The St. Louis County Library Foundation Presents Charlie Brennan for a Discussion of his New Book, AMAZING ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, MO

The St. Louis County Library Foundation is pleased to present award-winning KMOX talk show host Charlie Brennan for a discussion and signing of his new book "Amazing St. Louis: 250 Years of Great Tales and Curiosities" on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Reedy Press.

Did you know the first mobile phone was used in St. Louis? Or that a St. Louis businessman changed the course of war in the Pacific during World War II? Or that a St. Louisan ended the Cold War?

After talking about St. Louis and its people every weekday for the past 25 years, Charlie Brennan has gathered the greatest and most incredible St. Louis stories in celebration of the city's 250th birthday. Brennan divulges how St. Louisans gave the world rock and roll, the cocktail party, the city of Chicago, the musical Cats and more! Brennan also shares some of the world's strangest oddities and curiosities that just happened to take place in the Gateway to the West.

Packed with hundreds of almost unknown facts about the people and events of St. Louis, this book is ideal for lovers of this great American city and its rich history.

Charlie Brennan has worked with KMOX Radio for more than 25 years and now hosts the station's top-rated weekday mid-morning show. He has been voted St. Louis' favorite talk show host four times in the Riverfront Times Readers Poll and was named one of America's top 25 most influential talk show hosts by USA Today. Charlie also appears regularly on KETC-TV's "Donnybrook" and is the author of the book "Here's Where: An Illustrious Guide to St. Louis."

Program sites are accessible. Upon two weeks notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Contact St. Louis County Library by phone 314-994-3300 or visit http://www.slcl.org.

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