Melissa Mueller Reinhard Piechocki Alice Herz-Sommer
How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times--the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust survivor
Alice Herz-Sommer was born in Prague in 1903. A talented pianist from a very early age, she became famous throughout Europe; but, as the Nazis rose to power, her world crumbled. In 1942, her mother was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp and vanished. In 1943, Alice, her husband and their six-year-old son were sent there, too. In the midst of horror, music, especially Chopin's Etudes, was Alice's salvation....
How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times--the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust surv...
This little book is based on the real-life adventures of a boy and his cuddly toy mouse named "Rat." It is a journey into their friendship, loyalty, and love for each other. Along the way they discover that miracles can happen when things look hopeless, and that a small child can inspire strangers to demnostrate selfless humanity. My hope is that it will also be an inspiration to you and your child.
This little book is based on the real-life adventures of a boy and his cuddly toy mouse named "Rat." It is a journey into their friendship, loyalty, a...
Objects as Actors charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be performed. As plays, the works were incomplete without physical items--theatrical props. In this book, Melissa Mueller ingeniously demonstrates the importance of objects in the staging and reception of Athenian tragedy. As Mueller shows, props such as weapons, textiles, and even letters were often fully integrated into a play's action. They could provoke surprising plot turns, elicit bold viewer reactions, and provide some of tragedy's most...
Objects as Actors charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be perform...
