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Discuss "The Things They Carried" & "The Good Soldiers" - March 31
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Join us on Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. for a Countywide book discussion exploring the soldier's experience as portrayed in this year's Arlington Reads:- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
- Between March 6 - March 11 you can enter to win a FREE copy of each book by following us on Facebook
We are please to announce that this year's discussion will be led by Georgetown University professor Nancy Sherman, the first distinguished chair in Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. Sherman has written extensively about the moral challenges of going to war and returning home. Her latest book is The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds and Souls of Our Soldiers.
Seating in Central Auditorium is limited, and will be on a first come, first serve basis.
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