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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the Florida Book Awards Gold Medal
New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII—at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors,
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When Nazi forces invaded Holland in 1940 and began rounding up Jews, Corrie ten Boom, her sister Betsie, and their elderly father risked their lives to save as many as possible. A hidden room was secretly built in their home where the oppressed Jews took refuge until a Gestapo raid put an end to their operation. For their 'crimes,' Corrie and Betsie were sent to the notorious concentration camp at Ravensbruck, where they suffered relentless cruelty.
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When the Nazis overran Holland, Corrie ten Boom, her father and sister, chose to risk death by making their quietly respectable home a haven for refugees -- much like Anne Frank's family. Finally, the Gestapo came -- and during months in concentration camps that followed, Corrie ten Boom shared suffering and torture, watched her father and sister die. Yet she survived, mind intact, soul still free. Where did this gentle, undemanding woman find the...
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"The incredible true story of Corrie ten Boom, and her faith in the face of evil, is now a visually stunning graphic novel for ages 8-12. Through more than 900 engaging, full-color panels, this real-life heroine comes to life-showing a new generation how even in the most desperate, loneliest, and darkest times, faith, hope, and love will ultimately triumph"--
15) The lion and the lamb: the Holocaust story of a powerful Nazi leader and a Dutch resistance worker
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A true Holocaust story, The Lion and the Lamb begins with a mysterious plane crash which catapults architect Albert Speer into Adolf Hitler's inner circle. When the two Nazi leaders become close confidantes, Speer is forced into constant competition with Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Goebbels and the unstable Hermann GOring. After a botched assassination attempt reveals Albert Speer's name in an SS investigation, Speer is ostracized by the staff and falls...
16) Peaceful heroes
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Presents a tribute to fourteen people that risked their lives to help others and make the world a better place.
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