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This autobiography describes the dramatic events in Slovakia and Hungary between 1939 and 1945 seen through the eyes of a Jewish childteenager Gerti The rise of fascism in Slovakia destroyed the peaceful coexistence of the Jews with their Slovak neighbours and demoralized both groups The threat of deportation of Jews from Slovakia to Auschwitz forced Gerti and her parents to flee to Hungary where deportations of Jews to Auschwitz had not yet begun There the family lived under an assumed identity The dangers and isolation associated with this existence plunged Gerti into depression and forced her to learn skills of deception to survive As Hitlers grip on Hungary tightened and the dangers for Jews in Hungary increased Gertis father was arrested Gerti and her mother had to flee to Slovakia in the spring of 1944 where they assumed yet further false identities During the summer of 1944 Gerti met her childhood friend Walter Rudi Vrba who escaped from Auschwitz and told Gerti about his firsthand experience of witnessing the mass murders there With time the remaining few Jews in Slovakia were rounded up Gerti and her mother were denounced and taken to the Gestapo The knowledge of the death factories waiting for them encouraged Gerti to take a serious risk and escape Her mother however gave up hope and stayed to perish in a concentration camp Gerti then on her own returned to Budapest and lived through the round up of Jews and the siege assuming the identity of a Hungarian refugee from Russianoccupied Hungary To survive she had to use her hardlearned skills in assessing who she could trust and whom she had to deceive
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50 Irresistible True Accounts of Love in the Twentyfirst CenturyA young woman wryly describes a relationship that races from start to finish almost entirely via text messagesA Casanova is jilted after an idyllic three weeks and learns the hard way that the woman is well just not that into himAn overweight woman in a sexless marriage wrestles with the rules of desireA young man recounts the highwire act of sharing the woman he loves with both her husband and another boyfriendA female sergeant in the Missouri National Guard fresh from Iraq tells what she is not supposed to tell about the woman she is not allowed to loveThese are just a few of the people whose stories are included in Modern Love a collection of the fifty most revealing funny stirring essays from the New York Timess popular Modern Love column Editor Daniel Jones has arranged these tales to capture the ebb and flow of relationships from seeking love and tying the knot to having children and finding love that endures Cynics and melancholics can skip right to the section on splitting up Taken together these essays show through a modern lens how love drives haunts and enriches us For anyone whos loved lost stalked an ex or made a lasting connection and for the voyeur in all of us Modern Love is the perfect match
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This epic story sweeps across the battlefields of Europe and Africa in a riveting tale of love and war alliance and betrayal political machinations and intrigue bringing history to life with unforgettable grandeurHannibal the fearsome champion of Carthage has been marauding throughout Roman territory behind his trained war elephants for years Scipio a handsome young Roman general driven by a desire to avenge his fathers death at Carthaginian hands takes up the fight against Hannibals brother Hasdrubal in Spain He sweeps the Carthaginians from the field with dramatic new tacticsWhen the Romans seize Hasdrubals harem Scipio takes the finest woman to his own quarters The stunning Vibiana however turns out to be no mere harem girl she is Hannibals own niece Scipio soon finds himself bewitched by Vibianas charm and beauty which could well be his undoingScipio develops a plan to bring the war back to Carthage despite plots brewing against him within his own Roman Senate While Scipio makes treaties with African kings and executes innovative strategies on the battlefield his love for Hannibals niece will come to drive his decisions in ways that shock those closest to him and threaten to rock the foundations of Roman society
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New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert dissects the body politic in these incisiveand often hilariousportraits of the people who make New York City runAs a reporter for The New York Times and then the The New Yorker Elizabeth Kolbert has had unparalleled access to the inner workings of the countrys most complex and fascinating city In the acclaimed profiles assembled here Kolbert talks to politicians and policemen bureaucrats and radicals celebrities and demagogues She follows some on their heady ascent to greatness and others as they fall from grace all the while questioning how power is attained and then just as often squandered Kolbert writes about such classic New York characters as Boss Tweed Michael Bloomberg Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani She reveals the machinations of city power in a provocative piece about the Amadou Diallo shooting and takes an unforgettably disgusting look at the work of city restaurant inspectors And she investigates the influence of several private citizens including Weather Underground member Kathy Boudin the always controversial Al Sharpton and Regis Philbin at the height of his fame Written during a defining period in the citys historyone that encompasses the Bloomberg mayoral campaign the ClintonGiuliani senatorial race and September 11thThe Prophet of Love is a witty and eyeopening debut from one of our most fiercely intelligent writers
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This epic story sweeps across the battlefields of Europe and Africa in a riveting tale of love and war alliance and betrayal political machinations and intrigue bringing history to life with unforgettable grandeurHannibal the fearsome champion of Carthage has been marauding throughout Roman territory behind his trained war elephants for years Scipio a handsome young Roman general driven by a desire to avenge his fathers death at Carthaginian hands takes up the fight against Hannibals brother Hasdrubal in Spain He sweeps the Carthaginians from the field with dramatic new tacticsWhen the Romans seize Hasdrubals harem Scipio takes the finest woman to his own quarters The stunning Vibiana however turns out to be no mere harem girl she is Hannibals own niece Scipio soon finds himself bewitched by Vibianas charm and beauty which could well be his undoingScipio develops a plan to bring the war back to Carthage despite plots brewing against him within his own Roman Senate While Scipio makes treaties with African kings and executes innovative strategies on the battlefield his love for Hannibals niece will come to drive his decisions in ways that shock those closest to him and threaten to rock the foundations of Roman society
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On a bitterly cold afternoon in December 1986 a Michigan State trooper found the frozen body of Jerry Tobias in the bed of his pickup truck The 31yearold oil field worker and smalltime drug dealer was curled up on his side on the trucks bare metal pressed against the tailgate clad only in jeans a checkered shirt and cowboy boots Inside the cab of the truck was a fresh package of expensive steaks from a local butcher shopthe first lead in a case that would be quickly lost in a thicket of bungled forensics shady prosecution and a psychopathic star witness out for revenge Awardwinning author Mardi Links third book of Michigan true crime Wicked Takes the Witness Stand unravels this mysterious and still unsolved case that sucked state police and local officials into a morass of perjury and coverup and ultimately led to the separate conviction and imprisonment of five innocent men This unbelievable story will leave the reader shocked and aching for justice
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Gideon Gull leads a double life one as a talented young bard at the Rhapsodic College the other as a student of the Shadow School where Taldors infamous Lion Blades are trained to be master spies and assassins When a magical fog starts turning ordinary people into murderous mobs along the border between Taldor and Gideons home nation of Andoran its up to him and a crew of daring performers to solve the mystery before both nations fall to madness and slaughter But how do you fight an enemy that turns innocent people into weapons From critically acclaimed author Chris Willrich comes a bold new adventure of intrigue espionage and arcane mystery set in the awardwinning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
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When the people you trust suddenly arent quite what they seem Two women in jeopardy Two shattering secrets Free Fall Jasmine Cresswell is the USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty captivating novels that have impressed her fans and critics alike with what Publishers Weekly calls seatofthepants tension that stretches nerves to the breaking point One of her most intense stories Free Fall delivers on both counts with the threat of murder and espionage for one vulnerable woman Keeping Secrets Romantic Times declares that fan favorite and awardwinning Intrigue author BJ Daniels spins a tight story full of suspects and danger sure to keep you guessing With shades of blackmail and family secrets her newest original offering Keeping Secrets is guaranteed to draw you in and surprise you at every turn
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In stories ranging from subtle creation myths to derisive offcolor tales the Kalapalo Indians of central Brazil demonstrate a fascination with deception and its many functions In myths about tricksters and dupes they explore the ambiguity of human experience showing how important to human understanding is a sense of illusion paradox and contradiction Ellen Bassos new study of these stories considers their relationship to other kinds of Kalapalo activities involving deception and features a unique collection of South American Indian narratives translated directly from performances by master storytellers in their original Carib language Combining an ethnopoetic performancefocused approach to storytelling with an actionoriented psychology Basso arrives at an ethnographic understanding of Kalapalo trickster myths and Kalapalo ideas about deception The commentary on the translations considers matters of theme discourse narrative progression and performance context The dialogical interactive nature of Kalapalo storytelling the development of characters through their conversations with one another and the many ways storytelling and ordinary life enrich one another are examined to reveal the complex psychology of trickster myths and the special tricksterish quality of daytoday Kalapalo behavior
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In stories ranging from subtle creation myths to derisive offcolor tales the Kalapalo Indians of central Brazil demonstrate a fascination with deception and its many functions In myths about tricksters and dupes they explore the ambiguity of human experience showing how important to human understanding is a sense of illusion paradox and contradiction Ellen Bassos new study of these stories considers their relationship to other kinds of Kalapalo activities involving deception and features a unique collection of South American Indian narratives translated directly from performances by master storytellers in their original Carib language Combining an ethnopoetic performancefocused approach to storytelling with an actionoriented psychology Basso arrives at an ethnographic understanding of Kalapalo trickster myths and Kalapalo ideas about deception The commentary on the translations considers matters of theme discourse narrative progression and performance context The dialogical interactive nature of Kalapalo storytelling the development of characters through their conversations with one another and the many ways storytelling and ordinary life enrich one another are examined to reveal the complex psychology of trickster myths and the special tricksterish quality of daytoday Kalapalo behavior
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The first inside look into the fall of the telecom industry pioneer Disconnected is the first book to tell the tale of the once powerful telecom pioneer whose corporate scandal eclipses the Enron fiasco During the summer of 2002 WorldCom once a leading carrier of Internet traffic filed the largest bankruptcy claim in American history due to accounting errors totaling over 7 billionand now finds itself on the brink of corporate extinction Disconnected offers an engaging account of what really went wrong at WorldCom and why no one saw this corporate collapse coming Author and awardwinning journalist Lynn Jeter has been covering WorldCom since 1984 and provides a oneofakind look into the inner workings of this global telecom giant Readers will take a front row seat as Jeter explores the personalities and factors that led to WorldComs rise and dramatic fallsuch as the failed Sprint merger in 2000 and the revelation in June 2002 of their overstatement in earnings Digging deep to uncover the mistakes missteps and outright unethical behavior that engulfed WorldCom Disconnected also takes a closer look at former CEO Bernie Ebbers who was on the frontline during the years leading up to this corporate debacle Disconnected Deceit and Betrayal at WorldCom gives readers the most telling account of a onetime industry giant Lynne W Jeter Hattiesburg MS has been the primary WorldCom reporter for the only statewide business journal in Mississippi home of WorldCom headquarters The Mississippi Business Journal Jeter has closely followed the companys rise and fall since its inception as LDDS in 1983 As a native Mississippian Jeter has a solid knowledge of the unique business climate of the Deep South and access to a wealth of information and contacts that no other reporter could possess on this topic
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A novel of corruption deceit and dishonor Trust opens in smalltown America in the long hot summer of 1967 There psychopathic exbasketball star Earl Beale now a usedcar salesman after being jailed for corruption is indulging in a little profitable extracurricular activity
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The story of Jumping Mouse from the Native American tradition is a compelling tale about the journey to acquire inner trustthe ability to trust the path of our own hearts We travel along with Jumping Mouse as he is challenged by the stages and initiations one must face in order to trust within paradox ambiguity betrayal doubt the leap of faith the pull of consensus reality and the subtleties of discernmentJuxtaposed with contemporary analogies and gentle teaching the story guides us in our quest to learn when to whether to and how to trust As Jumping Mouse journeys to the Sacred Mountainthe heart of his true selfand discovers that which gives his life meaning and purpose we feel the reawakening of innocence and the birth of trust in the moment and in ourselves And as he learns to totally trust the promptings of his heart our spirits take flight and soar far beyond the pages of the book to the heart of our own truth
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The story of Jumping Mouse from the Native American tradition is a compelling tale about the journey to acquire inner trustthe ability to trust the path of our own hearts We travel along with Jumping Mouse as he is challenged by the stages and initiations one must face in order to trust within paradox ambiguity betrayal doubt the leap of faith the pull of consensus reality and the subtleties of discernment Juxtaposed with contemporary analogies and gentle teaching the story guides us in our quest to learn when to whether to and to trust As Jumping Mouse journeys to the Sacred Mountain the heart of his true selfand discovers that which gives his life meaning and purpose we feel the reawakening of innocence and the birth of trust in the moment and in ourselves And as he learns to totally trust the promptings of his heart our spirits take flight and soar far beyond the pages of the book to the heart of our own truth Here is a NEW EDITION with an experiential guide of rituals and ceremonies for individuals couples and groups
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In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the AngloAmerican intelligence relationship ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 911 for the first timeWhy did we ever start trusting spies It all started a hundred years ago First we put our faith in them to help win wars then we turned against the bloodshed and expense and asked our spies instead to deliver peace and security By the end of World War II Britain and America were cooperating effectively to that end At its peak in the 1940s and 1950s the special intelligence relationship contributed to national and international security in what was an AngloAmerican centuryBut from the 1960s this special relationship went into decline Britain weakened American attitudes changed and the fall of the Soviet Union dissolved the fear that bound London and Washington together A series of intelligence scandals along the way further eroded public confidence Yet even in these years the US offered its old intelligence partner a vital gift congressional attempts to oversee the CIA in the 1970s encouraged subsequent moves towards more open government in Britain and beyond So which way do we look now And what are the alternatives to the BritishAmerican intelligence relationship that held sway in the West for so much of the twentieth century Rhodri JeffreysJones shows that there are a number the most promising of which astonishingly remain largely unknown to the Anglophone world
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The untold story of how meat made America a tale of the selfmade magnates pragmatic farmers and impassioned activists who shaped us into the greatest eaters and providers of meat in historyOgle is a terrific writer and she takes us on a brisk romp through two centuries of history full of deft portraits of entrepreneurs inventors promoters and charlatans Ms Ogle believes all exceptions admitted thatnbspthe food industrynbsphas delivered Americans good value and her book makes that case in fascinating detail Wall Street Journal The moment European settlers arrived in North America they began transforming the land into a meateaters paradise Long before revolution turned colonies into nation Americans were eating meat on a scale the Old World could neither imagine nor provide an average European was lucky to see meat once a week while even a poor American man put away about two hundred pounds a year Maureen Ogle guides us from that colonial paradise to the urban meatmaking factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century From Swift and Armour to Tyson Cargill and ConAgra From the 1880s cattle bonanza to 1980s feedlots From agribusiness to todays local meat suppliers and organic countercuisine Along the way Ogle explains how Americans carnivorous demands shaped urban landscapes midwestern prairies and western ranges and how the American system of meat making became a source of both pride and controversy
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Hill Top is a shrine to Beatrix Potter each room imbued with her spirit The house she bought with the royalties from her first and most famous book The Tale of Peter Rabbit became her cabinet of curiosities a giant dolls house where she would arrange and rearrange her things as she liked Every painting piece of furniture and antique had symbolic or emotional meaning to her Featuring new photography illustrations from the little books and photographs of Beatrix and her family this new guidebook traces the fascinating story of this extraordinary woman Peppered with quotes from Beatrix it reveals her lonely London childhood how she became a successful author and illustrator and how she fell in love with the Lakes and acquired Hill Top Readers will discover her lovely farmhouse and cottage garden and see how her surroundings inspired many scenes in her little books and how in later life she reinvented herself as a farmer landowner conservationist and National Trust supporter Today it is thanks to her that the Lake District remains one of the most spectacular corners of England
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