Janina. But no one could have imagined the horrors of the Nazi occupation in Warsaw. As the bombs rain down and Hitler’s forces loot and destroy the city, Zofia finds that now books are also in need of saving.
The host of "People Are Funny" and "House Party" of the 1950s and '60s, Linkletter was known on TV for his funny interviews with children and ordinary folks. He also collected their comments in a number of best-selling books. "Because of Art Linkletter, adults found themselves enjoying...
This entry features heavier, more adult—if surface level—storylines than your average direct to video outing outing and certainly for thePUPPET MASTERseries. It’s always been hard to figure out just who Band’s target audience for his films were. Full Moon attempted Poe adaptations (THE PIT...
While life-and-death situations happen throughout the neighborhood, Liesel takes an interest in reading books, even if she has to steal them. For her, literature and words are an avenue of escape and chance to remember her family. This is how she deals with the horrors of the personal war...
An annoyed teen tired of adults ranting online October 24, 2020 2:30 am And yes, I know this comment thread is very old. But my point remains valid. However, I think that with Trump as President, the people commenting might have different vi...
They planted Victory Gardens to grow vegetables for the dinner table, saving the farmer-grown produce for the troops. Volunteers manned ration boards that issued ration books for various foods and supplies for every individual.When the war ended and the troops returned home, they brought souvenirs...
Artemis just took off for the moon. What might become of it? I was only three when John Kennedy died, and so his famous 1962 pronouncement that we would go to the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard, was already history. But the picture books I got on birthdays alw...
Same for reading; that fat stack of books in front of you has to be read between August and Christmas break, so you have plenty of time. You actually do not. Learn to work backwards from deadlines to day one of class, maybe even make a little calendar for yourself so you know by ...
Doubling Back for a Friend. Tanivu Nota, A Young Artist From a Remote Mountainous Tribe Illustrated One of the most Popular Books of our Time: ‘The Archer,’ by Paulo Coelho. Taking the Fear Out of Surgery. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, A Legend On and Off the Court. Commuters Save Man in Wh...
Donations have kept the site alive but it’s mainly fueled by his passion for the city. Bellis also sells prints and has written six books about the old Hong Kong photos and tales he gathered over the years. The Wartime Diaries project ...