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- The republic of imagination : America in three books / by Nafisi, Azar.;
Part I. Huck -- Part II. Babbitt -- Part III. Carson -- Epilogue."A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating followup, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling, and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. What Reading Lolita in Tehran was for Iran, The Republic of Imagination is for America. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her in Seattle, where a skeptical reader told her that Americans don't care about books the way they did back in Iran, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favorite American novels-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, among others-she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination, ' a country where the villains are conformity and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream"--rd- Subjects: Nafisi, Azar.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.; Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.; McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.; English teachers; Iranian American women; American fiction; Books and reading; National characteristics in literature.;
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- The island of extraordinary captives : a painter, a poet, an heiress, and a spy in a World War II British internment camp / by Parkin, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's midnight roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England via the Kindertransport train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. Peter's story was no isolated incident. During Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews escaped and found refuge in Britain. Once war broke out in 1939, the nation turned against them, fearing that Nazis had planted spies posing as refugees. Innocent asylum seekers thus were labeled "enemy aliens" and ultimately sentenced to an indefinite period of internment. When Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them--one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. Drawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified documents from the British government, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin tells the story of this unlikely group of internees. The Island of Extraordinary Captives brings history to life in vivid detail, revealing the hidden truth of Britain's grave wartime mistake and showcasing how hope and creativity can flourish in even the darkest of circumstances"--- Subjects: Midgley, Peter, 1921-1991.; Hutchinson Internment Camp (Douglas, Isle of Man); Germans; Jewish refugees; Noncitizens; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- 1356 [sound recording] / by Cornwell, Bernard.; Hawkins, Jack.;
Read by Jack Hawkins.Thomas of Hookton, a veteran of Crecy and many other battles, is the leader of a mercenary company of bowmen and men-at-arms who ravage the countryside east of Gascony. The Black Prince, is assembling an army to fight the French once more but before Thomas can join, he must fulfil an urgent task.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356;
- © p2012., HarperCollins (UK),
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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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- Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / by Croke, Vicki.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC- Subjects: Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.; Bandoola (Elephant); Elephant Company (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; Animals in logging; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants; Animals;
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- The corgi and the Queen / by Perry, Caroline L.; Corry, Lydia.;
Introduces young readers to Queen Elizabeth II and her four-legged canine companion Susan, a Pembroke Welsh corgi full of love and tail wags, showing how this pair forged an unbreakable bond from princess-hood to queendom.- Subjects: Picture books.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022; Pembroke Welsh corgi;
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- Reign. [videorecording] / by Sinden, Celina,actor.; Parker, Craig,1970-actor.; Kane, Adelaide,1990-actor.; Follows, Megan,actor.; CBS Studios, Inc.,publisher.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Celina Sinden, Craig Parker, Rose Williams, Jonathan Keltz, Ben Geurens, Dan Jeannotte, Jonathan Goad, Spencer MacPherson, Will Kemp.The fourth and final season finds Mary rising to the challenge, taking back her country and establishing her rule in Scotland, the land of her birth but a wild nation foreign to her, and now, once again, her home. There will be impossibly high stakes, unexpected betrayals, sexual exploits, a royal wedding, a royal birth and a rising body count as three queens in three nations fight for their people, their loves, and their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Francis II, King of France, 1544-1560; Nostradamus, 1503-1566; Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587; Princes; Queens;
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- All the Queen's men : a novel / by Bennett, S. J.(Sophia J.),author.;
"Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Buckingham Palace (London, England); Art thefts; Murder;
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- The diary keepers : World War II in the Netherlands, as written by the people who lived through it / by Siegal, Nina,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Based on select writings from a collection of more than two thousand Dutch diaries written during World War II in order to record this unparalleled time, and maintained by devoted archivists. The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven't seen in quite this way before, from the stories of a Nazi sympathizing police officer to a Jewish journalist who documented daily activities at a transport camp"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Diaries.; Personal narratives.; World War, 1939-1945;
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- BrainBots: sports [yoto card] : Yoto card pack. by Yoto.;
Read by Arina Ii; Davis Brooks; Vincent Lai; Sharon D Clarke.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Meet the BrainBots: Nellie, Buzz and Gibbs! When school closes, these high-tech knowledge gathering robots come to life to find out as much information as they can for kids before the next school day starts. They can do some amazing stuff, too - think travelling back in time, shrinking all the way down to explore tiny spaces and getting where humans can’t… In this series, the BrainBots are learning all about sports. They’re sprinting back in time to find out how it all started, witnessing some of the most famous sporting moments in history, and even giving them a go themselves.Ages 6 to 10.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.- Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Sports; Sports; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
- © 2021., Yoto Inc.
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