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The Crate

A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

by Deborah Vadas Levison ...

The multiple award-winning account of Holocaust survival and present-day murder. "Evocative, and inspiring . . . So much more than a true crime."—Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling authorAfter surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their ... Read more

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The multiple award-winning account of Holocaust survival and present-day murder. "Evocative, and inspiring . . . So much more than a true crime."—Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling authorAfter surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their
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A Nest of Snakes

A Novel

by Deborah Levison ...

In her fiction debut, Deborah Levison, author of the acclaimed, multi award-winning true crime book, THE CRATE, weaves a tale snatched from the headlines. A NEST OF SNAKES is loosely based on a spate of lawsuits in which adult men accused their elite private schools of abuses that shocked the nation.In A NEST OF SNAKES, Brendan Cortland is a broken man. Middle-aged, pasty, pudgy, and fearful, he ... Read more

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In her fiction debut, Deborah Levison, author of the acclaimed, multi award-winning true crime book, THE CRATE, weaves a tale snatched from the headlines. A NEST OF SNAKES is loosely based on a spate of lawsuits in which adult men accused their elite private schools of abuses that shocked the nation.In A NEST OF SNAKES, Brendan Cortland is a broken man. Middle-aged, pasty, pudgy, and fearful, he
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Women Crime Writers Volume One

The Crate, His Garden, Inconvenience Gone

by Deborah Vadas Levison, Anne K. Howard, Diane Marger Moore ...

Series series Women Crime Writers
Three award-winning and bestselling true crime writers following in the steps of Ann Rule with these three fantastic books!**The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice—**After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in North America. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are ... Read more

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Three award-winning and bestselling true crime writers following in the steps of Ann Rule with these three fantastic books!**The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice—**After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in North America. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are
... Read more
Did the Millennium Development Goals Work?

Meeting Future Challenges with Past Lessons

by Alireza Saniei-Pour, Jason McFarlane, Andrew Sheng, Kelly Levin, Brian Lipinski, Betsy Otto, Richard Waite, Tim Searchinger, Craig Hanson, Sofia Samper0, Mohamed Evren Tok1, Badye Essid2, Manmohan Agarwal3, Olabanji Akinola5, Saleh Ahmed6, Adebusuyi Isaac Adeniran7, Laura Agosta8, Sarah Hoesch9, Bineta Diop0, Joshua Castellino1, Sarah Bradshaw2, Deborah Levison3, Ragui Assaad4, Jeff Grischow5, Cristina D'Alessandro6, Samuel Vincent7, Clare Lockhart8, Armando Barrientos9 ...

With the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) behind us, this book asks did they work? And what happens next? Arguing that to effectively look forward, we must first look back, the editors of this insightful book gather leading scholars and practitioners from a range of backgrounds and regions to provide an in-depth exploration of the MDG project and its impact.Contributors use ... Read more

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With the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) behind us, this book asks did they work? And what happens next? Arguing that to effectively look forward, we must first look back, the editors of this insightful book gather leading scholars and practitioners from a range of backgrounds and regions to provide an in-depth exploration of the MDG project and its impact.Contributors use
... Read more
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The Crate

A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

by Deborah Vadas Levison ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 40 min

After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. They build themselves a cozy little cottage on a lake in Muskoka, a cottage that becomes emblematic of their victory over the Nazis. The charming retreat is a safe haven, a ... Read more

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After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust—in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps—a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. They build themselves a cozy little cottage on a lake in Muskoka, a cottage that becomes emblematic of their victory over the Nazis. The charming retreat is a safe haven, a
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Children and Youth as Subjects, Objects, Agents

Innovative Approaches to Research Across Space and Time

Edited by Deborah Levison, Mary Jo Maynes, Frances Vavrus ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This textbook showcases innovative approaches to the interdisciplinary field of childhood and youth studies, examining how young people in a wide range of contemporary and historical contexts around the globe live their young lives as subjects, objects, and agents. The diverse contributions examine how children and youth are simultaneously constructed: as individual subjects through social ... Read more

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This textbook showcases innovative approaches to the interdisciplinary field of childhood and youth studies, examining how young people in a wide range of contemporary and historical contexts around the globe live their young lives as subjects, objects, and agents. The diverse contributions examine how children and youth are simultaneously constructed: as individual subjects through social
... Read more

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The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz

A Powerful True Story of Hope and Survival

by Thomas Geve ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

An inspiring true story of hope and survival, this is the testimony of a boy who was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen and Buchenwald and recorded his experiences through words and color drawings.In June 1943, after long years of hardship and persecution, thirteen-year-old Thomas Geve and his mother were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Separated upon arrival, he was left to fend for himself in ... Read more

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An inspiring true story of hope and survival, this is the testimony of a boy who was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen and Buchenwald and recorded his experiences through words and color drawings.In June 1943, after long years of hardship and persecution, thirteen-year-old Thomas Geve and his mother were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Separated upon arrival, he was left to fend for himself in
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50 Children

One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany

by Steven Pressman ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Based on the acclaimed HBO documentary, the astonishing true story of how one American couple transported fifty Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Austria to America in 1939—the single largest group of unaccompanied refugee children allowed into the United States—for readers of In the Garden of Beasts and A Train in Winter.In early 1939, America's rigid immigration laws made it virtually ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Based on the acclaimed HBO documentary, the astonishing true story of how one American couple transported fifty Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Austria to America in 1939—the single largest group of unaccompanied refugee children allowed into the United States—for readers of In the Garden of Beasts and A Train in Winter.In early 1939, America's rigid immigration laws made it virtually
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Lady Be Good

The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale

by Pamela Hamilton ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

A moving portrait of Dorothy Hale, the legendary 1930s socialite immortalized in one of Frida Kahlo’s most celebrated paintings.Winner of the National Indie Excellence Awards, Pamela Hamilton delivers glamour, romance, tragedy, a close and stormy friendship with famed playwright and Vogue and Vanity Fair editor Clare Boothe Luce and the enchanting story of a woman navigating a world of incredible ... Read more

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A moving portrait of Dorothy Hale, the legendary 1930s socialite immortalized in one of Frida Kahlo’s most celebrated paintings.Winner of the National Indie Excellence Awards, Pamela Hamilton delivers glamour, romance, tragedy, a close and stormy friendship with famed playwright and Vogue and Vanity Fair editor Clare Boothe Luce and the enchanting story of a woman navigating a world of incredible
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Hitler's Hangman

The Life of Heydrich

by Robert Gerwarth ...

Narrated by Napoleon Ryan ...

Unabridged

16 hours 10 min

Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the twentieth century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. Chief of the Nazi Criminal Police, the SS Security Service, and the Gestapo, ruthless overlord of Nazi-occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and leading planner of the "Final Solution," Heydrich played a central role in Hitler's Germany. ... Read more

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Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the twentieth century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. Chief of the Nazi Criminal Police, the SS Security Service, and the Gestapo, ruthless overlord of Nazi-occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and leading planner of the "Final Solution," Heydrich played a central role in Hitler's Germany.
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Another Kind of Madness

A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness

by Stephen P. Hinshaw ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for eighteen years within his family—that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he ... Read more

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Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for eighteen years within his family—that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he
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Girl

A Novel

by Edna O'Brien ...

Narrated by Sheila Atim ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

"Narrator Sheila Atim sets a sensitive yet emphatic tone for this harrowing story of violence, loss, and survival...Listeners will be enveloped in this emotional listening experience." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner**This program is read by Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress, Sheila Atim.Girl****, Edna O’Brien’s hotly anticipated novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls ... Read more

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"Narrator Sheila Atim sets a sensitive yet emphatic tone for this harrowing story of violence, loss, and survival...Listeners will be enveloped in this emotional listening experience." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner**This program is read by Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress, Sheila Atim.Girl****, Edna O’Brien’s hotly anticipated novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls
... Read more

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