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The Other Einstein
By: Marie Benedict

Discussion: February 19th  11:00am

Albert Einstein may not have been the only mastermind behind his groundbreaking ideas about relativity; it turns out the renowned theoretical physicist collaborated a great deal with his first wife, Mileva Maric´—a Serbian woman of modest means who was one of the few women to study math and science at the Zurich Polytechnic School where the two meet.



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Code Girls
By: Liza Mundy

Discussion:  March  20th   11:00am

Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.


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Discussion April, 16th 11:00am
The Wife Between Us
By: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions.
It’s about a jealous wife, obsessed with her replacement.
It’s about a younger woman set to marry the man she loves.
The first wife seems like a disaster; her replacement is the perfect woman.
You will assume you know the motives, the history, the anatomy of the relationships.
You will be wrong.
 



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Discussion May 15th 11:00am
Wild Swans
By Jung Chang
 
An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

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The Fly Girls
By: Keith O'Brien

Discussion June 18th 11:00am
 
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi‑day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Fly Girls recounts how a cadre of women banded together to break the original glass ceiling: the entrenched prejudice that conspired to keep them out of the sky.



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  • About Us
    • Library Policies
    • Contact Us
    • Friends of the Library
    • Library Staff
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    • Library Board Minutes
  • Library Services
    • Search Our Catalog
    • Free Digital Audiobooks & E-Books >
      • Bridges
    • Seed Lending Library
    • Programs and Events >
      • Book Club
      • Craft Club
      • LEGO Club
      • GYM TIME
      • Summer Reading Program!
  • Youth
    • Teen >
      • Volunteer Opportunities >
        • Meals From the Heartland
    • Parent/Teacher Resources >
      • ABC Mouse
    • Home School Resources >
      • Iowa Homeschool Laws
    • Homework Help >
      • Iowa Learning Online
      • Learning Express
      • Tutor.com
  • Adults
    • Inter- Library Loans
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Services for Seniors >
      • Internet Safety for Seniors
      • Help for Seniors
      • Life Long Links
      • Senior Citizen Government Info
    • Tax and Government Info >
      • State of Iowa Information
      • IRS Information
  • Community
    • Minburn Moments
    • City of Minburn Website
    • ADM Schools
    • Minburn Community Calendar
    • Mid American Energy
    • BTWI Wireless Internet
    • Minburn Communications