The Sherlock Holmes Book Club will discuss "\;The Speckled Band"\;\, a short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 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:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T170000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/new-book-discussion-group-books-and-bagels-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/new-book-discussion-group-books-and-bagels-0 SUMMARY:New book discussion group Books and Bagels DESCRIPTION:The new book discussion group Books and Bagels will discuss Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas. During World War II\, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small town. Part thriller\, part historical novel\, this novel is a riveting exploration of the darkest--as well as the best--parts of the human heart. Please sign up at the sales desk or by phone\, 402-392-2877.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T190000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/nancy-rips-will-sign-high-holiday-stories URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/nancy-rips-will-sign-high-holiday-stories SUMMARY:Nancy Rips will sign High Holiday Stories DESCRIPTION:The High Holidays are the most important festivals of the Jewish year\, and all Jews have their own memories of these special days. It’s a time to remember\, a time to be with families\, and a time to tell stories about past generations. And you don’t need to be Jewish to appreciate this\, because the 21st century is a much smaller world\, with many different faiths coming together. High Holiday Stories is filled with 101 heartfelt holiday remembrances\, from famous people\, and some only known in their own circle of family and friends. They recount varied Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur experiences\, from observing the holiday in the Colorado Rockies to Army bases in Iraq\, even online. The stories come from people of all ages\, all professions\, from New York to California\, New Zealand to England.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/annual-book-club-open-house URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/annual-book-club-open-house SUMMARY:ANNUAL BOOK CLUB OPEN HOUSE. DESCRIPTION:Discover great new books for your book club during The Bookworm's ANNUAL BOOK CLUB OPEN HOUSE. Representatives from publishing houses will join Diana and The Bookworm staff in sharing great new suggestions for book clubs. Tom Leigh from Macmillan and Jon Mooney from Penguin Putnam will give presentations at 6\:30 p.m. Registered book club members will receive 20% off purchases. Please save the date on your calendar and contact Diana Abbott for more information\, 402-392-2877.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-5 SUMMARY:As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group will discuss Tinker\, Tailor\, Soldier\, Spy by John le Carré (Scribner\, $16). A modern masterpiece in which le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world\, Tinker\, Tailor\, Soldier\, Spy begins George Smiley's chess match of wills and wits with Karla\, his Soviet counterpart. It is now beyond doubt that a mole\, implanted decades ago by Moscow Centre\, has burrowed his way into the highest echelons of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of its most vital operations and its best networks. It is clear that the double agent is one of its own. George Smiley is assigned to identify him. And once identified\, the traitor must be destroyed. Lee Myers will facilitate the discussion. Space is limited\, so please call to reserve your place.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T190000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/laura-daniel-will-sign-web-truths URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/laura-daniel-will-sign-web-truths SUMMARY:Laura Daniel will sign Web of Truths DESCRIPTION:Laura Daniel will sign Web of Truths (Xlibris\, $13.95). In Web of Truths\, Daniel has woven a plot of secrets held\, and secrets revealed\, with all of their conflicts and consequences. As the story opens with a tragic shooting and suicide at the local school\, conflicts emerge within the Shugate family. When Ethan Shugate learns that his boy\, Toby\, proves not to be a victim of the shooting\, after a case of mistaken identity\, he resolves to turn his life around\, realizing how fragile life can be.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T230000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/david-herlihy-will-sign-lost-cyclist URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/david-herlihy-will-sign-lost-cyclist SUMMARY:David Herlihy will sign The Lost Cyclist DESCRIPTION:David Herlihy will sign The Lost Cyclist\: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance. Frank Lenz dreamed of cycling around the world. In the spring of 1892 he set out west to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later\, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships\, he disappeared in eastern Turkey. Herlihy's gripping narrative captures the soaring joys and constant dangers accompanying the bicycle adventurer in the days before paved roads and automobiles. This untold story culminates with efforts to bring Lenz's accused murderers to justice\, even as troubled Turkey teetered on the edge of collapse.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T230000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/teacher-weekend URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/teacher-weekend SUMMARY:Teacher Weekend DESCRIPTION:It’s Teacher Weekend. Beginning Thursday\, September 23 at 3\:30 p.m. through Saturday\, September 25 at 6 p.m. We will have lots of free ‘stuff’ for teachers\, counselors and librarians. Your teacher discount will apply to anything in the store and we will have a drawing for some special door prizes. Stop by and see us.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T190000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/greg-hall-will-sign-traffic-control URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/greg-hall-will-sign-traffic-control SUMMARY:Greg Hall will sign Traffic Control DESCRIPTION:Greg Hall will sign Traffic Control (Mokuhina\, $7.99). A fatal accident destroys former rock star Carl Patterson's quest to turn his life around and make peace with his estranged daughter. His search for answers uncovers a secret worth killing for\, putting him on a collision course with a man that does whatever it takes to win
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T200000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-4 SUMMARY:World War II History Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The World War II History Book Discussion Group will select books for discussion in future meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T003212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101001T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101001T010000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/mary-helen-stefaniak-will-sign-cailiffs-baghdad-georgia URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/mary-helen-stefaniak-will-sign-cailiffs-baghdad-georgia SUMMARY:Mary Helen Stefaniak will sign The Cailiffs of Baghdad\, Georgia DESCRIPTION:Gladys Cailiff is eleven years old in 1938 when a new\, well-traveled young schoolteacher turns a small Georgia town upside down. Miss Grace Spivey believes in field trips\, Arabian costumes\, and reading aloud from her ten-volume set of The Thousand Nights and a Night. The real trouble begins when she decides to revive the annual town festival as an exotic Baghdad bazaar\, transforming the lives of everyone around her. Populated by unforgettable characters--including three impressive camels--The Cailiffs of Baghdad\, Georgia rides a magic carpet from a segregated schoolroom in Georgia to the banks of the Tigris (and back again) in an entrancing feat of storytelling.
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