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The living and the lost / by Feldman, Ellen,1941-author.;
'The Living and the Lost' is a gripping story of a young German Jewish woman who returns to Allied Occupied Berlin from America to face the past and the unexpected future. From the author of 'Paris Never Leaves You'. Book Club.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Refugees; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Cold War;
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The German nurse / by Hollows, M. J.,author.;
A secret past. A forbidden love. A terrifying choice ... Her past could kill you. Guernsey, 1940. As war storms through Europe, Churchill orders the evacuation of all military personnel from the island. Boats ferry soldiers and vulnerable young children to England, leaving their parents and loved ones behind to face the invading German army on their own. Her love could save you. One of the few remaining policemen on the island, Jack must protect not only his friends and family, but also the woman he loves: Johanna, a Jewish nurse from Germany, whose secret faith could prove fatal to them both. Her fate is in your hands. When the Nazis arrive, everything changes. Jack is forced to come to terms with the pain and loss of a world re-making itself around him. And then a list of Jews on the island is drawn up, and he must make an awful choice: write down Johanna's name and condemn her, or resist and put his family in immediate danger.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jews; Man-woman relationships; Nurses; Police; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
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Beneath a scarlet sky : a novel / by Sullivan, Mark T.,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Lella, Giuseppe; World War, 1939-1945;
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The American way : a true story of Nazi escape, Superman and Marilyn Monroe / by Stapinski, Helene,author.; Siegler, Bonnie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An exuberant true-life adventure following two very different men - a loveable huckster turned publisher of DC Comics and the man he helped escape from 1930s Berlin - as they cross paths with icons of midcentury pop culture in pursuit of the American dream"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Superman (Fictitious character); Donenfeld, Harry (Comic book publisher); Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962.; Schulback, Jules.; DC Comics, Inc.; German Americans; Immigrants; Jews; Publishers and publishing; Comic books, strips, etc.;
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Black Panther. [graphic novel] / by Ridley, John,1965-author.; Landini, Stefano,illustrator.; Peralta, Germán,illustrator.; Milla, Matt,colourist.; Aburto, Jesus,colourist.; Sabino, Joe,letterer.;
Marvel, T+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Afrofuturist comics.; Superhero comics.; Black Panther (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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The global economy as you've never seen it : 99 ingenious infographics that put it all together / by Ramge, Thomas,1971-author.; Garcia-Landa, Adrian,author.; Schwochow, Jan,author.; translation of:Ramge, Thomas,1971-Wirtschaft verstehen.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index.An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components, illuminated one by one in 99 large-scale, full-colour infographics. The economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth: One could argue that almost every aspect of our lives is connected to the realms of business and finance. And yet few of us truly understand it -- even the world's foremost economists can't seem to agree on how it runs.
Subjects: Economics.; Graphic methods.; International economic relations.; Money.;
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The dressmaker's gift / by Valpy, Fiona,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Women dressmakers; World War, 1939-1945; Secrecy; Grandmothers;
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The girl who beat ISIS : Farida's story / by Khalaf, Farida,author.; Hoffman, Andrea C.,author.; Bulloch, Jamie,translator.;
In August 2014, Farida Khalaf was just a normal Yazidi girl, living in northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked and swiftly taken by ISIS fighters, and her whole world changed. This is the story of what happened to Farida after she was captured: the beatings, the rapes, and the markets where ISIS sold their female prisoners like cattle.
Subjects: Khalaf, Farida; IS (Organization); Yezidi women; Yezidis; Terrorism; Abduction; Escaped prisoners of war;
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Identitti : a novel / by Sanyal, Mithu M.,1971-author.; Price, Alta L.,translator.; translation of:Sanyal, Mithu M.,1971-Identitti.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."A satirical debut about a German Indian student whose world is upended when she discovers that her beloved professor who passed for Indian is, in fact, white"--
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Black humor.; Novels.; Group identity; Identity politics; Postcolonialism; Racially mixed people;
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Slime : a natural history / by Wedlich, Susanne,author.; Türkoğlu, Ayça,translator.; translation of:Wedlich, Susanne.Buch vom Schleim.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index.Takes readers on a sticky scientific adventure through the three-billion-year history of slime, exploring its part in the evolution of life and its cultural and emotional significance, from its starring role in the horror genre to its subtle influence on Art Nouveau.
Subjects: Body fluids.; Mucus.;
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