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Magnificent rebels : the first romantics and the invention of the self / by Wulf, Andrea,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels-poets, novelists, philosophers-who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism onto the world stage, inspiring some of the greatest thinkers of the time. When did we begin to be as self-centered as we are today? At what point did we expect to have the right to determine our own lives? When did we first ask the question, How can I be free? It all began in a quiet university town in Germany in the 1790s, when a group of playwrights, poets, and writers put the self at center stage in their thinking, their writing, and their lives. This brilliant circle included the famous poets Goethe, Schiller, and Novalis; the visionary philosophers Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel; the contentious Schlegel brothers; and, in a wonderful cameo, Alexander von Humboldt. And at the heart of this group was the formidable Caroline Schlegel, who sparked their dazzling conversations about the self, nature, identity, and freedom. The French revolutionaries may have changed the political landscape of Europe, but the young Romantics incited a revolution of the mind that transformed our world forever. We are still empowered by their daring leap into the self, and by their radical notions of the creative potential of the individual, the highest aspirations of art and science, the unity of nature, and the true meaning of freedom. We also still walk the same tightrope between meaningful self-fulfillment and destructive narcissism, between the rights of the individual and our responsibilities toward our community and future generations. At the heart of this inspiring book is the extremely modern tension between the dangers of selfishness and the thrilling possibilities of free will"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Authors, German; Romanticism; Self in literature.; Self-realization.;
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society / by Shaffer, Mary Ann,author.; Barrows, Annie.;
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island.
Subjects: Women authors; Book clubs (Discussion groups);
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Sarah's key / by Rosnay, Tatiana de,1961-;
Subjects: Americans; Family secrets; Jews; Women authors; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2007., St. Martin's Press,
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German conversation / by Swick, Ed,author.;
Subjects: German language; German language; Vocabulary;
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Sarah's key / by Rosnay, Tatiana de,1961-author.;
On the sixtieth anniversary of the 1942 roundup of Jews by the French police in the Vel d'Hiv section of Paris, American journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article on this dark episode during World War II and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah, a young girl caught up in the raid.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Family secrets; Jews; Jews; Women authors; World War, 1939-1945;
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Short stories in German : read for pleasure at your level and learn German the fun way / by Richards, Olly,author.; Rawlings, Alex,1991-author.;
Subjects: Short stories.; Readers (Adult); Readers for new literates.; High interest-low vocabulary books.; German language; German language; German language;
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A bakery in Paris : a novel / by Runyan, Aimie K.,author.;
"Two women from different generations of the same family fiercely fight for their futures while running a small bakery in Montmartre, in the new novel from the author of The School for German Brides."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Bakeries; Bakers; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Loss (Psychology); Missing persons; Separation (Psychology);
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Classic German baking : the very best recipes for traditional favorites, from pfeffernüsse to streuselkuchen / by Weiss, Luisa,author.; Pick, Aubrie,photographer.;
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Baking.; Cooking, German.;
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Sinners of Starlight City : a novel / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge for the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Cousins; Depressions; Exhibitions; Mafia; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Work / by Eckardt, Emanuel,1942-; Pielow, Stefan,1961-;
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Subjects: Labor in art.; Occupations in art.; Portrait photography.;
© 2013., Becker Joest Volk Verlag,
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