Edward Stratemeyer was a 20th century writer best known for making kids books. He was also an acclaimed publisher who produced over 1,000 books. Views: 311
It is an all too common belief that Jews did nothing to resist their own fate in the Holocaust. However, the parallel realities of disintegrating physical and psychological conditions in the ghetto, and the efforts of ghetto undergrounds to counter both collaborationist judenrat policies and the despair of a beaten down population, could not but lead to a breakdown in spiritual life. James M. Glass examines spiritual resistance to the Holocaust and the place of this within political and violent resistance. He explores Jewish reactions to the murderous campaign against them and their creation of new spiritual and moral rules to live by. He argues that the Orthodox Jewish response to annihilation, often seen as unduly passive, was predicated in the insanity of the times and can be seen as spiritually noble. Views: 311
"Dawn" by Eleanor H. Porter is the story of a boy, Keith Burton. Keith is the only living son of a widowed, unsuccessful painter, who becomes blind. He is cruelly disappointed that he can\'t fulfill his father\'s dreams for him, yet he eventually learns to live a happy life despite his blindness. Views: 310
Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter book Jigsaw Jones Mysteries from James Preller have it all.It's the biggest—okay the most stressful—night of the year . . . Parents' Night! And Geetha Nair's painting has just gone missing. The stakes are high, but Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh have never encountered a mystery they couldn't solve. Can they track down their friend's art in time for the most important show of the year in The Case of the Vanishing Painting?James Preller's wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones books are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics! Views: 310
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Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of hard labor at a Siberian prison camp — a horrifying experience from which he developed this astounding semi-autobiographical memoir of a man condemned to ten years of servitude for murdering his wife. As with a number of the author\'s other works, this profoundly influential novel brilliantly explores his characters\' thoughts while probing the depths of the human soul. Describing in relentless detail the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, Dostoyevsky\'s character never loses faith in human qualities and the goodness of man. A haunting and remarkable work filled with wonder and resignation, *The House of the Dead* ranks among the Russian novelist\'s greatest masterpieces. Of this powerful autobiographical novel, Tolstoy wrote, "I know no better book in all modern literature." ** Views: 309
"Lovers of Dees' high-stakes, fast-paced action will find exponentially increasing tension in each scene and pulse-pounding adventure that will keep readers enthralled." ~Romantic Times Book ReviewsAmanda McClintock is a stone-cold killer on the edge with no capacity for love. Tasked with tracking the source of artificial diamonds so good they threaten to collapse the world diamond market, she's assigned a babysitter to see her through one last mission.Taylor Roberts is an intelligent, idealistic psychologist with a mission of his own...keep Amanda in the game.But when Amanda falls to her humanity, it's Taylor who must assume responsibility for keeping them alive. As their roles reverse, so do their hearts as they struggle together for survival.Publisher's Note: For readers who enjoy stories with strong women, hot romance, thrilling adventure, and spine-tingling suspense. Don't miss the other books in the Danger in Arms series."Dees... Views: 309
Frank Gee Patchin American author who wrote mainly adventure stories for boys in the early 20th century. Views: 308
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Views: 307
On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. You've learnt a lot, your'e well-read and you know a whole bunch of obscure facts guaranteed at some point to appear in the questions on Mastermind or University Challenge. Then you get a job, and ten years later youre more eloquent and eager to argue about Britney and Big Brother than Beckett and the Brontes. Sound familiar?Well it happened to AJ Jacobs too. As an editor at Esquire, Jacobs had built up a rather impressive knowledge of celebrity trivia - and the cure was going to take a long time. While others might take to reading a broadsheet at the weekend, Jacobs chose to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. All 33,000 pages of it. Bill Bryson meets Schott's Original Miscellany meets Woody Allen. Part assemblage of fascinating trivia, part journey through adulthood, all laugh-out-loud funny. Views: 307
Set in the magnificent redwood forests of northern California, this is a tale of ruthless greed, corruption and misused power, in which businessman Howard Fallon is confronted by honest men, homesteaders as well as lumberjacks, who band together to defeat his plan to strip the territory of the giant trees.
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A stunning and powerful contemporary love story from one of the best storytellers this century.
Lily's life is turned upside down with the disappearance of her flat mate, incredible revelations about her family and a personal discovery, all of which will affect her forever. What if everything you believed about your life was a lie? Meet Lily Quinn. She is broke, struggling to finish college, pay her rent, find love. Adrift in bustling New York City, the most interesting things in Lily's life happen to the people around her. But Lily loves her aimless life until her best friend and roommate Amy disappears. That's when Spencer Patrick O'Malley, a cynical, past his prime NYPD detective with demons of his own, enters Lily's world. And a sudden financial windfall which should bring Lily joy instead becomes an ominous portent of the dark forces gathering around her.
But fate isn't finished with Lily. She finds herself fighting for her life as Spencer's search for the missing Amy intensifies, leading Lily to question everything she knew about her friend and family. Startling revelations about the people she loves force her to confront truths that will leave her changed forever.
From a master storyteller comes a new heart-wrenching, magnificent and un-putdownable novel. This is the odyssey of two young women, Lily and Amy, roommates and friends on the verge of the rest of their lives. Views: 306
