Monday, May 15, 2006

Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

The escape of ultra-orthodox Jewish leader Rebbe Schneersohn from Hitler’s Warsaw in 1939 has always been a subject of speculation. This book uncovers the true story of the rescue and the heroic role of the part-Jewish German soldier who led the operation.

"This is great material—the stuff of Hollywood films—and historian Rigg makes the most of it. . . . A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies."—Publishers Weekly

"Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany."—Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World

"Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion."—Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard

ISBN: 0300115318
Author: Bryan Mark Rigg
Publisher: Yale University Press
Rating: 3.85

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Tuesday, May 9, 2006

There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me

There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me

There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me

There is a road
At the bottom
Of my Foot
Walking me.

In a beautifully poetic and gently provocative text, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker invites readers young and old to see the world -- and our place in it -- through new eyes.

Glowing colors and radiant images accompany this joyous celebration of the connections and interconnections between self, Nature, and creativity.

ISBN: 0060570806
Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: HarperCollins
Rating: 4.27

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