Things we love to do is have the opportunity to talk to published authors about their most recent books but also to dig in a little more than i think we get to as we like it book events with a craft talk, learning a bit more about what went into creating the book and especially for the book we are talking about today, american sherlock murder, forensics, and the birth of american csi. So many interesting things kate can share that would be applicable to any writer who happens to be here. Who here is a writer . Who here writes but didnt raise their hand . There are always a few of you. We are going to make sure we get some conversation as well. I just want to say quickly before we start, a big thank you to book people. We are lucky to live here in austin and have a lot of really wonderful Literary Community and one of the big clubs of that is this bookstore so thank you for having us here tonight. I hope you will enjoy the conversation and go downstairs and find a book and bring it up t
Tonight we welcome our two great the coauthors of wartime escapes and rescues. I have to say they had me in grade school. I was a fourthgrader when hollywood released the great escape starring James Mcqueen Steve Mcqueen and james garner and charles bronson, among others. All of the guys in my class fell in love with it. We would play at out at recess. Each one of us would take one of the roles. Of course all of us wanted to be mcqueen. He was the cooler one. I always was the one who got executed at the end of the movie. Of course the Queen Mcqueen survives. The movie was based on a true story. The film gave us a real life ending to this story. Only three of those men who escaped stayed escaped. And anothern pilots pilot from the netherlands, no americans. Escape was not often tried and when it was it did not succeed. When it did, it really was an inspiration. It was often hollywood stuff. This is the third time david has spoken here at the library. The last was a little less than a ye
I know will be a compelling presentation. These guys are money. As many of you know. We are so fortunate and privileged to be associated with them. Tonight we welcome our two guests. They had me in grade school. I was a fourthgrader when hollywood released the great ape starring James Mcqueen Steve Mcqueen and james garner and charles bronson, among others. All of the guys in my class fell in love with it. All of us wanted to be mcqueen. He survives. The movie was based on a true story. Only three of those men who escaped state escaped. Two norwegian pilots in another pilot from the netherlands. No americans. Escape was not often tried and when it was it did not succeed. When it day, it really was an inspiration. It was often hollywood staff. This is the third time david has spoken here at the library. The last was a little less than a year ago. Thank you so much for making the trip. These join us in welcoming both of them. [applause] good evening. Thank you for coming out. Looks like
[inaudible conversations] i didnt even have to say anything. You are a welltrained bunch. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon welcome to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and education center. My name is lily and and is director of Public Programs i have the privilege on a regular basis. We thank you so much for being here with us today. We hope youll return on other occasions. Usually i play a game with her audience and i will do it very quickly. Is this your first visit . Please raise your hand. Raise it higher so i can see it very thank you, thank you, thank you. Over here too. Thank you. In the interest of quality so the rest of you can exercise one of your arms if you are a regular, if you attend programs all the time if you are one of our members please raise your hand. Thank you so much. Thank you. The folks who raised her hands the first time around please dont take my word for it alone. Ask anyone else around you his hand without the second time why they support th
These guys are money, as many of you know. We are so fortunate and privileged to be associated with them. Tonight, we welcome our two guests. Westra,lls, and kayla of the Minnesota West Community and technical college, the coauthors of great wartime escapes and rescues. Ill start by saying they had me in grade school. I was a fourthgrader when hollywood released the great escape, starring Steve Mcqueen and james garner, richard. And borough, and charles bronson, among others. It quickly became a tv staple all of the guys in my class fell in martinsburg, missouri fell in love with it. We played it out in recess. All of us wanted to be mcqueen. I think i ended up with the attenborough role. Get executed at the end of the movie. Of course, mcqueen survives. What we didnt realize then and what we probably didnt care about was that the movie was based on a true story, the escape of 76 allied soldiers and in 1944. From germany the film pretty much gave us the reallife tragic ending to that s