The Civil War Book Group will discuss by Stealing Secrets\: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals\, Impacted Battles\, and Altered the Course of the Civil War by H. Donald Winkler (Cumberland House\, $18.99). During America's most divisive war\, both the Union and Confederacy took advantage of brave and courageous women willing to adventurously support their causes. These female spies of the Civil War participated in the world's second-oldest profession-spying-a profession perilous in the extreme. The tales of female spies are filled with suspense\, bravery\, treachery\, and trickery. They took enormous risks and achieved remarkable results-often in ways men could not do. Winkler uses primary Civil War sources such as memoirs\, journals\, letters\, and newspaper articles\, plus the latest in scholarly research\, to make these incredible stories come alive.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T031626Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T230000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-crow-flies URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-crow-flies SUMMARY:Craig Johnson will sign As the Crow Flies DESCRIPTION:The Wyoming lawman returns after staking his claim on the New York Times bestseller list. Sheriff Walt Longmire has a more important matter on his mind than cowboys and criminals. His daughter\, Cady\, is getting married to the brother of his undersheriff\, Victoria Moretti. Walt and old friend Henry Standing Bear are the de facto wedding planners and fear Cady's wrath when the wedding locale arrangements go up in smoke two weeks before the big event. The pair set out to find a new site for the nuptials on the Cheyenne Reservation\, but their scouting expedition ends in horror as they witness a young Crow woman plummeting from Painted Warrior's majestic cliffs. It's not Walt's turf\, but the newly appointed tribal police chief and Iraqi war veteran\, the beautiful Lolo Long\, shanghais him into helping with the investigation. Walt is stretched thin as he mentors Lolo\, attempts to catch the bad guys\, and performs the role of father of the bride.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T031626Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T150000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/us-presidents-group-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/us-presidents-group-0 SUMMARY:U.S. Presidents Group DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Presidents group reads and discusses concise biographies of past presidents\, their leadership abilities and how well their reputations have withstood the test of time. The biography for May is John Quincy Adams by Robert Remini (Times Books\, $23.00). Remini paints a vivid portrait of a man whose pre- and post-presidential careers overshadowed his presidency. Chosen by the House of Representatives after an inconclusive election against Andrew Jackson\, John Quincy Adams often failed to mesh with the ethos of his era\, pushing unsuccessfully for a strong\, consolidated national government. Remini recounts how in the years before his presidency Adams was a shrewd\, influential diplomat\, and later\, as a dynamic secretary of state under President James Monroe\, he solidified many basic aspects of American foreign policy\, including the Monroe Doctrine.
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