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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
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The Crate

A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

by Deborah Vadas Levison ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

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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
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Displaced Persons

Growing Up American After the Holocaust

by Joseph Berger ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

In this eloquent and glorious memoir, New York Times reporter Joseph Berger reflects upon his days growing up in Manhattan's Upper West Side following World War II. Berger and his family, Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust, arrived in New York in 1950. Their fascinating story of adaptation in a strange, new world speaks universally of the trials millions of American immigrants have faced. ... Read more

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In this eloquent and glorious memoir, New York Times reporter Joseph Berger reflects upon his days growing up in Manhattan's Upper West Side following World War II. Berger and his family, Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust, arrived in New York in 1950. Their fascinating story of adaptation in a strange, new world speaks universally of the trials millions of American immigrants have faced.
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Bending Toward the Sun

A Mother and Daughter Memoir

by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Rita Lurie ...

Narrated by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Beata Pozniak ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

A miraculous lesson in courage and recovery, BENDING TOWARD THE SUN tells the story of a unique family bond forged in the wake of brutal terror.Weaving together the voices of three generations of women—Rita, her daughter, Leslie, and her granddaughter, Mikaela—the memoir provides powerful and inspiring evidence of the resilience of the human spirit, relevant to every culture in every corner of the ... Read more

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A miraculous lesson in courage and recovery, BENDING TOWARD THE SUN tells the story of a unique family bond forged in the wake of brutal terror.Weaving together the voices of three generations of women—Rita, her daughter, Leslie, and her granddaughter, Mikaela—the memoir provides powerful and inspiring evidence of the resilience of the human spirit, relevant to every culture in every corner of the
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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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Three Kings

How Record-Smashing Swimmers Johnny Weissmuller, Duke Kahanamoku, and Katsuo Takaishi Changed Their Sport and Each Other Forever

by Todd Balf ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

For fans of The Boys in the Boat, and marking the 100th anniversary of the Paris Olympics, the never-before-told story of three athletes who defied the odds to usher in a golden age of sportsEven today, it’s considered one of the most thrilling races in Olympic history. The hundred-meter sprint final at the 1924 Paris Games, featuring three of the world’s fastest swimmers—American legends Duke ... Read more

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For fans of The Boys in the Boat, and marking the 100th anniversary of the Paris Olympics, the never-before-told story of three athletes who defied the odds to usher in a golden age of sportsEven today, it’s considered one of the most thrilling races in Olympic history. The hundred-meter sprint final at the 1924 Paris Games, featuring three of the world’s fastest swimmers—American legends Duke
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X Troop

The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II

by Leah Garrett ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE MONTH"This is the incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit—but whose story has gone untold until now." —Wall Street Journal“Brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group of Jewish refugees—a top-secret band of brothers—who waged war on ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE MONTH"This is the incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit—but whose story has gone untold until now." —Wall Street Journal“Brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group of Jewish refugees—a top-secret band of brothers—who waged war on
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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

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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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