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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drew Magary, PUBLISHER: Little Brown and Company, NA

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenstein, Bernice, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, In this innovative memoir, Bernice Eisenstein combines her skills as a writer and illustrator to distill her memories of growing ong>upong> in ong>theong> s in ong>theong> shadow of ong>theong> Holocaust. Drawing on ong>theong> harrowing experiences of her parents-both of ong>theong>m Holocaust survivors-and ong>theong> fragmented stories of oong>theong>r family members lost in ong>theong> war, she explores ong>theong> impact of ong>theong>ir legacy on her own life. A groundbreaking exploration of personal history in ong>theong> tradition of Art piegelman's "Maus," "I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors" is a searingly honest and deeply moving work that speaks to ong>theong> universality of memory and loss.

If We Must Dance, Then I Will Lead: A Memoir of Breast

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jane Rudden, Rudden, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, ong>Theong> first book on ong>theong> subject of breast cancer survival from ong>theong> point of view of a woman who has ong>theong> song>upong>port of seven sisters, If We Must Dance, ong>Theong>n I Will Lead combines memoir and science writing. A fresh voice tells a story of surviving a labyrinth of knives, needles, and radiation beams. Jane and her sisters were cut from ong>theong> same cloth. ong>Theong> nuns told ong>theong>m, "Take it on ong>theong> chin;" Mom said, "Offer it ong>upong> for ong>theong> poor souls in purgatory;" Daddy said, "Mind your moong>theong>r." ong>Theong>re ong>theong>y were, grounded in acquiescence, long-suffering, and obedient when ong>theong> beast tapped her on ong>theong> shoulder and asked, "Shall we dance?" If We Must Dance, ong>Theong>n I Will Lead is laced with humor to soften ong>theong> starkness of medical terminology. Julie, ong>theong> certified cranial prosong>theong>sis fitter, sets Jane ong>upong> with a wig that gives her a hairstyle that looks like ong>theong> ladies at Thursday night Bingo. Esong>theong>r, ong>theong> breast prosong>theong>sis fitter, insists that she's a D cong>upong> when she's been a 36B since high school and doesn't like ong>theong> look of a rubber nipple showing through her sweater This memoir will encourage women to advocate for ong>theong>mselves in ong>theong> scary world of oncology.

The Third English-Waldeck Regiment in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgoyne, Bruce E., PUBLISHER: Heritage Books, Having collected considerable information on ong>theong> 3rd English-Waldeck Regiment and having translated ong>theong> diary of ong>theong> regimental chaplain, Philip Waldeck; ong>theong> memoir of a quartermaster sergeant, Karl Philipp Steuernagel; and an autograph book of ong>theong> unit's Acquista Ora

Step on a Crack: Overcoming Depression, a Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Byrne, Jill, PUBLISHER: Wheatmark, Jill Byrne's inspirational memoir "Step on a Crack" shows how her indomitable spirit and sense of humor helped her survive childhood neglect, divorces, chronic and clinical depression, a psychotic episode, and a revolving door of ong>theong>rapists. Following her completion of ong>theong> Hoffman Quadrinity Process, she removed ong>theong> psychiatric gum from her shoe forever. In "Step on a Crack, " Jill tells of her recovery and offers hope to ong>theong> millions in America who suffer from depression's anguish. About ong>theong> Author Author Jill Byrne of Tulsa, Oklahoma, met her coauthor, Mike Ransom, through ong>theong> Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Mike and his wife, Jeanine, live in Rochester, Minnesota.

The Necessary Aptitude: A Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ayres, Pam, PUBLISHER: Ebury Press, An eagerly-awaited country childhood memoir by one of Britain's most-loved personalities. Pam Ayres was ong>theong> sixth child in a hard-ong>upong> family who lived in a council house, her parent's generation were harrowed by ong>theong> war. Yet ong>theong>y lived by ong>theong> green in ong>theong> village of Stanford in ong>theong> Vale, where everything you needed was within walking distance and ong>theong> sound of motorcars was rarely heard. ong>Theong>n reaching her teens, Pam realised how few opportunities she had. At fifteen she started working for ong>theong> civil service. Pam knew she had to reach out for more, and sought it first in ong>theong> WRAF. But it was some time before she discovered ong>theong> unique talent that would make her one of Britain's best-loved comics. Containing Pam's much-loved combination of humour and poignancy, ong>Theong> Necessary Aptitude""is a beautifully written memoir of growing ong>upong> in ong>theong> country in post-war Berkshire.

The Children of Lovers: A Memoir of William Golding by His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Golding, Judy, PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, 'ong>Theong> Children of Lovers are Orphans.' ProverbBestselling novelist, author of Lord of ong>theong> Flies, William Golding was a famously acute observer of children. What was it like to be his daughter?In this frank and engaging family memoir, Judy Golding recalls growing ong>upong> with a brilliant, loving, sometimes difficult parent. ong>Theong> years of her childhood and adolescence saw her faong>theong>r change from an impecunious schoolteacher to a famous novelist. Once adult, she came to understand some of ong>theong> internal conflicts which led to his writing.ong>Theong> Golding family life, both ordinary and extraordinary, always kept its characteristic warmth, humour, complexity, anger and love, danger and insecurity. This is a book about family and parents, about lovers and ong>theong>ir children, and about our impact on one anoong>theong>r - for good or ill.

Land of Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schreiber, Mordecai, PUBLISHER: Shengold Publishers, In ong>theong> State of Israel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This memoir, written by a native son, recalls everyday life before, during, and after ong>theong> birth of ong>theong> state. More than a personal memoir, Land of Dreams, written from ong>theong> viewpoint of both a keenly observant child and an adult looking back half a century later, helps ong>theong> reader understand ong>theong> why and ong>theong> how of ong>theong> new nation, which grew in 50 years from a precarious community of half a million, to a strong state of over five million people.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain and of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions of Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

The Art of Nature Photography: Perfect Your Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benvie, Niall, PUBLISHER: Amphoto Books, This definitive, ong>upong>-to-ong>theong>-minute book on ong>theong> popular field of nature photography instructs ong>theong> reader in ong>theong> techniques needed to create stunning images based on ong>theong> very latest camera and computer innovations.

Memoir on the Island of Navassa (West Indies)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eugene Gaussoin, PUBLISHER: General Books LLC, NA

Pony Problems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keene, Carolyn / Pamintuan, Macky, PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks, This pony knows quite a few tricks A new petting zoo has opened in River Heights. Nancy, George, and Bess can't wait to check it out -- ong>theong> zoo has ong>theong> "cutest" shetland pony named ong>Buttonsong>. And it looks like ong>theong> Clue Crew won't have to wait very long to get a glimpse of ong>Buttonsong> -- he keeps escaping from his pen and showing ong>upong> all over town He's getting pretty famous for eating ong>theong> flowers in everyone's front lawns. As much as Nancy secretly wishes ong>Buttonsong> would turn ong>upong> on "her" lawn, she knows it's important to make sure he stays put. ong>Theong> only trouble is, no one knows how he's getting out. Sounds like it's time for ong>theong> Clue Crew to saddle ong>upong> and settle this pony problem

Memoir of a Cold War Soldier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mack, Richard E., PUBLISHER: Kent State University Press, Fifty years after America's involvement in ong>theong> Korean War began, Richard E. Mack's memories of his time spent on ong>theong> front lines are still strong and clear. A career soldier, Mack served in ong>theong> U.S. Army until , when he retired as a colonel. In Memoir of a Cold War Soldier, he recalls his service in front-line combat infantry units in Korea and Vietnam as a rifle platoon leader, adviser, and battalion commander. His accounts, perceptions, and observations of ong>theong> military culture are incisive and candid. Colonel Mack comments on ong>theong> lack of U.S. preparedness in Korea and, using his observations, combat experiences, analysis, and subsequent study, on ong>theong> inadequate military and political leadership of ong>theong> time. He discusses ong>theong> tasks and challenges army platoon leaders faced in Korea, ong>theong> problems and concerns battalion commanders confronted in Vietnam, and ong>theong> uncertainty facing all soldiers during ong>theong> Cold War. This book will be of special interest to those who served in Korea and Vietnam, but anyone with an interest in military culture and history will find Memoir of a Cold War Soldier a valuable source.

Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Murry A. / Steele, Kati, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), During one incendiary summer, Murry Taylor kept an extensive journal of his day-to-day activities as an Alaskan smokejumper. It wasn't his first season fighting wildfires, and he's far from being a rookie-he's been on ong>theong> job since . Through this narrative of one busy season, Taylor reflects on ong>theong> years of training, ong>theong> harrowing adrenaline-fueled jumps, his brushes with death, ong>theong> fires he conquered, and ong>theong> ones that got away. It's a world full of bravado, one with epic battles of man versus nature, resulting in stories of death-defying defeats, serious injury, and occasionally tragedy. We witness Taylor's story; learn of ong>theong> training, preparation, technology, and latest equipment used in fighting wildfires; and get to know his fellow smokejumpers in ong>theong> ready room, on ong>theong> tundra, and in ong>theong> vast forests of one of ong>theong> last great wilderness areas in ong>theong> world. Often thrilling and informative and always entertaining, Taylor's memoir is one of ong>theong> first autobiographical accounts of a legendary career.

Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

ong>Theong> creak of footsteps on ong>theong> stairs, ong>theong> smell of something foul and dead, ong>theong> feel of something crawling down your back ? this and more can be found this award-winning and highly acclaimed game of strategy and horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years and ong>upong>- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

Avenging Angels

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandt, Lyle, PUBLISHER: Berkley, ong>Theong> so-called homestead killers have been cutting a bloody swath across Oklahoma Territory, leaving behind a trail of corpses, slaughtering whole families on isolated farms and stealing ong>theong>ir livestock. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Slade has been given ong>theong> job of bringing back ong>theong> butchers -- alive. Slade follows ong>theong> trail of bloodshed to ong>theong> town of Paradise, where ong>theong> citizens are ong>upong> in arms, suspecting ong>theong> Cherokees on a local reservation of committing ong>theong> savagery.

The Life of Gluckel of Hameln: A Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gluckel / Glueckel / Abrahams, Beth-Zion, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as ong>theong> moong>theong>r of twelve. Devastated by ong>theong> death of her beloved husband in , she proceeded to write ong>theong> riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany. This volume also features an introduction by translator Beth-Zion Abrahams that provides a fuller background of ong>theong> author's life and tells how Gluckel came to write ong>theong> memoir that would provide insight for centuries to come into Jewish, European, and women's history.

One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woodward, Sandy, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins, This engrossing memoir chronicles ong>theong> events following Argentina's takeover of ong>theong> Falklands.

Memoir of a Visionary: Antonia Pantoja

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pantoja, Antonia, PUBLISHER: Arte Publico Press, Antonia Pantoja's memoir is filled with descriptions of her life as a factory worker and lamp designer, to acclaimed social worker and principal engineer of ong>theong> most enduring Puerto Rican organizations in New York City, including Aspira, ong>theong> non-profit organization devoted to ong>theong> education and leadership development of Puerto Rican youth.

Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Bill, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, Bill Hayes grew ong>upong> in a family in which ong>theong> question "How'd you sleep?" was as much a staple at ong>theong> breakfast table as orange juice or coffee, a question that encouraged genuine reflection and a legacy of life-shaping implications. "If ong>theong>re's such a thing as an insomnia gene, he tells us at ong>theong> outset of this beautifully written memoir, "my faong>theong>r passed it on to me, along with his green eyes and Irish melancholy. Hayes' narrative affords an intimate look at one man's singular journey through contemporary life -- from his over-caffeinated, sleep-disturbed childhood as ong>theong> son of a Coca-Cola bottler to ong>theong> height of his insomnia, when his partner struggles with AIDS and Hayes must face an increasingly troubling and debilitating sleep disorder. Armed with an infectious curiosity and an obsession with ong>theong> mysteries of his personal demons, he leads readers on a fascinating exploration of sleep disorders and contends with all manner of ong>theong>ories and experimentation, from ong>theong> conceptions of sleep in ancient mythology to today's state-of-ong>theong>-art sleeping aids and clinics.

A Lawman for Christmas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pritchard, Pat, PUBLISHER: Zebra, Happiness is waiting under ong>theong> mistletoe for Josie Turner when she ends ong>upong> on ong>theong> wrong side of ong>theong> law...and finds herself in ong>theong> arms of ong>theong> sheriff

Yuri! on Ice Nendoroid Plus Dress Up Acrylic Keychain Yuri

An original series of key rings from Good Smile Company - Dress ong>Upong> Key Rings! ong>Theong> first in ong>theong> series come from YURI! on ICE and feature key rings of Yuri Katsuki, Viktor Nikiforov and Yuri Plisetsky! You can dress ong>theong>m ong>upong> in different outfits by lining ong>upong> ong>theong> acrylic plates, so simply dress ong>theong>m ong>upong> in ong>theong> outfit that you think suits ong>theong>m best!Size: 4,5 x 3 x 7,5 cm

jacket with belt in grey virgin wool

Marca: DOLCE & GABBANA. Genere: donna. Taglia: M. Colore: Grigio. Materiale: Lana. Descrizione prodotto: Dolce & Gabbana jacket with belt in grey virgin wool. Black cotton lining on ong>theong> inside of ong>theong> coat. Rhodium coloured ong>buttonsong> and oong>theong>r hardware. It. size 42 = European size 38 / UK 10. Pockets on ong>theong> front side and auong>theong>nticity hologram on ong>theong> inside of ong>theong> jacket. Never worn and in excellent condition. Original retail price was 795 euros. [ID: ]

jacket with belt in grey virgin wool

Marca: DOLCE&GABBANA. Genere: donna. Taglia: M. Colore: Grigio. Materiale: Lana. Descrizione prodotto: Dolce & Gabbana jacket with belt in grey virgin wool. Black cotton lining on ong>theong> inside of ong>theong> coat. Rhodium coloured ong>buttonsong> and oong>theong>r hardware. It. size 42 = European size 38 / UK 10. Pockets on ong>theong> front side and auong>theong>nticity hologram on ong>theong> inside of ong>theong> jacket. Never worn and in excellent condition. Original retail price was 795 euros. [ID: ]

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on ong>theong> Juche Philosophy; Binding: Softcover; Pages:190; Dimensions: 21x15cm Weight:140 grams; Brand: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Korea . Collection of 6 Works of Kim Jong Il On ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy. Includes: - On Some Questions In Understanding ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - On Correctly Understanding ong>Theong> Originality Of Kimilsungism - On ong>Theong> Juche Idea - On Some Problems On ong>Theong> Ideological Foundations Of Socialism - On Having A Correct Viewpoint And Understanding Of ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy Is An Original Revolutionary Philosophy. Le tariffe postali sono: - Raccomandata.........€. 5,10 - Piego libri ordinario.........€. 2,10

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