Book type: non-fiction (1983)
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland by Bryan Sykes EN
EnglandDescription:
From the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of the Red Lady of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur. This illumin... continue
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SenegalDescription:
"Cultural differences between the families of Mireille, daughter of a French diplomat, and Ousmane, son of a poor Muslim family in Senegal, threatens to destroy their marriage."--Amazon.com viewed Dec. 12, 2022.
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Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally EN
AustraliaDescription:
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German industrialist grew into a living legend to the Jews of Cracow. He was a womaniser, a heavy drinker and a bon viveur, but to them he became a saviour. This is the extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy.
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Scotland: An Autobiography : 2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw It Happen by Rosemary Goring EN
ScotlandDescription:
Contributors range from Tacitus, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Oliver Cromwell to Adam Smith, David Livingstone, and Billy Connolly. These include not only historic moments from Bannockburn to the opening of the new parliament in 1999 but also testimonies like that of the eight year- old factory worker who was dangled by his ear out of a third-floor window for making a mistake; the survivors of the 1746 Battle of Culloden, who wished perhaps that they had died on the field; the breakthrough moment for John Logie Baird, inventor of television; and, the genesis of great works of literature recorded ... continue
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Scrisoare către tata by Franz Kafka RO
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
Una dintre cele mai importante scrieri autobiografice ale lui Franz Kafka este Scrisoare către tata, care se adaugă Jurnalului 1910–1923 şi volumelor de corespondenţă. Paginile adresate tatălui, Hermann Kafka, sunt scrise în 1919, după ultima încercare eşuată a lui Franz de a se căsători. „Eternul fiu“, cum l-a numit unul dintre comentatori pe Franz Kafka, se războieşte o viaţă întreagă cu tatăl său. Cu toate acestea, cititorul are senzaţia că fiul luptă fără să vrea împotriva lui însuşi, doar ca să nu-l vadă pe tată, pe tatăl mitic, pierzâ... continue
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Sea of Strangers by Lang Leav EN
ThailandDescription:
This completely original collection of poetry and prose will not only delight her avid fans but is sure to capture the imagination of a whole new audience. With the turn of every page, Sea of Strangers invites you to go beyond love and loss to explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment as you navigate your way around the human heart.
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Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville EN
Description:
Kate Grenville describes her quest to find her convict ancestor, and to understand his life.
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Second-Hand of Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich EN
UkraineDescription:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions—a history of the soul.” Alexievich’s... continue
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Secondhand Time : The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich EN
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions—a history of the soul.” Alexievich’s... continue