The Camp Women:

Friday, December 19, 1777, dawned cold and windy. Fourteen thousand Continental Army soldiers tramped from dawn to dusk along the rutted Pennsylvan...

Reducere. Ravensbruck was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. Located about fifty miles north of Berlin, the camp was the site of murder by sla...

DescriptionFriday, December 19, 1777, dawned cold and windy. Fourteen thousand Continental Army soldiers tramped from dawn to dusk along the rutted...

From camp guards to combatants and typists to telephone operators, Tim Heath shines a light on the experience and activities of women embroiled in ...

Reducere. Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Salt Lake Tribune Just as she gave voice to the silent women of the Hebrew Bible in Th...

Reducere. Imagine a world of gods and demons, where men are warriors, women are beautiful, life is a fantastic adventure, and the fate of kingdoms balances o...

Reducere. This book offers a glimpse into Syrian refugee women's stories of defiance and triumph in the aftermath of the Syrian uprising.The al-Zaatari Camp ...

Reducere. Recent scholarship on slavery has explored the lives of enslaved people beyond the watchful eye of their masters. Building on this work and the stu...

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion wo...

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion wo...

Reducere. A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion wo...

Reducere. "Voice to the silent" Ravensbruck was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. Between 1939 and 1945, it was the site of murder by slave l...

When British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they confronted a terrible challenge, inside the camp were people, who ...

Reducere. When the U.S. Army ordered troops into Arizona Territory in the 19th century to protect and defend the new settlements established there, some of t...

Reducere. Near the end of her classic wartime account, Susie King Taylor writes, "there are many people who do not know what some of the colored women did du...

Reducere. In the fifth installment of Amy Stewart's clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline--whether they're read...

DescriptionIn the fifth installment of Amy Stewart's clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline--whether t...

Reducere. DescriptionAt Forevermore, a sleepaway camp in the Pacific Northwest, campers are promised adventures in the woods, songs by the fire, and lifelong...

Berlin, 1989. As the wall between East and West falls, Miriam Winter cares for her dying father, Henryk. When he cries out for someone named Frieda...

Reducere. Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel, and Emily met at Camp Birchwood as girls in 1985, where over four summers they were the Clover Girls -- inseparable fo...

Reducere. What attaches you to the characters in William Cass's moving first collection of short stories is that they are loving people, emotionally observan...

Reducere. Description" H]ilarious, fast paced, and madcap "―Booklist (starred review) Furious after being stood up by local hottie Johnny Leeson, Mira decide...

DescriptionFor two years Ester Newton did field research in the world of drag queens-homosexual men who make a living impersonating women. Newton s...

DescriptionAuschwitz. Treblinka. The very names of these Nazi camps evoke unspeakable cruelty. Sobib r is less well known, and this book discloses ...

Reducere. DescriptionThey believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna--an otherworldly community in ...

Reducere. Winner of a National Council on Public History Book Award On April 30, 1871, an unlikely group of Anglo-Americans, Mexican Americans, and Tohono O'...

An expanded edition of the powerful memoir about two sisters' determination to survive during the Holocaust featuring new and never before revealed...

From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes fo...

Reducere. At first, I hesitated to put two stories in one book. Their only connection is combat. Camp Boardwalk in 1945. Ice in Vietnam 1967. Camp Boardwalk ...

Reducere. World War II was a total war, devouring the military and civilian resources of nations. Women in Minnesota--like women across the country--made bol...

Inspiring mountaineer takes a group of abused young women on an epic trek to Mount Everest Base Camp, before climbing the mountain herself, and hea...

Reducere. Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women ...

Reducere. After Momma's death, Toughboy and Sister find themselves in the care of Father, who spends more time in the local bar than looking after his childr...

Reducere. 1944, Amersfoort Concentration Camp, Holland. Based on a true story, the unforgettable tale of two young lovers who risked everything to keep hope ...

The true story of three women (Priska, Rachel and Anka) who entered Auschwitz in 1944 whilst pregnant. Amazingly, all three, and their babies, surv...

Reducere. "Loop is just beautiful-a rich, inviting collection of love letters from our Father in heaven to his daughters on earth." Shauna Niequist, author o...

Reducere. These were the times and places where humans descended to a level lower than animals. Ravensbrck was one of those times and places where human dign...

This book tells the true story of Himmler's plan to use prominent WWII concentration camp prisoners as hostages in an attempt to engage the Western...

SOE agent Violette Szabó was one of the most incredible women who operated behind enemy lines during the Second World War. The daughter of an Engli...

Reducere. DescriptionThe rugged mining community of Jerome has thrived by the hard work and hard play of tough men and women pitted against an equally hard m...

Researched from genuine primary sources in regulations and memoirs, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the organization, activities, ...

Reducere. Kaia Alderson's debut historical fiction novel reveals the untold, true story of the Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black battalion of the Women's ...

The story of three courageous Syrian women entrepreneurs uplifting the Za'atari refugee camp, and of the global refugee entrepreneurship phenomenon...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's hard to make friends with the other women at the Icehome camp when you'd rather be dissecting the local fauna. Which is why I'm sur...

DescriptionFrom the author of the multi-million copy bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes the new novel based on an incredible true story ...

DescriptionFrom the author of the multi-million copy bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes the new novel based on an incredible true story ...

When Lucy Berkey graduated from Indiana University in 1942, most of her male classmates either enlisted or were drafted to serve in World War II. O...

Reducere. Written in the aftermath of World War II, Love Goes to Press opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivo...

Description"Corn-Fed" is a nostalgic romp through growing up in the Midwest. Poignant, humorous, and honest, "Corn-Fed" will take you from childhoo...

Reducere. The bestselling author of Irena's War blends fact and fiction in a gripping novel based on one of the most extraordinary true stories of World War ...

Reducere. Tal Howard, a disillusioned Korean War veteran, breaks away from his old life, looking for answers. He's convinced he's going to find them in the s...

Reducere. Florine Lawlor, author of the book, Out From Las Vegas, and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun for 40 years, introduces us to some of her favorite des...

Reducere. Taking a stand over the gender-issue divide Author and New Testament scholar Michael Bird was formerly in favor of distinct gender roles in ministr...

Reducere. This true story of a revolt at a Nazi death camp, newly updated, is "a memorable and moving saga, full of anger and anguish, a reminder never to fo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jennifer D. KeeneWorld War I explores the daily lives of the men and women who served the United States in the Great War. R...

Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; "Old Elizabeth, " an ex-slave who courageou...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jean SassonSECRETS TO SHARE is Jean Sasson's explosive and riveting new book. As the world's attention traces the reluctant...

Reducere. This vengeful tale that pits artistic genius against mental health and happiness will captivate fans of dark suspense.--Library Journal, STARRED re...

Reducere. A "dazzling" (Bryan Washington, author of Lot) and brilliantly satirical debut novel for fans of Women Talking and Red Clocks about two best friend...

n "Out of the Enemy's Camp", Kyla invites her readers into the dark places of her mind. She reveals her struggles with gender confusion, rejection ...

Reducere. In "Out of the Enemy's Camp", Kyla invites her readers into the dark places of her mind. She reveals her struggles with gender confusion, rejection...

Reducere. DescriptionA Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Aw...

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the da...

A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires. Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the he...

Utterly gripping. --Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story...

Reducere. Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to crea...

Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to crea...

Reducere. Join the March family for joyous Christmas breakfasts, lovely lunches, scrumptious desserts, and more You already adore the story of these four sis...

Reducere. 856"Like a true friendship, The Clover Girls is a novel you will forever savor and treasure." --Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling autho...

Reducere. A scandalous story of money, drugs, fast cars, high politics, lowly crime, hundreds of beautiful woman and one man, Porfirio Rubirosa from the cele...