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The postcard / by Berest, Anne,1979-author.; Kover, Tina A.,translator.; translation of:Berest, Anne,1979-Carte postale.English.;
At once a gripping investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and an enthralling portrait of 20th century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, 'The Postcard' tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and the power of storytelling. Perfect for readers of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' and Anthony Doerr's 'All the Light We Cannot See'.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Berest, Anne, 1979-; Anonymous letters; Exiles; Jewish families; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
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After the Romanovs : Russian exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque through revolution and war / by Rappaport, Helen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation such as Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents plotted espionage and assassination from both sides. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. This is their story"--
Subjects: Exiles; Political refugees; Russians; Russians; Russians; Russians;
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Donald J. Trump : a president like no other / by Black, Conrad,author.; Hanson, Victor Davis,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Conrad Black, bestselling author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom and Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, turns his attention to his "friend" President Donald J. Trump and provides the most intriguing and significant analysis yet of Trump's political rise. Ambitious in intellectual scope, contrarian in many of its opinions, and admirably concise, this is surely set to be one of the most provocative political books you are likely to read this year.
Subjects: Biographies.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Presidents; Real estate developers; Businessmen;
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My brief history [sound recording] / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-; Brenher, Matthew.;
Read by Matthew Brenher.Recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of ALS at age 21. Tracing his progress as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onward through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpiece A Brief History of Time.
Subjects: Hawking, Stephen, 1942-; Audiobooks.; Black holes (Astronomy); Cosmology.; Physicists;
© p2013., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
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Colette [videorecording] / by Glaser, Richard,screenwriter.; Gough, Denise,actor.; Karlsen, Elizabeth,film producer.; Knightley, Keira,1985-actor.; Koffler, Pamela R.,film producer.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; Litvak, Michel,film producer.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-actor.; Vachon, Christine,film producer.; Walters, Gary Michael,film producer.; West, Dominic,1969-actor.; Westmoreland, Wash,film director,screenwriter.; Woolley, Stephen,film producer.; 30West (Firm),production company.; Bleecker Street (Firm),production company.; Bold Films,production company.; British Film Institute,production company.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; Killer Films,production company.; Number 9 Films,production company.;
Original music by Thomas Adès ; editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Eleanor Tomlinson, Robert Pugh, Aiysha Hart.After marrying 'Willy,' a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality/nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Colette, 1873-1954; Authors, French; Man-woman relationships; Women authors, French;
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All things being equal : why math is the key to a better world / by Mighton, John,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the award-winning founder of JUMP Math comes a road map for success in math study, and an impassioned call for a more just society where intellectual achievement is available to the many instead of the privileged few. John Mighton has been called the "Jane Jacobs of education" and has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His first two books, 'The Myth of Ability' and 'The End of Ignorance', were national bestsellers and he has received two Governor General's Awards. He lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Mathematics; Numeracy.;
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The new pope [videorecording] / by Collins, Clifton,Jr.,actor.; France, Cécile de,1975-actor.; Ghini, Massimo,1954-actor.; Goodman, Henry,1950-actor.; Ivanir, Mark,actor.; Law, Jude,1972-actor.; Malkovich, John,actor.; Sagnier, Ludivine,1979-actor.; Thomsen, Ulrich,actor.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jude Law, John Malkovich, Clifton Collins Jr., Cécile De France, Ludivine Sagnier, Henry Goodman, Ulrich Thomsen, Mark Ivanir, Massimo Ghini.The unconventional follow-up to 2017's The Young Pope begins with Lenny Belardo, aka Pope Pius XIII, in a coma after a heart attack as the Holy See searches for his replacement. British intellectual Sir John Brannox is elected to the papal throne, assuming the name John Paul III. He soon finds that his predecessor's shadow looms large: The fiercely devoted cult of Pius XIII believes their pope will return, and their conviction proves hard to shake.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Popes; Popes; Catholic Church;
For private home use only.
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Sherlock Holmes. [videorecording] / by Anderson, Paul.; Downey, Robert,1965-; Doyle, Arthur Conan,Sir,1859-1930.; Fry, Stephen,1957-; Harris, Jared,1961-; James, Geraldine.; Law, Jude,1972-; McAdams, Rachel,1978-; Rapace, Noomi,1979-; Reilly, Kelly.; Ritchie, Guy.; Zimmer, Hans.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Camera, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, James Herbert ; music, Hans Zimmer ; production design, Sarah Greenwood.Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Paul Anderson, Kelly Reilly, Geraldine James, Eddie Marsan.Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room, until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large, Professor James Moriarty, and not only is he Holmes's intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Holmes's investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany, and finally Switzerland.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Dept; Action and adventure films.; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character); Moriarty, Professor (Fictitious character); Watson, John H. (Fictitious character);
© c2012., Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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The Sullivanians : sex, psychotherapy, and the wild life of an American commune / by Stille, Alexander,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The shocking story of the Sullivan Institute, a psychoanalytic organization of artists and intellectuals that devolved into a dangerous cult on Manhattan's Upper West Side"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Newton, Saul.; Pearce, Jane, 1914-1977.; Sullivan Institute/Fourth Wall Community (New York, N.Y.); Collective settlements; Psychotherapy.; Social control.;
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Fervor : a novel / by Lloyd, Toby Phips,author.;
"Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric's father Yosef, a Holocaust survivor. Both intellectually gifted and deeply unconventional, the Rosenthals believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament and in the presence of God (and evil) in daily life. As Hannah prepares to publish a sensationalist account of Yosef's years in war-torn Europe-unearthing a terrible secret from his time in the camps-Elsie, her perfect daughter, starts to come undone. And then, in the wake of Yosef's death, she disappears. When she returns, just as mysteriously as she left, she is altered in disturbing ways."--
Subjects: Witch fiction.; Horror fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Generational trauma; Grandfathers; Holocaust survivors' families; Jewish families; Siblings; Teenage girls; Witches;
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