Historical Book Discussion - Upcoming Titles


The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
by John "Chick" Donohue and J. T. Molloy

February 3, 2026 - 10:00 a.m.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran-turned-merchant mariner recounts how in 1967 he accepted a neighborhood challenge to sneak into Vietnam, track down local friends on the front line and share beer over messages of love from home.
Kent State: An American Tragedy
by Brian VanDeMark

March 3, 2026 - 10:00 a.m.

Brilliantly recreating the divided cultural landscape of America during the Vietnam War to provide a definitive history of the fatal Kent State University shooting in 1970, a noted historian focuses on the 13 victims, drawing on crucial new research and interviews, illuminating its causes and lasting consequences.
Countdown Bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
by Chris Wallace

April 7, 2026 - 10:00 a.m.

A deeply reported account of the final months of the successful 2010 hunt for Osama Bin Laden, based on in-depth interviews the central participants.