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Shadow Network
“Reveals a political trend that threatens both our form of government and our species.” - Timothy Snyder, author of ON TYRANNY "Riveting.... Want to understand how so many Americans turned against truth? Read this book." Nancy Maclean, author of DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS In 1981, emboldened by Ronald Reagan's election, a group of some fifty Republican operatives, evangelicals, oil barons, and gun lobbyists met in a Washington suburb to coordinate their attack on civil liberties and the social safety net. They called their coalition the Council for National Policy. Over four decades, this elite club has become a strategic nerve center for channeling money and mobilizing votes. Its secretive mem...
Suzanne's Children
One of the untold stories of the Holocaust—the nail-biting drama of Suzanne Spaak, who risked and gave her life to save hundreds of Jewish children from deportation from Nazi Paris to Auschwitz “vividly dramatizes the stakes of acting morally in a time of brutality” (The Wall Street Journal). Suzanne Spaak was born into the Belgian Catholic elite and married into the country’s leading political family. Her brother-in-law was the Foreign Minister and her husband Claude was a playwright and patron of the painter Renée Magritte. In Paris in the late 1930s her friendship with a Polish Jewish refugee led her to her life’s purpose. When France fell and the Nazis occupied Paris, she join...
The Guys
First performed in a hit off-off-Broadway production, and soon to be a film starring Sigourney Weaver and Anthony LaPaglia, The Guys is a timeless drama about the surprising truths people can discover in ordinary lives, and the connections we make with others and ourselves in times of tragedy. Paralyzed by grief and unable to put his thoughts into words, Nick, a fire captain, seeks out the help of a writer to compose eulogies for the colleagues and friends he lost in the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001. As Joan, an editor by trade, draws Nick out about “the guys,” powerful profiles emerge, revealing vivid personalities and the substance and meaning that lie beneath the surface of seemingly unremarkable people. As the individual talents and enthusiasms of the people within the small firehouse community are realized, we come to understand the uniqueness and value of what each person has to contribute. And Nick and Joan, two people who under normal circumstances never would have met, jump the well-defined tracks of their own lives, and so learn about themselves, about life, and about the healing power of human connection, through talking about the guys.
Suzanne's Children
"Suzanne Spaak was born into the Belgian Catholic elite and married into the country's leading political family ... In Paris in the late 1930s her friendship with a Polish Jewish refugee led her to her life's purpose. When France fell and the Nazis occupied Paris, she joined the Resistance. She used her fortune and social status to enlist allies among wealthy Parisians and church groups. Under the eyes of the Gestapo, Suzanne and women from the Jewish and Christian resistance groups 'kidnapped' hundreds of Jewish children to save them from the gas chambers"--]cProvided by publisher.
Red Orchestra
For years, the history of the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany was hidden and distorted by Cold War politics. Providing a much-needed corrective, Red Orchestra presents the dramatic story of a circle of German citizens who opposed Hitler from the start, choosing to stay in Germany to resist Nazism and help its victims. The book shines a light on this critical movement which was made up of academics, theatre people, and factory workers; Protestants, Catholics and Jews; around 150 Germans all told and from all walks of life. Drawing on archives, memoirs, and interviews with survivors, award-winning scholar and journalist Anne Nelson presents a compelling portrait of the men and women involved, ...
The Oxford Picture Word Book
Contains eight hundred basic words in alphabetical order. Each word is accompanied by a phrase and an illustration that define its meaning.
Codename Suzette
The thrilling and previously untold true story of Suzanne Spaak, who abandoned her life of opulence to save the Jewish children of Occupied Paris during the Second World War. Suzanne Spaak was born into an affluent Belgian Catholic family and married into the country's leading political dynasty. Her brother-in-law was the prime minister while her husband Claude was a playwright and patron of the painter René Magritte. In occupied Paris she was part of the cultural elite and a neighbour of Colette and Jean Cocteau. But Suzanne was living a double life. Her friendship with a Polish Jewish refugee led her to her life's purpose. When France fell and the Nazis occupied Paris, she joined the Resistance. She used her fortune and social status to enlist allies among wealthy Parisians and church groups. Under the eyes of the Gestapo, Suzanne and women from the Jewish and Christian resistance groups 'kidnapped' hundreds of Jewish children to save them from the gas chambers. Codename Suzette is a masterpiece of research and narrative, bringing to life a truly remarkable woman and painting a vivid and unforgettable picture of wartime Paris.
The Dreamer
Anne Nelson continues to tell us the fascinating tale of Becca, a woman starting over in life and love. She met Cain at her family's cabin. During a trip to Alaska, she falls in love with Cain and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Cain also loves Becca; he wants to marry her. And here is where book 3 picks up. Her late husband left deep seeded scars but with Cain's love and support she is able to finally confide in him. Becca also tells Cain the story of falling out with her brother, James. The thought of her brother makes her a bit sad; since it had been a few years since they'd spoken, she really misses her youngest nephew too. She has always had a very special bond with her youngest nephew, Jake. Her nephew invites her and Cain to his Pop's surprise sixtieth birthday party. She decides to attend this party along with Cain and her best friend, Mary. Tragedy strikes, and Becca's world is turned upside down. Read the story of Becca's fight for her life, her love for Cain and how a heart can break and heal as our Dreamer awakes.
Dreams Come True?
Becca Jackson, a middle-aged divorcee, wakes from an erotic dream that she cannot remember. It leaves her unsettled, which is compounded by the arrival of a handsome stranger, boatbuilder Curtis Kane. Haunted by a sense of déjà vu, Becca is initially sceptical of this too-good-to-be-true visitor and is reluctant to give up her independent lifestyle. However, Becca is ultimately won over by his charms and persistence, but can she trust him not to open old scars? Set against a glorious lakeside backdrop, this is a tale of one woman's struggle to learn to love again.
Nga Waka Maori
Looks at the origins and development of Maori canoes, the different types, the spiritual significances, their central role in Maori society and how this role changed with European contact. It describes waka racing in pre- and post-European times, explains how waka were manned, paddled, sailed and navigated around the New Zealand coastline, on rivers such as the Waikato and Wanganui and in the Chatham Islands."--Back cover.
