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One Book, One Denver 2007
Articles of War by Nick Arvin

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Denver Public Library Book Discussions
Place a Hold for Articles of War Discuss the book at various Denver Public Library branch locations. Other book discussions may be found in the resource guide (pdf).

Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library
Monday, October 1, 12 noon

Ross-University Hills Branch Library
Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 p.m.

Central Library - Gates Conference Room, Level 5
Monday, October 8, 6:30 p.m.

Ross-Broadway Branch Library
Tuesday, October 9, 6:30 p.m.

Bear Valley Branch Library
Wednesday, October 10, 6:30 p.m.

Montbello Branch Library
Sunday, October 14, 4 p.m.
   
About the Author
Nick Arvin was born in Edenton, North Carolina, but grew up in Clio, Michigan, a small town amid fields of potatoes and sugar beets, not far from the factories of Flint. He first began writing short stories in high school, but also had an interest in engineering and that is what he studied in college at the University of Michigan and in graduate school at Stanford. Arvin worked in product development at Ford for several years before leaving to study fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He moved to Denver six years ago, shortly after he began to write Articles of War, and did much of the research for the novel at the Denver Public Library. Arvin has continued to work in engineering, for a time in forensic analysis and now in power plant design, while writing a second novel. Arvin also published a collection of short stories titled In the Electric Eden and received a number of other honors for writing. He and his wife have had their hands full recently with their son, who is now one year old.

More on Nick Arvin may be found in the Gale Literature Resource Center or the resource guide (pdf).
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Further Reading
On the Wings of Heroes

Articles of War - Other Media Types
Book on CD
Book on Tape
Audio eBook
Large Print
 

Fiction
The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II by Richard Matheson
The Children’s War by Monique Charlesworth
Liberation Road: A Novel of World War II and the Red Ball Express by David L. Robbins
Night Over Day Over Night by Paul Watkins
Nobody Comes Back: A Novel of the Battle of the Bulge by Donn Pearce
Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride
The Pilots by James Spencer
Wings of Honor by Tom Willard

Nonfiction
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506 Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Execution of Private Slovik by William Bradford Huie
The Battle for the Rhine: The Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Campaign, 1944 by Robin Neillands

Young Adult Fiction
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Solider by Walter Dean Myers
On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
Summer of My German Solider by Bette Greene
Traitor by Gudrun Pausewang

WWII Films
Band of Brothers
Battle of the Bulge
The Big Red One
The Execution of Private Slovik
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line

 
More One Book, One Denver Highlights
Please consult the One Book, One Denver Resource Guide (pdf) for a complete schedule of all events, discussion questions and more, or visit the City of Denver's One Book, One Denver site. All programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited; first come, first served.

Some highlights include:

An Evening with Articles of War Author Nick Arvin
Wednesday, November 14, 7 p.m.
Manual High School
1700 E. 28th Ave., Denver, CO
Author Nick Arvin will read from and discuss his work.

Power Read with Stories on Stage and YOU
Saturday, October 13, 12-5 p.m.
Dramatic actors from Stories on Stage and members of the audience will read the entire novel, Articles of War aloud.
Central Denver Public Library
Level B2 Conference Center

Lighthouse Writers Workshop Essay, Poetry and Short Story Contest for Teens
Entry deadline: Postmarked by Monday, November 5.
Write an essay, poem or short story that refers to an event or person from history.
Consult the resource guide (pdf) for more information.
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