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Falmouth Jewish Congregation will host a virtual Jewish Book Council author talk by Christopher C. Gorham, author of “The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII

Readers of the Fast Forward e-mail newsletter recommended dozens of books for summertime reading. This summer's theme was books by, for, or about women.

<p>From the New Deal's NRA to the Manhattan Project's labor needs, and from the launch of Social Security to JFK's famous birthday party featuring Marilyn Monroe, Rosenberg was a master facilitator who had a hand in many of the policies that shaped modern America, as a compelling new biography explains. </p>