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Local Author Reading | The Jesus He Deserved

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

Join us for a Local Author Reading of The Jesus He Deserved with Sean Davis, Matthew Robinson, and Jacob Meeks. Three Oregon authors and combat veterans, Sean Davis, Matthew Robinson and Jacob Meeks, drawing on their experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Africa and the Middle East, offer anatomies of war and of peace. The book can ordered before the reading by emailing: info@booksaroundthecorner.com. The cost of the book is $14 and can be paid at the time of pickup. Sean Davis is the author of The Wax Bullet War, a Purple Heart Iraq War veteran, and the winner of the Legionnaire of the Year Award from the American Legion in 2015 and the recipient of the Emily Gottfried Emerging Leader, Human Rights award for 2016.…

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Michael Beschloss

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Oregon Historical Society welcomes Michael Beschloss to the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 7pm, as part of the 2019 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series. For over 20 years, the Oregon Historical Society has presented the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series, bringing together the nation’s top scholars and award-winning authors for thought-provoking evenings of history. All lectures take place at 7:00pm at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. 2019 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series Speakers: Mitch Landrieu - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 H.W. Brands - Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Liza Mundy - Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Michael Beschloss - Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Michael Beschloss - Presidents of War Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, bestselling author of nine books, and has been a New York Times contributing columnist. He…

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Dan Schilling

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of Navy SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Dan Schilling’s Alone at Dawn (Grand Central) is the astonishing true account of Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms.

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Kristina McMorris in Conversation With Rene Denfeld

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

From Kristina McMorris, author of Sold on a Monday, comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path. As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan's Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain she's the mastermind of their act. Ultimately, controlling her surroundings and eluding traps of every kind helps her keep a lingering trauma at bay. Yet for all her planning, Fenna doesn't foresee being called upon by British military intelligence. Tasked with designing escape…

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