Join the city of Franklins Big Read

1
The Franklin Big Read

• Join the city of Franklins Big Read
• of the mystery classic
• The Maltese Falcon

2
THE MALTESE FALCON

• The Maltese Falcon
• is a detective novel written by one of
• the greatest writers of all time-
• Dashiell Hammett!
• Come join us and enter a world of
• great mystery.

3
City of Franklin
The Big Read
The Maltese Falcon By Dashiell Hammet
4
Two Months to Complete
And Everyone Will Read

• Best detective novel of the age
• Thrilling to the very end
• Hammet has brought his characters to life

Youll be hooked from the first sentence.
5
Presents
The Big Read
6
Read A Book With Your Community
Over the next few months the City of
Franklin and the Williamson County Library will
be partnering with The Big Read to try to get the
whole community to read The Maltese Falcon by
Dashiell Hammet.
The Maltese Falcon is a thrilling and
suspenseful mystery novel that will have you
hooked till the end. This book has every quality
that a good mystery novel needs. It has a great
ending that will keep you guessing the whole
time. The complex characters will leave you with
hours of discussion topics on their personalities
and true motives. All over it is simply just a
great read.
7
THE BIG READ
The National Endowment for the Arts and
Williamson County present
8
Why participate in The Big Read?
What is The Big Read?
The Big Read is an initiative of the National
Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore
reading to the center of American culture.

• The Big Read is a way that communities can
• connect through reading the same books and
• discussing them in schools.

So join in on THE BIG READ today!
9
TheBigRead
The Maltese Falcon

• Powered by Williamson County
• And the City of Franklin

10
The BIG READ In Franklin!
READ!
11
THE MALTESE FALCON.READING TOGETHER IS FUN
TOGTHER.
MYSTERY, DECEPTION, ROMANCE, BETRAYAL AND GREED.

• COME JOIN US NOW AND READ THE CLASSIC MALTESE
  FALCON AS PART OF THE BIG READ.

12
The Maltese Falcon

• Hello. Yes, speaking Dead? Yes Fifteen
  minutes. Thanks.
• - Sam Spade
• A crime scene, detective story of epic
  proportions with mystery at every turn!

13
The Big Read!

• The Maltese Falcon will capture your attention
  and compel you from cover to cover!
• So, participate in The Big Read by reading The
  Maltese Falcon!

14
This is a Public Service Announcement from
Williamson County!
Big Read!!
15
The City of Franklin Big Read

• The Maltese Falcon By Dashiell
• Hammett. An adventurous detective
• story with murder, lust, and a bird.

He looked rather pleasant like a blonde Satan
He looked rather pleasant like a blonde Satan
16
The City of Franklin's
"The Big Read" Program

• presents

THE MALTESE FALCON
By Dashiell Hammett
A mystery that will have you on your toes.
17
City of Franklin
"The Big Read"
The Maltese Falcon
18
A Must Read!
Full of Suspense!
A Fascinating Book
Once you start, you won't be able to put it down!
19
Murders. Betrayal. Romance. Deception. Greed.
Stories. Dead ends. Twists and turns. Revenge.
The Maltese Falcon
20
Want to know what happens?
YES!
21
Be a part of the BIG READ!Read The Maltese
Falcon.You wont regret it!
22
Historic Franklins Big Read
Join your community and read, read, read!
You wont want to do anything else!
It is a must read for people of all ages!
By Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon
23
It is a must read novel
This craftily written novel captivates the heart
and entangles the senses to the very last page.
Captivating!
A literary masterpiece!
Enchanting!
Description This is mysterious read about a
treasure actually worth killing for. The main
character, Spade, is intriguing and clever. This
is a novel that will haunt readers for the rest
of their lives. What could be valuable enough to
kill for
Dashiell HAMMETT
The Maltese Falcon
24
The Big Read
25
The Maltese Falcon
This book is filled with romance and mystery!!
The City of Franklins BIG READ
26
Join in with many citizens of Franklin and Read
The Maltese Falcon!
27
Read in on the fun!

• Take a trip back to a time of crime in America
  with thousands of others in Franklin, Tennessee.
  Team up with Sam Spade, the bold detective from
  the 20s, and solve some of the most intricate
  cases the time had ever seen.

28
Meet up with others!

• Have fun with people who share your enthusiasm
  for reading and the American culture. Start the
  fun with a Roarin 20s party, then join with
  many others in movies, activities and lectures on
  detective novels. Dont leave yourself out of the
  fun, throw yourself in to an exciting novel and
  participate in fun activities with many others!

29
The BIG Read

• Franklin, Tennessee

30
Presenting
A Series of Cold- Blooded Murders and One Man Who
Must Solve the Mystery Before Time Runs Out

• A Timeless Tale of Excitement and Intrigue

31
(No Transcript)
32
THE MALTESE FALCON
A Gripping Tale by Dashiell Hammett
33
Mr. Spade, have you any conception of how much
money can be made out of that black bird?
We didn't believe your story, Miss
O'Shaughnessy. We believed your two hundred
dollars.
Dont be a fool. You know what it is. I know
where it is. Thats why were here.
I am I liar, she said. Ive always been a
liar.
This is murder, Sam, and dont you ever forget
it.
34
Is it possible to discover the truth in a city
where everybody lies?
35
Participate in the Big Read of Franklin and
reveal the secrets of the Maltese Falcon if
youre ready to find a treasure worth killing
for.
Trust no one, look out only for yourself
36
(No Transcript)
37
BIG READ
Presented by Alec Fletcher
The BIG READ is attempting to get everyone in the
city to read The Maltese Falcon. It is a great
undertaking that you could be part of!!!

• The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is one of the greatest
detective books ever, a great book to read!
Everyone in Franklin is reading this book, you
should too!
Be loved by all around you, they will know that
you can read a book!
You will be a greater person all in all, so join
the BIG READ and be a part of Franklin history.
Dance celebrity Shannon Feamster read The Maltese
Falcon, so you should too!
38
The Big Read!!!
Join in with the City of Franklin! Read the
Maltese Falcon- a detective story, thriller, love
story, and even a comedy! This book has it all!
Events for The Maltese Falcon 3/29/08- Roaring
20s Party 4/3/08- Cultural Arts Meet and
Greet 4/5/08- Jazz Lecture
Read and enjoy all the fun!
39
THE MALTESE FALCON

• This is an easy and wonderful book to read. This
  is not only a love story but also a mystery and
  detective story. If you enjoy a thriller of a
  book, this is the right book for you!!!

40
The Big Read!
The Big Read is being hosted in the city of
Franklin. Williamson County Schools are reading
The Maltese Falcon. The Maltese Falcon is a
detective story that will keep you reading more
and more and never gets dulls. This book is as
interesting as the name its given! You shouldnt
miss out on this great opportunity to join in and
be apart of the Big Read!
When a mans partner is killed hes supposed to
do something about it. It doesnt make any
difference what you thought of him. -Sam Spade

• To encourage literature and the arts is a duty
  which every good citizen owes to his country.
  George Washington

41
The Big Read Presents
The Maltese Falcon

• A story as explosive as his blazing automatics!
• The Big Read is a program hosted by City of
  Franklin and Williamson County Library.

42
The Big Read

• The Maltese Falcon
• By Dashiell Hammett

What's so special about some black bird?
Who killed who?
Can these people really be trusted?
These are just some of the questions you will be
asking yourself when you read The Maltese Falcon.
43
The Maltese Falcon
THE BIG READ
The City of Franklin and Williamson County
Library are proud to bring The Big Read to our
community.
TRUST ME YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE!
Romance, murder, and suspense! The perfect
combination that will keep you rapidly flipping
the pages to see what comes next! --Haleigh Doyle
I suggest you start reading now or you will be
missing out on this great opportunity to read an
amazing book!

• Dashiell Hammett is a master of the Detective
  Novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.
• --The Boston Globe

44
Love a mystery, romance, and a comedy!Well join
the Big Read as we read The Maltese Falcon.

• About The Maltese Falcon
• Detective Sam Spade investigates the
  mysterious murder of his partner, only to find
  that he has been pulled into the treacherous
  battle for a priceless jeweled of a bird.

• What is the Big Read?
• Big Read is where everyone gets together to
  read and discuss the feature book.
• Come to our Roarin 20s Party at Cool Springs
  Galleria on Sat. March 29 starting at 100.
• Free copies of The Maltese Falcon will be given
  out! (while supplies last.)

45
The BIG Read!
The big read is designed to get our whole country
excited about Reading!
Currently 127 communities are participating!
Thats all around the country!

• Did you know???
• Less than half of the adult American population
  reads literature!
• Dont become another statistic! Join your
  community (and Franklin High School) and pick up
  that book!

46
The Big Read

• Cheese your stuff and get reading.

Join the whole community of Franklin as they read
the Maltese Falcon. A book of mystery, murder,
and betrayal, this book is sure to hook your
attention!
The Franklin community will participate in a
program to help people all over America read more.
47
Public Service Announcement
Join your fellow Franklinians in the Big Read!
The Big Read is an initiative of the National
Endowment for the Arts designed to restore
reading to the center of American culture. The
Big Read brings together partners across the
country to encourage reading for pleasure and
enlightenment. Feel free to join other
Franklinians for luncheons, breakfast meetings,
story hour, book discussions, art exhibits, movie
showings, jazz lectures, parties, and so much
more! Dont be the only one in the city that has
not read The Maltese Falcon!
48
Relax and forget about every day stresses as you
get absorbed into this book full of Chinese
angles (strange or unusual twist or aspect to
something), such as everyone trust the snooper
(detective), but nobody wants to be nailed
(caught by the police) and put under glass (in
jail). Let your imagination run wild about what
will happen next when people get thrown off the
track (man who becomes insanely violent). Find
out why people suffered from lead poisoning (were
shot) and zotzed (killed). Read about bosses
making a trips for biscuits (make a trip for no
purpose, achieve no results), because theyre
employees wont snitch (inform). The Falcon has
been cheesed (hidden) for many of years and when
it was first made, everything was silky (okay),
but as people began to realize its value, the
screws were tightened (put pressure on somebody)
to find it. Someone was even offered ten large
(1,000) ones, just to help them find it. Why
does everyone want this flacon you ask? Youll
have to read to find out.
Beware of the main characterstheyre not always
what they seem to be. Spade the Bruno (tough
guy, enforcer) that didn't mind kissing (punch)
men on the jaw every now and then. Gutman the
Gink (man) that wore glad rags (fancy clothes)
and had a rather large Alderman (a man's pot
belly). He was the wise head (smart person) that
uncovered all the details about the
falcon. Brigid the Tomato (pretty woman) that is
behind the eight-ball (in a difficult position,
in a tight spot), because she has trouble singing
(confessing, admitting secrets).
49
The Big Read
Less than half of Americans read literature for
pleasure over the course of a year. Take part
in this initiative to fight the trend and
encourage others to take part in reading for
pleasure.

• Get involved with the community, and read a great
  detective novel!

50
Go to www.franklin-gov.com/bigread/

• Remember, get involved.

Read!
51
Join Franklin In . The Big Read!
Information On March 8th, 2008 we will be having
a St. Patricks Day Festival in the city of
Franklin! Come by The Big Read booth to get your
copy of The Maltese Falcon
According to an NEA study, more than half of
Americans dont read for enjoyment! We will join
a hundred communities across the country to fight
this trend and encourage reading!
This book is filled with action, romance, and
much more!
52
Are you looking for a great page turner?
???
Or maybe just a great,
entertaining novel?
An intriguing, mysterious, book that cant
be put down?
53
Join the city of Franklin in
The Big Read
and Read The Maltese Falcon!
While reading The Maltese Falcon,
you can also enjoy community events
with your friends and family!
54
The Big Read
in
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon is a thrilling adventure about
Sam Spade, a top notch, somewhat sketchy, San
Francisco detective, in the 1920s. What is the
truth and what is a lie? That is the question Sam
Spade is constantly having to ask.
The city of Franklin is proud to be participating
in The Big Read all throughout the spring of
2008. Activities and discussions will be held all
throughout the community. More information can be
found at http//www.franklin-gov.com/bigread/
55
Join in on an out-of-this-world adventure with
me, Sam Spade as I solve the mystery of The
Maltese Falcon. You wont regret the time youve
spent venturing the streets of a 1920s San
Francisco.
Be Sure to Join Now!
Participate in Franklins Big Read
and youll have the experience of
a lifetime Elizabeth P.
56
The big read is designed to have all the people
in Franklin to read a book together.
Reading gives you food for thought. Read a book
today!
Reading helps keep the minds of children and
adults sharp. So read a book today.
57
The Maltese Falconby Dashiell Hammett
The Big Read
Join the city of Franklin in the Big Read as we
read one of the best detective novels of all
time. You wont want to be left out.
Unforgettable
Uniquely written
Epic!!!
The best detective story
A must read
58
This is you not participating in the Big Read.
This is you participating in the Big Read.
Any questions?