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Talisman Talisman Graham Hancock A roller coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. **Revie… OL15016011W
Memorialization in Germany since 1945 Memorialization in Germany since 1945 Bill Niven "Memorialization in Germany since 1945 provides a wide-ranging discussion of contemporary Germany's rich memorial landscape. It discusses the many memorials to German losses during the Second World W… OL15441317W
The submission The submission Amy Waldman When Mohammad Khan, an American Muslim, is selected as the designer of a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack on Manhattan, Claire Burwell, a woman widowed by the attack, becomes his fierce… OL15916950W
Memory culture and the contemporary city Memory culture and the contemporary city Uta Staiger,Henriette Steiner,Andrew Webber "These essays by leading figures from academia, architecture and the arts consider how cultures of memory are constructed for and in contemporary cities. They take Berlin as a key case of a historica… OL16095068W
Malabar Malabar John Cantwell Roberts A transcription of all memorials in Christian churches and of burials in Christian cemeteries throughout the Malabar District 1723 - 1990 including the English settlements at Kannur & Thalaserry and … OL16276995W
Memories of war Memories of war Thomas A. Chambers "Charts the development of the public memory and historical understanding of the wars of the colonial and early national periods through the practice of battlefield tourism in the early American repu… OL16592478W
El archivo del duelo El archivo del duelo Cristina Sánchez Carretero Los atentados del 11 de marzo tuvieron una respuesta ciudadana en los espacios públicos que pone de manifiesto la necesidad de entender las prácticas rituales de la sociedad en la que vivimos. Las ca… OL17913813W
50 states, 5,000 ideas 50 states, 5,000 ideas Joseph R. Yogerst "Organized state-by-state then province-by-province, 50 States, 5,000 Ideas showcases the best travel experiences in every state and province, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sights include natio… OL20054982W
Quiet defiance Quiet defiance Jeffrey Deaver "John Tanaka was about to graduate as valedictorian of his class when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After he and 52 Japanese Americans were taken by Army transport from Juneau, Alask… OL20135267W
Urban Memory and Visual Culture in Berlin Urban Memory and Visual Culture in Berlin Simon Ward As sites of turbulence and transformation, cities are machines for forgetting. And yet archiving and exhibiting the presence of the past remains a key cultural, political and economic activity in man… OL20928709W
A year after Henry A year after Henry Cathie Pelletier Bixley, Maine. One year after Henry Munroe's fatal heart attack at age forty-one, his doting parents, prudish wife, rebellious son, and wayward brother are still reeling. So is Evie Cooper, a bartend… OL20937159W
Balkan Memories Balkan Memories Tanja Zimmermann 270 pages : 23 cm OL21039955W
November November Kent Gramm "It begins with the search for hallowed ground, the exact place from which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In bleak November, Kent Gramm makes a pilgrimage to the most famous battle… OL3925028W
Aftermath Aftermath Angela Gaffney x, 194p., [16] p. of plates : 22cm OL756944W
One Thousand Paper Cranes One Thousand Paper Cranes Takayuki Ishii Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of the Atomic Bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes, symbolizing her hope for… OL8124875W