This book should come with a warning label. I finished it on my lunch, sitting in my car and before I knew it, I was crying. I almost had to call into work, lol.
Joel lives in a nursing home, and he’s not one bit happy about it. He hates being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. He’s fed up with life and begins to plan a way out when his new roommate, a retired soap opera actor named Frank, moves in and turns the nursing-home community upside down.
Though the two men couldn’t be more opposite, a fast friendship is formed when Frank is the only one who listens to and stands up for Joel. When he tells Frank about his burgeoning plan, they embark together on a mission to find the perfect escape, and along the way will discover that it’s never too late for new beginnings.
Filled with colorful characters, sparkling humor and deep emotion, The Great Unexpected is the story of friendship, finding oneself later in life and experiencing newfound joy in the most unexpected places.
Meet Amelia Fang.She loves playing Goblin Tag, and cuddling her pet pumpkin, Squashy. She hates going to her mum and dad's boring Barbaric Ball. Oh, and one more thing - Amelia is a vampire.When the spoilt prince of Nocturnia captures Squashy, Amelia must plan a daring rescue. But things in the Kingdom of the Dark may not be all they seem...Join Amelia on her first abominable adventure. She won't bite!
WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.WhiletheNazipartywasbeingcondemnedbymuchoftheworldforburningbooks,theywerealreadyhardatworkperpetratinganevengreaterliterarycrime.ThroughextensivenewresearchthatincludedrecordssavedbytheMonumentsMenthemselves--AndersRydelltellstheuntoldstoryofNazibooktheft,ashehimselfjoinstheefforttoreturnthestolenbooks.WhentheNazisoldiersransackedEurope'slibrariesandbookshops,largeandsmall,thebookstheystolewerenotburned.Instead,theNazisbegantocompilealibraryoftheirownthattheycouldusetowageanintellectualwaronliteratureandhistory.Inthissecretwar,thelibrariesofJews,Communists,Liberalpoliticians,LGBTactivists,Catholics,Freemasons,andmanyotheroppositiongroupswereappropriatedforNaziresearch,andusedasanintellectualweaponagainsttheirowners.Butwhenthewarwasover,mostofthebookswereneverreturned.Insteadmanyfoundtheirwayintothepubliclibrarysystem,wheretheyremaintothisday.
Now,Rydellfindshimselfentrustedwithoneofthesestolenvolumes,settingouttoreturnittoitsrightfulowner.ItwaspassedtohimbythesmallteamofheroiclibrarianswhohavebegunthemonumentaltaskofcombingthroughBerlin'spubliclibrariestoidentifythelootedbooksandreunitethemwiththefamiliesoftheiroriginalowners.ForthosewholostrelativesintheHolocaust,thesebooksareoftentheonlyremainingpossessionoftheirrelativestheyhaveeverheld.AndasRydelltravelstoreturnthevolumehewasgiven,heshowsjusthowmuchasinglebookcanmeantothosewhoownit.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.
Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy.Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy.Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy.
After an odd encounter at a grand masquerade ball, Lady Emily becomes embroiled in the murder investigation of one of the guests, a sometime actress trying to pass herself off as the mysterious heiress and world traveler Estella Lamar. Each small discovery, however, leads to more questions. Was the intended victim Miss Lamar or the imposter? And who would want either of them dead? As Emily and Colin try to make sense of all this, a larger puzzle begins to emerge: No one has actually seen Estella Lamar in years, since her only contact has been through letters and the occasional blurry news photograph. Is she even alive? Emily and Colin’s investigation of this double mystery takes them from London to Paris, where, along with their friend Cécile, they must scour the darkest corners of the city in search of the truth.
Babymouse's art class is headed to a museum in the Big City. And now that they're middle schoolers, she and her friends will be totally unsupervised! She can't wait to check out all the world-famous art...that is, until she overhears Felicia Furrypaws planning to ditch the museum and hit the town instead. Babymouse decides to test her freedom with an urban adventure of her own. Will she make it back to the museum before the bus leaves? Or will life in the Big City trip her up big-time?
Meg's grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, and he's arranged for a passel of family members to join him.The passengers' vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to find themselves broken down and in need of repairs. Things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals she's a disliked member of a writers' group onboard for a retreat, and the group is split on whether this is in-character for her.The captain decides not to investigate, saying he'll notify American authorities when they reach their destination. But Meg's father decides they need to look into whether there was possible foul play while the prime suspects are all stuck on board. It'll be a race against the clock to solve this mystery before they make the necessary repairs and return to shore.
