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The writing life The writing life Annie Dillard A meditative reflection in anecdote and vignette on Annie Dillard's writing process. Beautiful and vivid prose. Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An Amer… OL14857915W
Let's roll! Let's roll! Lisa Beamer,Ken Abraham Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He -- and all the other passenger heroes -- lost their lives i… OL15144836W
Unter Linken Unter Linken Jan Fleischhauer Linke Lebenswelten? SPIEGEL-Redakteur Jan Fleischhauer weiß, wovon er spricht, hat er doch gleich mehrere linke Milieus durchlaufen: zu Hause (in einem typischen Hamburger Hardcore-SPD-Haushalt), in … OL15374181W
Once a warrior king Once a warrior king David Donovan "Portrays the Vietnam experience of an officer and a gentlemen. It is the story of a man with a sense of honor and responsibility that extended beyond his immediate command and encompassed the people… OL15858193W
In the deep heart's core In the deep heart's core Michael Johnston The uplifting story of a Teach for America volunteer in the rural Mississippi Delta has been praised by Robert Coles as "a compelling and important moral witness to education efforts today." OL16062879W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
Bitita's diary Bitita's diary Carolina Maria de Jesus "Carolina (1915-77), whose childhood nickname was Bitita, evokes the hardships of her early life in 1920s-30s rural Minas Gerais. Volume was written in 1970s and posthumously published, first in Fren… OL1810393W
Aimée & Jaguar Aimée & Jaguar Erica Fischer Berlin 1942. Lilly Wust, twenty-nine, married, four children, led a life as did millions of German women. But then she met the twenty-one-year-old Felice Schragenheim. It was love almost at first … OL1913924W
Stories of Beginning Teachers Stories of Beginning Teachers Alysia D. Roehrig,Denise A. Talotta,Michael Pressley Publisher's description: Stories of Beginning Teachers offers insight into the challenges and triumphs of beginning teachers, presenting both research findings and case studies on the challenges face… OL21222991W
Jadie Jadie Torey L. Hayden Einfühlender Bericht von der Therapie eines 8jährigen Mädchens, das an Mutismus (psychisch bedingte Stummheit) leidet (die Autorin ist Therapeutin an der Sonderschule einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt). OL26200754W
Traumatische Tropen. Notizen aus meiner Lehmhütte Traumatische Tropen. Notizen aus meiner Lehmhütte Nigel Barley 249 S. 19 cm OL2672604W
The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself Mary Prince,Moira Ferguson "Interesting and highly valuable first-person narrative of a woman slave who details her experiences in Bermuda and Antigua and also in Britain where she was employed by abolitionist Thomas Pringle. … OL2720812W
Thinking in Pictures Thinking in Pictures Temple Grandin The idea that some people think differently, though no less humanly, is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted and successful animal scientist, and she is autistic. Here she tell… OL3254539W
Flights of passage Flights of passage Samuel Lynn Hynes He was a teenager when he left his Minnesota home in 1943 to learn to fly. By the end of World War II, he was a battle-worn Marine bomber pilot who'd survived scores of missions in the Pacific. With … OL3280313W
Bis zur letzten Stunde Bis zur letzten Stunde Melissa Müller,Gertraud Junge **Until the Final Hour** (German: *Bis zur letzten Stunde*), also published as *Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary* or simply *Hitler's Last Secretary* is a memoir of the last days of Hitl… OL4535688W
Night and fog Night and fog Arne Brun Lie Norwegian Arne Brun Lie joined the resistance against the Nazis at the age of 19. He was eventually arrested and sent to Dachau. Although he was there for only one year, it took Lie decades to come t… OL4796184W
Hostage Bound, Hostage Free Hostage Bound, Hostage Free Ben Weir,Carol Weir The Reverend Benjamin M. Weir was seized on the streets of Beirut by a group of Shiite Muslim extremists in May of 1984. The painful ordeal of his sixteen months' imprisonment is now described from t… OL4971380W
The dangerous summer The dangerous summer Ernest Hemingway A firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights. In this vivid account, Hemingway captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, the camaraderie and pride of the matadors, and the mo… OL63050W
Minor characters Minor characters Joyce Johnson Joyce Johnson grew up bright and sensitive in Manhattan in the '50s of the cold war and gray flannel suits. "Attracted to decadence," with "little respect for respectability," she had a boundless - a… OL894826W
Grenzenlos und unverschämt Grenzenlos und unverschämt May Ayim Politische Texte und Gespräche von und mit May Ayim. Diese Sammlung vereint 13 Abhandlungen, Gespräche und Reden aus verschiedenen Veröffentlichungen, sowie unveröffentlichtes Material und Photograph… OL9079429W
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