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"The long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's last days during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into English, with a foreword from American Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt. Renia Spiegel was a young girl from an upper-middle class Jewish family living on an estate in Stawki, Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. In the summer of 1939, Renia and her sister Elizabeth (n�ee Ariana) were visiting their grandparents...
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Schocken Books
Language
English
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A newly expanded edition of personal writings by American frontier women, which includes a new introduction by the author. "Important for anyone who wants a clearer understanding of the people, and particularly the women, who shaped a good part of the nation"--NY Times. "A major revelation in the recording of American history"--
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the years following the American Civil War, many participants—generals, politicians, journalists, and soldiers—authored first-hand accounts of their unique experiences. As Alfred E. Smith of the Library of Congress wrote in 1998, “No chapter of American history has been so voluminously recorded.” While the quality and reliability of the memoirs vary, a large number provide important perspectives that, taken together, offer vivid...
9) Selected papers of Governor Robert F. Bennett: a study in good government and "civics book" politics
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Publisher
Center for Urban Studies, Wichita State University
Pub. Date
1979
Language
English
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The purpose of this volume is to make available in one document selected papers of Robert F. Bennett, thirty-ninth governor of the State of Kansas.
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for extraordinary women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can."--
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Other Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"A poignant and unexpectedly inspirational account of women's suffering and resilience in Stalin's forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors. The pain inflicted by the gulags has cast a long and dark shadow over Soviet-era history. Zgustová's collection of interviews with former female prisoners not only chronicles the hardships of the camps, but also serves as testament to the power of beauty in...
13) Looking backward: a photographic portrait of the world at the beginning of the twentieth century
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Publisher
W. W. Norton et Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
14) Unlimited
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Simon Orwell is a brilliant student whose life has taken a series of wrong turns. At the point of giving up on his dreams, he gets a call from an old professor who has discovered a breakthrough in a device that would create unlimited energy. He needs Simon's help. Upon crossing the border, nothing goes as the young man planned. The professor has been killed, and Simon is assaulted and nearly taken out by members of a powerful drug cartel. Now...
17) Writings
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Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books USA
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
18) Do-it-yourself projects to get you off the grid: rain barrels, chicken coops, solar panels, and more
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Instructables is back with this inspiring book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. Twenty Instructable illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. Here, you will learn to -Clip a chicken's wings -Power your lawn mower with solar power -Create a chicken tractor for the city -Water your garden with solar power -Build...
