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The Klausenburger Rebbe : the life and times of the Shefa Chaim of Sanz : building Torah and emunah in the aftermath of the Holocaust / Birnbaum, Avrohom

"During and after World War II, a leader of exceptional stature emerged in Klal Yisrael. He was a dynamo, a brilliant talmid chacham who displayed unwavering dedication to Hashem and his people, and above all, unparalleled self-sacrifice. He was Rav Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam, the Klausenburger Rebbe. Despite enduring unspeakable personal tragedies, he ascended to remarkable spiritual heights while inspiring his suffering brethren. His indomitable spirit continued to inspire fellow survivors, offering hope and illuminating faith in a world shrouded in darkness. In this meticulously researched and powerfully written biography, we encounter this extraordinary figure, whose unwavering faith served as a beacon, singlehandedly drawing thousands to Torah observance and rebuilding the Torah world. He instituted programs like Mifal Hashas that were revolutionary and transformative. His private avodas Hashem seemed superhuman, as he spent hours on end immersed in Torah learning and tefillah, inspiring other towards greater spiritual aspirations"--

Diary of an invasion / Kurkov, Andreĭ

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, novelist and journalist Andrey Kurkov was forced to flee his adopted hometown of Kyiv. This journal is a harrowing record of the months leading up to and after the invasion, as Kurkov migrates to the Ukrainian countryside for shelter. In small villages, surrounded by other refugees, he pens incisive dispatches on the latest border conflicts and bombardments affecting his loved ones. These wartime entries ruminate on Ukraine's historic past and possibilities for its future.

Straight from the heart / Tyler, Bonnie

You know the name and you can't mistake the voice. Now you can read the incredible story of how a shy, music-loving teenager called Gaynor Hopkins morphed into legendary international superstar Bonnie Tyler, and carved out an extraordinary career that is still going strong to this day. After five decades in the business-during which time she has recorded some of the most iconic songs of all time, travelled the world and performed for royalty and the Pope-Bonnie is sharing her fascinating journey for the first time. And she's not holding back.

This dark night : Emily Brontë, a life / Lutz, Deborah
Emily Brontë, a life
"Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was only twenty-seven-years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. Two years later in 1847, she completed Wuthering Heights. It took the world almost a century to catch up to Brontë's masterpiece, and it has taken even longer to know Brontë -- an elusive figure, with a ghostly legacy provoked by her early death and the loss (and likely destruction) of almost all her personal papers. Drawing on formerly inaccessible notebooks and manuscripts, This Dark Night constructs a portrait of Brontë, her famous writing sisters Charlotte and Anne, and the effect of their sisters' and mother's tragic deaths. In the first full-length biography in over twenty years, renowned-scholar Deborah Lutz sketches the days of a woman crafting otherworldly fiction while running her father's parsonage: writing interweaving with household work, daydreaming, and exploring the rough-hewn outdoors. As she traces the influence of Brontë's life and work, Lutz follows how Brontë's fantastical early poems of the night sky, women rulers, and outsiders and rebels grew into the stormy, transcendent Wuthering Heights. Lutz also illuminates the overlooked ways that the legendary writer addressed debates of her time that still resonate today, including questions of gender and sexuality, race and class, and rapid industrialization set against the natural world"--

View from the East Wing : a memoir / Biden, Jill.

"Jill Biden became First Lady at a complicated moment in US history, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the shadow of the January 6 insurrection. These were the circumstances under which she set up office in the East Wing, where she hit the ground running. Throughout her husband's presidency, Jill remained a tireless advocate for her causes, including women's health, military families, vaccine awareness, cancer initiatives, and education. She made history as the first-ever First Lady to hold an outside job while her husband was in office, continuing to work as a professor at a nearby community college. Yet all the while, she saw herself as an ordinary woman living an extraordinary life. In View from the East Wing, Jill shares her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words. She reflects on the Biden presidency and its impact on her family. She brings you behind the scenes, from Camp David to Air Force One, from grading papers in the Rose Garden to witnessing the abrupt end of her husband's bid for reelection. This is the story of a woman dedicated to her roles as a wife, mother, grandmother, teacher-and First Lady of the United States."--

The extraordinary lives of Ukrainian-Canadian women : oral histories of the twentieth century / Wynnyckyj, Iroida

"This book is a collection of life stories by ten of Ukrainian-Canadian women who were born in Europe and lived through the turbulent events of twentieth-century Europe. The lives of the older ones were shaped by the events of the First World War, while the younger ones experienced the horrors of the Second World War. At various stages in their lives, all ten women claimed they found a "haven" in Canada."--

Lorne / Belfer, Lauren

From Morgan Neville, Academy Award -winning filmmaker, comes an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at Lorne Michaels, the man who built Saturday Night Live, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show's most iconic cast members and writers.

All the people I have been / Young, Rich

Anxiety -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comics.
Graphic novels
Life -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mental health -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics.
Personal narratives.
Casas, Alfonso -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comics artists -- Spain -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Comics writers -- Spain -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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