Whether you are very familiar with nonfict ion or only read it occasionally\, this book club will have something for you\, as we will cover a variety of topics\, from biographies to science t o self-help.
\nThis month's pick is The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill\, Family\, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik L arson. A description of the book provided by the publisher reads\, "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and Lo ndon during the Blitz. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister\ , Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had alread y fallen\, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the nex t twelve months\, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign\, killin g 45\,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile\, Erik Larson shows\, in cinematic detail\, how Churchill taught the British peop le 'the art of being fearless'... The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true l eadership\, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence\, courage\, and perseverance bound a country\, and a family\, together."
\nFind The Splendid and the Vile in the catalog!
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