the original Earth Harvest near 17th Ave & 11 Street SW for coffee. Casual, healthy meals and snacks, great coffee. Lets get aquainted! WISDOM, IDEAS - Synopsis Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman has captured the voices, physical presence, and written word of iconic over-65-year olds to create profound, honest, and truly revealing portraits. Based on his acclaimed large-format book Wisdom, published in Fall 2008, these new, well-priced smaller books and films ÂÂ- included here on DVDs ÂÂ- provide an extraordinary legacy for the generations that follow and timeless portraits of the common themes that unite us all. Ideas features the thoughts and photographs of such legends as Chuck Close, Dave Brubeck, Jane Goodall, Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Masur, Ravi Shankar, and Robert Redford, among others. Life features the thoughts and photographs of such legends as Andrew Wyeth, Billie Jean King, Burt Bacharach, Buzz Aldrin, and Frank Gehry, among others. Love features the thoughts and photographs of such legends as Edward M. Kennedy, Jacques Pepin, Nadine Gordimer, Vanessa Redgrave, and Desmond Tutu, among others. Peace features the thoughts and photographs of such legends as Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel, Willie Nelson, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, among others. About the Author Andrew Zuckerman was born in Washington DC in 1977. After an internship at the International Center of Photography in New York, he attended New York UniversityÂÂ's School of Visual Arts to study photography and film, and graduated in 1999. His photography and film work has been commissioned extensively for leading international brands, and he has received numerous awards including the D&AD Yellow Pencil award for excellence in photography. Wisdom, a book, film, and traveling exhibition, was launched in October 2008, and is Zuckerman's most ambitious project to date. With the support of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he traveled the globe to photograph and interview the worldÂÂ's most eminent elders, creating a comprehensive account of their perspectives and an inspirational record to pass down for generations.