Ranked #6 of 38 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg
Donna mistakenly accepts an invitation to 'culture vulture' Lydia Langley's cocktail party, at which Lydia mentions that she also conducts a book discussion group. She goads Donna into joining it and then reporting on Tolstoy's "War and Peace" at her first meeting. Donna then attempts
Donna Reed
Donna Stone
Carl Betz
Alex Stone
Shelley Fabares
Mary Stone
Paul Petersen
Jeff Stone
John Whedon
Writer
Oscar Rudolph
Director
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"Nothing Like a Good Book" is episode 8 of The Donna Reed Show season 2. It scored 7.8/10 from 41 votes, ranking #6 of 38 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Oscar Rudolph and written by John Whedon, it aired on November 12, 1959.