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The Hidden Girl A spellbinding historical drama about family secrets and the power of destiny from the global number one bestseller [electronic resource] : by Riley, Lucinda.aut; Whittaker, Harry.aut; cloudLibrary;: Sweeping and evocative, The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide. You can’t alter destiny . . . Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors, Leah Thompson grows more beautiful with each passing day. When she catches the attention of the influential, troubled Delancey family, she knows her life will never be the same again. Years later, Leah takes the modelling world by storm, travelling from Milan to London and New York and living life in the lap of luxury. But her past follows her like a dark shadow, mysteriously intertwined with the tragic tale of two young siblings in Poland during the Second World War. As two generations of secrets threaten to explode, Leah is haunted by a fatal, forgotten prophecy from her past, and must fight to challenge the destiny that has been mapped out for her in the stars . . . Long before she became the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley wrote Hidden Beauty as Lucinda Edmonds. This standalone novel has been reworked and given new life as The Hidden Girl by Harry Whittaker, Lucinda’s son and co-author of Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt. Five-star reader reviews: 'All I can say is WOW . . . Lucinda Riley is a master storyteller, and this book is an epic lost masterpiece’ ‘There are so many aspects to this novel: a beautiful love story, a family saga, the modelling world, greed and revenge. I was totally engrossed’ ‘This sweeping, epic tale takes you from the wilds of the Yorkshire moors to New York. It’s moving, poignant and full of friendship, love, and loss with many twists along the way’ 'The historical elements were beautifully researched and added so much depth to the story. What I loved most was the emotional journey. The themes of love, loss, and redemption were handled with such sensitivity and grace'General adult.; Subjects: Electronic books.; Historical; Family Life;; © 2024., Pan Macmillan,; unAPI
The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz / by Larson, Erik,1954-author.;: Includes bibliographical references and index."The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports-some released only recently-Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the cadre of close advisers who comprised Churchill's "Secret Circle," including his lovestruck private secretary, John Colville; newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook; and the Rasputin-like Frederick Lindemann. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."--; Subjects: Biographies.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Prime ministers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
The CIA book club : the secret mission to win the Cold War with forbidden literature / by English, Charlie,author.;: Includes bibliographical references and index."For almost five decades after the Second World War, the Iron Curtain divided Europe, standing as the longest and most heavily guarded border on earth. With the risk of nuclear annihilation too high for physical combat, conflict was reserved for the psychological sphere. No one understood this battle of hearts, minds, and intellects more clearly than Bucharest-born George Minden, the head of a covert intelligence operation known as the "CIA books program." This initiative aimed to win the Cold War with literature: to undermine the censorship of the Soviet bloc and inspire revolt by offering different visions of thought and culture to the people. From its Manhattan headquarters, Minden's global CIA "book club" would infiltrate millions of banned titles into the Eastern Bloc, written by a vast and eclectic list of authors. Volumes were smuggled on trucks and aboard yachts, dropped from balloons, and hidden in the luggage of hundreds of thousands of individual travelers. Once inside Soviet bloc, each book would circulate secretly among dozens of like-minded readers, quietly turning them into dissidents. Soon, underground print shops began to reproduce the books, too. By the late 1980s, illicit literature in Poland was so pervasive that the system of communist censorship broke down, and the Iron Curtain soon followed. Former head of international news at the Guardian, Charlie English is the first to uncover this true story of Cold War spy craft, smuggling and secret printing operations, highlighting the work of a handful of extraordinary people who risked their lives to stand up to the intellectual strait-jacket Stalin created. People like Miroslaw Chojecki, an underground Polish publisher who endured beatings, force-feeding and exile in service of this mission and Minden, the CIA's mastermind, who didn't waver in his belief that truth, culture, and diversity of thought could help free the "captive nations" of Eastern Europe. This is a story about the power of the printed word as a means of resistance and liberation. Books, it shows, can set you free"--; Subjects: United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Books and reading; Cold War; Information warfare; Information warfare; Publishers and publishing;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Chasing shadows : cyber espionage, subversion, and the global fight for democracy / by Deibert, Ronald,author.;: Includes bibliographical references and index."In this real-life espionage thriller, cyber security expert Ronald Deibert uncovers the unseemly marketplace for high-tech surveillance, professional disinformation, and computerized malfeasance and reveals how his team of digital sleuths at the Citizen Lab have lifted the lid on dozens of spy cases targeting innocent citizens around the world. He recounts how the Lab exposed the world's pre-eminent cyber-mercenary firm, Israel-based NSO Group -- the creators of the phone-hacking marvel Pegasus -- in a series of human rights abuses, from domestic spying scandals in Spain, Poland, Hungary, and Greece to its implication in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Today, NSO Group, once valued at over a billion dollars, faces plummeting worth and an irretrievably tarnished reputation. Chasing Shadows provides a front-row seat to a dark underworld of digital espionage, sabotage, and subversion where autocrats and dictators peer into their targets' lives with the mere press of a button, spreading their tentacles of authoritarianism through a digital ecosystem that is insecure, invasive by design, poorly regulated, and prone to abuse. The brave activists, opposition figures, and journalists who dare to advocate for basic political rights and freedoms are hounded, arrested, tortured, and sometimes murdered. From the gritty streets of Guatemala City to the corridors of power in the White House, this compelling narrative traces the journey of the Citizen Lab, a pioneering digital watchdog, as it evolved into a globally renowned source of counter-intelligence for civil society and whose exploits are routinely covered in the world's media. But as this small team of sleuths disarmed cyber mercenaries and helped to improve the digital security of billions of people worldwide, their success came with a price. The Citizen Lab's dogged investigations ultimately brought them, too, into the same sinister crosshairs that plagued the victims they worked to protect. Like a John Le Carré novel brought to life and updated for the digital age, this book is a powerful tale of high-stakes espionage, transnational intrigue, and the inevitable toll exacted when one dares to defy oligarchs and dictators. You'll never look at your smartphone the same way again"--; Subjects: Munk Centre for International Studies. Citizen Lab.; Computer crimes.; Computer security.; Disinformation.; Electronic surveillance.; Espionage.; Intelligence service.;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Suicide Room. by Komasa, Jan,film director.; Kulesza, Agata,actor.; Gelner, Bartosz,actor.; Pieczynski, Christoph,actor.; Gierszal, Jakub,actor.; Preis, Kinga,actor.; Gasiorowska, Roma,actor.; Altered Innocence (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;: Agata Kulesza, Bartosz Gelner, Christoph Pieczynski, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Roma GasiorowskaOriginally produced by Altered Innocence in 2011.Young Dominik is pressured to succeed by his wealthy and successful power couple parents and with only 100 days to go before final exams, Dominik is on target to graduate with top marks and gain entry into the finest university. After a dare at a school formal where he gets to kiss his crush, Aleksander, the social media Dominik is so invested in explodes with commentary about the event. Daunted by the thought of returning to school where even Aleksander mocks him, he reverts from real life and logs into the virtual world. Cloaked in his avatar, Dominik meets Sylwia, who introduces him to the "Suicide Room" where he meets others just like him. Soon enough Dominik struggles to decipher what is real as common virtual experiences bleed dangerously into reality. Altered Innocence is proud to re-introduce this nostalgic piece of emo cinema to U.S. audiences by award-winning director Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi) in high definition for the first time!Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Poland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;; unAPI
The Peasants. by Welchman, DK,film director.; Welchman, Hugh,film director.; Kasprzyk, Ewa,actor.; Urzedowska, Kamila,actor.; Musial, Maciej,actor.; Baka, Miroslaw,actor.; Gulaczyk, Robert,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;: Ewa Kasprzyk, Kamila Urzedowska, Maciej Musial, Miroslaw Baka, Robert GulaczykOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.From the filmmakers of Loving Vincent. Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel, a young peasant woman is determined to forge her own path in a late 19th century patriarchal village.Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Animated films.; Motion pictures--Poland.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;; unAPI
The Top secret trial of the Third Reich [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bauer, Jochen.; Braxton, Lola.; Hemsing, Albert.; Hemsing, Esther.; Janszen, Karl-Heinz.; Thomas, David.; Von zur Muehlen, Bengt.; Chronos Film.; First-Run Features (Firm);: Cinematography by Jochen Bauer ; editor, Evelyn Mundin, Brigitte Schirmann, Ilona Wasgint ; music, Wolfgang de Gelmini.Narrator, David Thomas.E.DVD.; Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Schenk von Stauffenberg, Klaus Philipp, Graf, 1907-1944.; Anti-Nazi movement; Attempted assassination; Bombings; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures, German.; Operation Valkyrie, 1944.; Trials (Attempted murder);; © c2009., First Run Features,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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