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Elizabeth R

the role of the monarchy today
1992

No time for patience

my road from Kaunas to Jerusalem : a memoir of a Holocaust survivor
1999
Holocaust survivor Zev Birger provides an account of his experiences first in the ghetto in Slobidka, and then as a laborer at the Dauchau/Kaufering concentration camp.

Covering Castro

rise and decline of Cuba's communist dictator
1994
Collects articles and excepts from books written by the author on Fidel Castro's arrival and the Communist takeover of Cuba in the 1950s, including profiles of Castro's brother, Raul, and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and discussing the main reason that the invasion supported by the United States failed.

Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution

age, position, character, destiny, personality, and ambition
1989
Examines the history of Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro and the life of the dictator, discussing his education, rise to power, political beliefs, and foreign relations.

Fidel

a critical portrait
2002
A study of Castro's life and revolutionary career including his views on everything from philosophy and culture to guerrilla warfare, basketball strategy, and haute cuisine.

Havana

2005
In 1953 Havana, tough war veteran Earl Swagger is conned into being the CIA's pawn, sent to assassinate the threatening young revolutionary Castro, while a Russian veteran of the same grit is sent to protect Swagger's target.

Elizabeth the Queen

inside the life of a modern monarch
2012
Chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II, discussing her childhood, education, royal responsibilities, marriage, family challenges, and the tragedy and traditions of her life.

The autobiography of Fidel Castro

2010
A fictional autobiography of Fidel Castro, inspired by the author's personal knowledge of the Cuban leader, that touches on many topics including Castro's early sexual experiences, his true feelings about Che Guevara, and his philosophy on murder, legacy, and state secrets.

Hiding in plain sight

the incredible true story of a German-Jewish teenager's struggle to survive in Nazi-occupied Poland
2004
The author, a German Jew, chronicles her years posing in Nazi-occupied Poland as a Christian, describing her experiences during World War II and the impact of the Holocaust on her family.

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