BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:845@riponlibrary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000 DTSTAMP:20240819T190852Z URL:https://riponlibrary.org/events/book-discussion-group-friends-lovers-a nd-the-big-terrible-thing/ SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB | Friends\, Lovers\, and the Big Terrible Thing DESCRIPTION:Join the library book discussion of Friends\, Lovers\, and the Big Terrible Thing by author Matthew Perry on Monday\, October 28th at 6:3 0 PM! Copies of the book are available to check out at the library while s upplies last.\nZoom link: \nMeeting ID: 827 2983 5203\nPassword: BookClub 8\n\n\n\n\nFriends\, Lovers\, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry  \n“Hi\, my name is Matthew\, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty.”\nSo begins the riveting story of acclaimed a ctor Matthew Perry\, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambitio n to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab\, t here was five-year-old Matthew\, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles \, shuffling between his separated parents\; fourteen-year-old Matthew\, w ho was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada\; twenty-four-year-old Ma tthew\, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-abou t pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.\nIn an extraord inary story that only he could tell―and in the heartfelt\, hilarious\, a nd warmly familiar way only he could tell it―Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices)\, the desire for recognition that drove him to fame\, and the void inside h im that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But h e also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about t he ubiquity of Friends\, sharing stories about his castmates and other sta rs he met along the way. Frank\, self-aware\, and with his trademark humor \, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuele d it despite seemingly having it all.--Amazon\n \;\n\n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR