A memoir (532 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: Good. I Held the Sun in My Hands is the story of a young girl raised in a traditional Jewish family in Hungary prior to and during WI. When Germany occupied Hungary on March 19th, 1944, Erika Jacoby was deported to Auschwitz, together with her mother. She was among the youngest that escaped the selection of Dr .Mengele and together with her mother, who was among the oldest, she endured and outlasted the atrocities and deprivations of the Nazi persecutors. In her book she describes how the teachings and values that she absorbed and incorporated into her life in her home helped her survive Auschwitz and the other concentration camps. She writes movingly about her painful disappointments in the behavior of her fellow human beings, while never losing her faith in God. This unshakable trust in the divine personal protection inspired others as well not to give up hope. In her memoir we witness how this young girl took upon herself the enormous responsibility for her mother's survival, and the impact of that on their relationship after the war and, indeed, throughout their lives. The author, a clinical social worker, examines this relationship with much insight and compassion. with adversity and survive not only physically but also spiritually.…

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Paperback. Condición: Good. I Held the Sun in My Hands is the story of a young girl raised in a traditional Jewish family in Hungary prior to and during WI. When Germany occupied Hungary on March 19th, 1944, Erika Jacoby was deported to Auschwitz, together with her mother. She was among the youngest that escaped the selection of Dr .Mengele and together with her mother, who was among the oldest, she endured and outlasted the atrocities and deprivations of the Nazi persecutors. In her book she describes how the teachings and values that she absorbed and incorporated into her life in her home helped her survive Auschwitz and the other concentration camps. She writes movingly about her painful disappointments in the behavior of her fellow human beings, while never losing her faith in God. This unshakable trust in the divine personal protection inspired others as well not to give up hope. In her memoir we witness how this young girl took upon herself the enormous responsibility for her mother's survival, and the impact of that on their relationship after the war and, indeed, throughout their lives. The author, a clinical social worker, examines this relationship with much insight and compassion. with adversity and survive not only physically but also spiritually.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Good clean tight copy. Shelf wear. Foxing along fore edges. Small chips and/or tears along edges of jacket. Rubbing and some discoloration to jacket.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condición: Good. New Directions, NY, c.1988, 1st., 8vo., cloth, 272pp., ex-lib.- spine label, pocket, stamps, tape-marked covers, ow VG/VG $.

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. Jefferson Hawkins (ilustrador).

Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Stated First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Stated First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth spine and edges with silver lettering on spine, light turquoise boards. 259 pages.

Condición: Used - Like New. Used - Like New.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. First Edition. Green embossed hardcover. Missing the spine cloth, boards detached but present. Wear and signs of age. RARE book. Priced to reflect condition. We ship fast. Frontis (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. This hard bound book, with dust jacket, consists of 279 pages of text and black & white illustrations. The book is a memoir of a Texas Ranger in the last half of the 20th century. The book is signed and inscribed by the author, Ranger H. Joaquin Jackson on the title page. The book and dust jacket are in As New condition, read once, all pages are clean and bright, the binding is solid as is the dust jacket. The book measure 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Like a Weed: A Coming of Age Story of a Hungarian Girl Through WWII and the Post War Years as a Displaced Person. Book.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Book issued in illustrated wraps. Fine condition. Inscribed by author. 277 pages. Selling quality books for 40 years. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st UK edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor curling & age toning to edges of dust jacket, otherwise very good.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hardbound. Condición: Very Good. Description: Frontis portrait plate plus two maps/diagrams. The letters of General R B Long written from Portugal and Spain during the campaigns of 1811-13. For the most part, these letters were not previously published, nor even referred to as a source on the Iberian campaigns. The letters were addressed to the general's relatives and friends. The writer had a good style and was extremely observant, describing the countryside and its inhabitants, the weather and crops, as well as military matters. BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with gilt spine text; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped. index. Map endpapers (front and rear are different). 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall). 304 pages.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Fine. First Thus. Trade paperback, 140 pages; immeasurably tiny traces of shelf wear, but essentially in as new unread condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near-fine, first edition, first printing in black cloth boards with a 1/2" spot of wear to upper front spine edge and without jacket. Very nice condition, especially considering age.NF71.

1st printing of 1st US edition. Winner of the 1968 National Book Award in Arts & Letters. Fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. clean copy.

UNKNOWN. Condición: Good. Letterboxed Edition. The laserdisc is in good condition, with the sleeve showing minimal wear. The cover art remains vibrant, and the disc itself is free from scratches, ensuring a smooth viewing experience. There is no dust jacket, as typical for laserdiscs. unknown (no dust jacket, as this is a laserdisc).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 236 Pages.

Hardcover. x, 260p. + 16p. photographs, top edge of textblock lightly foxed, else very good first edition, first printing stated in cloth and slightly worn dust jacket. Steward, a.k.a. Phil Andros - poet, bohemian, tattoo artist, and the author of considerable gay erotica - here assembled a half-century of correspondence with two of his closest friends.…