Ms: 1711 books
Over Here!
New York City During World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
A wonderfully nostalgic and inspiring look at the center of the home front during World War II—New York City
More than any other place, New York was the center of action on the home front during World War II. As Hitler came to power in Germany, American Nazis goose-stepped in Yorkville...
by Wanda Ms. Tseng, Lorenzo Mr. Pérez, Zubair Mr. Iqbal
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 1981
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 1981
This study reviews recent developments in international trade policies in selected industrial countries. It was prepared for the June 1981 World Economic Outlook.
God's Chosen Vessel for Change
A Leader President Barack H. Obama
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
My ardent hope, that this book will inspire everyone that reads it; letting them know that with God and a determined mind, all things are possible. My desire in life has always been to love and interact with people with positive reinforcements. Even those with negative views of life, I must encourage...
Nutcracker Nation
How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this entertainingly informative book, Jennifer Fisher offers new insights into the Nutcracker phenomenon, examining it as a dance scholar...
by Ms. Gillian G. Gaar
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Though Nevermind was Nirvana's most commercially successful album, and the record that broke them - and the grunge phenomenon - internationally, In Utero has increasingly become regarded as the band's best album, both by the critics and the band members themselves. Instead of sticking to the "grunge...
This Is Not A Border
Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.
The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert...
Write to Live
Telling Our Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
I was born and raised in Oakland, CA and attended Oakland Public Schools, K-12. Oakland life is a complex movie- full of depth and scenes that are high and low, ever evolving and impactful to all who witness the plot unfold again and again. For many of us, we live in Oakland but at the same time we...
Safe Among the Germans
Liberated Jews After World War II
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
This book tells the little-known story of why a quarter-million Jews, survivors of death camps and forced labor, sought refuge in Germany after World War II. Those who had ventured to return to Poland after liberation soon found that their homeland had become a new killing ground, where some 1,500 Jews...
by Mr. Richard Bidlack, Nikita Lomagin, Ms Marian Schwartz
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Based largely on formerly top-secret Soviet archival documents (including 66 reproduced documents and 70 illustrations), this book portrays the inner workings of the communist party and secret police during Germany's horrific 1941–44 siege of Leningrad, during which close to one million citizens perished....
So High a Blood
The Story of Margaret Douglas, the Tudor That Time Forgot
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Niece to Henry VIII, heir to the throne, courtier at risk of being killed, spy-mistress, and ambitious political player, Lady Margaret Douglas is a vital new character in the Tudor story.
Amidst the Christmas revels of 1530, a fifteen-year-old girl arrived at the court of King Henry VIII. Half-English,...
Austenland
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
The beloved novel set at a Jane Austen fantasy resort, from New York Times-bestselling author Shannon Hale. Recently adapted into the romantic comedy film Austenland starring Keri Russell and Bret McKenzie and directed by Jerusha Hess.
Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but...
by Ms. Salina Yoon
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
From Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon comes a lush, heartwarming audio eBook about unbreakable friendship and celebrating what makes you unique.
Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in extraordinary ways. Some children do show-and-tell. Dennis mimes his. Some children...
by Ms. Alison MacLeod
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
An acutely observed, evocative collection of short stories blending fiction, biography, and memoir--from a Booker-longlisted author.
Evocative, sensual, and tender, these stories confront our reality culture and interrogate our relationship with iconic figures, coming to life at the boundary...
by Ms Fiona Grant
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
Since the early seventeenth century, when the cultivation of exotic plants and fruit became fashionable in northern Europe, glasshouses have offered an artificial climate in which they could flourish. At first these structures were within reach only of the very richest, and growing one's own oranges,...