PUSHING THE LIMITS! Join us for Pizza and a book discussion on Tuesday, June 27 at 6 PM at the Jeudevine Library.
The book is Thunderstruck by Erik Larson Larson a nonfiction book about the invention of the wireless and the hunt for a murderer!

Jerry Schneider will lead the discussion!
First ten people to sign-up get a free, new copy of the book!
Door Prize: whoever wins will get a $20.00 Gift certificate to the Galaxy Bookshop!

Well-known nonfiction writer, Erik Larson, tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication—whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.

Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, “the kindest of men,” nearly commits the perfect murder.

This program is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and is part of a series called PUSHING THE LIMITS. There are many more programs in this series coming up. See www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org or phone 472-5948.