DescriptionFixated on the crimes that have been committed against his people, but unable to live among them, Max moves away, marries out, and draws cartoon histories of Jewish suffering in which no one, least of all the Jews, is much interested. But it's a life. Or it seems a life, until Max's long-disregarded childhood friend, Manny Washinsky, is released from prison. Little by little, as he picks up his old connection with Manny, trying to understand the circumstances in which he made a Buchenwald of his own home, Max is drawn into Manny's family history - above all with his brother's tragic love affair with a girl who is half German. But more than that, he is drawn back into the Holocaust obsessions from which he realises there can be, and should be, no release. There is wild, angry, even uproarious element of laughter in this novel, but it is laughter on the edge - the comedy of cataclysm.
DescriptionDuring the World War II years, a series of groundbreaking radio programs tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America. Project Producer: Stephen Smith Coordinating Producer: Sasha Aslanian Associate Producer: Stephanie Curtis Researchers: Tina Tennessen, Ahndi Fridell, Melissa Mendelson Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg A co-production with BBC World Affairs, producers Maria Balinska and Jennie Walmsley. Major funding for American RadioWorks. comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionTold from the point of view of the men who waged this steel-shattering battle, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors captures Navy pilots attacking enemy battleships with makeshift weapons and sacrificial valor, a veteran commander improvising tact…
DescriptionThis landmark study was first published in English by the Naval Institute in 1955. Widely acknowledged for its valuable Japanese insights into the battle that turned the tide of war in the Pacific, the book has made a great impact on American readers over…
DescriptionBetween January and July 1919 delegates from all over the world converged on Paris to forge a lasting peace in the wake of World War I. Margaret MacMillan vividly portrays the historical events surrounding the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which laid the groundwork for an even more devastating conflict-World War II-by demanding punishing reparations from the defeated nation of Germany. Portable Professor is a series of exciting and informative lectures recorded by some of today's most renowned university and college professors. Each course introduces listeners to fascinating, and sometimes startling, insights into the intellectual forces that shape our understanding of the world. Each audiobook includes 14 riveting lectures presented by notable professors, as well as a book-length course guide.
