Industrial Scars is an aesthetic look at some of our most egregious injuries to the system that sustains us in hopes that the viewer will come away with an innate understanding of her complicity and a will to make a difference. Photographer J Henry Fair shows the effects of industrialization and pollution on the earth in this stunning series of photographs.

"At first I photographed "ugly" things; which is, in essence, throwing the issue in people's faces," Fair said. "Over time, I began to photograph all these things with an eye to making them both beautiful and frightening simultaneously."

This exhibition will change the way you think about the way we live.

Ira Shapiro spent 12 years working for Senators Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd, and Jay Rockefeller. The Last Great Senate is his vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure. The Christian Science Monitor calls The Last Great Senate "A first-hand, blow-by-blow account of the personalities and issues that animated the Senate during the Carter Administration. There is something surprisingly thrilling about it all…. There is no mistaking that the Senate operated differently 30 years ago than it did today and Shapiro persuasively shows that most of that change has been for the worse.

A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why. But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the paleontologist’s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to homeThe New York Times Book Review says “When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell.”

His new book, "THE FAITHS OF THE POSTWAR PRESIDENTS", David Holmes takes an in-depth look at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who served after World War II. Holmes examines not only the beliefs professed by each president, but how those beliefs may have influenced policy decisions on controversial issues. With national interest in the faiths of presidents as strong as ever, Holmes adds a rich and colorful work into this important national topic.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT...TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ACAPPELLA BOOKS & WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE BOOK. DETAILS COMING SOON. "This terrific book allows us to see the political genius of Thomas Jefferson better than we have ever seen it before. In these endlessly fascinating pages, Jefferson emerges with such vitality that it seems as if he might still be alive today."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals.

Phillips, who has been a political and economic commentator for four decades, now turns his analytical skills to the tumultuous year of 1775, upending conventional wisdom in a new book that is bound to spark debate. In "1775: A GOOD YEAR FOR REVOLUTION", Phillips explains why 1776 is not the watershed year of the American Revolution. Phillips argues that mythology has elevated 1776 in an unusual case of historical hype and confusion (much of it in the 19th century). The most important year, but least recognized and explained, is 1775: the critical launching point of both the war and American independence, the year when the American commitment to revolution took shape.

In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the incompatible world views of the two parties have turned Congress into a dysfunctional body. "Years of listening to what seemed to me to be preposterous arguments in committee, on the House floor, or in private conversations," he writes, "changed my mind about our capacity to find bipartisan agreement on the most fundamental topics."

Dave Barry gives readers a dark comic masterpiece. It is the first solo adult novel in more than a decade from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author. It is the story of Seth Weinstein. Seth knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was on the plane now for their destination wedding in Florida..In the pages that follow there is gunfire, high-speed chases, and mayhem of the most unimaginable sort; violent men will fall, heroes will rise, and many lives will change, Seth’s, not least of all.

HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents, from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal, presidential, and architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the houses and furnishings beautifully to life. From Jefferson's Monticello to Reagan's Rancho del Cielo, with fascinating and surprising stops between and beyond, HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS presents a fascinating alternative history of the American presidency.

Award-winning author and journalist Frye Gaillard discusses and signs his new reading memoir, The Books That Mattered. It deals with the many books -- fiction and non-fiction -- that have shaped his life and influenced his thinking. Gaillard blends memoir, history and critical analysis to explore the works of Harper Lee, Anne Frank, James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, John Steinbeck, Dee Brown, Alex Haley, Rick Bragg, Pat Conroy, Sena Jeter Naslund, Annie Proulx, Laura Hillenbrand, Geraldine Brooks, William Styron, and others. Joining Gaillard is Sena Jeter Naslund, whose work is featured in Frye's book.

On select Mondays, Jimmy Carter Library staff and volunteers will read from a selection of story books in our library and conduct an outdoor Garden Safari. Story time will be offered in the museum lobby, at the colorful bean bag seating area by the Book Nook sign. Themes we will include are the presidency, leadership, growing up, roles adults play, etc. Simple language and colorful illustrations are included in every book. Colorful beanbag chairs are available to sit in.

Best for ages 2-5.

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