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"This absorbing and captivating nonfiction account (with never-before-published photographs) offers readers an in-depth anthropological and historical look into the lives of those who suffered and survived Breendonk concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II"--.

Examines the history of the Battle of the Bulge in the Belgian Ardennes in the winter of 1944, discussing the reasoning behind Hitler's decision to push toward Antwerp in the hopes of separating the British and Canadians from the Americans. Examines how the harsh winter conditions exacerbated the war for both Allies and Axis, and argues that this battle more than any other broke the German hold on Europe.

"In 1934, a Belgian entrepreneur named Paul Otlet sketched out plans for a worldwide network of computers--or "electric telescopes," as he called them--that would allow people anywhere in the world to search and browse through millions of books, newspapers, photographs, films and sound recordings, all linked together in what he termed a r?seau mondial: a "worldwide web." Today, Otlet and his visionary proto-Internet have been all but forgotten, thanks to a series of historical misfortunes--not least of which involved the Nazis marching into Brussels and destroying most of his life's work. In the years since Otlet's death, however, the world has witnessed the emergence of a global network that has proved him right about the possibilities--and the perils--of networked information"--Provided by publisher.

Contains sixty color plates that showcase works by surrealist artist Rene Magritte, and includes an essay that examines major themes in his work.

Examines the role of passion in two medieval mystics.

A young girl walks 3,000 miles across Nazi-occupied Europe in search of her parents and is befriended by wolves. This inspiring story, full of passion, terror and courage is a classic in the manner of Anne Frank's Diary, with the difference that in this tale the narrator survives.

Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done. Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at a fashionable London hotel have been murdered, and a cufflink has been placed in each one's mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim.