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At the height of the Nazi extermination campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto, a young Jewish woman, Irena, seeks the protection of her former lover, a young architect, Jan Malecki. By taking her in, he puts his own life and the safety of his family at risk. Over a four-day period, Tuesday through Friday of Holy Week 1943, as Irena becomes increasingly traumatized by her situation, Malecki questions his decision to shelter Irena in the apartment where Malecki, his pregnant wife, and his younger brother reside. Added to his dilemma is the broader context of Poles’ attitudes toward the “Jewish question” and the plight of the Jews locked in the ghetto during the final moments of its existence. Fe...
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The first comprehensive monograph of Aldrovanda, the rare andextraordinary carnivorous "Waterwheel Plant". This incrediblecarnivore, known for trapping aquatic prey between jaw-like lobesthat dramatically snap shut when triggered, is related to thefamous Venus Flytrap and employs one of the fastest movementresponses known in the plant kingdom. Not only arthropods arecaught in its deadly jaws, but even small vertebrates includingtadpoles and fish fry.Representing over four years of study and research, thislong-awaited work presents a pioneering and uniquely detailedtreatment of all aspects of the botanical history, ecology,evolutionary history, distribution and cultivation of this novelplant....
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