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Beethoven : the music and the life / by Lockwood, Lewis;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [559]-578) and indexes.
Subjects: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827; Composers;
© 2005, c2003., W.W. Norton,
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The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz : a true story of family and survival / by Dronfield, Jeremy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Vienna, 1930s. The Kleinmann family live a simple, ordinary life. Gustav works as a furniture upholsterer while Tini keeps their modest apartment. Their greatest joy is their children: Fritz, Edith, Herta and Kurt. But after the Nazis annex Austria, the Kleinmanns' world rapidly shifts before their eyes. Neighbours turn on them, the business is seized. The threat to the family becomes ever greater. Gustav and Fritz are among the first to be taken. Nazi police send the pair to Buchenwald in Germany, the beginning of an unimaginable ordeal. Over the months of suffering that follow, there is one constant that keeps them alive: the love between father and son. Then they discover that Gustav will be transferred to Auschwitz, a certain death sentence, and Fritz is faced with a choice: let his father die alone, or join him ... Based on meticulous archival research and Gustav's secret diary, this book tells the Kleinmanns' remarkable story for the first time."-- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Kleinmann, Gustav, 1891-1976.; Kleinmann, Fritz, 1923-; Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Fathers and sons; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
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The hidden book : a novel / by Manning, Kirsty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296).In a novel based on a true story of clandestine courage in World War II, prisoners of war risk their lives to secure evidence of Nazi atrocities.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mauthausen (Concentration camp); Photograph albums; Photographers; World War, 1939-1945;
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A hidden life [videorecording] / by Bentley, Elisabeth,film producer.; Bergesio, Dario,film producer.; Diehl, August,1976-actor.; Hill, Grant,film producer.; Jeter, Josh,film producer.; Malick, Terrence,1943-screenwriter,film director.; Nyqvist, Michael,1960-2017,actor.; Pachner, Valerie,1987-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jurgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, Karl Markovics, Franz Rogowski, Tobias Moretti.Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including violent images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: War films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jägerstätter, Franz, 1907-1943; Christian martyrs; World War, 1939-1945; Conscientious objectors;
For private home use only.
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Club Zero. by Hausner, Jessica,film director.; El-Masry, Amir,actor.; Zylberstein, Elsa,actor.; Demy, Mathieu,actor.; Wasikowska, Mia,actor.; Hoare, Sam,actor.; Babett Knudsen, Sidse,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amir El-Masry, Elsa Zylberstein, Mathieu Demy, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Hoare, Sidse Babett KnudsenOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2023.Miss Novak joins the staff of an international boarding school to teach a conscious eating class. She instructs that eating less is healthy. The other teachers are slow to notice what is happening and by the time the distracted parents begin to realise, Club Zero has become a reality.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Horror films.; Independent films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Austria.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The rebel empresses : Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, power and glamour in the struggle for Europe / by Goldstone, Nancy,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet. Young and beautiful -- becoming cultural and fashion icons of their time -- they also played a pivotal role in ruling their realms during a tempestuous era characterized by unprecedented political and technological change. Fearless, adventurous, and independent, Elisabeth and Eugénie represented a new kind of empress -- one who rebelled against tradition and anticipated and embraced modern values. Yet both women endured hardship in their private and public lives. Elisabeth was plagued by a mother-in-law who snatched her infant children away and undermined her authority at court. Eugénie's husband was an infamous philanderer who could not match the military prowess of his namesake. Between them, Elisabeth and Eugénie were personally involved in every major international confrontation in their turbulent century, which witnessed thrilling technological advances as well as revolutions, assassinations, and wars. With her characteristic jump-off-the-page writing and in-depth research, Nancy Goldstone brings to life these two remarkable women, as Europe goes through the convulsions that led up to the international landscape we recognize today."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Elisabeth, Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1837-1898.; Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920.; Empresses; Empresses;
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The Ratline : the exalted life and mysterious death of a Nazi fugitive / by Sands, Philippe,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The life and mysterious death of Otto Wachter, former Governor of Nazi-occupied Poland, who died in the Vatican after World War II"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Wächter, Horst von, 1939-; Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949; Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949; Wächter, Otto, 1901-1949.; Fugitives from justice; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Nazis; War criminals; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Director : a novel / by Kehlmann, Daniel,1975-author.; Benjamin, Ross,translator.; translation of:Kehlmann, Daniel,1975-Lichtspiel.English.;
An artist's life, a pact with the devil, and the dangerous illusions of the silver screen. G.W. Pabst, one of cinema's greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, the Hollywood actress whom he made famous, can help him. When he receives word that his elderly mother is ill, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. Pabst, his wife, and his young son are suddenly confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. So, when Joseph Goebbels--the minister of propaganda in Berlin--sees the potential for using the European film icon for his directorial genius and makes big promises to Pabst and his family, Pabst must consider Goebbels's thinly veiled order. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement. Kehlmann's latest oeuvre explores the complicated relationships and distinctions between art and power, beauty and barbarism, cog and conspirator.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967; Collaborationists; Motion picture producers and directors; Nazi propaganda; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The far side of the sky : a novel of love and death in Shanghai / by Kalla, Daniel.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Jews; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2011., HarperCollins,
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The last battle : when U.S. and German soldiers joined forces in the waning hours of World War II in Europe / by Harding, Stephen,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and index.LSC
Subjects: Daladier, Edouard, 1884-1970; Reynaud, Paul, 1878-1966; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
© 2013., Da Capo Press,
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