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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in next to no time with this concise guide.
Arriving at a pivotal moment for national and international politics, Gorbachev was one of the key drivers behind the fall of the Iron Curtain and the end of the Cold War. His career led him from humble origins in rural Russia to the highest position of power in the Soviet Union, and his actions as leader earned him a Nobel...
15065) Don't drink the water
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Hollanders, a typical family on vacation, are stranded in Vulgaria after a hijacking. Trying to maintain their vacationing spirits, they start taking pictures, but the Vulgarians think they're spies. The Hollanders try to flee the country before the evil government throws them in prison.
15066) This land is mine
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The manner and cowardice of Albert Lory, a mother-fixated, slovenly school teacher in an unnamed country in Europe, are the subjects of his students' cruel jokes. Yet Lory's true inner courage is brought to light when the Nazis try to bribe him to keep his mouth shut in a court where he is being tried for a murder he did not commit. Instead, in the face of Nazi threats, he stands and delivers an impassioned speech on the preciousness of liberty.
15067) The apocalypse watch
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
645 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
American secret agent Drew Latham joins forces with Karin de Vries, a beautiful NATO analyst, to battle neo-Nazis planning world domination. The novel features such high-tech schemes as replacing a captured U.S. agent's memory with a chip programmed with disinformation. By the author of The Scorpio Illusion.
15068) Return from Siberia
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the midst of running a long-shot political campaign, Democratic political consultant John Simon discovers a 100-year-old manuscript written by his grandfather Joseph--a brilliant young revolutionary whose exile to Siberia by the last czar of Russia is just the beginning of an extraordinary tale of survival, romance, and revolution. Return From Siberia chronicles not only the Simon family's relationship to each other and the past, but also the...
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Series
Hinges of history volume 5
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Monarchs : they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by...
15072) Night will fall
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the incredible efforts made by British cameramen to film and document the unbelievable atrocities the Allies encountered during the Liberation of the German Concentration camps in 1945 at the end of World War II.
15073) The way back
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For the people of Tupik, a tiny village in Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, even reaching out to try and steal away the living. The demons have a land of their own: a Far Country, governed by demonic lords and ladies. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, Yehuda Leib and Blume will be sent spinning off on a journey...
15075) Paolo, Emperor of Rome
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When Paolo the dachshund finally escapes the hair salon where he lives, he has adventures beyond his wildest dreams amid the beauty and culture of Rome.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xviii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountability while robbing their people of resources and corroding or destroying democracy. Their mutual-admiration club also draws on models from the past. Vladimir Putin rehabilitates Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin, Donald Trump praises Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi, Jair Bolsonaro...
15077) Stalin: The Man of Steel
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Series
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English
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Stalin in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Joseph Stalin. Following the death of Lenin, who had overthrown the tsarist regime with the Russian Revolution, Stalin carefully eliminated his opponents and rose to power, immediately establishing a full dictatorship. Despite his many deplorable crimes, his contributions...
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English
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"A welcome gift ... Highlighting Lenin's flexibility and cultivation of collective leadership, Le Blanc brings out the practical activism and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet" Jodi Dean, author of Comrade
"Crackling with intellectual life" Lars T. Lih, author of Lenin Rediscovered
"A wonderful sketch of Lenin's life and times ... Perhaps the best introduction available in English" Michael...
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Français
Description
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Gorbatchev en moins d'une heure ! Que sait-on réellement de Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, le dernier dirigeant de l'Union soviétique ? Pourquoi a-t-il suscité une telle effervescence aux États-Unis ? Et plus encore, pourquoi a-t-il reçu le prix Nobel de la paix en 1990 ?Lorsqu'il est nommé secrétaire général du Parti communiste d'Union soviétique en 1985, Gorbatchev représente une nouvelle génération...
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Español
Description
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Gorbachov, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Comprender el contexto que rodea la vida de Gorbachov, en plena Guerra Fría entre el bloque occidental y oriental
• Profundizar en su biografía y en sus principales aportaciones y cambios a nivel político, como la glásnost y la perestroika
• Analizar...
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