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Angela's Ashes
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"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. Born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in ... »
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
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This is a gripping story of a daring raid behind enemy lines to liberate 500 tortured, starved and diseased POWs about to be executed by the Japanese near the end of WWII. A first person history at it's best, based on interviews with the surviving POWs and Army Rangers.
The main strength of the book is the artful narrative, moving deftly ... »
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Storm of Steel (Penguin Classics)
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Ernst Junger lived a long and literary life. He was born in Heidelberg in 1895 and died there 103 years later! Junger ran away from home at 14 to become a soldier in Kaiser Wilhelm's army. He wrote several novels following World War I, refused to be a Nazi member and is well known in Europe. Storm of Steel was his first and best known book.
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Annabel: An Unconventional Life
I absolutely adored this book. I have read it twice. Although I have little in common with Annabel Goldsmith, I feel that I learned a lot from the way s... »
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Turkey (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
The guide has beautiful pictures, but I found it a little lacking in content, especially for the Ephesus area. If you are going on a cruise and stopping ... »
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Plato Complete Works
Highly recommended for any reader or thinker. The complete work of Plato, with helpful footnotes on translations and culture. Easy to navigate through, co... »
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