Rentals: History Books

"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." - George Bernard Shaw

     

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Jewels and Ashes
by Arnold Zable
Like Schindler's List, this is a haunting document for the next generation of Holocaust survivors. Zable travels from Australia to the Eastern European countryside of his parents' remembrance to understand the present-the inner lives of those who, like his parents, survived the hatred but lost every trace of family. Winner of top Australian literary awards.(more)

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Stones into Schools: Promot...

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Going Rogue: An American Life

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Family of Secrets: The Bush...

By Russ Baker
“Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, and faultlessl...