Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408857677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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For ten months before the Second World War, there was an organised movement of mainly Jewish children out of Nazi Europe. The children were bundled onto trains, waved goodbye to their parents and set off across Germany and Holland to the ferries which took them to England. Only a few spoke English, most had no family or friends here. Almost none ever saw their families again. The first memory of the children arriving at dawn in Harwich after their long trek was 'the policeman smiled', a telling witness to the authoritarian regime they were escaping from. Based on previously unpublished records and extensive interviews, ...And the Policeman Smiled traces the poignant story of the Kindertransporte, those who helped organise the transports, the families who took them in, but above all the often painful adjustments of the young refugees to a strange country and often lonely life of billeting, fostering, evacuation and even deportation. By turns moving and amusing, the book captures the lives of both those who came to terms with their new existence and those who were unable to.
Author: Barry Turner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780747509585
Category : Jewish children
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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From 1938 over 10,000 Jewish and Catholic children were helped to escape from Nazi Europe. The children were bundled onto trains and set off across Germany and Holland to the ferries which took them to England. This book traces the story of the Kindertransporte and those who helped organize the exodus. The book is based on previously unpublished records and extensive interviews and describes the often painful adjustments of the young refugees to a strange country and the often lonely life of billeting, fostering, evacuation and even deportation.
Author: Henning Mankell
Publisher: New Press/ORIM
ISBN: 159558580X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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The #1 international-bestselling tale of greed, violence, and corporate power from the master of Scandinavian noir: “One of his best” (The Times, London). After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself deep in a personal and professional crisis; during more than a year of sick leave, he turns to drink and vice to quiet his lingering demons. Once he pulls himself together, he vows to quit the Ystad police force for good—just before a friend who had asked Wallander to look into the death of his father winds up dead himself, shot three times. Far from leaving police work behind, Wallander instead must investigate a formidable suspect: a powerful business tycoon at the helm of a multinational company engaged in extralegal activities. Ann-Britt Höglund, the department’s first female detective, proves to be Wallander’s best ally as he tries to pierce the smiling façade of the suspicious mogul. But just as he comes close to uncovering the truth, Wallander finds his own life being threatened. In this “exquisitely plotted” thriller, Henning Mankell’s mastery of the modern police procedural—which has earned him legions of fans worldwide and inspired the BBC show Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh—is on vivid display (Publishers Weekly). “This is crime fiction of the highest order.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Compelling . . . Skillfully plotted and suspenseful. . . . A thriller for the thinking reader.” —The Dallas Morning News “Mankell’s novels are a joy.” —USA Today “Absorbing. . . . In the masterly manner of P.D. James, Mankell projects his hero’s brooding thoughts onto nature itself.” —The New York Times “Wallander is a loveable gumshoe. . . . He is one of the most credible creations in contemporary crime fiction.” —The Guardian
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Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Author: Perceval Gibbon
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Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Author: Perceval Gibbon
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 177659701X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Fans of O. Henry's beloved short stories will relish this well-rounded collection from Welsh-born writer and journalist Perceval Gibbon. Gibbon's tales are characterized by a wry irony and unexpected twist endings that never fail to surprise and delight.
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Author: Madge Alford Bigham
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Kindergarten
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
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