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OverDrive eBooks April 2020
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"I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else." -- Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill Day : April 9th
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Churchill
by Paul Johnson
Shares analyses of key moments in the twentieth-century prime minister's career, exploring his early achievements and leadership while providing anecdotal insights into the experiences and qualities that enabled his successes.
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Churchill : Walking with Destiny
by Andrew Roberts
"The best-selling author of ""The Storm of War"" draws on extensive new materials, from private letters to war cabinet meetings, in a revisionist portrait of the iconic war leader that discusses Churchill's motivations and unwavering faith in the British Empire."
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Roosevelt's Secret War : FDR and World War II Espionage
by Joseph E. Persico
A major new study of FDR's role in the "secret war" undergirding World War II reveals Roosevelt to be an enthusiastic instigator of many covert operations against the Nazis, the Japanese, and the Soviet Union.
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Hero of the Empire : the Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill
by Candice Millard
A thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War. Churchill arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, there to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fightingwith Boer rebels. But just two weeks after his arrival Churchill was taken prisoner ... The story of his escape is incredible enough, but then Churchill enlisted, returned to South Africa, fought in several battles, and ultimately liberated the men with whom he had been imprisoned. Hero of Empire is more than an adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth-century history.
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Churchill and Orwell : the Fight for Freedom
by Thomas E Ricks
A dual portrait of Winston Churchill and George Orwell focuses on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, describing how both suffered nearly fatal injuries before their vision and campaigns inspired action to preserve democracy throughout the world.
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National Library Week: April 19 - 25
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski
Tracing the evolution of the book and its companion, the bookshelf, an intriguing study ranges from the scrolls of antiquity to the modern-day volume, explaining how the art of book storage evolved, and discusses such topics as libraries, bookselling, book collection, and book buying throughout history.
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The Public Library : A Photographic Essay
by Robert Dawson
A collection of photographs of public libraries throughout the United States is accompanied by essays, letters, and poems by distinguished writers and librarians honoring this threatened institution.
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BiblioTech : Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
by John G. Palfrey
Citing the cultural role of libraries as facilitators of essential information, the author of Born Digital argues for the importance of transitioning libraries into readily accessible digital formats that can preserve essential functions and provide for evolving needs.
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The Library Book
by Anita Anand
From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves. Using memoir, history, polemic and some short stories too, The Library Book celebrates 'that place where they lend you books for free' and the people who work there. All royalties go to The Reading Agency, to help their work supporting libraries.
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The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
The acclaimed best-selling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries.
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