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"On March 2, 1998, ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped, and found herself locked in a house that would be her home for the next eight years. She was starved, beaten, treated as a slave, and forced to work for her deranged captor. But she never forgot who she was - and she never gave up hope of returning to the world. This is her story."--Provided by publisher.

Music critic Norman Lebrecht examines how the compositions of Gustav Mahler have influenced him and culture in the twentieth century and explores the life of the Austrian composer.

The author recalls his experience as a shepherd's apprentice in the Austrian Alps in order to learn about anti-Semites in Austria and to understand how shepherd Hans Breuer, who once fought Nazis in Vienna, became a wandering shepherd.

Tells the story of Augustinian friar, Gregor Mendel, and his work and experiments in the field of genetics.

Tells the true story of Alma Rose, the daughter of a famous musical family in Vienna, discussing how she used her talent and strong will to save the lives of nearly fifty women inmates of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by organizing them into an orchestra that played for the pleasure of their Nazi captors.

A cultural biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, placing the composer's life and music in the context of the intellectual, political, and artistic climate of the eighteenth century.

Contains an examination of the life and work of Sigmund Freud, providing information on his childhood and early life, his education, his career in science, and his influence on psychology.

Biography of Mozart, discussing his music, his marriage, his family life, and his religious life.

Tells the life story of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, describing his emergence as a musical prodigy, his rise to fame, and his last works.