BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240411T220000Z DTEND:20240411T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Author Talk: Ordinary Families DESCRIPTION:Retired U.S. diplomat David K. Wessel will be reading from his new novel\, "Choosing Sides"\, and speaking on the subject of 'Ordinary Germans' and how they dealt with the rising tyranny of Hitler's takeover of their country. Wessel's book tells the story of his father and grandparents\, an ordinary family caught in the maelstrom of Nazi Germany\, and the choices they faced. David K. Wessel relies not only on his family story\, but 50 years of studying how the Weimar Republic shaped the lives of 'Ordinary Germans'. He majored in history (Rutgers University) with a focus on Germany between the wars. Wessel is a member of the American Historical Association\, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training\, Historical Novel Writers Association\, National Council for History Education\, and New Hampshire Writers Project. This program will be held in the library auditorium on Thursday\, April 11 at 6pm. No sign-up is required\, books will be available for purchase and signing. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Retired U.S. diplomat David K. Wessel will be reading from his new novel\, "\;Choosing Sides"\;\, and speaking on the subject of &lsquo\;Ordinary Germans&rsquo\; and how they dealt with the rising tyranny of Hitler'\;s takeover of their country. Wessel&rsquo\;s book tells the story of his father and grandparents\, an ordinary family caught in the maelstrom of Nazi Germany\, and the choices they faced. David K. Wessel relies not only on his family story\, but 50 years of studying how the Weimar Republic shaped the lives of &lsquo\;Ordinary Germans&rsquo\;. He majored in history (Rutgers University) with a focus on Germany between the wars. Wessel is a member of the American Historical Association\, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training\, Historical Novel Writers Association\, National Council for History Education\, and New Hampshire Writers Project. This program will be held in the library auditorium on Thursday\, April 11 at 6pm. No sign-up is required\, books will be available for purchase and signing. LOCATION:Laconia Public Library 695 Main Street Laconia\, NH 03246 UID:e.839.49421 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260915T224920Z URL:https://business.lakesregionchamber.org/events/details/author-talk-ordinary-families-49421 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR