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1st Wednesday Every Month at 1:30 p.m.
Monthly Book selection behind Circulation Desk
January: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That
Saved America – by Brian Kilmeade
February: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing,
and the Future of the Human Race – by Walter Isaacson
Click Link for Jennifer Doudna and Sid Mukherjee in Conversation at UC Berkley. The Future of Humans: Gene Editing & the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution. UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna sits down with oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee to discuss unprecedented advancements in genome editing and the effect new technologies will have on the future of humanity.
Click Link for New-York Historical Society Conversation with Author
March: A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and a
Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South
– by Ben Montgomery
April: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the
People We Don't Know – by Malcolm Gladwell
May: The Twentieth Train: The True Story of the Ambush of the
Death Train to Auschwitz – by Marion Schreiber
June: Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea – by Steven Callahan
July: The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in
History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
– by Kevin Fedarko
August: The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the
Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things
― Stories from Science and Observation – by Peter Wohlleben
September: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story
of the Cold War – by Ben Macintyre
October: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to
Freedom – by Yeonmi Park
November: Feel Better Fast and Make It Last: Unlock Your Brain’s
Healing Potential to Overcome Negativity, Anxiety,
Anger, Stress, and Trauma by Daniel G. Amen