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  Israel - A Personal History

  Göran Rosenberg

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  Combining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences.Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg's internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends. After his father's suicide in 1960 in a small industrial town in Sweden, the remainder of the family, a single mother with two children, emigrates to Israel. At first fully absorbed into the world of pioneer Zionism, enchanted by its visions, formed by its ethos, Rosenberg would eventually embark on a journey of discovery among betrayed ideals, buried stories, false promises, and erased villages.The result is a deeply personal, painstakingly researched, and beautifully written exploration of the contradictory visions that went into the Zionist project, as well as of the ethnic violence, oppression, discrimination, and dispossession caused by its realization. This book is both an exciting history of ideas and the political autobiography of a Jewish European intellectual, a child of dreams and disillusionments, an astute observer of our times.

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  Jerome K Jerome - Six of the...

  Jerome K. Jerome

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master. 
   
  1 - Six of the Best - Jerome K Jerome - An Introduction 
  2 - Jerome K Jerome - An Introduction  
  3 - The Absent Minded Man by Jerome K Jerome 
  4 - The Man of Science by Jerome K Jerome 
  5 - The Man Who Went Wrong by Jerome K Jerome 
  6 - The Man Who Did Not Believe in Luck by Jerome K Jerome 
  7 - 76 - The Lesson by Jerome K Jerome 
  8 - Told After Supper - The Doctor's Story by Jerome  K Jerome

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  On Audrey Hepburn - An Opionated...

  Steven Cohan

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  Why should Audrey Hepburn matter today? This lively and engaging book revises the contemporary view of Hepburn that sees her primarily as a fashion icon and style guru, frozen in images from Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady. Author Steven Cohan argues that her films, more than her biography or her likeness in stock images and magazine photos, are essential to understanding both her importance as one of the all-time major stars to emerge in Hollywood after World War II and her lasting fame in the 21st century. 
   
  On Audrey Hepburn is an entertaining and insightful guide to this star through her films, reminding readers why she was so immediately popular after her breakout roles in Roman Holiday and Sabrina, why she had such a crucial influence on women's fashions, and why she received so much acclaim and award recognition as an actress in the US and abroad.

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  Dreams Takeoff - How One...

  Jason Hallenborg

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  Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Perhaps right now, you’re alone, feeling lost, not knowing your life’s purpose? 
  This book shares with you an everlasting bond between a father and son. A little boy’s dream becomes a reality due to his father’s unfailing love and support. A father’s love nurtures his son’s drive to succeed. 
  The son never wanted to leave his dad’s side, so he followed his dad everywhere: into the hospital, to the airport, the nursing homes, you name it. Jason Hallenborg discusses core values observed as his father saved lives and built lifelong connections with his patients. In his book, you will learn through real life examples, how these values are essential in setting and achieving goals. In addition, Dreams Takeoff answers why the love between a father and son is so powerful. 
  You will learn:A father's love and demeanor have a significant impact on those he loves and serves.Life examples are powerful teachers.Anything is possible with the right perspective, curiosity, and determination.Writing a journal is a therapeutic outlet for reflecting on a loved one’s influence.We all have a lot to be grateful for every day, despite our desires and struggles. 
  When his dad’s motive to create a better life for himself and his family became greater than reality, the doctor developed resilience.With his father's resiliency and determination close at hand, Jason Hallenborg tells you the inspirational story of how this bond transcended all life's challenges. If you're feeling lost or alone, grieving the loss of a loved one, let this story warm your heart and help you back up on your feet.

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  Grimké on the Christian Life -...

  Drew Martin, Justin Taylor,...

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  Francis J. Grimké's Vision of the Christian Life 
  Francis Grimké's life left a significant mark on American Christianity at the turn of the 20th century. Born enslaved in South Carolina, Grimké dedicated his life to teaching and preaching the gospel and confronting the racism and injustice of his time. For 50 years, he served as a Presbyterian pastor in Washington, DC, emerging as a prominent leader in the early civil rights movement.
  This audiobook explores Grimké's vision of the Christian life, emphasizing his beliefs on personal piety, family, the mission of the church, and the relationship between faith and politics. His blend of doctrinal integrity and social concern helps readers wisely engage in topics like race, ethnicity, culture, and politics in the church today. As the church continues to navigate these polarized issues, Grimké reminds us that, through Christ, unity is possible.
  
  - Part of the Theologians on the Christian Life Series: Provides accessible introductions to some of church history's greatest teachers
  - Contemporary Application: Helps individuals address issues such as race, ethnicity, culture, and politics within the church today
  - Academic yet Accessible: For those interested in practical theology and the intersection between Christian faith, race, and politics

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  Fading Voices - From their pens...

  Boleslaw Prus

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  Aleksander Głowacki who wrote under the nom de plume Boleslaw Prus was born on 20th August 1847 at Hrubieszów in the Kingdom of Poland, at that time, controlled by the Russian Empire. 
  At three his mother died and then at nine his father.  Female relatives helped raise him but at 15 he joined the Polish uprising against the might of Imperial Russia.  Wounded on the battlefield, arrested and imprisoned, he was later released into the care of a relative and resumed secondary school and then Warsaw University but poverty forced him to leave after two years.  At some point he developed agoraphobia which often caused problems. 
  In 1869, he enrolled in the Forestry Department at Puławy but was soon sacked and so he began a system of self-education that led to work as a newspaper columnist on a wide-ranging series of topics that eventually became the ‘Weekly Chronicles’ and spanned 40 years. 
  With his finances now stabilized he married and then adopted his late brother-in-law’s son.  
  It seems he had doubts as to the scale of his talents and early on adopted the name ‘Boleslaw Prus’ for both his journalistic and literary offerings. 
  His work as a short-story writer met with much acclaim. He wrote several dozen of them, originally published in newspapers and ranging in length from micro-story to novella. His keen observation of everyday life and sense of humor are evident in them.  
  During his career he also wrote novels. After ‘Pharoah’, in 1895, he embarked on a four-month journey taking in Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rapperswil in Switzerland, where he stayed for two months, and his final destination, Paris.  Here his agoraphobia was so bad he couldn’t cross the Seine.  
  However, his writing continued and in 1911 his novel ‘Changes’, though uncompleted, began to be serialised.  It was never finished. 
  Boleslaw Prus died on 19th May 1912, at his Warsaw apartment.  He was 64.  A National Hero, thousands attended both his funeral service and interment.

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