Join us for our June 2, 2022 Discussion

Hello CWBA members!  I am honored to take the lead for the CWBA Book Club. 
My goal is to select books that challenge our thinking and aid in our shared desire to grow as humans and attorneys.  Our non-fiction book selections will be posted here. 
To facilitate discussion, I may post questions about our selection or supplemental reference materials in the book club forum.  One other way to engage will be during our
bi-monthly zoom hosted by the CWBA.  If you are not comfortable participating online, feel free to reach out to me offline to chat more about the selection.  I hope you find value in the book club, and I look forward to your feedback. 

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Best,
Amy Petri Beard

Our Next Book:

The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
by Judy Batalion

As propulsive and thrilling as Hidden Figures, In the Garden of Beasts, and Band of Brothers, The Light of Days at last tells the true story of these incredible women whose courageous yet little-known feats have been eclipsed by time. Judy Batalion—the granddaughter of Polish Holocaust survivors—takes us back to 1939 and introduces us to Renia Kukielka, a weapons smuggler and messenger who risked death traveling across occupied Poland on foot and by train. Joining Renia are other women who served as couriers, armed fighters, intelligence agents, and saboteurs, all who put their lives in mortal danger to carry out their missions. Batalion follows these women through the savage destruction of the ghettos, arrest and internment in Gestapo prisons and concentration camps, and for a lucky few—like Renia, who orchestrated her own audacious escape from a brutal Nazi jail—into the late 20th century and beyond.

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Powerful and inspiring, featuring twenty black-and-white photographs, The Light of Days is an unforgettable true tale of war, the fight for freedom, exceptional bravery, female friendship, and survival in the face of staggering odds.  

Our Last Book:

High 5 Habit

by Mel Robbins

In her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: TheHigh 5 Habit.

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Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.

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Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.

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You'd be unstoppable.