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Book of the Week for September 12, 2016

The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss

Dick and Sally were having a dull day, until the cat arrived.

Federation Of State Humanities Councils Cites Grateful American Book Prize

The Grateful American Book Prize was cited in the Federation of State Humanities Councils newsletter.

Book of the Week for September 05, 2016

The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

A boy and two elderly women observe life–from a tree.

Book of the Week for August 29, 2016

The Love Machine by Jacqueline Susann

Robin Stone’s rise in the media world turns ruthless.

Book of the Week for August 22, 2016

Tongue Of The Prophets by Robert St. John

The journalist’s 1952 biography of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, resurrector of the Hebrew language.

Book of the Week for August 15, 2016

The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

An out-of-luck Cuban fisherman wrestles–mightily–with a huge marlin deep in the Gulf Stream; winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize.

Book of the Week for August 08, 2016

The Three Phases Of Eve: An Autobiography by Eve Arden

An eloquent account of the actress’s variegated career in Vaudeville, film, Broadway, summer stock, and television.

My Marvelous Affliction: Confessions Of A Bibliophile By Carmen Agra Deedy

Join the Smithsonian Libraries on Thursday, September 15 at 6:00 pm for a lecture by award winning author and storyteller,...

Book of the Week for August 01, 2016

A Son At The Front by Edith Wharton

A novel about how World War I affects an American family living in Paris.

Book of the Week for July 23, 2016

A Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger

In 1951, the unforgettable, on-the-edge, adolescent, Holden Caulfield is introduced.

Book of the Week for July 18, 2016

The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh

The sequel to the beloved “Harriet the Spy.”

Introducing Grateful American Kids!

David Bruce Smith’s Grateful American™ Foundation is proud to release the music video, “Grateful American™ Kids Rock!” Starring the students of...