THIS WEEK IN AUGUST

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

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  THE SHALLOWS: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

  In The Shallows, the author of The Big Switch brings us a fascinating look at how technology is changing our brains. We are surrounded with the wonders of technology, and while we delight in it, is it good for us? Can we get too much of a good thing? Are our brains being “taught” to scan and skim rather than delve deeply into a matter? Are we losing the ability to think for ourselves? Is our attention span dangerously short? Are we losing our capacity for “concentration, contemplation, and reflection?” These and many other topics are addressed in this thought-provoking book.

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  THE POPULARITY PAPERS by Amy Ignatow

  Kids who love the Wimpy Kids books will enjoy this one. It is funny illustrated journal covering a year in the life of 5th graders Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang who are bemoaning the fact that they don’t think they are popular. They develop a research project to try to figure out what makes a kid popular. They want to crack that code before they start middle school, and that’s when the fun starts. Their quest to gain popularity may not turn out the way they planned, but it surely keeps the reader in stitches.

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  SEAWORTHY: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea by Linda Greenlaw

  The author shared her deep-sea fishing experiences with us in The Hungry Ocean and The Lobster Chronicles. Now, after a 10-year hiatus, she returns to captain a swordboat, and once again captures for us the thrill of pursuing and capturing the majestic and elusive swordfish. Besides following her thrilling adventures on the water, the reader walks with her as she unexpectedly sits in a jail in Canada jail, accused of trespassing into Canadian waters. Written in a conversational style, you’ll feel that Linda is having a chat with you about her seafaring adventures, and you’re sure to enjoy it.

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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.