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Gulag voices
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Jehanne M. Gheith |
"In this volume, the powerful voices of Gulag survivors will become accessible to English-speaking audiences for the first time through oral histories, rather than written memoirs. It brings together… |
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Escape from Camp 14
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Blaine Harden |
The heartwrenching New York Times bestseller about the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped
North Korea’s political prison camps have existed twice as long as Sta… |
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From the earth, a cry
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Ian Kenneally |
John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890) is one of Ireland's remarkable and least known historical figures who lived two very different lives. This is a study of O'Reilly's short but extraordinary life. |
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Between two worlds
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Roxana Saberi |
"A chronicle of the Iranian-American journalist's imprisonment, as well as a look at Iran and its political tensions"--Provided by publisher. |
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Even silence has an end
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Ingrid Betancourt |
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing powerful teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogota, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt gave u… |
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Life and death in Shanghai
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Nien Cheng |
In August 1966 a group of Red Guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the Cultural Revolution: educated in London, the widow of an offic… |
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Crossing the line
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Rosalie G. Riegle |
More than sixty-five peacemakers have contributed oral narratives to this compelling history of those who say no to war making in the strongest way possible: by engaging in civil disobedience and pay… |
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Arbella
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Sarah Gristwood |
An extraordinary life lost in history: the compelling biography of Arbella Stuart spans both Tudor and Stuart courts and encompasses espionage, a clandestine marriage, imprisonment and eventual death… |
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Inside and out
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Richard Queen |
Presents an account of the experiences of the first American hostage to be freed from Iran due to his development of the disease multiple sclerosis. |
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