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41) The traitor
Author
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the true story of the White Rose--the resistance movement of young Germans against the Nazi regime-- The Traitor tells of one woman who offers her life in the ultimate battle against tyranny, during one of history's darkest hours. In the summer of 1942, as war rages across Europe, a series of anonymous leaflets appears around the University of Munich, speaking out against escalating Nazi atrocities. The leaflets are hidden in public places,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old from Tony Earley's Jim the Boy, returns. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War Two. Jim Glass has fallen in love, as only a teenage boy can fall in love, with his classmate Chrissie Steppe. Unfortunately, Chrissie is Bucky Bucklaw's girlfriend, and Bucky has joined the Navy on the eve of war. Jim vows to win Chrissie's heart in his absence, but the...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Vera Bodine, an elderly shut-in with an exceptional memory, has gone missing. Detective Lillian Pentecost and her assistant Willowjean "Will" Parker have been hired to track her down. But the New York City of 1947 can be a dangerous place, and there's no shortage of people who might like to get ahold of what's in Bodine's head. As circumstances conspire to pull both investigators away from the case, the pair will have to go nose-to-nose with murderous...
46) Domus: 1940-1949
Series
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Founded in 1928 as a "living diary" by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world's most influential architecture and design journal. With style and rigor, it has reported on the major themes and stylistic movements in industrial, interior, product, and structural design. This fresh reprint of domus's coverage of the 1940s brings together the most important features from a decade of destruction and reconstruction....
Author
Publisher
The Crowood Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A vintage collection of designs and patterns for 1940s women's knitwear--from simple hats to twin sets to beaded sweaters. This lavish guide celebrates a decade of imaginative and stylish knitting activity. Knitting Fashions of the 1940s features more than 50 patterns that have been adapted for today's yarns and needles, from snoods to sweater sets. Patterns are presented chronologically and progress from the very simple to the more intricate, including...
49) The 1940s
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
This collection of essays on the 1940s in the United States covers the road to war, World War II, the home front, the rise and fall of the motion picture industry, and emerging trends in popular culture.
50) City of secrets
Author
Language
English
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Description
When Pandora Blake is murdered at San Francisco's 1940 World's Fair and her body marked with an anti-Semitic slur, Miranda Corbie is soon entangled in a web of deceit and betrayal that is only overshadowed by the threat of impending war. With a strong female protagonist more steel than silk and a mystery that will grip you until the last page, this sequel to the critically-acclaimed City of Dragons will appeal to fans of noir and historical mysteries....
56) The forties
Author
Publisher
Universe Books
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
"A decade of violent contrasts and violent change--in writing, photographs, drawings, and paintings." --
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