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This tender land : a novel / by Krueger, William Kent,author.;
"The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Brothers; Depressions; Friendship; Indigenous peoples; Orphans; Voyages and travels;
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Two roads home [text (large print)] : Hitler, Stalin and the miraculous survival of my family / by Finkelstein, Daniel,1962-author.; container of (work):Finkelstein, Daniel,1962-Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An epic and beautifully written World War II family history that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering in Hitler's and Stalin's camps, and the near-miraculous survival and rescue of the author's parents who met after the war. Daniel Finkelstein's grandfather Alfred Wiener was a German Jewish intellectual leader who tolled an early warning of the impending Holocaust and became an archivist of Nazi crimes. He relocated his family to safety in Amsterdam, where they became close with Anne Frank's family. But they were eventually separated, and Daniel's mother Mirjam was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her mother and sisters while Alfred worked feverishly to free them. Finkelstein's father, Ludwik, grew up in a prosperous Jewish family in Poland where his father was a patriotic hero of the Great War. But when Stalin took control, Finkelstein's grandfather was deported to Siberia, while Ludwik and his mother were sent to Kazahkstan, where they barely survived freezing winters and harrowing forced labor conditions. Two Roads Home is a page-turning account of ingenuity, bravery and the almost unbelievable coincidences that brought Daniel's parents together. The story features secret archives, forgery and theft, and sweeps across Europe to show the expanse of the war. Moving, engrossing and inspiring, Love and Murder will profoundly touch all who read it"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Finkelstein, Daniel, 1962-; Finkelstein, Ludwik, 1929-2011.; Finkelstein, Mirjam, 1933-2017.; Finkelstein family.; Wiener family.; Wiener Library; Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp); Holocaust survivors; Jewish families; Jews; Polish people; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The age of light [sound recording] : a novel / by Scharer, Whitney,author.; Plummer, Thérèse,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Therese Plummer.A novel inspired by the life of the Vogue model-turned-renowned photographer finds Lee Miller relocating to 1929 Paris, where she becomes the muse and colleague of the mercurial surrealist, Man Ray.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Miller, Lee, 1907-1977; Man Ray, 1890-1976; Models (Persons); War photographers; World War, 1939-1945;
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Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, photographing America, 1929-1947 / by Cartier-Bresson, Henri,1908-2004.; Evans, Walker,1903-1975.; Sire, Agnès.; Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004; Evans, Walker, 1903-1975; Documentary photography; Photography, Artistic;
© 2009., Thames & Hudson,
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A nation is born : World War I and independence, 1910-1929 / by Nelson, Sheila.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 82), Internet addresses (p. 83) and index.Explains how Canada's identity and independence strengthened as a result of its successful battlefield victories during World War I.
Subjects: Nationalism; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2006., Mason Crest Publishers,
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SS-GB [videorecording] / by Kadelbach, Philipp,1974-television director.; Schweitzer, Patrick,television producer.; Purvis, Neal,screenwriter.; Wade, Robert,1961-screenwriter.; Riley, Sam,1980-actor.; Bosworth, Kate,1983-actor.; Bock, Rainer,actor.; Eidinger, Lars,1976-actor.; Cosmo, James,actor.; Dermody, Maeve,actor.; Flemyng, Jason,actor.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Deighton, Len,1929-SS-GB.; Sid Gentle Films Ltd.,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,broadcaster.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,publisher.;
Sam Riley, Kate Bosworth, Rainer Bock, Lars Eidinger, James Cosmo, Maeve Dermody, Jason Flemyng, Julian Rhind-Tutt.It is 1941 and Nazi Germany, having won the Battle of Britain, is the occupying force in the UK. Based on SS-GB, the bestselling novel by Len Deighton, renowned London murder detective Douglas Archer is caught between his brutal new SS superiors and a ruthless British resistance as he investigates what looks like a black market-related murder. Determined to uphold the law and protect the ones he loves, Archer soon finds himself drawn into a treacherous plot with global implications. In a country under hostile occupation, how do you do the right thing when you're on the wrong side?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television mini-series.; Thrillers (Television programs); Historical television programs.; Spy television programs.; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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The porcelain maker / by Freethy, Sarah,author.;
"Germany, 1929. At a festive gathering of young bohemians in Weimar, two young artists, Max, a skilled Jewish architect, and Bettina, a celebrated avant-garde painter, are drawn to each other and begin a whirlwind romance. Their respective talents transport them to the dazzling lights of Berlin, but this bright beginning is quickly dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism. Max is arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Dachau where only his talent at making exquisite porcelain figures stands between him and seemingly certain death. Desperate to save her lover, Bettina risks everything to rescue him and escape Germany. America, 1993. Clara, Bettina's daughter, embarks on a journey to trace her roots and determine the identity of her father, a secret her mother has kept from her for reasons she's never understood. Clara's quest to piece together the puzzle of her origins transports us back in time to the darkness of Nazi Germany, where life is lived on a razor's edge and deception and death lurk around every corner. Survival depends on strength, loyalty, and knowing true friend from hidden foe. And as Clara digs further, she begins to question why her mother was so determined to leave the truth of her harrowing past behind."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Novels.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; Jews; Man-woman relationships; Nazis;
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All quiet on the western front [videorecording] / by Abbott, George,1887-1995.; Alexander, Ben,1911-1969.; Alexander, Richard,1902-1989.; Anderson, Maxwell,1888-1959.; Andrews, Del,d. 1942.; Ayres, Lew,1908-1996.; Bakewell, William,1908-; Davis, Owen,1907-1949.; Gleason, Russell,1908-1945.; Goodwin, Harold,1902-1987.; Kolk, Scott.; Laemmle, Carl,1908-1979.; Lucy, Arnold,1865-1945.; Milestone, Lewis,1895-1980.; Remarque, Erich Maria,1898-1970.Im Westen nichts Neues.Videorecording.; Rogers, Walter Browne,1906-1943.; Summerville, Slim,1892-1946.; Wolheim, Louis.; Wray, John,1887-1940.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm); Universal-International (Firm);
Cinematographer, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Edgar Adams.Louis Wolheim, Lewis Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, Scott Kolk, Owen Davis, Jr., Walter Browne Rogers, William Bakewell, Russell Gleason, Richard Alexander, Harold Goodwin, Slim Summerville.A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with war.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; Dolby digital, full screen presentation.Academy Award for Best Picture, 1929-30
Subjects: Anti-war films.; Death; Feature films.; Soldiers; War films.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2012., Universal Home Video,
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Starry field : a memoir of lost history / by Lee, Margaret Juhae,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."As a young girl growing up in Houston, Margaret Juhae Lee never heard about her grandfather, Lee Chul Ha. His history was lost in early twentieth-century Korea, and guarded by Margaret's grandmother, who Chul Ha left widowed in 1936 with two young sons. To his surviving family, Lee Chul Ha was a criminal, and his granddaughter was determined to figure out why. Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History chronicles Chul Ha's untold story. Combining investigative journalism, oral history, and archival research, Margaret reveals the truth about the grandfather she never knew. What she found is that Lee Chul Ha was not a source of shame; he was a student revolutionary imprisoned in 1929 for protesting the Japanese government's colonization of Korea. He was a hero -- and eventually honored as a Patriot of South Korea almost 60 years after his death. But reclaiming her grandfather's legacy, in the end, isn't what Margaret finds the most valuable. It is through the series of three long-form interviews with her grandmother that Margaret finally finds a sense of recognition she's been missing her entire life. A story of healing old wounds and the reputation of an extraordinary young man, Starry Field bridges the tales of two women, generations and oceans apart, who share the desire to build family in someplace called home. Starry Field weaves together the stories of Margaret's family against the backdrop of Korea's tumultuous modern history, with a powerful question at its heart. Can we ever separate ourselves from our family's past -- and if the answer is yes, should we?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Lee, Chul Ha.; Lee, Margaret Juhae.; Lee, Margaret Juhae; Korean Americans; Koreans;
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Maigret. [videorecording]. by Crémer, Bruno,1929-2010.; Galloway, Jack.; Gambon, Michael.; Hutchings, Geoffrey.; Lance, James.; Madden, Ciaran,1945-; Simenon, Georges,1903-1989.; MHZ Networks Home Entertainment (Firm);
First class murder -- Maigret sees double -- Maigret and the rich.Bruno Cremer.Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to Sherlock Holmes, the pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth. To crack his cases he peels back the veneer of seemingly idyllic villages and neighborhoods, exposing the criminals who lurk in all levels of society. Against a backdrop of 1950s Paris and the surrounding French countryside, these original feature-length films pay homage to one of the most brilliant detective minds of the twentieth century.PG.DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen.
Subjects: Criminal behavior; Detective and mystery television programs.; Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character); Police;
© c2013., MHZ Networks Home Entertainment,
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