Book Club Discussion Questions and Guide for The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian

The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian

The Jackal's Mistress

A Novel

by Chris Bohjalian

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Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

  1. In the novel's opening scene, Libby and Joseph survive in part because the intruder underestimates them. In the many daring encounters they experience together, how do they turn their vulnerable identities into an advantage? How do they disguise their strength?
  2. Libby excels in the men's world—from running the mill and defending her loved ones to negotiating with Union troops. As a newcomer and an interloper, what made her a good match for her husband, Peter?
  3. How do Sally and Joseph endure the traumas of their past, and the constant threats they face throughout the novel? What sustains their devotion to each other?
  4. How did literature prepare Weybridge for the horrors and contradictions he would witness as a soldier? How did he maintain stamina in both mind and body?
  5. In chapter 14, Weybridge tries to help Jubilee understand the abolitionist cause, while in chapter 20, Joseph gives Weybridge a grim dose of reality about what life will be like after the war. What perpetuated the system that kept Joseph and Sally from being truly free?
  6. Jubilee nicknames Weybridge "Jackal" because she is wary of the enemy's cunning ways. How does their relationship reflect the precarious balance of trust that teeters in other aspects of the storyline, on land, where dominance and control kept changing hands?
  7. In the novel and in the true story that inspired it, what do we discover about the human capacity for kindness and healing, and the ability to rise above the destructive roar of the crowd (even when the roar is stoked by power brokers who benefit from the discord)? Ultimately, what do you think Libby's real motivation was in protecting Weybridge? Would you have been willing to take that risk? Was Dr. Norton willing to take the risk only because he was being self-serving?
  8. Libby, Emily, and Jubilee all must endure months of not knowing the fates of their loved ones who are at war. In their situation, is hope a positive force or is it a liability?
  9. What transformations does Libby undergo during the final showdown in chapter 23? What does the scene reveal about her essence and the essence of the community she married into?
  10. Who are the Henry Morgans and John Mosbys of the modern world, waging brutality under the guise of civility?
  11. As you read the epilogue, how did you react? What was erased in the aftermath of the Civil War? What persisted?
  12. What surprising details did you learn about this chapter in history? What family stories of war and survival have been passed down to you? How do those lives and stories compare with the ones portrayed in the novel? In what ways can fiction sometimes reveal the truth more fully than nonfiction?
  13. How does Chris Bohjalian's storytelling—in The Jackal's Mistress and in his other novels that you have read—bring to life the intersection of chance and choice in a unique way?

Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Doubleday. Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.

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Total Time Avg Time Count Template
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2301 ms 2301 ms 1 /root/website/bb_briefs/reading_guides/index.cfm
1672 ms 1672 ms 1 /root/website/bb_briefs/reading_guides/dsp_main.cfm
228 ms 228 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm
174 ms 174 ms 1 /root/website/app_layout.cfm
128 ms 128 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/dsp_right_column.cfm
87 ms 29 ms 3 /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm
83 ms 83 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_border_first_impressions.cfm
82 ms 82 ms 1 /root/website/app_globals.cfm
82 ms 82 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm
61 ms 61 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_briefs_reader_rating.cfm
36 ms 36 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/dsp_footer.cfm
35 ms 35 ms 1 /root/website/adzones/showcase_track.cfm
35 ms 35 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm
29 ms 29 ms 1 /root/website/adzones/AdZone11.cfm
24 ms 24 ms 1 /root/website/adzones/AdZone6.cfm
24 ms 24 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number.cfm
21 ms 21 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_by_id.cfm
17 ms 17 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_competition.cfm
15 ms 15 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_book_giveaway.cfm
13 ms 13 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_obc_number.cfm
11 ms 11 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm
11 ms 11 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/membership_advantages.cfm
10 ms 10 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm
8 ms 8 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_wordplay.cfm
7 ms 7 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_author_bookcount.cfm
5 ms 5 ms 1 /root/website/act_check_login.cfm
5 ms 5 ms 1 /root/website/actions/adstatus.cfm
5 ms 5 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_info.cfm
4 ms 4 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_awards_by_id.cfm
4 ms 4 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/dsp_header.cfm
3 ms 1 ms 4 /root/website/actions/act_spider_tracker.cfm
1 ms 1 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_ezine.cfm
1 ms 1 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_previous_arcs_for_ad.cfm
1 ms 1 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_top_brief_block.cfm
1 ms 1 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/head.cfm
1 ms 1 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/main_menu.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/Application.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/act_libraryIPLogin.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/banners/ad_594.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/formurl2attributes.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/js/fbjavascriptsdk.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/queries/qry_get_free_newsletters.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/act_book_view_tracking.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_border_booktalk.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_header_newsletter.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_wordplay.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/email_modal.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/dsp_bottom_block.cfm
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0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/header_announcement.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 /root/website/site/blocks/layout/main_search.cfm
2 ms  STARTUP, PARSING, COMPILING, LOADING, & SHUTDOWN
2303 ms  TOTAL EXECUTION TIME
red = over 250 ms average execution time


SQL Queries

spidercheck (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=2ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/act_spider_tracker.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT	a.bot_number
        FROM	bots a
        WHERE	charindex(a.bot_name, ?) > 0
		OR a.bot_ip = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Parameter #2(cf_sql_varchar) = 127.0.0.1

get_member_info (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=4ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_info.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select 	a.*, 
    		b.member_account_type_name, b.member_account_type_charge, b.member_account_type_charge_frequency,  b.member_account_type_months, 
            c.member_chargetype_name, c.member_chargetype_number, a.member_classification_number, a.member_book_format
	
    from members a, member_account_types b, member_chargetype c
	
    where a.member_account_type_number = b.member_account_type_number
	and a.payment_method_id = c.member_chargetype_number
	and a.member_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0

adactive (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=4ms, Records=2) in /root/website/actions/adstatus.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT	viewby, section
    FROM	adsystem 
    WHERE	active  = 1 
    AND		start_date <= GETDATE()
    AND 	(viewby = ? OR viewby = 'all')
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = non

get_current_ezine (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=0ms, Records=1, Cached Query) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_ezine.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select		top 1 ezine_number, ezine_dt, ezine_image, ezine_brief_description, ezine_introduction
from		ezines
where		ezine_active_flag = 1
and 		ezine_type_number = 4
and			ezine_dt < getdate()
order by 	ezine_dt DESC
get_current_wordplay (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_wordplay.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT		a.wordplay_number, a.wordplay_dt, a.wordplay_name, a.wordplay_intro_text, b.wordplay_puzzle_number, b.wordplay_puzzle_question
    FROM		wordplays a 
	INNER JOIN	wordplay_puzzle_mapping c on c.wordplay_number = a.wordplay_number
	INNER JOIN	wordplay_puzzles b on b.wordplay_puzzle_number = c.wordplay_puzzle_number
	WHERE		a.wordplay_number = (	select top 1 a.wordplay_number
                                from wordplays a, wordplay_puzzles b, wordplay_puzzle_mapping c
                                where a.wordplay_number = c.wordplay_number
                                and b.wordplay_puzzle_number = c.wordplay_puzzle_number
                                and a.wordplay_dt < getdate()
                                and a.wordplay_expiration_dt > dateadd(day, -1, getdate())
                                order by a.wordplay_dt asc
                                )
get_ComNo (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_competition.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 	TOP 1 	x.competition_number, x.bb_briefs_flag
	from			competitions x
	
		WHERE	x.competition_dt <= getdate()
		AND		x.competition_expiration_dt > dateadd(d,-1,getdate())
get_current_competition (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=6ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_current_competition.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 	x.competition_number, x.book_number, x.competition_teaser_title, x.competition_teaser_description, x.competition_intro_text, x.competition_expiration_dt, x.bb_briefs_flag, x.competition_full_info_flag, x.competition_type, x.competition_optin,x.competition_optin_text, 
				a.book_title as "title",
				(b.author_first_name + ' ' +  b.author_middle_initial + ' ' + b.author_last_name) as "author",
	            f.edition_publish_dt AS "hardcover_publish_dt", f.edition_jacket_image as "hardcover_jacket_image",
				g.edition_publish_dt AS "paperback_publish_dt", g.edition_jacket_image as "paperback_jacket_image"
	
		FROM 		competitions x
		INNER JOIN	books a on a.book_number = x.book_number
		INNER JOIN	book_author_mapping c on c.book_number = x.book_number
		INNER JOIN	authors b on c.author_number = b.author_number
		LEFT JOIN	editions f on a.book_number = f.book_number and f.edition_paperback_flag = 0
		LEFT JOIN	editions g on a.book_number = g.book_number and g.edition_paperback_flag = 1

		WHERE		x.competition_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0

get_previous_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=0ms, Records=0, Cached Query) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_previous_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 	a.arc_number,a.arc_client_url,a.arc_active_dt, a.arc_off_ad_dt,
		b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publisher, 
		b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_number_of_pages, b.ezine_preview_bb_comments, b.ezine_preview_isbn13,
		c.ezine_preview_category_name AS "ezine_preview_category",
		(select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) as "reviews",
		(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
				 ELSE 0
				 END)
 			from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating,
 			(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,1))) AS numeric(12,1)))from arc_allocator where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS "decrating"

FROM arcs a
INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
INNER JOIN ezine_preview_categories c ON b.ezine_preview_category_number = c.ezine_preview_category_number

WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
AND arc_obc_flag = 0
AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
AND getdate() < arc_off_ad_dt

ORDER BY a.arc_on_ad_dt DESC
get_future_obc (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=6ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text, arc_on_ad_dt,
				b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_publisher, ezine_preview_publish_dt, ezine_preview_number_of_pages, ezine_preview_isbn, ezine_preview_short_summary,
	            b.ezine_preview_bb_author_link, ezine_preview_bb_link
	
	FROM 		arcs a
	INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
	
	WHERE 		arc_obc_flag = 1

	AND 		getdate() < arc_on_ad_dt
	
		ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_active_obc (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text,
				b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_publisher, ezine_preview_publish_dt, ezine_preview_number_of_pages,  ezine_preview_isbn, ezine_preview_short_summary,
	            b.ezine_preview_bb_author_link, ezine_preview_bb_link,
	            c.book_reading_guide
	
	FROM 		arcs a
	INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
	LEFT JOIN  	books c on c.book_number = b.ezine_preview_bb_link
	
	WHERE 		a.arc_obc_flag = 1
	AND			a.arc_active_flag = 0
	AND 		arc_closed_flag = 1
	AND 		getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
	AND 		getdate() < arc_off_ad_dt
	ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_recent_obc (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=17ms, Records=4) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text,
				b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_publisher, ezine_preview_publish_dt, ezine_preview_number_of_pages,  ezine_preview_isbn, ezine_preview_short_summary,
	            b.ezine_preview_bb_author_link, ezine_preview_bb_link,
	            c.book_reading_guide
	
	FROM 		arcs a
	INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
	LEFT JOIN  	books c on c.book_number = b.ezine_preview_bb_link
	
	WHERE a.arc_number IN (select top 4 arc_number
							from		arcs
							WHERE 		arc_obc_flag = 1
							AND			arc_active_flag = 0
							AND 		arc_closed_flag = 1
							AND 		getdate() > arc_off_ad_dt
							ORDER BY	arc_on_ad_dt DESC)
	ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_preview_by_id (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=13ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select 			a.ezine_preview_number,
				a.ezine_number, 
				a.ezine_preview_category_number, 
				a.ezine_preview_title, 
				a.ezine_preview_subtitle, 
				a.ezine_preview_author, 
				a.ezine_preview_publisher,
				a.ezine_preview_publish_dt,
				a.ezine_preview_number_of_pages, 
				a.ezine_preview_jacket_image,
				a.ezine_preview_reviews,
				a.ezine_preview_short_summary,
				a.ezine_preview_jacket_desc,
				a.ezine_preview_reading_guide,
				a.ezine_preview_bb_comments, 
				a.ezine_preview_isbn,
				a.ezine_preview_isbn13,
				a.ezine_preview_rating,
				a.ezine_preview_bb_link,
                a.ezine_preview_bb_author_link,
                a.ezine_preview_firsts_flag,
                a.ezine_preview_reading_level,
                a.ezine_preview_paperback_flag,
				b.*,
                c.ezine_dt, c.ezine_description
,(select publisher_holding_company from publishers where ezine_preview_publisher like publisher_imprint AND publisher_holding_company LIKE 'Harper%') AS "publisher_holding_company"		
 				
from ezine_previews a 
inner join ezine_preview_categories b ON b.ezine_preview_category_number = a.ezine_preview_category_number
left join ezines c ON c.ezine_number = a.ezine_number

where ezine_preview_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_author_name (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT author_number, 
        CASE WHEN datalength(author_middle_initial) > 0 then author_first_name + ' ' + author_middle_initial + '. ' + author_last_name
            ELSE author_first_name + ' ' + author_last_name
            END "author_name"
        FROM authors 
        WHERE author_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 183

get_preview_awards_by_id (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=4ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_awards_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select a.book_award_number, a.book_award_name, a.book_award_image, c.book_award_dt
    from book_awards a 
    inner join book_awards_category b on b.book_award_number = a.book_award_number
    inner join book_awards_mapping c on c.book_awards_category_number = b.book_awards_category_number
    where ezine_preview_number =  ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_briefs_reader_rating (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=61ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_briefs_reader_rating.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT	(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) >= 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
			ELSE 0
			END) AS "avrating",
            count(rating) as "ratcount"
            
	FROM (
		SELECT reader_review_rating AS rating
		FROM reader_reviews
		WHERE ezine_preview_number = ?
		
		AND reader_review_rating > 0
		
		UNION ALL
		
		SELECT reading_list_book_rating AS rating
		FROM reading_lists
		WHERE book_number LIKE 'p%'
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) = ?
		AND reading_list_book_rating > 0
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) IS NOT NULL
	) combined_ratings
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=23ms, Records=6) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.reader_review_number, a.book_number, a.ezine_preview_number, a.reader_review_approved_flag, a.reader_review_dt,
				COALESCE(NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(m.discourse_username)), ''), NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(a.reader_review_reviewer_name)), '')) AS reader_review_reviewer_name,
				a.reader_review_reviewer_email_address, a.reader_review_reviewer_from_locale, a.reader_review_recommended, a.reader_review_rating, a.reader_review_title, a.reader_review_description, ISNULL(a.like_count, 0) AS like_count,
    			b.ezine_preview_title,
    			ISNULL(e.edit_count, 0) AS edit_count,
    			e.last_edit_dt,
    			a.member_number AS review_member_number
    FROM 		reader_reviews a
    INNER JOIN	ezine_previews b ON a.ezine_preview_number = b.ezine_preview_number
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    	SELECT reader_review_number, COUNT(*) AS edit_count, MAX(edited_dt) AS last_edit_dt
    	FROM   reader_review_edits
    	GROUP BY reader_review_number
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    LEFT OUTER JOIN members m ON m.member_number = a.member_number
	WHERE 		a.ezine_preview_number = ?
    AND			a.book_number = 0
    AND 		a.reader_review_approved_flag = 1
    

	ORDER BY a.reader_review_rating DESC, a.reader_review_dt DESC
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Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_arc_idfk (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=2ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 20258

get_arc_idfk_legacy (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=5ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1 AND a.discourse_flag = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 20258

obc_discussions (Datasource=booktalk_new, Time=199ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT 		t.name,
                m.title, m.body,
                u.username, t.id,
				(SELECT COUNT(*) from booktalk_messages where threadidfk = t.id) AS	"responses"
                
    FROM 		booktalk_forums f
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_threads t on t.forumidfk = f.id
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_messages m on m.posted = t.lastpostcreated
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_users u on u.id = m.useridfk
    
    WHERE 	f.id = ?
    AND 	f.active = 1
	AND		t.active = 1
    
    ORDER BY t.name, t.messages DESC
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) =

searchResults (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=20ms, Records=25) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title
					FROM DiscourseSearchResults
					
        WHERE 		book_number = ? 
                    AND topic_id IS NOT NULL
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258

ya_check (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=1ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select ezine_preview_reading_level 
from ezine_previews 
where ezine_preview_number = ?
and ezine_preview_reading_level = 2
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_books_by_brief (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=7ms, Records=20) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select 			top 20
				a.ezine_preview_reading_level,
				b.category_name,
				c.category_number, 
				d.book_number, d.book_title,
				f.author_number, f.author_first_name, author_middle_initial, author_last_name
				
from 			ezine_previews a 
inner join		categories b on b.ezine_preview_category_number = a.ezine_preview_category_number
inner join		category_book_mapping c on c.category_number = b.category_number
inner join		books d on d.book_number = c.book_number
inner join		book_author_mapping e on e.book_number = d.book_number
inner join		authors f on f.author_number = e.author_number

where			a.ezine_preview_number = ? 

order by 		d.book_number DESC
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Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20258

get_author_bookcount (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=6ms, Records=17) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_author_bookcount.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select		b.book_title as "title", 1 as "bb_flag", b.book_number as "number"
        from		book_author_mapping a
		inner join	books b on b.book_number = a.book_number
        where		a.author_number = ?
union
    	select		c.ezine_preview_title as "title", 0 as "bb_flag", c.ezine_preview_number as "number"
        from		ezine_previews c
        where		c.ezine_preview_bb_author_link = ?
        and			c.ezine_preview_bb_link = 0
		
order by title DESC
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Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 183
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 183

get_obc_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=13ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_obc_number.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
select a.arc_forumidfk
    from arcs a
    
    	where a.ezine_preview_number = ?
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_numeric) = 20258.0

existingResults (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=61ms, Records=25) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
SELECT id, last_updated
        FROM DiscourseSearchResults
        WHERE book_number = ?
        ORDER BY last_updated DESC
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=171ms, Records=25) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
DELETE FROM DiscourseSearchResults
                WHERE book_number = ?
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=30ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
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Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 2306
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = ...s of July, 2025: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman; When we Flew Away by Alice Hoffman; The Frozen River by Ariel Lahon–reread; The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian; The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts; Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra; and Less...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Sunny
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What books have you enjoyed so far in 2025, what books are you looking forward to reading?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=18ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:52.052
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = The writing and storyline told is superb, I will definitly delve into more books by Chris Bohjalian. I love historical fiction, especially when based (loosely or not) on a true event. My imagination runs wild with good descriptive narrative.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Mary_H1
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Overall, what did you think of The Jackal’s Mistress? (no spoilers, please!)

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=108ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Chris Bohjalian, author of The Jackal's Mistress and 24 other novels, has very kindly agreed to keep participating in our Ask the Author discussion through Monday morning (4/21). If there's a question you'd like to ask him, now's the time. Don't be shy - Chris is a really nice guy and has been ve...
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Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Last chance!

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=90ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = … and I especially thank you for writing so many STRONG women. Libby, Sally and Jubilee in The Jackal's Mistress were all so competent, even when they were scared, and when I think back on your other heroines it seems they're at least as courageous as the men, if not more so.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = kim.kovacs
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = BookBrowsers Ask Author Chris Bohjalian

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I think that hope sustained them while the men were at war. Having read many books about the war, I'm sure the men were as concerned for their own being as were their loved ones. They needed to have hope as well.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Shirley_Fentz
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Libby, Emily, and Jubilee all have to endure months of not knowing the fates of their loved ones who are at war. In their situation, is hope a positive force, or is it a liability?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=21ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I also enjoy historical fiction, as many of your readers do! I allows me to learn about parts of history that were ignored throughout my years of education. It continues to frustrate me that we are fed the same historical facts year after year in school when there is so much more to explore.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Ilene_M
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = When did you discover the novel is based on a true story? Did it change your opinion of the work, or how you approached it? What did you think of the points at which the author deviated from history?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=43ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I enjoyed the historical fiction aspect of this book. There are also numerous "what if" sort of topics that book clubs could discuss. I thought the moral dilemma of harboring/caring for the enemy is one for discussion. The concept of having hope in the face of adversity is a hard thing, especiall...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Carol_Reedstrom
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What audience would you recommend The Jackal’s Mistress to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I'm very excited to announce that we have two authors that will be joining BookBrowsers for Q &amp; A sessions in the next few weeks: https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/183/chris-bohjalian Chris Bohjalian , author of many bestsellers including The Jackal's Mistress - April...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = kim.kovacs
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Upcoming author interviews

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=11ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Greed by southern slave holders and the belief that Black people were not fully human
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Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Weybridge tries to help Jubilee understand the abolitionist cause, while later, Joseph gives Weybridge a grim dose of reality about what life will be like after the war. What perpetuated the system that kept Joseph and Sally from being truly free?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=13ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I believe I have read every book by Chris Bohjalian. I would put this one up there with the best. I am always impressed by the author writing so well about women.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Tami_H
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = If you’ve read other books by this author, how do they compare to this one? How, in your opinion, does his writing bring to life the intersection of chance and choice?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=37ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Wholeheartedly agree. I was actually surprised that he "managed" to keep the secret.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Dianne_F
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Why do you think Dr. Norton was willing to treat Weybridge? Do you think his motivation was from self-interest or was there more to it?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=102ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = My family history of war goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War. I have relatives who fought in every war since then except for the Korean War. My grandfather, a WW1 veteran talked at great length about his experiences as well as my father who was a WW2 veteran. Only those family members ...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Dianne_F
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What surprising details did you learn? What family stories of war and survival have been passed down to you? How do those lives and stories compare with the ones in the novel? In what ways can fiction sometimes reveal the truth more fully than nonfiction?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=45ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I really liked the quote from Johnathan when he is feeling the anticipations of violence "Or maybe it was just the fact that man was a monster. Perhaps God, whatever or whomever he was, had not created us in his image, but instead saw us more like the minotaur, part man and part bull, or the anim...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jo_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Is there a quote or scene in The Jackal’s Mistress that stood out for you? Why do you suppose it resonated?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=33ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Well, I would want to know it all! I can see why he thought he was sparing her and I do not really know his wife's nature but I would have wanted to know the truth no mater the grimness. When you love someone you want to be there 100% for them and you can't do that on half truths.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jo_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Weybridge writes cheerful letters home to his wife because “he saw no reason to share the brutality and the toll it was taking on him.” Do you think he was right to conceal the truth? What would you have done in his place?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=30ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Unfortunately, I agree with all of the above! The President has made it ok for many people to show their feelings of racism and desire for an all white nation. Very scary to think how things will look during these 4 years and I truly feel for minorities and anyone on the fringe. It is a time for ...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Becky_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Who are the Henry Morgans and John Mosbys of the modern world, waging brutality under the guise of civility?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=58ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I agree with the majority on this…I felt her first motivation was just to do a good things, but later felt he could be a bargaining chip for her husband, and then when she began to have feelings for him, wanted to keep him alive due to her love.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Becky_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Ultimately, what do you think Libby’s real motivation was in protecting Weybridge? Would you have been willing to take that risk for a stranger?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=80ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I think that for that time period, it was probably a very accurate account of what would have happened…it may seem heartless to us, but in times of war, the soldiers had to think of the good of all and not get caught up in saving each individual. Im not sure what decision I would have made… it wo...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Becky_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What did you think of Weybridge’s soldiers leaving him to die? Were they right to do so under the circumstances? What decision would you have made, do you think?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=104ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5553
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Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Throughout the story, all the characters are in precarious positions. There is a need to trust each other even though there is a possibility of danger since the "other" is an enemy in some way or other. I loved Julbilee's courage to speak out to Weybridge while also being cautious because he was ...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Wendy_F
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jubilee calls Weybridge “Jackal” because she is wary of the enemy’s cunning ways. How does their relationship reflect the precarious balance of trust that teeters on other aspects of the storyline, on land where dominance and control kept changing hands?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=31ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
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Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1204
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = They assume the roles that society has assigned to them, for the most part. Joseph shows deference to the white interlopers who threaten them, remaining in the role/place to which they have constrained him. It is difficult to read about the way they seek to rob him of his dignity and inherent wor...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = In the opening, Libby and Joseph survive in part because the intruder underestimates them. In the many daring encounters they experience together, how do they turn their vulnerable identities into an advantage? How do they disguise their strength?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=47ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5101
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1217
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I was not surprised that Libby had a child or that Peter believed, supposedly, that the child was his. I was also not surprised that Jubilee remained with them and her father was killed, nor that Jubilee, then 80 years old, had such a strong reaction to the "Last Review." I have heard about those...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = As you read the epilogue, how did you react? What was erased in the aftermath of the Civil War? What persisted?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=88ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:53.053
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5098
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1206
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Joseph and Sally were happy to be free, but their freedom wasn't complete. Certainly, their circumstances with Libby were far better than they had been with Peter's father. But they carried the memories of having been enslaved and were determined never to be enslaved again. They lived in constant...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = How do Sally and Joseph endure the traumas of their past, and the constant threats they face throughout the novel? What do you think sustains their devotion to each other?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=46ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5094
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1205
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Peter rejected his family's traditions, freeing all those who were enslaved on his family's plantation. Libby, like her husband, was an abolitionist, and held her beliefs despite disparagement and ostracism from the community. They worked side by side on their land and truly loved &amp; respected eac...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Libby excels in the men’s world—from running the mill and defending her loved ones to negotiating with Union troops. As a newcomer and an interloper, what made her a good match for her husband, Peter?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=32ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5090
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1207
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jonathan was a scholar and saw the parallels between great literature (some based in reality) and the war. He was motivated to survive by many factors, not the least of which was his marriage and children. He wanted desperately to return home and, along with his wife, Emily, raise their two sons....
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = How do you feel literature prepares Weybridge for the horrors and contradictions he would witness as a soldier? How did he maintain stamina in both mind and body, in your opinion?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=18ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
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                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 5088
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1215
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = In my opinion, Libby goes through a transformation prior to chapter 23. That chapter illustrates the fruit of that transformation. Earlier, she decides she has had enough and is not going to run, at which point they devise a strategy (that doesn't actually work). But she is determined to stand he...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janie-Hickok-Siess
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What transformations does Libby undergo during the final showdown in chapter 23? What does the scene reveal about her essence, and the essence of the community she married into?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=24ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
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                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
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Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20258
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 1283
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 368
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Please join BookBrowse in our book club discussion of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = system
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = About the The Jackal's Mistress category

get_member_account_types (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=2) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
select member_account_type_number, member_account_type_name, member_account_type_charge, member_account_type_charge_frequency, member_account_type_postscript, member_account_type_months, member_account_type_stripe_lookup_key
from member_account_types
where member_account_type_number = (select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 12
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
or member_account_type_number =		(select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 3
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
order by member_account_type_sort_order ASC
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=19ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone11
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone11

get_bio (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=27ms, Records=1) in /root/website/bb_briefs/reading_guides/dsp_main.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT 	a.author_number, author_info_biography, author_info_image, author_info_copyright_info, author_info_interview, author_pronunciation, author_info_url
	                        FROM 	author_info a
	                        inner join authors b on b.author_number = a.author_number
	                        WHERE 	a.author_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 183

get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=64ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT 	top 10 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
		b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
		(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
				 ELSE 0
				 END)
 			from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

FROM arcs a
INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
AND arc_obc_flag = 0
AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1
and getdate() <= dateadd(day,1,a.arc_off_ad_dt)

ORDER BY NEWID()
get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=3) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT 	top 3 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
			b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
			(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
					(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
					 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
					 ELSE 0
					 END)
				from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

	FROM arcs a
	INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

	WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
	AND arc_obc_flag = 0
	AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
	AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1

	ORDER BY a.arc_off_ad_dt DESC
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=9ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=11ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=1ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_quotes (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=15ms, Records=1) in /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_book_giveaway.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
select top 1 ezine_number, ezine_quote, ezine_quote_title
	    from ezines
	    where len(ezine_quote_title) > 1
	    order by newid()
get_free_newsletters (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=0ms, Records=4, Cached Query) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_free_newsletters.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT 	*
    FROM 	free_newsletters
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
		 	AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #4(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        		AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=16ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 11:29:54.054
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 594


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