BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250626T230000Z DTEND:20250627T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Breacher’s Playbook: An Evening with James Pomerantz and Tom Hruby at The Book Stall DESCRIPTION:We're so happy to welcome co-authors Tom Hruby and James Pomerantz on Thursday\, June 26 at 6:00 pm as they debut their new novel\, The Breacher's Playbook at The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka.) The first in a planned three-book series\, the novel is a fictional account based on Hruby's real-life story. This program is free\, but registration is required. Please click here to reserve your spot!\n\n \n\nCan't make it to the event? Give us a call\, at 847-446-8880. We are happy to arrange to get you a signed copy. \n\n \n\nThe Breacher's Playbook is a tale of good versus evil\," say Pomerantz and Hruby. "Our main character\, Deklan\, fought his demons in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL breacher\, (an explosive expert) as a linebacker on the stadium grass of the Big Ten football fields\, and now in Chicago as a special agent for the FBI's Violent Crimes Against Children squad." The mystery/thriller lays the groundwork for a recurring character who is hard\, fast\, and mean as a razor wire. Deklan's life is one of determination and sacrifice in the face of defeat. That grit will be what he leans on in his new role as an FBI agent tasked with unraveling the disappearance of two children from a daycare center owned by his mother\n\n \n\nMore About the Authors: Tom Hruby played varsity football in high school. Foregoing college\, Tom became a professional MMA fighter based in Chicago\, going undefeated at 7-0. After 9/11\, Tom worked construction while he trained for the grueling Navy SEAL program. Tom entered Navy bootcamp training in 2006\, and received his SEAL Trident in 2008. He joined SEAL Team One as a Breacher in 2008 and served until 2016\, with four deployments including Iraq and Afghanistan. While still an active-duty Navy SEAL\, Tom enrolled at Northwestern University as a full-time student and walked on to the football team as a linebacker. He had not played football for 15 years. Tom played for the Wildcats from 2014-2016 at 32\, 33\, and 34 years old. The father of four boys\, Tom currently lives at Hruby Ranch in Crown Point\, Indiana.\n\n\n\nJames Pomerantz studied Journalism at the University of Missouri\, and cut his writing teeth while owning 10 Chicago nightclubs and sports bars\, including a restaurant sponsored by the Mario and Michael Andretti IndyCar racing team\, and another he co-owned with martial arts action-star Steven Seagal following his breakout hit movie\, Above the Law. Pomerantz's previous novels include Ghost Bandit\, Undisclosed Sibling\, and The Spitting Image of My Father. He also wrote a biography of Sid Steiner\, the 2002 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion Steer Wrestler. James and his wife raised four kids in Winnetka\, Illinois. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We&rsquo\;re so happy to welcome co-authors \;Tom \;Hruby \;and \;James Pomerantz \;on Thursday\, June 26 at 6:00 pm as they \;debut \;their new novel\, \;The Breacher'\;s Playbook \;at \;The Book Stall \;(811 Elm Street in Winnetka.) \;The first in a planned three-book series\, the novel is a fictional account based on Hruby'\;s real-life story. \; \;This program is free\, but registration is required. \;Please \;click here to reserve your spot!
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\nCan'\;t make it to the event? Give us a call\, at 847-446-8880. We are happy to arrange to get you a signed copy. \;
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\nThe Breacher'\;s Playbook \;is a tale of good versus evil\,"\; say Pomerantz and Hruby. "\;Our main character\, Deklan\, fought his demons in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL breacher\, (an explosive expert) as a linebacker on the stadium grass of the Big Ten football fields\, and now in Chicago as a special agent for the FBI'\;s Violent Crimes Against Children squad."\; The mystery/thriller lays the groundwork for a recurring character who is hard\, fast\, and mean as a razor wire. Deklan'\;s life is one of determination and sacrifice in the face of defeat. That grit will be what he leans on in his new role as an FBI agent tasked with unraveling the disappearance of two children from a daycare center owned by his mother
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\nMore About the Authors: \;Tom \;Hruby \;played varsity football in high school. Foregoing college\, Tom became a professional MMA fighter based in Chicago\, going undefeated at 7-0. After 9/11\, Tom worked construction while he trained for the grueling Navy SEAL program. Tom entered Navy bootcamp training in 2006\, and received his SEAL Trident in 2008. He joined SEAL Team One as a Breacher in 2008 and served until 2016\, with four deployments including Iraq and Afghanistan. While still an active-duty Navy SEAL\, Tom enrolled at Northwestern University as a full-time student and walked on to the football team as a linebacker. He had not played football for 15 years. Tom played for the Wildcats from 2014-2016 at 32\, 33\, and 34 years old. The father of four boys\, Tom currently lives at Hruby Ranch in Crown Point\, Indiana.
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\nJames Pomerantz \;studied Journalism at the University of Missouri\, and cut his writing teeth while owning 10 Chicago nightclubs and sports bars\, including a restaurant sponsored by the Mario and Michael Andretti IndyCar racing team\, and another he co-owned with martial arts action-star Steven Seagal following his breakout hit movie\, \;Above the Law. \;Pomerantz&rsquo\;s previous novels include \;Ghost Bandit\, \;Undisclosed Sibling\, \;and \;The Spitting Image of My Father. \; He also wrote a biography of Sid Steiner\, the 2002 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion Steer Wrestler. James and his wife raised four kids in Winnetka\, Illinois.
\n \; LOCATION:The Book Stall 811 Elm Street UID:e.259.17192 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260522T211019Z URL:https://chamber.wngchamber.com/events/details/the-breacher-s-playbook-an-evening-with-james-pomerantz-and-tom-hruby-at-the-book-stall-17192 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR