Suddenly there is a blow to my face, I am hurled to one side. ‘ My child, I have to go with her!’ I scream. But Dr Mengel is standing before me, whip raised. ‘ Maul halten, shut up!’ His eyes gleam. Filled with fear I cower down. In 1943, as the Nazi power swept across central Europe, Rosa, her husband Emanuel & their daughter, Judy, were forced into hiding. But after a year & a half of living a terrifying, day-by-day existence, they were betrayed. As they arrived in Auschwitz, Rosa was torn from her husband & her only daughter. Could she dare to hope she would see either of them again? Somehow, Rosa fought the horror & humiliation of the camp, on occasion coming dangerously close to death. In nursing the people trapped beside her, she helped others survive, but tragically she also watched them die – including a mother she had met before, with a similar story & a daughter the very same age. Her name was Edith Frank. Written immediately in the months after the war, Auschwitz... ...

Details: We're all feeling poor. Our wages mightn't have risen for a long time, but taxes, food, heating, clothes,
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David Kynaston's " Austerity Britain 1945-51", the first book in his series " Tales of a New Jerusalem", was a major " Sunday Times" bestseller in 2007. Here is the first volume from this landmark book covering 1945-48. Beginning his groundbreaking series about post-war Britain, Kynaston presents our nation through the eyes of those who lived there. Meet Judy Haines, a Chingford housewife, struggling daily with food rationing; Henry St. John, a self-serving civil servant in Bristol; &, the young Glenda Jackson, taking her 11-plus. Using mass observation, diaries, letters, newspapers & magazines from the time, A World to Build is an unsurpassed social history: intensely evocative to those who were there & eye-opening for their children & grandchildren. ...

The Austin Healey
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Presents a hotel guide based on consumer feedback, to finding the best place to stay in Australia & New Zeal&. This book features the top 300 hotels that have been tried & tested by clients of Hotel Club.com. Each hotel recommendation

Includes:: an independent description, a full-colour photograph & details of the facilities available.

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Baedeker; the most famous & cherished travel brand in the world is now adding this exciting new title to its innovative series. This superb full-colour, illustrated guide features 3D laminated cut-outs to show you the key sights in perspective & a lar ...

Marco Polo Spiral Guides are for travelers who have little time to prepare for a trip, don t want to miss anything, like to be inspired by great ideas for exciting days out & love all things ultra-practical & easy to use. Top 10 sights: From the top down to make it easy to prioritise! ...

A first-hand account of England's triumphant 3-1 win over Australia in the 2010/11 Ashes Series. Written by Sports Book of the Year nominee (2010) & editor of Spin magazine Jarrod Kimber, whose unique style & dry wit led to the Guardian describing him as a 22nd-century cricket writer. ...

Includes: some of Australia's best Bed & Breakfast accommodation. This book features color photographs, clear maps &
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An account of Australia's M/Z commando unit & the part it played in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. M Unit personnel were secretly landed to set up coast-watching posts & radio stations to monitor Japanese shipping movements & bombing flights. Members of the Z Unit carried out raids in enemy-controlled areas & attacked targets. ...