![]() ![]() The victims, with their hands boundīehind them, were quietly marched to the outskirts of Rome, whence they Kappler ordered the summary execution of more than 300 ItalianĬivilians, whom he picked at random. Retaliation for a guerrilla bombing that killed 33 members of the SS, On October 16, 1943, Kappler issued orders for the Jews of Rome toīe rounded up for deportation to the death camps. Occupied Rome, with the power to kill people at whim. ![]() Kappler had been the most feared man in Italy-commander of SS forces in ![]() Of the inmates confined to Italy's Gaeta prison, none was as
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![]() ![]() The Story Of Cancer Is A Story Of Human Ingenuity, Resilience, And Perseverance, But Also Of Hubris, Paternalism, And Misperception. The Result Is An Astonishingly Lucid And Eloquent Chronicle Of A Disease Humans Have Lived With-And Perished From-For More Than Five Thousand Years. Physician, Researcher, And Award-Winning Science Writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee Examines Cancer With A Cellular Biologist's Precision, A Historian's Perspective, And A Biographer's Passion. ![]() ![]() Winner Of The Pulitzer Prize And A Documentary From Ken Burns On Pbs, This New York Times Bestseller Is "An Extraordinary Achievement" (The New Yorker)-A Magnificent, Profoundly Humane "Biography" Of Cancer-From Its First Documented Appearances Thousands Of Years Ago Through The Epic Battles In The Twentieth Century To Cure, Control, And Conquer It To A Radical New Understanding Of Its Essence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Before she died, Granny Aggie had wished for the imp to give her grandbabies unlimited wishes.” (The Big Wish, Book 2 in The Wish Sisters) And in the bottle lived an imp that granted wishes. ![]() “Flick and Birdie’s Granny Aggie had bought a special old bottle. The Wish Sisters by Allison Rushby, illustrated by Karen Blair, published by University of Queensland PressĪllison Rushby is part of the famous Brisbane writing Rushby duo.Īllison’s mother, Pamela Rushby, is the awarded author of When the Hipchicks Went to War, The Horses Didn’t Come Home and The Ratcatcher’s Daughter.Īllison is the author of The Mulberry Tree, The Turnkey, The Ghost Locket and other books and is part of the team behind the popular Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group with Allison Tait and Megan Daley.Īllison’s new series is The Wish Sisters. ![]() ![]() ![]() The coupling of the broad coverage of the subject with a structure and use of pedagogy that is even more innovative will ensure Atkins' Physical Chemistry remains the textbook of choice for studying physical chemistry. The expanded and redistributed maths support includes new 'Chemist's toolkits' which provide students with succinct reminders of mathematical concepts and techniques and the extensive learning support provided throughout the book includes new checklists of key concepts at the end of each topic, to reinforce the main take-home messages in each section. ![]() Significant re-working of the text design makes this edition more readable for students, increasing the digestibility of the text whilst also forming a clean and effective mode of delivering the material which is more flexible for instructors to teach from. The exceptional quality of previous editions has been built upon to make the eleventh edition of Atkins' Physical Chemistry even more closely suited to the needs of both lecturers and students. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In The History Wars, Stuart Macintyre and Anna Clark explore how this intense public debate has polarised the nation and paralysed history departments. Historians have become both combatants and casualties in this war of words. Politicians, journalists, columnists, academics and Australians from all walks of life argue passionately-and often, ideologically-about the significance of the national story- the cherished ideal of the 'fair go', the much contested facts of Indigenous dispossession, the Anzac legend, and the nation's strategic alliance with the United States. ![]() The nation's history has probably never been more politicised than it is today. A new edition of the book that sparked months of intense debate about the way historians, politicians and others choose to interpret the Australian story. ![]() ![]() Until he recognises Freya, masquerading amongst the party revellers, and realises his troubles have just begun. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. ![]() ![]() Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. So when the Duke of Harlowe - the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family - appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge. 'Hoyt's writing is almost too good to be true' Lisa Kleypas New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt brings us the first book in her brand new Greycourt Series - perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James! Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility and a chaperone living under an assumed name. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her feel for fifth-grade likes and spites and buzzing conspiracies gives this small story a recognizable vitality that is absent from most such problem stories. ![]() The jacket flap tells us that the author herself was epileptic, and evidently that isn't all she remembers about being ten. All this occurs in the context of a parents' night at school, where Carrie backs out of her speech on friendship, and Jeremy fills in with a short one that expresses her expanded understanding of the term. Select the department you want to search in. When Jeremy does inevitably have a seizure, the twins stand by her, and though prissy, officious Carrie behaves true to form, Jeremy has second thoughts about the class' successful plot to get back at her. What If They Knew by Patricia Hermes (): 9780153329722: Books - Amazon.ca. If theyre shy about their admiration for you, then they may look away. But things at school proceed pretty much as before, with the three girls, fired by daredevil Mimi, always on the move, and pesty, tattle-tale Carrie trying to get everyone in trouble. In the meantime, though, feel free to let us know if youd like to see the remaining Dark Souls games on Nintendos portable console with a comment below. Secret admirers are usually people who know us or stay around us and have known. Jeremy has epilepsy her seizures always seem to begin with the school year and she's afraid that when the truth comes out she'll be an outcast and lose her new neighborhood friends, twins Mimi and Libby. Jeremy, ten, has enjoyed the summer at her grandparents' house, but is distraught to learn that her parents' business trip to Europe will extend to Christmas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Before the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while taking miscellaneous jobs and driving taxis in New York, finally venturing westward to Los Angeles and a new life. In Chasing The Light he writes about his rarefied New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface. ![]() a Hollywood movie in itself." - Spike Lee "Raw, savagely honest, as dramatic as any of his movies." - Mail on Sunday "A tremendous book - readable, funny and harrowing." - The Sunday Times In this powerful and evocative memoir, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter, Oliver Stone, takes us right to the heart of what it's like to make movies on the edge. It left me breathless." - Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show "Riveting." - The New York Times ". An amazing book." - Louis Theroux "A rip-roaring read. ![]() ![]() ![]() The sandworms are protectors of the spice, a mind-enhancing drug that’s mined as a precious resource across the universe. Like Miyazaki’s young protagonist, Paul (played by Timothée Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation) must also venture through inhospitable terrain – the desert planet Arrakis (AKA Dune) – and learn to tame the enormous sandworms that inhabit its vast deserts. Herbert’s vision of a feudal intergalactic empire in which political tensions collide with mystical theologies and industrial interests has undeniable parallels with Nausicaa. ![]() Without them, humanity would cease to exist. They are what keeps the toxic forest at bay. What they don’t realise is that the Ohmu are a crucial part of the ecosystem. Their plan is to eradicate the jungle using gigantic humanoid bioweapons called Giant Warriors, and destroy the enormous invertebrates, Ohmu, that inhabit it in the process. The titular protagonist is a strong-willed warrior princess, who becomes embroiled in a struggle with the Tolmekia kingdom. ![]() ![]() ![]() Twelve-year-old Barbeau entrusted her journal with a secret: she must become an actress. No other voice in Hollywood can you imagine as Creepshow’s Billie growling, “Get out of the way, Henry, or I swear to God you’ll be wearing your balls for earrings.” Only one Swamp Thing girlfriend, only one Ruthie the snake charmer, only one original Rizzo. There’s only one Adrienne Barbeau, as singular and irreplaceable as Marilyn, Meryl, or Hepburn-and as down-to-earth as any soccer mom (which she is). ![]() Times bestseller by Tony-nominated actress, iconic “scream queen”, and vampyre thriller author Adrienne Barbeau is many things: a touching coming-of-age journal, an inspiring actor’s handbook on how to survive in the biz, and a witty Hollywood memoir-chronicling five decades of stage, screen, and romance. ![]() “Wow!!! Adrienne, like Mame, has LIVED!!!! And like Candide, she emerges unscathed, as dear as she was when she began. A HILARIOUS, WISE, REVEALING ROMP THROUGH FIVE DECADES OF HOLLYWOOD! ![]() |