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Author Series: Thomas Cahill

New York Times bestselling author and renowned historian Thomas Cahill is known for taking on a complex history and distilling it into an accessible, illuminating and entertaining narrative. His latest book in his acclaimed Hinges of History series, "Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World," guides readers through a thrilling a period of time so full of innovation and cultural change that the Western world would not experience anything similar until the twentieth century. The book is available for purchase and signing, courtesy of the Lake Forest Bookstore.

Join us for an afternoon lecture and book signing. Free.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required. Register online at www.vapld.info, by telephone at 224-543-1485, or in person at any public service desk in the library.

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