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La casa de los veinte mil libros
By Sasha Abramsky. 2016
A journalist recreates the singular world of his grandparents' house in London. Chimen and Miriam Abramsky amassed an extensive collection…
of socialist literature and Jewish history, and they frequently held large gatherings to bring together influential thinkers, including Eric Hobsbawm and Isaiah Berlin. Spanish language. 2016The Silent Brigade: the true story of how one woman outwitted the night riders
By Ron Elliott. 1995
El pergamino de la seducción: una novela
By Gioconda Belli. 2006
In modern-day Madrid, Lucia, a university student, and Manuel, a professor, attempt to unravel the enigma of Queen Juana of…
Castille, who allegedly went mad in 1506. Their own relationship unfolds as they search for the truth about the Spanish monarch. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2005A drowned maiden's hair: a melodrama
By Laura Amy Schlitz. 2006
New England, 1909. Eleven-year-old orphan Maud is thrilled when the spinster Hawthorne sisters adopt her. But the sisters hide Maud…
away in their house and use her to trick wealthy clients at fake séances. Maud's only true friend is the lame, deaf-mute servant Muffet. For grades 6-9. 2006Hija de la fortuna: Novela
By Isabel Allende. 1999
Eliza Sommers follows her fiancé to California in 1849 where he has gone in search of gold. Her experiences in…
a harsh land gripped by gold fever transform her into an exceptional woman. She is befriended by a Chinese doctor who teaches her about the human condition. Spanish languageThe pelican: a comedy
By Martin Michael Driessen, Jonathan Reeder. 2019
In a small town on the Adriatic coast, postman Andrej and funicular railway conductor Josip discover each other's secrets and…
begin blackmailing the other. A strange friendship develops, but war looms. Translated from the original 2017 Dutch edition. Some violence and some strong language. 2019Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
By Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007The Wednesday wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Gary D. Schmidt. 2007
Long Island, 1967. Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood knows that Mrs. Baker "hates his guts" because she would have Wednesday afternoons free…
if he went to catechism or Hebrew school like his classmates. Mrs. Baker worries about her husband in Vietnam and introduces a reluctant Holling to Shakespeare. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 2007Tiempos revueltos
By Vionette G Negretti. 2010
"This bestseller in Puerto Rico is the complete story of the only revolution against the United States, told from the…
perspective of Comandante Elio Torresola, who led the rebel forces to victory during El Grito de Jayuya. In 1950, Puerto Rican nationalists stunned the world when they succeeded in destroying the international image of the United States as the 'Champion of Democracy' by declaring the Republic of Puerto Rico and extending the reach of the rebellion into the heartland of the United States through a direct attack on President Truman. |Times of Upheaval| is the product of a three-year investigation by a journalist who delved into personal and official documents, including the FBI's so-called Secret Files on Puerto Rico, newspapers, books and theses at the University of Puerto Rico, and interviews with witnesses to the events, as well as with the revolutionaries and their families." -- Translation provided by NLSAmazing Business People - A Short eBook
By Charles Margerison. 2011
Business makes the world go round. This unique audio collection from The Amazing People Club explores the lives of four…
amazing people who all enjoyed global success in a variety of ways. Get an insight into the life of Henry Ford, the man behind one of the biggest car brands in the world. Born on a farm, Henry's journey took him to Detroit, where he built the first mass produced vehicles - the Model T, the Model A and the system of 'Fordism'. His talent for invention and machines was inspired by other amazing individuals, including Thomas Edison. Also meet Beulah Henry, called 'Lady Edison' by many; she was a prolific inventor. Many people have actually never heard of her despite her development of over 101 inventions! Be amazed by Henry Bessemer who played a critical role in steel making and steam engines which drove the industrial revolution and find out about George de Mestral whose ingenuity was responsible for Velcro, now used all over the world. It's a great example of the fact that behind every invention, there is an amazing story! Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.Amazing Millionaires - A Short eBook
By Charles Margerison. 2011
You may know the names of famous millionaires and wonder how they struck it rich. This unique collection of short…
audio stories from The Amazing People Club tells their tales. It explores the lives of four amazing millionaires and follows them on their amazing journeys to fame and fortune. Meet Cesar Ritz, the man behind the term 'Ritzy', whose life was just that. He came to be known as the 'king of hoteliers, and hotelier to kings'. Also, meet the man behind the Nobel Prizes. Alfred Nobel's life, often shrouded in mystery, comes to life through his BioViews® as we explore his career as a chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. Unknown to many people, he actually invented dynamite! Meet Howard Hughes - aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer, film director and philanthropist who became who became one of the wealthiest people in the world. Another fascinating character is Henry Wellcome. He may have saved your life with the medicines he produced. The Wellcome Trust is one of the largest medical charities in the world. Each story is unique and amazing and could perhaps be just what you need for inspiration to achieve your own ambitions. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.Amazing Women: Inspirational Stories
By Charles Margerison. 2010
Who was the first woman to qualify as a doctor? Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel…
Prizes? Explore these and other amazing stories in Amazing Women. In this unique story collection from The Amazing People Club, the real lives of iconic women including Coco Chanel, Sojourner Truth, Maria Montessori, Eva Peron and Helen Keller come to life. Understand their real lives and challenges and be inspired by what they did and how they achieved it. This is a must-read for every woman seeking inspiration. Meet some of the world's most amazing women through BioViews. ~~~ A BioView- is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions to our world and can help you achieve your ambitions in your journey through life.A Cossack Spring
By Catrin Collier. 2014
A hidden past, a dangerous love and a voice to reach across the ages. A brand new title from best-selling…
author Catrin Collier. Allenstein, East Prussia, 1939 - Charlotte von Datski's parents hold a glittering ball to celebrate her eighteenth birthday and announce her engagement to a Prussian count. But Hitler is about to plunge the world into war... Soon, Charlotte will be forced to leave behind her beloved homeland and flee to England carrying a secret that both strengthens and torments her. Years later, Charlotte's granddaughter, Laura, is shocked when the truth about her grandmother's past comes to light. Laura persuades Charlotte to embark on a journey to her childhood home in Eastern Europe. There, as Charlotte re-reads her diary and recalls the one great love of her life, she finally faces the demons that have haunted her for over half a century.Aias
By Sophocles. 2015
Sophocles' play is a famous retelling of Aias's (Ajax's) demise. After the armor is awarded to Odysseus, Aias feels so…
insulted that he wants to kill Agamemnon and Menelaus. Athena intervenes and clouds his mind and vision, and he goes to a flock of sheep and slaughters them, imagining they are the Achaean leaders, including Odysseus and Agamemnon. When he comes to his senses, covered in blood, he realizes that what he has done has diminished his honor, and decides that he prefers to kill himself rather than live in shame.Buchanan Dying
By John Updike. 1974
To the list of John Updike's well-intentioned protagonists--Rabbit Angstrom, George Caldwell, Piet Hanema, Henry Bech--add James Buchanan, seen above as…
a young Congressman in the 1820's, and on the front cover as the harried fifteenth President of the United States (1857-1861). In a play meant to be read, Buchanan's political and private lives are represented as aspects of his spiritual life, whose crowning, condensing act is the act of dying. A wide-ranging Afterword rounds out the dramatic portrait of one of America's lesser known, and least appreciated, leaders.Amazing Entrepreneurs: Inspirational Stories
By Charles Margerison. 2010
Were the people who developed successful businesses lucky or did they have special talents? In Amazing Entrepreneurs, new from The…
Amazing People Club, you can explore these questions through the lives of some of the world's most famous entrepreneurs and perhaps be inspired to do likewise! Helena Rubinstein was lucky to find a sponsor for her skin care business but it was her vision and tenacity that ensured her success. Ray Kroc's entrepreneurial talents enabled him to grow McDonalds from a local burger joint into an international phenomenon. The life stories and achievements of characters including Thomas Edison, Madam C. J. Walker, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Beulah Henry and William Boeing come alive in a unique way through BioViewsâ. A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world. These are inspirational stories that can help you achieve your ambitions in your journey through life.Frankie and Johnny
By John Huston, Miguel Covarrubias. 2015
The ill-fated lovers Frankie and Johnny were already legends by 1930 the year of this illustrated drama s publication…
The unique interpretation is a collaboration between John Huston the future director of The Maltese Falcon and other film classics and Miguel Covarrubias an influential painter and caricaturist Huston who reputedly interviewed a neighbor of the real-life Frankie and Johnny was inspired to adapt the tale of love gone wrong for a puppet show for which George Gershwin supplied musical accompaniment In addition to Huston s script and distinctive images by Covarrubias this edition features the Saint Louis Version of the folktale regarded as the most authentic version as well as 20 variations on the story and songThe Crucible (Penguin Plays)
By Arthur Miller. 1954
A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an…
enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft--and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village. First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.Tamara
By John Krizanc. 1981
Available for the first time in over thirty years, John Krizanc’s internationally acclaimed play redefined the limits of theatre with…
its haunting tale of art, sex, violence, and political intrigue in Fascist Italy. In the late twenties the poet, war hero, and lothario Gabriele d’Annunzio waits in his opulent villa — a gift from Benito Mussolini in return for his political silence — for the arrival of the artist Tamara de Lempicka, who is to paint his portrait. What follows is a tale of art, sex, violence and the meaning of complicity in an authoritarian state. The action is directed by the reader/audience member, who decides which characters to follow and which narratives to experience. John Krizanc’s masterpiece redefined theatre and won six L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, six Drama-Logue Awards, and six Mexican Association of Theatre Critics, and Journalists Awards for its original productions. Now available in a handsome new A List edition, Tamara is an astonishing piece of experimental art and a penetrating look into ethical choices in times of encroaching autocracy.Becoming Belle
By Nuala O'Connor. 2018
'Luminous' SEBASTIAN BARRY'Incandescent characters and mellifluous prose' LISA CAREY'Reminiscent of Edith Wharton at her very best' LIZ NUGENT_________The true story…
of a woman ahead of her time . . . In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three daughters of a middle-class military family, growing up in a small garrison town. By 1891 she is the Countess of Clancarty, dubbed "the peasant countess" by the press, and a member of the Irish aristocracy. Becoming Belle is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down. Reimagined by a novelist at the height of her powers, Belle is an unforgettable woman. Set against an absorbing portrait of Victorian London, hers is a timeless rags-to-riches story a la Becky Sharpe._________Praise for BECOMING BELLE'Nuala O'Connor has the thrilling ability to step back nimbly and enter the deep dance of time. This is a hidden history laid luminously before us of an exultant Anglo-Irish woman navigating the dark shoals and the bright fields of a life' SEBASTIAN BARRY, award-winning author of The Secret Scripture and Days Without End'Becoming Belle is so mesmerizing you will be distraught when it ends.O'Connor has resurrected a fiery, inexorable woman who rewrites the script on a stage supposedly ruled by men. Sensual, witty, daring, and unapologetically forward.' Lisa Carey, author of The Stolen Child'Belle's determination to live her life on her own terms and in defiance of her times makes her a fascinating subject' Irish Central'Masterful storytelling! I was putty in Nuala O'Connor's hands. She made the unsinkable Belle Bilton and her down-to-earth sister Flo real to me, and brought 1880's London to my living room. Encore! Encore!' Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe'A glorious novel in which Belle Bilton and 19th century London are brought roaring to life with exquisite period detail' Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of A Memory of Violets'Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining read' Liz Nugent'Thrillingly dramatic and achingly moving and profoundly resonant into this present era' Robert Olen Butler, author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain'O'Connor gently unfolds Belle's tale in a manner that is compelling and disarming. The ambience may be Victorian elegance but the sheer honesty of O'Connor's writing is sensual, authentic and earthy. A delight!' Rose Servitova, author of The Longbourn Letters