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		<title>Adventurers Against Their Will finds my dad&#8217;s birthplace for a photo op!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through the goodness of reader Petr Šraier, my book Adventurers Against Their Will has made it to my dad&#8217;s birthplace, Benesov, for a photo op that warms my heart!  As the star of the story is my father, Dr. Oswald &#8220;Valdik&#8221; Holzer, it seems fitting that the book should visit the place of his birth &#8211; see&#133;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Through the goodness of reader Petr Šraier, my book <a href="http://www.joanieschirm.local"><em>Adventurers Against Their Will</em> </a>has made it to my dad&#8217;s birthplace, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bene%C5%A1ov" target="_blank">Benesov</a>, for a photo op that warms my heart!  As the star of the story is my father, Dr. Oswald &#8220;Valdik&#8221; Holzer, it seems fitting that the book should visit the place of his birth &#8211; see second floor right hand corner.  Thanks to Petr for making this dream come true!!!</strong></p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-656" alt="Benesov Petr Sraier with book June 2013" src="https://joanieschirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Benesov-Petr-Sraier-with-book-June-2013-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://joanieschirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Benesov-Petr-Sraier-with-book-June-2013-225x300.jpg 225w, https://joanieschirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Benesov-Petr-Sraier-with-book-June-2013-768x1024.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></p>
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