Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A history of multiple sclerosis A history of multiple sclerosis Colin Lee Talley This book examines how a rare, uncommon disease suddenly became mainstream. OL11776949W
Asleep Asleep Molly Caldwell Crosby Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes agai… OL15440690W
Allied looting in World War II Allied looting in World War II Kenneth D. Alford "This text addresses the often-overlooked practice of Allied looting. This book follows the journey of the Hungarian Crown Treasure from muddy oil drum in Austria to Fort Knox and back to Austria. Nu… OL16125987W
Children during the Holocaust Children during the Holocaust Patricia Heberer **Hard-hitting nonfiction and biographical study of the experiences of Jewish children from all walks of life. A deeply moving and insightful look into their experiences, struggles, displacement and … OL16212033W
Estonia Estonia Geography Department Discusses the history, geography, resources, politics, ethnography, economics, and future of this Baltic country annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 and independent once again in 1991. OL16582215W
Latvia Latvia Lerner Publications Company. Geography Dept. Discusses the geography, history, ethnography, resources, politics, and future of this Baltic country, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 and independent once again in 1991. OL18168109W
What you did not tell What you did not tell Mark Mazower "In a tribute to his late father, British historian Mark Mazower traces his family's story from the end of the nineteenth century to today, beginning with his grandfather Mordkhel Mazower's birth in … OL19718894W
My brother's keeper My brother's keeper Rod Gragg "MY BROTHER'S KEEPER unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of be… OL20046337W
Twentieth-century Europe Twentieth-century Europe Paul R. Waibel,Michael D. Richards "Twentieth-Century Europe : A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st… OL20600371W
A-Z of modern Europe since 1789 A-Z of modern Europe since 1789 Martin Polley An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise accounts of over 400 subjects. The book provides connections, while the appendix contains essential extra information on European monar… OL2688050W
Twentieth-century Europe Twentieth-century Europe P. M. H. Bell This insightful study explores the proposition that the idea of European unity makes sense when there is more that unites Europe than divides it, and then asks when that has been true during the past… OL2964709W
In Europa In Europa Geert Mak Geert Mak spent the year of 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence… OL931630W