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A powerful portrait of a Jewish German family divided by exile, abandonment and emigration.Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressAuthor(s)...

A powerful portrait of a Jewish German family divided by exile, abandonment and emigration.

Reducere. A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as seen through the German-American family of the celebr...

Reducere. A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as seen through the German-American family of the celebr...

The story of what being a family really means... It is said that you can't choose your relatives but some of Lynn Knight's family did. Three genera...

Reducere. A thrilling, moment by moment account of an epic World War II escape and the real-life adventures that followed.On August 30, 1942 - 'Zero Night' -...

Both a sweeping history and an intimate account of making a home, told through the prism of an English country house.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAutho...

DescriptionAfter the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm's parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped...

A fascinating and lively history of Hollywood and WWII. Now a NETFLIX original, featuring interviews with some of the best directors of our generat...

Reducere. As I write this story, a politician in power, somewhere, is living peacefully and lavishly in a mansion, carelessly creating policies that disfavor...

A moving reflection on the complicated nature of home and homeland, and the heartache and adventure of leaving an adopted country in order to retur...

Reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from acclaimed writer and artist Amanda ThomsonPublisher: Canongate BooksAuthor(s): Ama...

The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.Publisher: Profile Books L...

Inna Wolkovich Gardner Nichols' story is not a recount of the horrors of war--for those stories have already been written. Her story is a true pers...

Reducere. Coming Home is a novel about tremendous victory and unprecedented loss, a story of faith and a forever kind of love, love that will stay with you l...

Gripping account of heroism in the face of near certain disaster. Includes first person accounts from the sailors aboard the Marblehead. Written by...

A Sunday Times Bestseller'Superbly frank and unsentimental... The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well...

A stunning story of three generations of Irish women - Kathleen, Dominique and Jade Jordan -- and an account of family, race and belonging.Publishe...

A stunning story of three generations of Irish women - Kathleen, Dominique and Jade Jordan -- and an account of family, race and belonging.Publishe...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2016The vivid and haunting story of Sri Lanka and its brutal thirty...

Reducere. When Jaan Willem Mobach (1894), his wife Johanna (1896), and their three sons, Piet, Gerard, and Jan, depart for Djokdjakarta in 1930 on the ship I...

Reducere. The true story of one of the most heroic feats of World War II...the daring prison camp breakout that inspired the classic film The Great Escape St...

The shocking inside story of the fight to halt climate change over the past twenty-five years by a world-renowned scientist.Publisher: Atlantic Boo...

Publisher: Walker Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael RosenNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 14Cover type: Paperback / soft...

From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of abuse and survival.Publisher: John Blake Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Toni MaguireN...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Listen in as professional storyteller Phyllis Blackstone shares stories about her family, career, musings and life. These heartwarming tales provid...

Now, she's returned to their home, Olivia is determined to discover her history and find out what caused the rift that tore her family apart. As Ol...

Reducere. An epic adventure--the most brilliant escape and evasion from the Nazis ever written. Eric Williams, a Royal Air Force bomber captain, was shot dow...

A stolen child, a family torn apart, love in all its guises, and anguish, too . . .Publisher: Allison & BusbyAuthor(s): Anna (Author) JacobsPublica...

An exquisitely written exploration of the connections between physical and mental healthPublisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Alastair (Author) Santh...

A heart-warming and nostalgic WWII saga from reader favourite Rosie Hendry, for fans of Elaine Everest and Donna DouglasPublisher: Little, Brown Bo...