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The boy with the star tattoo : a novel / by Carner, Talia,author.;
"1942: As the Vichy government hunts for Jews across France, Claudette Pelletier, a young and talented seamstress and lover of romance novels, falls in love with a Jewish man who seeks shelter at the château where she works. Their whirlwind and desperate romance before he must flee leaves her pregnant and terrified. When the Nazis invade the Free Zone shortly after the birth of her child, the disabled Claudette is forced to make a heartbreaking choice and escapes to Spain, leaving her baby in the care of his nursemaid. By the time Claudette is able to return years later, her son has disappeared. Unbeknown to his anguished mother, the boy has been rescued by a Youth Aliyah agent searching for Jewish orphans. 1968: When Israeli naval officer Daniel Yarden recruits Sharon Bloomenthal for a secret naval operation in Cherbourg, France, he can't imagine that he is the target of the agenda of the twenty-year-old grieving the recent loss of her fiancé in a drowned submarine. Sharon suspects that Danny's past in Youth Aliyah may reflect that of her mysterious late mother and she sets out to track her boss's extraordinary journey as an orphan in a quaint French village all the way to Israel. As Danny focuses on the future of his people and on executing a daring, crucial operation under France's radar, he is unaware that the obsessed Sharon follows the breadcrumbs of clues across the country to find her answers. But she is wholly unprepared for the dilemma she must face upon solving the puzzle"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jews; Orphans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ball at Versailles [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"A dazzling new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America's favorite storytellers."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Americans; Balls (Parties); Debutantes; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Poetry of the First World War : an anthology / by Kendall, Tim,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; English poetry; War poetry, English.;
© 2013., Oxford University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the midst of civilized Europe : the pogroms of 1918-1921 and the onset of the Holocaust / by Veidlinger, Jeffrey,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From an award-winning historian, the first full depiction of the wave of anti-Jewish pogroms that followed the Russian Revolution and how they laid the groundwork for the Holocaust. Includes illustrations and maps"--
Subjects: Antisemitism; Antisemitism; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Jews; Pogroms; Pogroms;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine / by Petraeus, David Howell,author.; Roberts, Andrew,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan, and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again, and the challenge, for statesmen and generals alike, of learning to adapt to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies"--
Subjects: Military art and science; Military art and science; Military history, Modern; Military history, Modern;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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War is a force that gives us meaning / by Hedges, Chris.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Hedges, Chris.; Military history, Modern; War (Philosophy);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Halifax explosion : Canada's worst disaster / by Cuthbertson, Ken.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An account of the Great Halifax explosion of 1917 when the freighter Mont-Blanc, carrying six million pounds of explosives, detonated, sending a shockwave that leveled the surrounding city.LSC
Subjects: Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.; Explosions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Aum [videorecording] : the cult at the end of the world / by Asahara, Shōkō,on-screen participant.; Braun, Ben,1979-film director.; based on (work):Kaplan, David E.,1955-Cult at the end of the world.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Shoko Asahara.The shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system in 1995. Founded by disillusioned yoga teacher Shoko Asahara, Aum transformed into a terrorist organization while Japan's police and media turned a blind eye. Featuring rare archival footage and an interview with one of Asahara's former high-ranking disciples.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Asahara, Shōkō.; Oumu Shinrikyō (Religious organization); Cults; Terrorism; Terrorists;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chasing history : a kid in the newsroom / by Bernstein, Carl,1944-author.;
"In this triumphant memoir, Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and pioneer of investigative journalism, recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation's capital-a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing, and American bedlam"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Bernstein, Carl, 1944-; Journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / by Larson, Erik.; Cline, Isaac Monroe,1861-1955.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-313) and index.
Subjects: Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955.; Hurricanes; Floods;
© c1999., Crown Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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