"…life goes beyond the limits that knowledge fixes for it, but thought goes beyond the limits that life fixes for it. Thought ceases to be a ratio, life ceases to be a reaction. The thinker thus expresses the noble affinity of thought and life: life making thought active, thought making life affirmative." - Deleuze, Nietzsche & Philosophy
ABOUT DTBC
The Deep Thinkers Book Club was founded in 2016 as a way to connect and socialize with fellow Chicago-based bibliophiles.
Each month, a new pair of Book Leaders guide the club's discussion on the selected title. The genre of the books runs the gamut from nonfiction, biographies, and must-read memoirs to contemporary and more.
MEETING SCHEDULE / LOCATION
2026 DTBC Meeting Dates
July's meeting location: Hutul Residence - 77 East Walton Street
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January 12th
By: Candice Millard
Book Leader(s):
Frances DeBlasio
Joe Flippin
Refreshments Host(s):
Stephanie Hammond
February 2nd
The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables that Connect the World
By: Samanth Subramanian
Book Leader(s):
Cook Jordan
Deborah Wells
Refreshments Host(s):
George Mantis
March 2nd
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell
Book Leader(s):
George Mantis
Deborah Wells
Refreshments Host(s):
Frances DeBlasio
April 6th
How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop
By: Max H. Bazerman
Book Leader(s):
Stephanie Hammond
Refreshments Host(s):
Ruth Williams
May 4th
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
By: Giles Milton
Book Leader(s):
France DeBlasio
Cook Jordan
Refreshments Host(s):
Cook Jordan
June 1st
By: Allen Levi
Book Leader(s):
George Mantis
Ruth Williams
Refreshments Host(s):
George Mantis
July 6th
How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
By: Jeffrey Rosen
Book Leader(s):
Joe Flippin
Bob Holland
Refreshments Host(s):
Pam Hutul
August 3rd
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September 7th
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October 5th
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November 2nd
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December 7th
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July's meeting location: Hutul Residence - 77 East Walton Street
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