THIS WEEK IN JULY

  1. Tuesday Jul 13 LARRY SCHWEIKART TUESDAY, JULY 13; 7-8 PM @ The Greene Conservative historian LARRY SCHWEIKART, author of A Patriot’s History of the United States, will introduce his newest book, Seven Events That Made America America: And Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right...
  2. Wednesday Jul 14 CHRISTINA OLDS WEDNESDAY, JULY 14; 7-8 PM @ The Greene CHRISTINA OLDS discusses the book she wrote about her father, Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds. He was a graduate of West Point and quickly became a top fighter...
  3. Thursday Jul 15 RHODA JANZEN THURSDAY, JULY 15; 7-8 PM @ The Greene RHODA JANZEN will introduce the softcover edition of her humorous and very moving book, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home. Rhoda wasn’t just raised a Mennonite, her...
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HOT BOOKS

  • DOC by Mary Doria Russell

    Doc in the title is Dr. John Henry Holliday, known in U.S. Western lore as Doc Holliday; frontier dentist, gambler, and gunslinger. In Russell’s capable hands, the West of the 1878 era comes alive in the telling of the relationship between Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, a fearless Texas lawman. It was an unrestrained time in our history where arguments were settled with guns and saloons were filled with card sharks eager to relieve the cattlemen of their wages. Among the events depicted in the book is the famous battle at the O.K. Corral that forever links the names Holliday with Earp. It’s a wild, memorable read!

  • IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS by Erik Larson

    Subtitled Love, Terror and an American Family in Hilter’s Berlin, this book vividly shows us the early years of Hitler’s Nazi Germany seen through the eyes and experiences of an American diplomat, William E. Dodd, and his family. At first enthralled with the Berlin assignment, Dodd soon became more and more troubled as he witnessed violence becoming common-place, especially toward the Jewish population. By following the Dodd family, Larson shows us a microcosm of life in Nazi Germany during Hitler’s rise to power. He also shows why the world did not realize early on the true nature of Hitler and his ruthless plan for domination.

  • KINGDOM KEEPERS IV: POWER PLAY by Ridley Pearson

    If you have Disney World fans in your house, they are going to enjoy the fourth book in the popular children’s Kingdom Keepers series. Not everything in the CyberSpace Mountain is as it should be. It’s the job of the young Kingdom Keepers to find out who is causing havoc and right it. It seems the Overtakers are at it again trying to steal the Disney “magic.”

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LARRY SCHWEIKART

TUESDAY, JULY 13; 7-8 PM @ The Greene

Conservative historian LARRY SCHWEIKART, author of A Patriot’s History of the United States, will introduce his newest book, Seven Events That Made America America: And Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right All Along. He reveals the profound ways in which our nation was influenced by seven pivotal, yet shamefully ignored, episodes in our country’s history. He doesn’t merely recount our history--he forces us to rethink what makes our country great. He shows how individual liberty, private enterprise, and small government helped build a free and prosperous nation. Conversely, whenever these values have been threatened by big government, oppressive taxes, and special interests, we lose sight of the principles that made us strong.

Larry Schweikart has written 48 Liberal Lies About American History, America’s Victories: Why the U.S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror, and American Entrepreneur: The Fascinating Stories of the People Who Defined Business in the United States. He has also written many academic books and articles on national defense, business, and financial history. He is a professor of history at the University of Dayton, and appears regularly as a guest commentator on Fox News.

LARRY SCHWEIKART