You say you're not a big reader, but you love hearing about events that are true? Then visit our display in the reference room of the library, where we currently display books such as these, demonstrating that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction!
| Be amazed at the two significant individuals with different impacts on the World's Fair in 1893 - one a mass murderer, one a talented planner and organizer of the exposition. (Read "Devil in the White City: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America" by Erik Larson) |  |
| Discover the details of the 1820 wreck of the whaleship "Essex", the true story at the heart of the famous novel "Moby Dick". (Read "In the Heart of the Sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex" by Nathaniel Philbrick) |  |
| Put yourself in the shoes of the runners described in an incredible tale of physical endurance! (Read "Born to Run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen " by Christopher McDougall) |  |
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