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History and Current Events April 2018
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| Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine KerrisonWhat it is: a finely detailed portrait of Thomas Jefferson's daughters and the tumultuous times in which they lived.
Reviewers say: "Incisive and elegant, Kerrison's book is at once a fabulous family story and a stellar work of historical scholarship" (Publishers Weekly).
You might also like: Virginia Scharff's The Women Jefferson Loved, which explores how Jefferson was shaped by the women in his life. |
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Final Mission of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
by Michael D. Leinbach
For the first time, here is the definitive inside story of the Columbia shuttle disaster and recovery, written by Mike Leinbach who was the launch director of the NASA shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on reentry before a nation’s eyes on February 1, 2003. A gripping account of a fatal tragedy and the impressive and deeply emotional human response that ensued.
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| The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War by Benn SteilWhat it is: a lively and accessible survey of the historical, political, and economic impact of the Marshall Plan, a $13 billion postwar rebuilding effort that provided aid to Western European nations from 1948-1952.
About the author: Benn Steil is the director of international economics at the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations.
Reviewers say: The Marshall Plan "will be the definitive account for years to come" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Focus on: The Holocaust and Resistance
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| Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter HayesWhat it's about: Historian Peter Hayes expertly synthesizes the circumstances that led to the Holocaust, utilizing numerous historical sources to dispel common misconceptions surrounding the atrocity.
What's inside: topical, rather than chronological, chapters, framed by complex and frequently asked questions about the Holocaust.
What sets it apart: Why? is the result of over three decades of research and presents a refreshing take on an exhaustively analyzed subject. |
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| The Cost of Courage by Charles KaiserWhat it is: a nerve-wracking, remarkably rendered portrait of the Boulloche family, Parisian Catholics who bravely fought in the French Resistance during World War II.
About the author: Charles Kaiser, a former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter, is the first author with whom the Boulloche family has collaborated to share their astounding story.
Further reading: Stephen Grady's memoir Gardens of Stone, which recounts his boyhood in the French Resistance.
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| Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage by Tilar J. MazzeoWhat it is: a gripping and succinct profile of the "female Schindler," Polish social worker Irena Sendler, who smuggled thousands of children out of the Warsaw ghetto and falsified paperwork to give them new lives.
Don't miss: Tilar J. Mazzeo reveals Sendler's smuggling strategies, which included hiding children in coffins and toolboxes.
Is it for you? Readers drawn to hopeful stories of courage and survival will find Irena's Children compelling. |
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| Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of... by Marie Jalowicz SimonWhat it's about: Marie Simon, a Jewish Berliner, evaded arrest and deportation by hiding in plain sight and relying on the kindness of friends and strangers alike to stay one step ahead of the Gestapo.
Why you should read it: Poignant and unflinching, this memoir conveys the moral ambiguity of war-torn Berlin.
Further reading: Berlin at War, Roger Moorhouse's social history of Nazi Germany.
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Duneland Stamp Club
Thursday, April 12, 6:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Duneland Stamp Club meets the second Thursday of each month. New members are invited.
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The Glass Castle Film Showing
Sunday, April 15, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Based on the bestselling memoir. Four siblings must learn to take care of themselves as their responsibility-averse, free-spirit parents both inspire and inhibit them. When sober, the children’s brilliant and charismatic father captured their imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Meanwhile, their mother abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want to take on the work of raising a family. Rated PG-13. The film is shown in collaboration with the Purdue Northwest Odyssey Arts and Cultural program.
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Purchase Tickets Now for the Friends of the Library Collector's Breakfast
Saturday, April 21, 9:30 am
Library Meeting Room
The Collector’s Breakfast is an annual fundraiser for The Friends of the Library. Tickets are $25 and you can bring one item for appraisal. Breakfast will be catered by Portofino’s of LaPorte. Martin Papke will entertain with his expertise of a wide range of collector items. The breakfast will be at the Full Gospel Church, 2700 Ohio St., Michigan City. Tickets will be available from Friends’ board members and at the Circulation Desk in the library. We are also auctioning the library’s egg chairs at the Collector’s Breakfast! The chairs will be sold via silent auction. Don’t miss your chance to bid on these unique chairs.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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American Memory
Digital record of American history and creativity, chronicling historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America. Includes written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music.
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Indiana Memory
A free digital library of Indiana's unique cultural and historical heritage, including digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, and other media.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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