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Blacksmith Books Other Voices, Other Eyes: Expatriate Lives in
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Blacksmith Books Stories from the Royal Hong Kong Police: Fifty
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press The Global Majlis
Book SynopsisWith a career in international politics and diplomacy that spans decades, Dr Hamad Al-Kawari offers his unique perspective to the complex social and political issues facing Qatar and the Arab world. A mixture of personal stories, professional biography, and intellectual observations, The Global Majlis covers themes ranging from methods of negotiation to cultural diplomacy, education, art and literature, and the path to freedom. In doing so, Dr Al-Kawari offers cultural solutions to pressing political and social dilemmas seen in both the Middle East and the world at large, such as injustice and intolerance. The Global Majlis is a must read for anyone passionate about cross-cultural dialogue, global citizenship, and the Middle East -- as seen through the eyes of a decorated diplomat and a statesman.
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press A'la Qadri Ahli Ala'zm
Book SynopsisText in Arabic. With a career in international politics and diplomacy that spans decades, Dr. Hamad Al-Kawari offers his unique perspective to the complex social and political issues facing Qatar and the Arab world. A mixture of personal stories, professional biography, and intellectual observations, The Global Majlis covers themes ranging from methods of negotiation to cultural diplomacy, education, art and literature, and the path to freedom. In doing so, Dr. Al-Kawari offers cultural solutions to pressing political and social dilemmas seen in both the Middle East and the world at large, such as injustice and intolerance. The Global Majlis is a must read for anyone passionate about cross-cultural dialogue, global citizenship, and the Middle East as seen through the eyes of a decorated diplomat and a statesman.
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Vajra Books Vajradhara in Human Form:: The Life and Times of
Book SynopsisAuthor's 2007 visit to Ngor Monastery in Tibet led to scholarly interest in founder Ngor chen Kun dga' bzang po. Established in 1429, the monastery became a key Sa skya teachings hub under his guidance, shaping the school's growth and enduring religious impact amid political obstacles.
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Vajra Books Reply from Tibet
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Vajra Books Mountain Bound:: Writings from the Himalaya
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Bookart Back to the Future in Bantipur
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Vajra Books The World Between Lives 4: Real Testimonies of
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Vajra Books Lama of Lamas: [2 books]: The Life of the
Book SynopsisChogye Trichen Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan Buddhist master, was born in 1919 and became a respected guru in India and Nepal. He was highly influential across Tibetan Buddhism traditions, with the Dalai Lama among his devoted disciples. His teachings and empowerments continue to be revered even after his passing in 2007.
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Vajra Books Tales from the Himalaya
Book SynopsisRELIGION. The cultural foundation of life in much of the Himalayas remains Tibetan Buddhism. This esoteric offshoot of the Buddha''s teaching developed from the 7th century onwards but was only discovered by explorers and scholars a thousand years later. The first tale is about a remarkably different type of reality, how its mysteries were unravelled, and how it continues to survive despite political repression. SCIENCE, The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world, but also the youngest. The peaks continue to grow, and earthquakes remain an ever present danger. The struggle to understand how these giant mountains formed began in the mid-19th century. Now we know that its the plates that do the talking. The second tale is one of intrpid exploration and science discovery. POLITICS, The Chinese takeover of Tibet is the latest power play in the Himalayas region. Long ago, the Tibetans were the empire builders. In the 19th century, strongman Gulab Singh gobbled up parts of the Wester Himalay to create Jammu and Kashmir. During the Raj, the British commandeered the high mountains. The third tale is about politics and intrigue on an epic scale. SOCIETY, Rural existence in the Himalayas is hard. Terraced fields must be carved out of steep foothills; the growing season is short. In an isolated Nepal, a feudal hierarchy simply made things even harder. When the country opened in 1951, foreign aid poured in, but did not prevent a Maoist insurgency taking root, toppling the king and transforming Nepal into a secular republic. The fourth tale is about society struggling to survive. With remarkable pictures, illustrations and maps, Henry Edmundson has brought to life each of these stories [religion, science, politics, society]. The gripping accounts, his insight and depth while presenting an understanding of the entire Himalayan region is unique and outstanding. This book is a rare combination of history, geography, society and politics that can cater to a wide range of audience.
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Kite Group Ltd Lord Strickland: Plots and intrigue in colonial
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Academic Studies Press A Kabbalist in Montreal: The Life and Times of
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HarperCollins Publishers Through the Narrow Gate
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Burro Genio
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HarperCollins Blood Brother 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson Is Guilty
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc First They Killed My Father
Book Synopsis“A riveting memoir. . . an important, moving work that those who have suffered cannot afford to forget and those who have been spared cannot afford to ignore.” — San Francisco ChronicleFrom a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot''s Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung''s family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung''s powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Genie
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Redeemers
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rosalind Franklin
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HarperCollins Reggie Jackson
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HarperCollins Got the Life
Book SynopsisThrust into the fast-paced, hard-rocking spotlight, Fieldy became a rock star, and he acted like one, notorious not only for his one-of-a-kind bass lines, but also for his hard-partying, womanising, bad-boy ways. With photos and stories, this title tells the story of rock and redemption.
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HarperCollins Straw
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HarperCollins Freud
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc You Never Give Me Your Money
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HarperCollins Beauty Disrupted
Book SynopsisAfter years in the modeling and entertainment industries, author has spent the last decade on a deep and private spiritual journey, focusing on her own growth and on that of her family. Having found the balance and the serenity she worked so hard to achieve, she's now ready to tell her side of the story.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Savage Harvest
Book SynopsisNow, award-winning journalist Carl Hoffman reveals startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.Retracing Michael's steps, Hoffman traveled to the jungles of New Guinea, immersing himself in a world of former headhunters and cannibals, secret spirits and customs, and getting to know generations of Asmat.Trade Review"[Hoffman's] reporting takes hold, drawing a vivid portrait of the world of the Asmat people, hunter-gatherers who lived in isolation until the mid-20th century. Gripping." -- New York Times Book Review "In an expertly told tale that is begging for a film adaptation, Hoffman crafts a remarkable, balanced examination of this sensational case... [He] deserves much credit for this riveting, multilayered tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "With urgency boarding on obsession, Carl Hoffman retraces Rockefeller's perilous footsteps. The result is a hypnotic journey into otherness, a wild detective story amid cannibals and headhunters. A thrilling, one-of-a-kind tale -I couldn't stop reading." -- Andrew McCarthy, The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down "A bare-knuckle, adventure-filled journey in search of the answer to a half-century-old cold case: Whatever happened to Nelson Rockefeller's son, Michael? ... A searching, discomfiting journey yields an elegant, memorable report." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A tremendous accomplishment-easily one of the best books I read this year. Carl Hoffman's acute eye for detail is something to envy. And that closing passage will stick with me for a long, long time." -- Brendan I. Keorner, The Skies Belong To Us: Love and Terror in the Golden age of Hijacking "Not only has Carl Hoffman helped solve one of the great mysteries of the last 50 years, he has also written a page turner. An instant classic." -- Scott Wallace, The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribe "A gripping whodunit... a powerful book that succeeds in solving a half-century-old mystery." -- Wall Street Journal "Terrific ... What's surprising about this book is not the revelation of Rockefeller's fate but rather the author's portrayal of a unique cultural encounter." -- Washington Post "Hoffman is an intelligent writer... [the]best kind of non-fiction writing." -- The Globe and Mail "Compelling. Intoxicating. Sensational. Savage Harvest is a great read, as long as you're not eating lunch." -- Newsweek "A gripping read ... he's erected a solid foundation of reporting that goes far beyond what the rest of us did and is likely to make this the definitive account." -- Tim Sohn, Slate "Richly detailed ... nail-biting expose...Savage Harvest fascinates for the mystery it aims to solve as well as its portrait of an isolated but changing way of life." -- Chicago Tribune
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dreaming the Beatles
Book SynopsisAn NPR Best Book of the Year?Winner of the Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism?This is the best book about the Beatles ever written? ?Mashable Rob Sheffield, the Rolling Stone columnist and bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the Beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still matter so intensely to a generation that has never known a world without them.Dreamingthe Beatles is not another biography of the Beatles, or a song-by-song analysis of the best of John and Paul. It isn?t another exposé about how they broke up. It isn?t a history of their gigs or their gear. It is a collection of essays telling the story of what this ubiquitous band means to a generation who grew up with the Beatles music on their parents? stereos and their faces on T-shirts. What do the Beatles mean today? Why are they more famous and beloved now than ever? And why do they still matter so much to us, nearly fifty years after they broke up?As he did in his previous books, Love is a Mix Tape, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, and Turn Around Bright Eyes, Sheffield focuses on the emotional connections we make to music. This time, he focuses on the biggest pop culture phenomenon of all time?The Beatles. In his singular voice, he explores what the Beatles mean today, to fans who have learned to love them on their own terms and not just for the sake of nostalgia. Dreaming theBeatlestells the story of how four lads from Liverpool became the world?s biggest pop group, then broke up?but then somehow just kept getting bigger. At this point, their music doesn?t belong to the past?it belongs to right now. This book is a celebration of that music, showing why the Beatles remain the world?s favorite thing?and how they invented the future we?re all living in today.
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HarperCollins Dirty Daddy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hilarious and at times heartbreaking ..." -- Vanity Fair "Equal parts smut and sincerity ..." -- Larry King Now "Both funnier and darker than you might expect ..." -- AskMen.com
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HarperCollins Publishers The Fat Lady Sang
Book SynopsisTold in the same irresistible style as The Kid Stays in the Picture, this book chronicles author's triumphant recovery from a devastating series of strokes, with the aid of neurologists, physical therapists and old friends like Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Sumner Redstone, and Beverly D'Angelo.Trade ReviewPraise for The Kid Stays in the Picture: "The best Hollywood memoir I've ever read!" -- Michael Fleming, Variety "Don't even try to put it down." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times "A naughty, outrageous, and wild ride--and perhaps the best Hollywood memoir ever written." -- Publishers Weekly Top Three Greatest Hollywood Tell-Alls -- Entertainment Weekly "A sequel better than any [readers] could have anticipated... It's a remarkable story of endurance, faith and determination, even readers who've never heard of Evans will find this to be both entertaining and inspiring. A harrowing but lively supplement to The Kid Stays in the Picture." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The notorious kid is still in the picture... Evans has produced a quintessential Hollywood memoir." -- Kirkus Reviews "A compelling and, at times, deeply emotional memoir." -- Booklist
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Such Good Girls
Book SynopsisEdgar Award-winning mystery novelist R. D. Rosen tells the story of the hidden children who survived the Holocaust through the lives of three girls hidden in three different countries—among the less than 10 percent of Jewish children in Europe to survive World War II—who went on to lead remarkable lives in New York City.Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls.Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the war years believing she was an anti-Semitic Catholic schoolgirl, eventually became an esteemed radiation oncologist. Flora Hogman, protected by a succession of Christians, emerged from the war a lonely, lost orphan, but became a psychologist who pioneered the study of hidden child survivors. Unlike Anne Frank, Carla Lessing made it through the war concealed with her
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Americas First Daughter
Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother’s death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France.It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father’s troubling liaison with
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Life With Earth Wind Fire Large Print
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fasten Your Seat Belts
Book SynopsisThe illuminating, comprehensive biography of Bette Davis, one of the most electrifying Hollywood stars ever to grace the silver screen.With a career spanning six decades and more than eighty films, Bette Davis is synonymous with Hollywood legend.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Confident Women
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Whether she's describing women pretending to be doctors, socialites, or just another nice lady who desperately needed help, Telfer dishes up their scandalous schemes for true-crime fans to relish." — Booklist "Readers who appreciate a well-executed sting will enjoy this thoroughly researched yet breezy guide to notorious women." — Library Journal "Grifters! Fake Heiresses! Phony Royalty! Imposter Chinese Princelings! Faux Ghostbusters and More! The brilliantly crazy conniving women in CONFIDENT WOMEN have a helluva lot of nerve—and I love it!" — Marisa Acocella, New York Times best selling author of Cancer Vixen, Ann Tenna and The Big She-Bang: The Herstory of the Universe According to God the Mother
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Other Side of the Coin The Queen the Dresser
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sure Ill Be Your Black Friend
Book SynopsisIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe’s candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces. In an era in which “I have many black friends” is often a medal of Wokeness, Ben hilariously chronicles the experience of being on the receiving end of those fist bumps. He takes us through his immigrant childhood, from wanting nothing more than friends to sit with at lunch, to his awkward teenage years, to college in the age of Obama, and adulthood in the Trump administration—two sides of the same American coin.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc More Home Cooking
Book SynopsisWith a new foreword by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, the triumphant sequel to Home Cooking by “a home cook, like you and me, whose charm and lack of pretension make her wonderfully human and a welcome companion as she chatters on about the small culinary accomplishments and discoveries that occur in her kitchen” (Chicago Tribune). Lucky readers in the 1970s and ’80s discovered Laurie Colwin’s urbane, witty fiction in The New Yorker, as well as her warm, engaging food writing in Gourmet magazine columns. More Home Cooking, the second collection of these columns, is an expression of Colwin’s lifelong passion for cuisine and offers a delightful mix of recipes, advice, and personal anecdotes from the kitchen and beyond. She muses over the many charms and challenges of cooking at home in timeless essays including “Desserts That Quiver,” “Real Food for Tots,” and “Catering on One Dollar a Head.”As informative as it is entertaining, and filled with Colwin’s trademark down-to-earth charm and wit, More Home Cooking is a rare treat for anyone who spends time in the kitchen and feels “like having a great conversation with someone that you love” (Samantha Bee).
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Medgar and Myrlie
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc These Precious Days
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Somewhere We Are Human
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America." — Publishers Weekly "A timely and necessary text ... [Somewhere We Are Human] proves that very different voices telling unique stories can, when presented together, become a very cohesive, very humane manifesto." — San Francisco Chronicle "[These contributions] touch on so many different facets of the immigrant experience that readers will find much to ponder... [and] experience how creative writing enriches our understanding of each other and our lives." — Booklist "An innovative, artful collection of diverse, undocumented voices." — Kirkus Reviews "[Somewhere We Are Human is] a tapestry of diverse experiences and perspectives that mirror the vast and complex realities of migration, which often get lost or erased from the conversation ... Even if you think you’ve heard these stories before, you haven’t really until you’ve read them as told in their own words and in their own terms." — Mother Jones “This collection is not only a great read, but an important one. I applaud everyone involved.” — Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer-Prize finalist and bestselling author of The Devil’s Highway “Urgent, necessary, and bold . . . [Grande and Guiñansaca’s] meticulous selections offer us an extraordinary range of histories, perspectives, and—most touchingly—dreams.” — Rigoberto González, National Book Award Finalist and author of the American Book Award-winning Butterfly Boy “So often these stories are told by others; now we get to hear them told by these artists themselves. What a gift as these vocal cords sing, ringing of human resilience and love, so much love.” — Victoria Chang, Award-winning author of Obit and Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Slip
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the National Book Award A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the New York City Book Award Shortlisted for the Apollo Book of the Year Award Shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography Finalist for the 2024 Gotham Book PrizeThe never-before-told story of an obscure little street at the lower tip of Manhattan and the remarkable artists who got their start there. For just over a decade, from 1956 to 1967, a collection of dilapidated former sail-making warehouses clustered at the lower tip of Manhattan became the quiet epicenter of the art world. Coenties Slip, a dead-end street near the water, was home to a circle of wildly talented and varied artists that included Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, Delphine Seyrig, Lenore Tawney, and Jack Youngerman. As friends and i
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Sisters of Auschwitz
Book SynopsisA New York Times bestsellerThe unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured by the Nazis, and ultimately survived the Holocaust.Eight months after Germany’s invasion of Poland, the Nazis roll into The Netherlands, expanding their reign of brutality to the Dutch. But by the Winter of 1943, resistance is growing. Among those fighting their brutal Nazi occupiers are two Jewish sisters, Janny and Lien Brilleslijper from Amsterdam. Risking arrest and death, the sisters help save others, sheltering them in a clandestine safehouse in the woods, they called “The High Nest.”This secret refuge would become one of the most important Jewish safehouses in the country, serving as a hiding place and underground center for resistance partisans as well as artists condemned by Hitler. From The High Nest, an underground web of artists arises, giving hope and light to those living in terror in Holland as they begin to restore the dazzling pre-war life of Amsterdam and The Hague. When the house and its occupants are eventually betrayed, the most terrifying time of the sisters'' lives begins. As Allied troops close in, the Brilleslijper family are rushed onto the last train to Auschwitz, along with Anne Frank and her family. The journey will bring Janny and Lien close to Anne and her older sister Margot. The days ahead will test the sisters beyond human imagination as they are stripped of everything but their courage, their resilience, and their love for each other.Based on meticulous research and unprecedented access to the Brilleslijpers’ personal archives of memoirs and photos, Sisters of Auschwitz is a long-overdue homage to two young women’s heroism and moral bravery—and a reminder of the power each of us has to change the world.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Escape Artist
Book SynopsisWinner of the National Jewish Book Award New York Times BestsellerA brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information—and misinformation. Is it possible to stop mass murder by telling the truth? — Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowA complex hero. A forgotten story. The first witness to reveal the full truth of the Holocaust . . .Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear.In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became one of the very first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom—among only a tiny handful who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world—and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them. Against all odds, Vrba and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen—a forensically detailed report that eventually reached Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the Pope.And yet too few heeded the warning that Vrba had risked everything to deliver. Though Vrba helped save two hundred thousand Jewish lives, he never stopped believing it could have been so many more.This is the story of a brilliant yet troubled man—a gifted “escape artist” who, even as a teenager, understood that the difference between truth and lies can be the difference between life and death. Rudolf Vrba deserves to take his place alongside Anne Frank, Oskar Schindler, and Primo Levi as one of the handful of individuals whose stories define our understanding of the Holocaust.
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HarperCollins Man Enough Lo Suficientemente Hombre Spanish Edition
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Little, Brown Book Group Carl Rogers
Book SynopsisCarl Rogers was the psychiatrist who pioneered the practice of client-centred therapy, revolutionising the practice of psychotherapy, yet his own life was far from ideal. This biography explores his life - including his tortured marriage, his use of confidential information about his children''s lives and his drinking - against the background of his work. The author draws heavily on the papers left by Rogers to the Library of Congress.
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Penguin Random House LLC My First Summer in the Sierra Penguin nature library
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