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A Belle Of The Fifties: Memoirs Of Mrs. Clay, Of Alabama, Covering Social And Political Life In Washington And The South, 1853-66
Mrs. Virginia Clay
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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ASIN: 1432667084

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

A belle of the fifties;: Memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66

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A belle of the fifties;: Memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66
Virginia Clay-Clopton
Manufacturer: Doubleday, Page & Co
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ASIN: B00085J8NW

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This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their "carpenter gothic" rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consultant for Reverend Ude, an evangelist mounting a grand crusade that conveniently suits a mining combine bidding to take over an ore strike on the site of Ude's African mission. At the still center of the breakneck action--revealed in Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialoge--is Paul's wife, Liz, and over it all looms the shadowy figure of McCandless, a geologist from whom Paul and Liz rent their house. As Paul mishandles the situation, his wife takes the geologist to her bed and a fire and aborted assassination occur; Ude issues a call to arms as harrowing as any Jeremiad--and Armageddon comes rapidly closer. Displaying Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialogue, and his startling treatments of violence and sexuality, Carpenter's Gothic "shows again that Gaddis is among the first rank of contemporary American writers" (Malcolm Bradbury, The Washington Post Book World).

"An unholy landmark of a novel--an extra turret added on to the ample, ingenious, audacious Gothic mansion Gaddis has been building in American letters" --Cynthia Ozick, The New York Times Book Review

"Everything in this compelling and brilliant vision of America--the packaged sleaze, the incipient violence, the fundamentalist furor, the constricted sexuality--is charged with the force of a volcanic eruption. Carpenter's Gothic will reenergize and give shape to contemporary literature." --Walter Abish

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Talk, talk, it's all talk.......2006-07-17

Often this is considered the least of Gaddis' novels, the most obvious reason being that it's the shortest, although that isn't the only reason. Still, in his longer novels Gaddis was always able to work his themes to a fever pitch and stretch them out, playing with dialogue and tone over the course of hundreds of pages, giving you in essence a grand symphony. A depressing symphony, also, mind you, dotted with sparks of black humor but it made each book a rather meaty read. Here he attempts to do all that in like a tenth of the space and while that gives the novel a breakneck pace that isn't really matched by anything else he's ever done (Agape, Agape, maybe, but I'll let you know when I get there), things start off quickly and keep moving. Even this is an illusion, while The Recognitions was a tad ponderous at times and was meant to be read slowly, JR comes across as a mad flurry of action, due to all the competing voices charging head-on in cacophony. Here everything just feels compressed, the characters trapped in a bottle, the setting never really leaving the house that gives the novel its name. With its limited setting and fewer characters, it sometimes can feel like JR-lite but the tone is remarkably different. As I mentioned, there are hints of Gaddis' rather dark view of things but most of the time it was leavened by humor or at least some kind of compassion. In this story, you have none of that. The two main characters, Paul and Elizabeth, are taking care of a house owned by a different man, while Paul works with a Reverend and also seems to be suing a bunch of people due to some kind of airplane crash, while Elizabeth goes to different doctors somehow aligned with the case and generally frets about. Which sets up the main problem with the novel, the two characters are mostly unlikable, the novel begins with Paul berating Elizabeth nonstop while asking her to do stuff for him and it really doesn't relent, just about every scene of them together follows that pattern and it does get rather tedious after a while. Elizabeth isn't much better on her own, while Paul's foulmouthed rants have an amusing component to them, Elizabeth just tends to flutter and frit about and not saying anything of real import, although she does gain something resembling a spine toward the end. Paul's schemes are what drive the narrative but it is hard to figure out what the general thrust is underneath all the ranting, in fact the copy on the inner jacket will tell you more about the plot than the story really does and it's not unheard of for a reader to feel simply snowballed under the mountains of dialogue. Fortunately, Gaddis does dialogue well. Really, really well. Real people may not talk like that but he captures the rhythms close enough and the back and forth chatter is like nothing else is literature. The lack of punctuation marks only immerses the dialogue further into the prose, making it all a sort of weird background noise . . . though it can get confusing because he writes more actual prose here than in JR, where the non-dialogue narrative almost seemed like an afterthought. Although the constant talking remains key, the rich language that was in the Recognitions starts to poke through here and there. But it's the chatter that shines, especially toward the latter portion of the book where all the conflicts start to come to a head. When the owner of the house, McCandless shows up and appears to be more connected to matters than he lets on, things start to pick up and the many page conversation between him and Lester where they alternately threaten and manipulate and dance around each other with nothing but words is probably the best thing in the novel and I was sincerely sorry when it ended, so marvelously was it paced. Otherwise, things progress merrily, it will probably take several readings to figure out what is going on but it reads easily enough, even if the plot seems a bit sketchy at times. While Gaddis' technique is as sure as usual, he doesn't seem to have as much of a handle on his themes, ranting about basically everything without much focus. That can be frustrating at times, I'll agree. Still, the book is much more than Gaddis-lite, which is putting things too simply. His command of his technique is as astounding as ever and it's a good a place to introduce yourself to his work as any (Frolic might better, Recognitions is not for the faint of heart due to its length and JR is actually rather atypical), even if you shouldn't stop there. And hey, it even has chapters, of a sort. Sell-out! Just kidding! Difficult, but I think worth the effort involved.

a pretentious criminal atrocity.......2003-09-27

this book was terrible. it is nothing more than a twisted and messed up story that is supposed to have some meaning and substance to it. but it doesn't. it goes nowhere, does nothing. there are merely characters, that do meaningless things, and that's about it. besides the obvious title theme, there really are no useful themes.

it is written in a style that is quite difficult to read, which is fine with me, but afterward you question why you wasted all the effort and concentration in reading when the book wasn't worth it anyway.

the only good plus i can see in this book is if you want to read it, and pretend you like it, just so you can discuss it in a pretentious book group and get with a pretentious girl or boy. other than that it really has no value.

Not his best work.......2002-10-26

It says nothing he didn't say better in JR, which though somewhat less accessible, is a richer, funnier and satisfying novel. The writing is dazzling, though it becomes somewhat monotonous at points in this book. (Get your own ice, Paul.) The problem is the content. At its core, this book is pretty empty. Carpenter's Gothic and, to a lesser extent, JR are like some Wynton Marsalis solos. The artist may be able to hit notes and play riffs no one else can and his tone may be gorgeous, but the music doesn't say anything. Still, worth three stars for the brilliance of the technique.

Worth a look.......2002-09-22

I read it a long time ago, and some of the dialogue has stuck with me, but overall there's an emptiness of vision underlying this work. Whether or not the book satirizes Christianity or fundamentalism is hard to say; if it does, it doesn't try very hard. One character rants against the language of evangelization, but that character turns out to be a venal, self-obsessed murderer. What does that say about his opinions? In fact, one irony is the work may implicate readers who agree with the anti-Christian diatribes ... but I'm not sure. At least the book's short and some of it is memorable.

Challenging, but well worth it..........2002-02-16

Having heard so much praise for Gaddis' work and having read excerpts from all four of his novels, I decided to give "Carpenter's Gothic" a try. I must say that I was not at all surprised to find that everything I've heard about Gaddis' virtuoso prose and dialogue is absolutely true. The man was an absolutely brilliant writer. His dialogue is the best I've ever read. I also can see why he never really became popular: he's not the easiest writer to read. A book like this has to be read at least two times in order for the reader to catch up on a lot of what is going on. Not that this would be much of a chore. In fact, I think that anyone who has read this book would look forward to a second go-round!

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Carpenter Gothic
Alma Dec McArdle , and Deirdre Bartlett
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0823071014

CARPENTER GOTHIC. NINETEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENTED HOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND

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CARPENTER GOTHIC. NINETEENTH-CENTURY ORNAMENTED HOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND
Alma deC. And Deirdre Bartlett McArdle
Manufacturer: Whitney Library of Design
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MKGOD0

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Carpenter Gothic: Nineteenth-Century Ornamented Houses of New England
Alma Dec McArdle , Deirdre Bartlett McArdle , and Frederick L. Hamilton
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Pubns
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The Architecture of Country Houses

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Carpenter's Gothic
William Gaddis
Manufacturer: SOLD
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OP20S6

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Carpenters Gothic
William Gaddis
Manufacturer: PENGUIN PUTNAM * TRADE
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carpenters gothic
gaddis william
Manufacturer: viking 1985 ist Edit
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N4W0SS

The coinage of the Visigoths of Spain, Leovigild to Achila II (Hispanic numismatic series)

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The coinage of the Visigoths of Spain, Leovigild to Achila II (Hispanic numismatic series)
George Carpenter Miles
Manufacturer: American Numismatic Society
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007EKJG4

The Secrets of Grey Lacings (Softcover - unknown)

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The Secrets of Grey Lacings (Softcover - unknown)
Valerie LePire Carpenter
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ASIN: B000RC3WN8

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A gothic style mystery set in Elizabeth City, NC. Publication date unknown.

Yesterday's Son: Second Generation (Crossings of Yesteryear)

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Yesterday's Son: Second Generation (Crossings of Yesteryear)
Lynda K. Carpenter
Manufacturer: Authors Choice Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595199070

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From the moment in 2001 that Locke Hightower sets foot in the small airplane, his fate is sealed and he is powerless to halt it. Upon finding the half-dead body of a stranger in 1899 Juneau, Alaska, Olivia Garrett's destiny is ultimately changed forever. The day for Locke's departure quickly approaches and there remains two intriguing questions: How will he find his sons? And how will he ever live without the love of his life and his true soulmate? In this sequel to Yesterday's Child, Kell and Lilly Garrett's eldest daughter Olivia, a beguiling tomboy whose goal in life is to become the best and first female veterinarian in 1899 Alaska and marry her childhood friend, is unwittingly caught up in the life of the mysterious and handsome stranger to whom her family has readily opened their arms and given their love. But for the Garretts in 1899, Locke's impact on their lives can only end tragically, for he is determined to return to 2001 and his cherished sons. If possible.

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In their headlong rush to transform themselves to meet the challenges of global competition, companies have invested millions in new technologies and grand reengineering schemes. In all too many cases, the outcomes have been smaller, disgruntled staffs and, from a competitive standpoint, business as usual, or worse. As Daniel R. Tobin demonstrates in this groundbreaking book, while technology may help to facilitate change, change always originates with people. That's why today's most successful businesses are those in which individuals at every level—from the mailroom to the executive suite—are committed to acquiring new knowledge and skills that will help their company win the battle for market share. While the concept of the learning organization is not new—it has been a major theme in corporate America ever since Peter Senge's 1990 classic The Fifth Discipline—until now, no single source provided the tools needed to translate that vision into everyday reality.

The first nuts-and-bolts guide to building a learning organization, Transformational Learning supplies step-by-step guidance and the tools you need to put learning organization concepts into daily practice. You'll learn how to align your group's learning initiatives with long-range company goals, develop a renewable learning system, measure the group's learning "vital signs," develop partnerships with key leaders throughout the organization, and much more. And with the help of many instructive and inspiring case studies from major North American and international companies, including Corning, PPG, Amoco, and Sun Microsystems, you'll discover how real people have successfully implemented transformational learning principles to help their organizations bounce back from crises, sustain and magnify successes, and forge a powerful new competitive edge.

Drawing upon more than 20 years of experience as a leading corporate education expert, Tobin also introduces an array of original tools and techniques that have yielded remarkable results in case after case. He describes a dynamic new model that helps companies maximize the capture and use of crucial information. He details a revolutionary approach to benchmarking that helps you zero in on and exploit the best knowledge and skill resources available both within and outside your company. And he provides a comprehensive new method for building a knowledge network and tying it effectively into your company's transformational goals.

A comprehensive guide to making learning organizational principles a practical reality in your organization, Transformational Learning is a must read for every manager, executive, and team leader.

"The solid linkage Dan Tobin forges between the core value of continuous learning and the never-ending quest for profitability is an essential extension to the idea of the Learning Organization. Small, medium, and large companies can use Tobin's ideas to create a learning strategy that directly supports corporate renewal and long-term growth." —Theodore B. Kinni Founder, The Business Reader

"To survive in this constantly changing new world, a company will have to renew itself many times in its life cycle; the key to renewal will be learning. This book is a must read for both the CEO and the training manager of the company who want to better understand their roles for that life cycle and the attainable future." —Ray Morrison, PhD Administrator, Lockheed Technical Institute

"Transformational Learning focuses people on a vision of what they need to learn to take action and ownership for changing themselves and their jobs. It is the engine that drives people to achieve their company's strategic goals . . . that is what measures the real success or failure of a corporate training function." —Joe Slezak Mercury Marine

"This is the best book I know of that can be used by leaders to build organizational commitment to understanding and achieving excellence." —James R. Marchant Vice President, Human Resources Avenor, Inc.

"Dan Tobin's Transformational Learning: Renewing Your Company Through Knowledge and Skills aids business leaders in understanding how to use information technology, not be victimized by it. I recommend that business leaders expecting to prosper beyond the next five years read this book." —Steven J. Bomba Vice President, Technology Johnson Controls, Inc.

"This immensely readable book can help improve any manufacturer, large or small." —Joan Carvell Vice President California Manufacturing Technology Center

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Transformational Learning - readable, interesting, relevant........1996-09-27

Transformational Learning is the art of orchestrating change in an organization so that specific, measurable goals are reached. "Transformational Learning", by Daniel Tobin, is a practical guide to the subject, grounded in relevant theory, and aimed at the people who have to make the change effort successful. It is approachable from the view of senior management, or from middle managers who don't have visionary or committed leadership, and even from first line managers who have a very small sphere of influence. The chapters cover all relevant topics, and offer a message: change *can* happen, change *can* be successful - with thought, planning, measurement -- and with this book.

Reengineering the Training Function: How to Align Training With the New Corporate Agenda (St Lucie Press)

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Excellent reading, easy to follow and understand, will use.

Reengineering the Training Function: How to Align Training With the New Corporate Agenda (St Lucie Press)
Donald Shandler
Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1574440195

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If you have questions about how to meet the demands of the new economy, corporate and organizational agendas, and the changing workplace you will find the answers in this well-written and concise book. Reengineering the Training Function provides a plan of action rich in strategies and tactics, full of specific guidelines and tools that can be put to use immediately. Learn how successful business reengineering and training practices parallel the reengineering of business processes. Any business that wants to remain competitive in a global marketplace will find this book relevant. Put these guidelines to work immediately to conduct a strategic training audit prior to initiating any reengineering process. You can change the process of training and control the new continuous learning organization with Reengineering the Training Function.

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Excellent reading, easy to follow and understand, will use........1998-07-29

I am a graduate student, we are using this book in my class. It has great reviews in my University. Have read the first 7 chapters and want to read more and more. Trainig is an important part of any business and organizations.

Reengineering Corporate Training: Intellectual Capital and Transfer of Learning

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Reengineering Corporate Training: Intellectual Capital and Transfer of Learning
Robert E. Haskell
Manufacturer: Quorum Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1567201482

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Haskell emphasizes that traditional, industry-based methods of training are inappropriate, and in fact, unworkable in today's complex, knowledge-based organizations. Instead of simple rote, task-limited, short-run training, organizations must find ways to give their employees thought-based, task-extended, high-performance, and long-run learning. Haskell thus shows that the goal of training is the transfer of learning, and this is not just simple training. What it is, how it works, and how organizations can achieve it are explained in a highly readable, thought-provoking and challenging way. Traditionalists may be skeptical, but Haskell's approach provides a general framework to help understand how to think in terms of learning transfer. His book will be important, compelling reading not only for those in the academic community, but for training and development professionals throughout the public and private sectors. Haskell argues that the training function must be reorganized from the traditional format that most organizations use to one that emphasizes the true acquisition of knowledge. In order to make this change, a fundamental concept--"transfer" of learning--must be understood. Based on a review of 90 years of research as well as his own experiences and findings, Haskell presents a new transfer of learning framework integrating all of the current training systems, mental models, systems archetypes, and generic thinking in the workplace. In doing so he provides the missing instructional foundations for all training and learning, and especially for what have come to be called "learning organizations." He argues that half the $70 billion spent on training in business and industry is wasted, simply because what people are taught in "class" is not transferred to and maintained on the job.

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"Yesterday" was recorded more than thirty-five years ago at the peak of the Beatles' triumphs and is the most recorded song ever. An astonishing 2,500 versions of McCartney's prized signature song have been made. Focusing on "Yesterday" and the era in which it was created, author Ray Coleman, who was close to the Beatles' story from the start, draws a fresh portrait of McCartney, then and now. In candid interviews McCartney discusses his rich and often mercurial relationship with John Lennon and a wide range of subjects.

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Interesting & Informative, But Not Unbiased.......1997-11-17

As with all of Ray Coleman's books, this one is accurate and informative, but somewhat irritating in its obvious adoration of McCartney. Still a definitive account of the history of one of the most famous songs of all time. Also, it includes a comprehensive account of how Paul McCartney lost the chance to get the rights to the Lennon/McCartney songs when he was outbid by a former collaborator, Michael Jackson. A must-read for any Beatles fan, for this information if for nothing else.

A Disappointment.......1997-11-03

After reading other Coleman books I expected to read something new and informative about Paul McCartney. Instead I was spoonfed a repetitive and boring story of the development of the song "Yesterday". Pass on this one - it's definitely not worth the money.

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McCartney : Yesterday & Today
R. Coleman
Manufacturer: Boxtree, Limited
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0752205226

THE BEATLES - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

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THE BEATLES - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
Anthony (Tony) (re: John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr - The Beatles) Scaduto
Manufacturer: Signet Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NRY2Q8

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This volume is a collection of fifteen first-person accounts of growing up during the Nazi era. The selections cover a broad range of personalities and circumstances. Included are testimonies from the daughter of an anti-Nazi German family, the son of a mixed marriage in Germany threatened with deportation, a German Gypsy who witnessed Mengele's experiments, a Polish Jewish girl saved by her teacher, a Prague teenager escaping to Denmark and Sweden, a Polish Jewish youth in communist Siberia, a partisan, an eleven-year-old in Auschwitz, a young Yiddish actress exiled to Tashkent, and a Polish Catholic child deported to work camps. Drawn from the Holocaust Oral History Archive of Gratz College, each testimony is a unique story of survival through defense, adaptation, and resilience. The introduction to the book, written by Professor Nora Levin, provides the historical background of the rise of fascism and Nazism in Germany and the social and political dislocations that ensued. Editor Josey Fisher integrates the testimonies into the framework of adolescent development in the preface. Brief introductions to each chapter set the historical framework and describe the unique set of obstacles challenging each child. "The youth of the Holocaust were caught in the time of their growing. Their external world had real enemies and unspeakable danger at the same time that their physical, psychological, and social development were propelling them toward adulthood. Internal intensity was intertwined with external threat. . . ." (from the preface). Persistence of Youth provides a unique perspective on child development and psychological issues and will be of value to researchers in these fields as well as historians and others concerned with the Holocaust.

The Persistence of Youth: Oral Testimonies of the Holocaust (Contributions to the Study of World History)

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The Persistence of Youth: Oral Testimonies of the Holocaust (Contributions to the Study of World History)
Josey G. Fisher
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTIAJK

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