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Book title: Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs: A Visual Chronicle of Our Time
Author: Hal Buell
Discussed by: Theresa Wiater (Retired Educator at Clarence Center Elementary School)

Book summary from the publisher:

These poignant, often heart-wrenching photographs, taken by the world’s best photojournalists, tell dramatic and memorable stories and form a visual chronicle of our time. Taken from World War II to the present, each photo attests to the strength of the human spirit and the triumphs and tragedies of our age. Here are the moments during which history five Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, Babe Ruth offering a final salute at Yankee Stadium, the fallen students at Kent State, the demonstration at China’s Tiananmen Square, a lone woman defying security officers during the evacuation of the West Bank. Filled with emotion and passion, each photograph transports us to a single moment. The breathtaking collection demonstrates the power of photography to compel, provoke, inspire, and above all, preserve.

Event details

Date and time: Tuesday, October 13 @ 4:00 pm

Venue: Amherst Center for Senior Services (370 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228)

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