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Napoleon : a life / by Zamoyski, Adam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-728) and index."The definitive biography of Napoleon, revealing the true man behind the legend. The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Here, historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment, and what he was himself seeking to achieve. This most famous of men is also the most hidden of men, and Zamoyski dives deeper than any previous biographer to find him. Beautifully written, Napoleon brilliantly sets the man in his European context." --
Subjects: Biographies.; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.; France. Armée; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.;
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The Cape doctor : a novel / by Levy, E. J.(Ellen J.),author.;
Beginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry's journey from daughter to son in order to enter medical school and provide for family, but Perry soon embraced the new-found freedom of living life as a man. From brilliant medical student in Edinburgh and London to eligible bachelor and quick-tempered physician in Cape Town, Dr. Perry thrived. When he befriended the aristocratic Cape Governor, the doctor rose to the pinnacle of society, before the two were publicly accused of a homosexual affair that scandalized the colonies and nearly cost them their lives.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Physicians; Transgender men;
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Garbo / by Gottlieb, Robert,1931-author.;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index."Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990.; Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion pictures;
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The brothers of Auschwitz / by Adler, Malka,1946-author.; Canin, Noel,translator.; translation of:Adler, Malka,1946-Its'o u-Bernard.English.;
"Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war. But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz. Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten."--Cover flap.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Brothers; Jewish families;
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Sell us the rope : a novel / by May, Stephen,1964-author.;
"May 1907. Young Stalin - poet, bank-robber, spy - is in London for the 5th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. As he builds his powerbase in the party, Stalin manipulates alliances with Lenin, Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg under the eyes of the Czar's secret police. Meanwhile he is drawn to the fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko and risks everything in a relationship as complicated as it is dangerous."--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Communism; Interpersonal relations; Social change;
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Grandpa was an emperor [videorecording] / by Marks, Constance,film producer,film director.; Freestyle Digital Media,publisher.;
Yeshi Kassa.The great-granddaughter of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie investigates what happened to her father after the 1974 coup that landed most of her family in prison.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Personal narratives.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975; Kassa, Yeshi.; Coups d'état; Fathers and daughters.; Royal houses;
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I am here [videorecording] / by Sank, Jordy,film director.; Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm),film distributor.;
Ella Blumenthal.A life-affirming documentary that celebrates the remarkable life of Ella Blumenthal, whose magnetic personality and spirit have remained undimmed despite living through one of history's darkest chapters. One of the oldest living survivors of the Holocaust, she celebrates her 98th birthday when she reveals to her loved ones profound memories of her incredible survival like never before.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Blumenthal, Ella.; Holocaust survivors; Jewish women;
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42 : The Jackie Robinson story [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Ford, Harrison; Merriman, Ryan; Black, Lucas; Linklater, Hamish; Boseman, Chadwick; Beharie, Nicole; Meloni, Christopher; Holland, Andre;
Director, Brian Helgeland.Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Andre Holland, Ryan Merriman, Christopher Meloni, Harrison Ford, Hamish Linklater, Lucas Black.History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African-American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Biographical.; Drama.;
© 2013., Warner Bros.,
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Tesla [videorecording] / by Hewson, Eve,actor.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Gross, Hannah,actor.; Almereyda, Michael,film director.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Eve Hewson, Ethan Hawke, Hannah Gross.A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
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Margaret Atwood [videorecording] : a word after a word after a word is power / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-on-screen participant.; Raymont, Peter,film director.; White Pine Pictures,publisher.;
Margaret Atwood.The film explores Atwood's 'backstory,' her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood's novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital monophonic.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Authors, Canadian; Women authors;
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