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"Planck's Law, an equation used by physicists to determine the radiation leaking from any object in the universe, was described by Albert Einstein as 'the basis of all twentieth-century physics.' Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work laid the foundation for our modern understanding of matter and energetic processes. But Planck's story is not well known, especially in the United States. A German physicist working...
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"Custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... [Each map charts] the progress of key events of World War II on land, sea, and air, such as the Dunkirk evacuation, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and the siege of Stalingrad"--Publisher marketing.
10464) Mei Ling in China City
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In Los Angeles, California's China City in 1942, twelve-year-old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents in their restaurant during the Moon Festival celebration, raises money for women and children refugees in China, and worries about her Japanese American friend, Yayeko Akiyama, whose family was relocated to Manzanar. Includes facts about China City and the Manzanar War Relocation Center.
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"'Voluntary evacuation,' a little-known Japanese American experience during World War II with roughly 120,000 people forced from their homes by Executive Order 9066. Around 5,000 escaped. Recounting her family's flight from home and the influence of those experiences. Like many families who lost everything and started over in hostile environments."--Provided by publisher.
10467) The dressmaker of Paris
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Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect look for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. What brought her to this moment? As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of...
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I remember: Chicago veterans of war, weaves together the memories of fifty veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Throughout the book, each veteran speaks in a series of "I remember" statements labeled by a number, not a name. This anonymous structure foregrounds the similarities of all wars. The effect is of one veteran speaking of the shock and scale of every modern war.
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In Nursing Civil Rights, Charissa J. Threat investigates the parallel battles against occupational segregation by African American women and white men in the U.S. Army. As Threat reveals, both groups viewed their circumstances with the Army Nurse Corps as a civil rights matter. Each conducted separate integration campaigns to end the discrimination they suffered. Yet their stories defy the narrative that civil rights struggles inevitably arced toward...
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Author of the phenomenal national best seller, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall now travels to the Mediterranean where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete and in the muscles and minds of fitness enthusiasts everywhere. While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.' Later, when McDougall met a dedicated...
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"In the history of civilizations, sea power has always played a preponderant role. This symbol of a nation's scientific and military genius has very often been the deciding factor during major conflicts, putting the names of several clashes down into legend. With this collection, Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera plunge you into the heart of three of the twentieth century's greatest naval battles."--
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"A first-person account of an Italian-American father and son who take two weeks to travel, by bicycle, to the small town in Italy, San Donato, from which their great-grandfather emigrated early in the 20th century. In San Donato they explore the role their ancestral village--and their family--played in protecting Jews during World War II. Illustrated with a 16-page photo insert and one map"--
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"Esta es la apasionante historia de una mujer que dedicó su vida a devolver la identidad a ciento ocho niñ judíos, desaparecidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Una joven decidida a mostrar la verdad. Lyon, 1992. Una estudiante tiene que enfrentarse a un país y a una universidad que quieren pasar página y dejar atrás el pasado, pero el hallazgo de una vieja caja con las fichas de unos niños judíos, en paradero desconocido desde el verano...
10477) Córka komendanta
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Gretel Fernsby od wielu dekad mieszka w okazałym apartamencie w reprezentacyjnej dzielnicy Londynu. Pomimo przerażającej przeszłości wiedzie spokojne i wygodne życie. Nie opowiada o ucieczce z nazistowskich Niemiec. Nie opowiada o ponurych latach spędzonych z matką w powojennej Francji. Nie opowiada też o ojcu, komendancie jednego z najbardziej znanych niemieckich obozów zagłady. A przede wszystkim nie wypowiada imienia swojego brata. Pewnego...
10478) Lwowska kołysanka
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Lwów, koniec lat trzydziestych, dzielnica za Wysokim Zamkiem. To tu, w domku przy nasypie kolejowym oplecionym dziką różą, wychowała się Ada, najstarsza z trzech córek zubożałej arystokratki i kolejarza. Choć często brakowało im chleba, miłości zawsze było pod dostatkiem. Stojąca u progu dorosłości dziewczyna usiłuje wyrwać się z biedy, której doświadczają wszyscy wokół. Chce porzucić zabłocone zaułki przedmieścia, marzy...
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Chronicles the journey of two Holocaust survivors, Mike Vogel and David Mandel, as they revisit the hell they knew as Auschwitz; also illustrates how the prejudice, intolerance, and violence that characterized the Holocaust provide timely lessons for all of us today. This revised edition features youth discussing these important topics.