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New in the Edited Guide: 'Alone in Berlin': Everyday Resistance in Hitler's Reich
Based on real events, this posthumously-published work provides insight into the experiences of everyday Germans under Nazi terror, and their attempts at resistance.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
New in the Edited Guide: 'The Storyteller' - the Television Series
In these stories, Good does not automatically triumph over Evil; sometimes after a great deal of suffering, Good may at best hope to achieve a hard-won draw.
Author: Bluebottle
Topical: Alfred Hitchcock
'Notorious' film director Alfred Hitchcock was born on 13 August, 1899.
Welcome to Create
Did/do you know your grandparents? Or have you heard stories about them? We want you to share!
Were they famous, infamous, known to the police or the vicar? Did they do interesting things? Were they good influences on you, or did they teach you to smoke, swear, and poach?
August 2019 Create Challenge: Tall Tales from Grand People
Newest Edited Entries
- h2g2 Books - On Sale Now!13th August 2019
- 'Alone in Berlin': Everyday Resistance in Hitler's Reich13th August 2019
- Jim Henson's 'The Storyteller' - the Television Series13th August 2019
- Outwitting History: How Aaron Lansky Rescued Yiddish Literature15th August 2019
- Heurigen - a Traditional Austrian Tavern5th August 2019
- Common Buzzards5th August 2019
- Irish Stone Circles29th July 2019
- Architecture of the Middle Ages - Darkness and Light29th July 2019
- Stand By Me: The Journey Started with Some Sheet Music8th August 2019
- Believe It or Not, Mr Ripley: Norbert Pearlroth Spent 52 Years in the Library22nd July 2019
Peer Review
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- A87937537 - 'Disneyland Adventures' - the Computer Game 4 Days Ago
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The Post
Yes, readers, we have more travel stories this week! In addition to Freewayriding's tales of Turkey, Minorvogonpoet will explain about eclipse-watching in South America. Closer to home – well, their homes – Willem has another charming bird to show us, and SashaQ finds some small but intriguing wildlife, and takes amazing photos.
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