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Not an Ordinary Artist: A Polish Immigrant’s Challenging and Enduring Story

by Gail Tanzer ...

Artist Florian Durzynski immigrates alone from Poland in 1929 and ends up in West Town, part of Chicago's Polish community of 450,000 people. He establishes himself as a portrait painter but then finds artistic opportunity in a form of art he had never considered. Although he succeeds in his artistic endeavors, he has an impediment that makes him ask, "Why me?" and a recurring feeling of ... Read more

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Artist Florian Durzynski immigrates alone from Poland in 1929 and ends up in West Town, part of Chicago's Polish community of 450,000 people. He establishes himself as a portrait painter but then finds artistic opportunity in a form of art he had never considered. Although he succeeds in his artistic endeavors, he has an impediment that makes him ask, "Why me?" and a recurring feeling of
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Blame it on the Bauhaus?

by Gail Tanzer ...

With its minimalistic approach and emphasis on function before form, the modern Bauhaus School of Art and Design in Dessau, Germany seeks to move the world beyond the ornate styles of the past. When she enters this highly charged atmosphere, Otti Berger enthusiastically looks for her artistic niche. However, because she is a secret Jew in 1920s and 30s Germany, a dark cloud hangs over her love ... Read more

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With its minimalistic approach and emphasis on function before form, the modern Bauhaus School of Art and Design in Dessau, Germany seeks to move the world beyond the ornate styles of the past. When she enters this highly charged atmosphere, Otti Berger enthusiastically looks for her artistic niche. However, because she is a secret Jew in 1920s and 30s Germany, a dark cloud hangs over her love
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The Ghost of Cleopatra

by John Rice, Gail Tanzer ...

The Ghost of Cleopatra is a work of historical fiction by John Rice and Gail Tanzer. It tells the story of African-American/Native American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis, whose masterpiece, The Death of Cleopatra, languished for over 70 years in obscurity.It's an epic story that spans centuries and continents and tells how the spirit of the Queen of the Nile inspired Lewis to create her likeness in ... Read more

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The Ghost of Cleopatra is a work of historical fiction by John Rice and Gail Tanzer. It tells the story of African-American/Native American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis, whose masterpiece, The Death of Cleopatra, languished for over 70 years in obscurity.It's an epic story that spans centuries and continents and tells how the spirit of the Queen of the Nile inspired Lewis to create her likeness in
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In My Mother's House

A Novel

by Margaret McMullan ...

"Graceful . . . The global catastrophe of the Nazi era we know about. It is the individual, private pain it caused that is skillfully given voice here." — The Boston GlobeIn My Mother's House is a beautiful, haunting, and elegantly crafted novel about a daughter's obsession to understand her mother's staunch commitment to silence about their family's experiences during World War II Vienna—and how ... Read more

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"Graceful . . . The global catastrophe of the Nazi era we know about. It is the individual, private pain it caused that is skillfully given voice here." — The Boston GlobeIn My Mother's House is a beautiful, haunting, and elegantly crafted novel about a daughter's obsession to understand her mother's staunch commitment to silence about their family's experiences during World War II Vienna—and how
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Loot

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A long-lost painting stolen by the Nazis turns up at a Boston pawnshop—and leads to a string of murders—in this "fast-paced and tightly written thriller" ( The Seattle Times).In April 1945, the Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. Truck convoys loaded with the cultural wealth of the Western world pour in an ... Read more

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A long-lost painting stolen by the Nazis turns up at a Boston pawnshop—and leads to a string of murders—in this "fast-paced and tightly written thriller" ( The Seattle Times).In April 1945, the Nazis, reeling and near defeat, frantically work to hide the huge store of art treasures that Hitler has looted from Europe. Truck convoys loaded with the cultural wealth of the Western world pour in an
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Me, Myself and Prague

An unreliable guide to Bohemia

by Rachael Weiss ...

I tripped across the Charles Bridge just before first light, all alone apart from a sleepy pickpocket just clocking on for the morning shift, my heels clacking on the cobblestones, the early morning sky a beautiful deep blue.Armed only with a romantic soul and a pressing need to escape her overbearing family, Rachael Weiss heads for Prague in search of her Bohemian roots, with vague plans to write ... Read more

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I tripped across the Charles Bridge just before first light, all alone apart from a sleepy pickpocket just clocking on for the morning shift, my heels clacking on the cobblestones, the early morning sky a beautiful deep blue.Armed only with a romantic soul and a pressing need to escape her overbearing family, Rachael Weiss heads for Prague in search of her Bohemian roots, with vague plans to write
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The Tin Ring

Love and Survival in the Holocaust

by Zdenka Fantlova ...

Review Zdenka Fantlová and her story made a lasting impression. She survived six concentration camps, endured horrors the like of which most of us can't begin to comprehend, yet never lost the will to live or her optimism for a better future. During her time in the camps she kept a little tin ring, made for her by her boyfriend. She risked her life to keep this humble object that meant so much to ... Read more

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Review Zdenka Fantlová and her story made a lasting impression. She survived six concentration camps, endured horrors the like of which most of us can't begin to comprehend, yet never lost the will to live or her optimism for a better future. During her time in the camps she kept a little tin ring, made for her by her boyfriend. She risked her life to keep this humble object that meant so much to
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Marc Chagall

by Jonathan Wilson ...

Series series Jewish Encounters Series
Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesNovelist and critic Jonathan Wilson clears away the sentimental mists surrounding an artist whose career spanned two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the birth of the State of Israel. Marc Chagall’s work addresses these transforming events, but his ambivalence about his role as a Jewish artist adds an intriguing wrinkle to common assumptions ... Read more

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Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesNovelist and critic Jonathan Wilson clears away the sentimental mists surrounding an artist whose career spanned two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the birth of the State of Israel. Marc Chagall’s work addresses these transforming events, but his ambivalence about his role as a Jewish artist adds an intriguing wrinkle to common assumptions
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When Money Was In Fashion

Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street

by June Breton Fisher ...

This epic biography tells the story of the rise of Wall Street and the growth of Goldman Sachs from a small commercial paper company to the international banking business we know today. At its heart is the story of Henry Goldman, a man who spoke out passionately for his beliefs, understood the importance of the bottom line, and was known to chuckle, draw on his cigar, and remind his young protégés ... Read more

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This epic biography tells the story of the rise of Wall Street and the growth of Goldman Sachs from a small commercial paper company to the international banking business we know today. At its heart is the story of Henry Goldman, a man who spoke out passionately for his beliefs, understood the importance of the bottom line, and was known to chuckle, draw on his cigar, and remind his young protégés
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Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival

by Marcel Prins, Peter Henk Steenhuis ...

Illustrated by Laura Watkinson ...

For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II.Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in ... Read more

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For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II.Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in
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Ultimate Football Heroes: Lewandowski (Goal Machines 5)

Collect them all!

by Matt & Tom Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes ...

Series Book 61 - Ultimate Football Heroes
FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!Introducing the GOAL MACHINES collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.Name: Robert LewandowskiNationality: PolishHero Rating: 91Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world. Loved for his smart gameplay and relentless goalscoring, Lewandowski gathered a great ... ... Read more

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FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!Introducing the GOAL MACHINES collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.Name: Robert LewandowskiNationality: PolishHero Rating: 91Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world. Loved for his smart gameplay and relentless goalscoring, Lewandowski gathered a great ...
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The Book of Riga

A City in Short Fiction

by Pauls Bankovskis, Gundega Repse, Dace Ruksane, Sven Kuzmins, Kristine Zelve, Andra Neiburga, Ilze Jansone, Arno Jundze, Juris Zvirgzdins, Vilis Lacitis ...

Series series Reading the City
A suicide attempt, staged to attract as much attention as possible, from the top of St. Peter’s Church, quickly evolves into an outlandish and absurd, televised spectacle...When a PA is invited into her boss’s office one day to observe a protest unfold, just as he predicts, in the streets below, she begins to suspect his powers of foresight might extend beyond mere business matters...Finally ... Read more

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A suicide attempt, staged to attract as much attention as possible, from the top of St. Peter’s Church, quickly evolves into an outlandish and absurd, televised spectacle...When a PA is invited into her boss’s office one day to observe a protest unfold, just as he predicts, in the streets below, she begins to suspect his powers of foresight might extend beyond mere business matters...Finally
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