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"The story of Andrée Geulen and Ida Sterno, who worked with the Committee for the Defense of Jews to hide more than three thousand Jewish children in Belgium during World War II"--
"Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium. ... Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star...
2) Dark passage
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The Kingdom Keepers and their friends discover that Maleficent and the Overtakers are plotting a catastrophic event that could have repercussions far beyond the world of Disney unless they solve a puzzle that is revealed during the Disney Cruise Line's inaugural passage through the Panama Canal.
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Reconocer la existencia de los templos-montaña tiene el potencial de maravillarnos y pausar la mente dual. La lectura de montañas es el desarrollo de la observación, la atención, la conciencia, así como cultivar una relación con los elementos y los principios divinos.
Durante los últimos 50 años, decenas de miles de personas y cientos de académicos, han visitado las cuevas de Oxtotitlán, en Zitlala-Chilapa, Guerrero. Sin embargo, ninguno...
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The lives of American cowboys have been both real and mythic. This work explores cowboy music dress, humour, films and literature in sixteen essays and a bibliography. These essays demonstrate that the American cowboy is a knight of the road who, with a large hat, tall boots and a big gun, rode into legend and into the history books.
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is thoroughly examined in "Dawn of Steel: The Russia-Ukraine War and a New World Order" by {Author's Name}, which also analyses the geopolitical factors at play and looks into the conflict's historical origins. The book presents a balanced viewpoint, analysing the role of technology and information warfare while taking into account political, economic, and cultural variables. It examines international reactions, moral conundrums,...
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Get the Summary of Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Fourth Part of the World" by Toby Lester delves into the history of cartography and exploration, focusing on the evolution of the world map and the discovery of the Americas. The book begins with the medieval mappaemundi and the work of Brother Matthew Paris, who created maps that combined geography with Christian...
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Get the Summary of Sarah Raymond Herndon's Days On The Road in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Days on the Road" by Sarah Raymond Herndon is a detailed account of a journey across the plains in 1865. Herndon, part of the McMahan train, vividly describes the experiences and challenges faced by her group as they travel from Missouri to Montana. The narrative begins with the group's departure in May, filled with hope...
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This book focuses predominantly on the examination of Hindu temples that were destroyed, desecrated, and converted into mosques and khanqahs, shedding light on the underlying ideology of iconoclasm within the Muslim context. While Ayodhya maintains significance within the narrative, it does not serve as the central focus of discussion. The text diligently adheres to truth, distinguishing itself from secularist and Marxist writers by refraining from...
11) Las siete maravillas del mundo moderno: Una guía fascinante sobre la Gran Muralla China, el Colis
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¿Sabía que Sha Jahan planeó una vez construir otro Taj Mahal en su imperio?El Taj Mahal es famoso por su excepcional arquitectura, en la que se mezclan elementos de diversas influencias de todo el mundo, como la magnificencia de los estilos arquitectónicos mogol, persa e islámico.Sha Jahan, emperador reinante del Imperio mogol, estaba sumido en la tristeza tras la muerte de su amada esposa, Mumtaz Mahal. Como regalo de despedida, el emperador...
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This is an account of an investigation into the mystery behind Hoia Forest in Transylvania. Transylvania belongs to Romania, which is in the southeastern part of Europe. Romania is rich in its culture, history, myths, legends, and artefacts. It is one of the places where we can see parts of mediaeval periods and the wildness of nature as well. However, people tend to associate the region with vampires. The place's association with vampires stems from...
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What has Christianity ever done for us? A lot more than you might think, as Nick Spencer reveals in this fresh exploration of our cultural origins.
Looking at the big ideas that characterize the West, such as human dignity, the rule of law, human rights, science, and even, paradoxically, atheism and secularism,he traces the varied ways in which many of our present values...
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A family epic laced with authenticity, wit and unforgettable characters. Liz O'Reilly has a husband in Vietnam, 4 kids under the age of 12 (and one on the way), and a burgeoning crush on the family priest. An unconventional love story.
It's Summer 1967 and Mike O'Reilly's just shipped out to Vietnam. Liz O'Reilly is trying to keep it all together for their four kids – 6 year old Deb–Deb (who believes she is an otter), 8 year old Angus, Kathie,...
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World War I was a bloodletting so vast and unprecedented that for a generation it was known simply as the Great War. Casualty lists reached unimagined proportions as the same ground -- places like Ypres and the Somme -- was fought over again and again. Other major bloody battles remain vivid in memory to this day: Gallipoli and the Battle of Jutland are but two examples. Europe was at war with itself, and the effect on Western civilization was profound,...
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Meaningful and melancholic, Street Signs and Shaded Goodbyes follows Greg and Violet Eastmor as they wander through loss in the wake of World War II. Faced with the death of Violet's brother and the diminishing days of his old black dog, they set off on a journey to confront their grief. From hill-flanked Camden, to historic Portsmouth, to pain-ridden Hampton-their travels are a torn-up testament to a changed Maine and New Hampshire. In this unforgettable...
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Across 1400 years and six continents (sorry, Australia), Impossible Histories examines pivotal moments in history from both sides-what happened and what would have happened had things gone differently. The results are by turns strange, hilarious, tragic…and always fascinating.
Imagine a world in which...
- Hitler builds a thousand-year Reich
- Columbus gets driven from the Americas by mounted knights
- Robespierre decapitates Caesar Augustus
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El círculo clandestino que combatió a Hitler desde el corazón del Berlín nazi.
Mildred Fish, una joven recién graduada, se casa con el brillante economista alemán Arvid Harnack, al que acompaña a su país natal, donde un prometedor futuro los está aguardando. Los recién casados se crean una nueva y enriquecedora vida llena de amor, amigos y trabajo dentro del floreciente ambiente cultural e intelectual del Berlín de 1930. Pero el imparable...
19) Aura of War
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The story of Arthur DeVendt, born in 1927, proves that even though war, political and economic turmoil adversely impacted his future, by maintaining his honor, dogged persistence, and ability to adjust to changing conditions he manages to succeed. Seventeen-year-old Arthur, the son of a Hungarian army officer, of French extraction finds himself orphaned in a refugee camp of postwar Germany.
20) Addiction
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Addiction is a pilot's story that proves that flying is an addiction; worse than tobacco, alcohol, and drugs rolled into one.
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