Michael J. Tougias, is offering a new, dramatic presentation based on his co-authored book So Close to Home: An American Family’s World War II Story of Survival and the U-boat that Attacked Them. He will use slides of the attack, the survivors, and the rescue to make this “an edge-of-your seat” visual program. So Close to Home is a survival story and history book rolled into one. Known for his fast paced writing style and character-driven stories, Tougias is also the author of The Finest Hours (made into a major motion picture by the Disney Corporation). His other books include Rescue of the Bounty, Overboard!, Fatal Forecast, A Storm Too Soon, and Ten Hours Until Dawn. His history titles include King Philip’s War and Until I Have No Country.