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Luck Was A Stranger: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780595274321 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who is Bill Cooney? Is he a poet, a madman, a former candidate for the priesthood, a son of one of the most prosperous and well-liked men in the tiny town of Kilbeggan, Ireland, an apple thief, a man spared three times from certain death, a gadfly, a fearless Saxon warrior, a student of medicine at Trinity College, a truck driver, a store clerk, an insurance inspector, a night watchman, a businessman, a writer of hundreds of unpublished puns, a husband, a father, a grandfather, an animal lover? Yes, and he's also the author of this memoir.
Who is Bill Cooney? Is he a poet, a madman, a former candidate for the priesthood, a son of one of the most prosperous and well-liked men in the tiny ...
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Hell's Kitchen Tulagi 1942-1943
ISBN: 9780595277568 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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God is in Hell: Opening My Heart to the Holocaust
ISBN: 9780595279173 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enmeshed in revolutionary politics and faced with imminent death, it took a series of extraordinary spiritual encount
Enmeshed in revolutionary politics and faced with imminent death, it took a series of extraordinary spiritual encount
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Trajan and Plotina
ISBN: 9780595280445 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Romans described the emperor Trajan as the 'perfect prince'. What made him so remarkable? This novel is a narrative historical account of the lives of the emperor and his consort. It describes the extraordinary events that brought the couple to power and the timeless achievements of that power. The book traces Trajan's early life as a soldier, through his marriage, service to Domitian and rise to influence, and looks at Plotina's early life in Provence, her philosophical interests, and the events that allowed her to become a partner in greatness. It includes a unique recreation of Trajan's...
Romans described the emperor Trajan as the 'perfect prince'. What made him so remarkable? This novel is a narrative historical account of the lives of...
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On the Sidewalk of the War: A Different Kind of Love Story
ISBN: 9780595282692 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy the unique San Francisco childhood and coast-to-coast years of Sylvia (Tibby) Olcott as she shares in captivating detail her experiences in times that shaped the world. Of special interest is the pre-Hitler Jewish experience, in Europe, the Middle East, and North America, from Mrs. Olcott's point of view. Helping her father create and build the Anti-Defamation League sparked her interest in peoples and beliefs, and she continues to examine her world and the worlds of those around her.
Enjoy the unique San Francisco childhood and coast-to-coast years of Sylvia (Tibby) Olcott as she shares in captivating detail her experiences in time...
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For Selina
ISBN: 9780595282913 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of an ordinary English family--a factual account of six generations of the four branches of a close-knit working class family who all lived in North London by the beginning of the twentieth century. One hundred and fifty years of their lives, loves and family secrets that were never supposed to be uncovered. A true story based on family anecdotes and unstinting research.
The history of an ordinary English family--a factual account of six generations of the four branches of a close-knit working class family who all live...
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All My Born Days: Stories by a Sharecropper's Son
ISBN: 9780595287956 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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In The Whirlwind of History: Struggle on and Keep the Faith
ISBN: 9780595293148 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Hedwig's Story: The Life of a Child in Nazi Germany
ISBN: 9780595294596 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every good history book addresses Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Now learn the history through the eyes of a child growing up during the formation of the Nazi Government. Read how events affected even the youngest of citizens as the roots of Hitlerism and the growth of his sinister philosophy of force seemed almost destined to overshadow the earth.
Growing up in an acutely dysfunctional environment, Hedwig suffered shame, humiliation and abuse as the illegitimate child of a 13-year-old, and still managed to survive happy, even hilarious escapades. Live the life of this bastard... Every good history book addresses Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Now learn the history through the eyes of a child growing up during the for...
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American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
ISBN: 9780595301461 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American Empress is a sweeping history of the dramatic life of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, daughter of breakfast-cereal magnate C. W. Post. As a young girl growing up in the Midwest, Marjorie Post helped glue cereal boxes in her father's barn, later became a board member of his company, wed a diplomat and by late middle age was widely acknowledged as the unofficial "Queen of Washington, D.C." The glamorous and warm-hearted Mrs. Post was also mother to actress Dina Merrill. Throughout her life, she gave generously to hundreds of civic, artistic and philanthropic causes, among which...
American Empress is a sweeping history of the dramatic life of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, daughter of breakfast-cereal magnate C. W. Post. As...
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Mosaic: A Child's Recollections Of the Russian Revolution
ISBN: 9780595304080 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My first realization that something unusual and very terrible had happened in Russia occurred one day while I was sitting on the floor of our salon and drawing a picture of an imaginary "firebird." I had heard the word Bolsheviks many times, but it had no meaning for me. Suddenly my father rushed in and took my mother into his arms. He whispered something in her ear and she broke into tears. Immediately I was gathered into his arms and our small family went to our Russian church.
My first realization that something unusual and very terrible had happened in Russia occurred one day while I was sitting on the floor of our salon an...
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Tales from the Milestone: My Life Before and During 1940-1945
ISBN: 9780595306114 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wajikra's story details his life before the WWII and the last days. when he was with his parents, how he survived on his own and his treatment on the farm where he hid for a while. He details aspects of "underground" activities and lets others tell their stories. The last chapter is a rather horrifying story of a raid on a farm and the defensive actions he and others had to take.
Wajikra's story details his life before the WWII and the last days. when he was with his parents, how he survived on his own and his treatment on the ...
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Eva's Journey: A Young Girl's True Story
ISBN: 9780595307500 / Angielski / Miękka / 111 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "No fiction could match the excitement of this real-life tale of suspense and survival. "Eva's Journey" zips along, touching only lightly on the tragedy at its core. The focus instead is on the combination of luck and Eva's amazing presence of mind that allow the Jewish teen to evade capture by the Nazis for four years in occupied Poland and Russia. "Eva's Journey" is a glorious story of the resilient spirit triumphant over some of the worst human savagery our world has endured."
--Irene McDermott, author of "The Librarian's Internet Survival Guide" and Reference Librarian/System Manager,... "No fiction could match the excitement of this real-life tale of suspense and survival. "Eva's Journey" zips along, touching only lightly on the trage...
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Oklahoma Pioneer!: Horace Greeley Teeman Hall
ISBN: 9780595308286 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oklahoma Pioneers is a biographical narrative about Mallie Rue Karr (1882-1971) and Horace Greeley Teeman Hall (1877-1965) who were married in Indian Territory (the Cherokee Nation) in 1900 and migrated there in a covered wagon in the spring of 1907, a few months before Oklahoma became the forty-seventh state in the Union.
Oklahoma Pioneers is a biographical narrative about Mallie Rue Karr (1882-1971) and Horace Greeley Teeman Hall (1877-1965) who were married in Indian ...
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Children Who Survived the Final Solution
ISBN: 9780595309252 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The literature about the Holocaust is vast and includes the stories of survivors. While most such memoirs have dealt with experiences in concentration camps, those in this collection are by survivors--children who overcame the Nazi persecution while they were very young. The stories, collected in this book, bubbled up spontaneously, without an interviewer's guidance; hence they represent the most permanent memories of their authors' childhood experiences. The survivors wrote their own stories; hence this book provides a rare vantage point for the reader to look into the diverse lives of...
The literature about the Holocaust is vast and includes the stories of survivors. While most such memoirs have dealt with experiences in concentration...
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Survivor's Tales
ISBN: 9780595311903 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Survivor's Tales" is a collection of individually powerful stories which together form an unusual and exciting Holocaust era memoir. In sparse, elegant prose, Lidia Eichenholtz tells a gripping tale of coming of age during World War II. Readers are immediately drawn into her journey from girlhood within the protection of a warm, loving wealthy Polish Jewish family to young womanhood, on her own, with nothing but her wits standing between her and certain death.
Through masterful understatement, the author's story of determination, resourcefulness, youth and luck leaves one with an... "Survivor's Tales" is a collection of individually powerful stories which together form an unusual and exciting Holocaust era memoir. In sparse, elega...
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Cross Over the River: Lives of Stonewall Jackson
ISBN: 9780595317561 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire at the height of his greatest victory in 1863, the course of the Civil War and American history was changed. "Cross Over The River," a carefully researched novel, paints a passionate and realistic portrait of the Civil War's most enigmatic and daring general. In private a quiet, loving man, Jackson was a stern Old Testament warrior who took breathtaking chances against terrible odds. He feinted and hid his army, struck like lightning at the Union flank or rear, hammered larger armies, bedeviled Lincoln and lifted Southern morale. His men...
When Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire at the height of his greatest victory in 1863, the course of the Civil War and American history was...
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Isabella of Castile: The First Renaissance Queen
ISBN: 9780595320769 / Angielski / Miękka / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An artful, sensitive biography... A prerequisite for understanding Isabella is understanding the period and Rubin excels at delineating both." --"Booklist"
"Rubin succeeds admirably in recounting the story of Spain's greatest queen and the impact of her reign on her country and the world... a first rate exposition." --"Kirkus" "An excellent, well-developed picture of the complex, often contradictory forces of the European scene from which Columbus sailed." --"Washington Times" "Classic... will make permanent literary history by dispelling many schoolroom myths." --"Tulsa World" "An artful, sensitive biography... A prerequisite for understanding Isabella is understanding the period and Rubin excels at delineating both." --"Boo...
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A Woman Named Catherine: The Life of Catherine de Medici
ISBN: 9780595324361 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A Woman Named Catherine" begins with the birth of Catherine de Medici in Florence, Italy. The story follows the story of the woman who grew facing immense challenges and threats to her life and achieved nothing less than to rise as Queen of France. Facing an unwelcoming court, this Queen not only controled the fate of France for thirty years, but secured the throne of the fleur de lis for her three sons. As France entered its most dificult period during the wars of Religion, which would not end well until after Catherine's death, Catherine was faced with the challenge of a dead husband and...
"A Woman Named Catherine" begins with the birth of Catherine de Medici in Florence, Italy. The story follows the story of the woman who grew facing im...
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Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death: A Holocaust Childhood
ISBN: 9780595325405 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is a beautifully written, insightful chronicle of a young girl's Holocaust survival. Though very private and personal, it nevertheless captures the common torments of children living through this disastrous civilizational breakdown.
What makes this book unique is that the author pulls the reader into the story. We get to know her parents and other memorable characters for the kind of people they were. There is an immediacy in the writing that almost makes the reader a participant in the daily struggles to keep alive. We get an honest look at the relationships between men and women on... "This is a beautifully written, insightful chronicle of a young girl's Holocaust survival. Though very private and personal, it nevertheless captures ...
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