The As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group will discuss Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Penguin\, $15.00). When the recently orphaned socialite Flora Poste descends on her relatives at the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm in deepest Sussex\, she finds a singularly miserable group and proceeds to organize everyone out of their romantic tragedies into the pleasures of normal life. Jackie Byers will facilitate the discussion. Space is limited\, so please call to reserve your place.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100521T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100522T000000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/meredith-efken-will-sign-lucky-baby URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/meredith-efken-will-sign-lucky-baby SUMMARY:Meredith Efken will sign Lucky Baby DESCRIPTION:All her life\, Meg Lindsay's mother told her what a disappointment she was. In Meg's opinion\, no one could be a worse mother than the woman who gave birth to her\, until Meg has a child of her own to care for. After Meg and her husband\, Lewis\, adopt a girl from an orphanage in China\, Meg's love for her new daughter grows daily\, but the tension\, fear\, and uncertainty of motherhood drive Meg to the brink of despair. Fearing that she is becoming the kind of mother she hates\, she fights circumstance\, rebellion\, a loving but at times tense marriage\, setbacks\, and the native selfishness that lives in all of us.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100524T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100524T200000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-1 SUMMARY:World War II History Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The World War II History Book Discussion Group will discuss The Forgotten 500\: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory Freeman (NAL Caliber\, $15.00). In 1944\, the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen who had been trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons\, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty\, self-sacrifice\, and bravery is now being told for the first time.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100602T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100602T180000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/what-are-you-reading-book-chat-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/what-are-you-reading-book-chat-2 SUMMARY:What Are You Reading? book chat DESCRIPTION:Join us to chat about favorite reads\, books that changed our lives\, or the book we just couldn’t put down. No need to make reservations--just come and enjoy a little conversation about books. Carol Lynch will facilitate the discussion.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100609T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100610T000000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-junkyard-dogs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-junkyard-dogs SUMMARY:Craig Johnson will sign Junkyard Dogs DESCRIPTION:It's a volatile new economy in Durant\, Wyoming\, where the owners of a multi-million dollar development of ranchettes want to get rid of the adjacent junkyard. When a severed thumb is discovered in the yard\, conflicts erupt\, and Walt Longmire\, his trusty companion Dog\, life-long friend Henry Standing Bear\, and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high plains pressure cooker.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T160000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/sherlock-holmes-book-club-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/sherlock-holmes-book-club-2 SUMMARY:Sherlock Holmes Book Club DESCRIPTION:The Sherlock Holmes Book Club will discuss The Man with the Twisted Lip\, a short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Penguin\, $14). All Sherlockians\, old or new to the canon\, are welcomed. And if you don't know the difference between the canon and a pastiche\, don't worry\, just an enjoyment of "\;the game"\; is all that's needed.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T170000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/steven-pivovar-will-sign-rosenblatt-stadium-omaha%E2%80%99s-diamond-hill URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/steven-pivovar-will-sign-rosenblatt-stadium-omaha%E2%80%99s-diamond-hill SUMMARY:Steven Pivovar will sign Rosenblatt Stadium\: Omaha’s Diamond on the Hill DESCRIPTION:Relive the history\, tradition and memories in this commemorative book\, with more than 300 pages of stories and photos about the renowned stadium. (Omaha World-Herald\, $24.95)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100612T190000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/megan-daum-will-sign-life-would-be-perfect-if-i-lived-house URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/megan-daum-will-sign-life-would-be-perfect-if-i-lived-house SUMMARY:Meghan Daum will sign Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House DESCRIPTION:After an itinerant childhood and countless moves as an adult\, Daum was living in Los Angeles\, single and in her mid-thirties\, and devoting obscene amounts of time not to her writing career or her dating life but to the pursuit of property\, visiting open houses and fantasizing about finding the right place for the right price. Finally she succumbed\, depleting her life's savings to buy a 900-square-foot bungalow. From her mother's decorating manias to her own "\;hidden room"\; dreams\, Daum explores the perils and pleasures of believing that only a house can make you whole.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100613T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100613T190000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/joe-washington-will-sign-three-lives URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/joe-washington-will-sign-three-lives SUMMARY:Joe Washington will sign Three Lives DESCRIPTION:One life is enough for most. Imagine having three. Nicholas Gambit did. One man\, three very different reasons for being. From artless college student to inconceivably skilled government operative\, his tale is both authentic and outrageous.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T225943Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100617T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100618T010000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-3 SUMMARY:As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group will discuss The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton (Harper\, $14.99). On a farm in western Missouri during the first half of the twentieth century\, Matthew and Callie Soames create a life for themselves and raise four headstrong daughters. Over the decades they will love\, deceive\, comfort\, forgive--and\, ultimately\, they will come to cherish all the more fiercely the bonds of love that hold the family together. Jackie Byers will facilitate the discussion. Space is limited\, so please call to reserve your place.
END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR