Wendy Holden
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Deana Martin's captivating, heartfelt memoir of her father, Dean Martin
Charming, debonair, and impeccably attired in a black tuxedo, Dean Martin was coolness incarnate. His music provided the soundtrack of romance, and his image captivated movie and television audiences for more than fifty years. His daughter Deana was among his most devoted fans, but she also knew a side of him that few others ever glimpsed.
In this heartfelt memoir,...
Charming, debonair, and impeccably attired in a black tuxedo, Dean Martin was coolness incarnate. His music provided the soundtrack of romance, and his image captivated movie and television audiences for more than fifty years. His daughter Deana was among his most devoted fans, but she also knew a side of him that few others ever glimpsed.
In this heartfelt memoir,...
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The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles' years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band's wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed...
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"[T]he amazing story of a woman who lived through one of the worst times in human history, losing family members to the Nazis but surviving with her spirit and integrity intact.” —Publishers Weekly
Marthe Cohn was a young Jewish woman living just across the German border in France when Hitler rose to power. Her family sheltered Jews fleeing the Nazis, including Jewish children sent away by their terrified parents. But...
Marthe Cohn was a young Jewish woman living just across the German border in France when Hitler rose to power. Her family sheltered Jews fleeing the Nazis, including Jewish children sent away by their terrified parents. But...
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Urodzeni by żyć to historia trzech ciężarnych Żydówek, więźniarek obozu koncentracyjnego w Auschwitz, którym udało się ukryć swój stan przed oczami oprawców i dzięki temu uniknąć śmierci. Opowieść rozpoczyna się pod koniec II wojny światowej. Trzy nieznające się kobiety zmuszane do niewolniczej pracy w zakładzie zbrojeniowym i ostatecznie umieszczone w masowym transporcie do obozu Mauthausen w Austrii, są pewne, że czeka...
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"The gripping family drama--and never-before-told love story--surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man who is responsible for making the Italian fashion label the powerhouse it is today, told by his daughter. Patricia Gucci was born a secret: the love child whose birth could have spelled ruination for her father, Aldo Gucci. It was 1963, and the halcyon days for the "must-have" brand of Hollywood and European royalty. Patricia's...
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In this heartwarming memoir by the star of The Artist and Water for Elephants, Uggie recounts his rise from humble beginnings as an abandoned shelter dog to being adopted by esteemed trainer Omar von Muller. He details his start working in commercials, then breaking into the film world, and eventually dazzling audiences in the Oscar-winning film The Artist - a role that many said should have earned him an Oscar.
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By understanding how their brains work, children discover where their emotions come from and become more self-aware. They learn to appreciate the sensory aspects of their lives and to value the positive effects of mindfulness, compassion, and kindness. This, in turn, empowers them to manage and reduce their own stress-and helps them be happy.
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"The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ruicková, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. Zuzana Růžičková grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was torn apart when, in 1939, the Nazis invaded. Uprooted from her home, transported from Auschwitz to Hamburg to Bergen-Belsen, bereaved, starved, and afflicted with crippling injuries to her musician's hands,...
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"Edna Adan Ismail has endured it all. She saw how poor healthcare, lack of education and superstition had devastating effects on Somaliland's people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl, Edna's determination was set. The first midwife to practice in Somaliland and to build her own hospital, Edna became a formidable campaigner for women's health. She rose to become its first lady, but even as she was courted...
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"PORUSZAJĄCA OPOWIEŚĆ O MARZENIACH, KTÓRYCH NIE ZNISZCZY NAWET PIEKŁO NA ZIEMI Lata 30., Czechosłowacja. Zuzana dorasta otoczona muzyką. Sielankowe dzieciństwo przerywa zajęcie jej kraju przez nazistów. Jako Żydówka staje się osobą niepożądaną, której po kolei odbiera się wszystko, co kocha. Razem ze swoją rodziną trafia do kolejnych obozów. W Auschwitz po raz pierwszy staje się numerem, odbiera się jej prawo do człowieczeństwa....