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  Diary of a Young Girl The: Book...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Diary of a Young Girl, by Ana Frank. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ana Frank. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  A poignant and deeply personal account of a young girl’s experiences during one of history’s darkest times, this diary captures the thoughts, fears, and hopes of a Jewish teenager hiding from Nazi persecution in World War II. Written with honesty, insight, and remarkable literary talent, it offers a timeless reflection on resilience, the loss of innocence, and the enduring power of the human spirit.

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  The Christian Watt Papers -...

  David Fraser

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  Caught between these covers is the authentic, forthright voice of Christian Watt, servant girl, lady's maid and fishwife. Born in 1833, her working life began in domestic service before the age of nine and ended with her selling her husband's catch from door to door. The tragic death of most of her close male family – her husband, four brothers and her favourite child – drowned by a sudden squall that sunk their boat, robbed her of her sanity. But she was cared for in the remarkable Cornhill Asylum in Aberdeen, where a kindly doctor encouraged her to write her memoirs in pencil. In 1983 this bundle of papers, which included other family documents, was turned into a book by David Fraser.

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  Voices of Famous Polar Explorers

  Frederick Albert Cook, Robert E....

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  Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 - August 5, 1940) was an American explorer and physician noted for his claims of achieving the first summit of Mount McKinley, in September 1906, and having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908, which would have been a year before Robert Peary. Both claims have been largely discredited. Later, Dr. Cook was a founding member of the Arctic Club and Explorers Club. 
  Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 - February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. 
  Peary's claim was widely accepted for most of the 20th century, rather than the competing claim by Frederick Cook who said he got there a year earlier. More recently, historians generally believe Cook did not reach the pole, and there are grave doubts that Peary did, though he may have been as close as five miles. 
  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (February 1874 - January 5, 1922) was an Anglo-Irish polar explorer and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. 
  In January 1909 - as leader of the Nimrod Expedition - he and three companions made a southern march which established a record-farthest south latitude at 88 degrees 23' S - some 97 geographical from the South Pole - the closest convergence in exploration history up to that time. For this achievement, Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII on his return home. 
  ©2013 Rick Sheridan (P)2013 Rick Sheridan

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  The Other Side of the Tiber -...

  Wallis Wilde-Menozzi

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  A moving and illuminating memoir about a singular woman's relationship with a fascinating and complex countryA fresh, nuanced perspective on a profoundly perplexing country: this is what Wallis Wilde-Menozzi's unique, captivating narrative promises—and delivers.The Other Side of the Tiber brings Italy to life in an entirely new way, treating the peninsula as a series of distinct places, subjects, histories, and geographies bound together by a shared sense of life. A multifaceted image of Italy emerges—in beautiful black-and-white photographs, many taken by Wilde-Menozzi herself—as does a portrait of the author. Wilde-Menozzi, who has written about Italy for nearly forty years, offers unexpected conclusions about one of the most complex and best-loved countries in the world.     Beginning her story with a hitchhiking trip to Rome when she was a student in England, she illuminates a passionate, creative, and vocal people who are often confined to stereotypes. Earthquakes and volcanoes; a hundred-year-old man; Siena as a walled city; Keats in Rome; the refugee camp of Manduria; the Slow Food movement; realism in Caravaggio; the concept of good and evil; Mary the Madonna as a subject—from these varied angles, Wilde-Menozzi traces a society skeptical about competition and tolerant of contradiction. Bringing them together in the present, she suggests the compensations of the Italians' long view of time. Like the country, this book will inspire discussion and revisiting.

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  Fables for Adults - Anyone who...

  Fanny Kemble Johnson, Henry...

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  As we grow from child to adult we are usually told short stories which soften and help us understand the vital information a story has to impart.  It’s a clever concept by saying one thing―many times with an animal protagonist―and meaning another.  In adult years these stories continue along the same lines but what they are really saying is that what you see is not always what you get. 
   
  Words from the pens of Oscar Wilde, Leo Tolstoy, Henry James and others really can illuminate and explain subjects difficult to broach. 
   
  1 - Fables for Adults - An Introduction 
  2 - The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde 
  3 - The Altar of the Dead - Part 1 by Henry James 
  4 - The Altar of the Dead - Part 2 by Henry James 
  5 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 
  6 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde 
  7 - The Rewards of Industry by Richard Garnett 
  8 - The Lightning Rod Man by Herman Melville 
  9 - The Man Who Hated God by Winifred Holtby 
  10 - The Strange Looking Man by Fanny Kemble Johnson 
  11 - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde 
  12 - How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials by Nikolai Schedrin 
  13 - The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde 
  14 - The Tale Of The Stairs by Hristo Smirenski 
  15 - The Juniper Tree by The Brothers Grimm 
  16 - The Three Palaces by Richard Garnett 
  17 - The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde 
  18 - Jeannot and Colin by Voltaire

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  Lucas - His Hollywood Legacy

  Richard Ravalli

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  George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations. When Star Wars was released, the groundbreaking motion picture won six Academy Awards, became the highest grossing film at the time, and started a cultural revolution that continues to inspire generations of fans. Three decades and countless successes later, Lucas announced semiretirement in 2012 and sold his successful production company, Lucasfilm, to Disney. His achievements have earned him the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Award, the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame, and a National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama. Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more.

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