Best Price The Remnant - Stories of the Jewish Resistance in WWII (Boomer Book Series)

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"I can't kill Nazis if I'm dead. . ." Solomon Shalensky

After researching the transcripts of the Nuremburg Trials and interviewing 'The Remnant' or Jewish survivors of the holocaust, many still living in Israel; Othniel Seiden was compelled to write their startling and remarkable stories of World War II. In this stunning and compelling historical novel about the Jews who were able to remain free and fight, Seiden documents their survival, their suffering, their missions and their guerrilla warfare tactics against the Nazi occupation forces.

Also, well documented, the tragedy of Kiev and now infamous ravine of Babi Yar where it is thought that nearly a million people, Jews and non-Jews alike were massacred. These brave few escaped the certain death of their co-religionists by acts of bravery and sheer determination to live. The myth that the Jewish people 'went to their deaths like sheep to slaughter. . .' is put to rest forever in the stories of "The Remnant."

Best Price A Little Book of Mormon (and Not So Mormon) Stories

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From the Author of Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story

 

As a young Mormon girl, Ingrid fantasized about her real family--the Osmonds --who would soon rescue her from the drudgery of daily home church sessions, embarrassing trips to the church welfare office and the explosive clashes between her intensely devout Mormon mother and absent, excommunicated dad.

In this collection of poignant, humorous and insightful stories, Ingrid takes readers into a childhood where caffeine is evil, Satan comes out at midnight, Native Americans are believed to be descendants of an ancient prophet, and turning eight--at least from her viewpoint--means a life marred by guilt and once-a-month starvation.

The stories follow Ingrid into her teenage years, when she accompanies her Austrian mother on a mental hospital rescue mission, battles her way through the humiliation of banned sex-ed classes and restricted dating, and escapes her religious home life by spending summers hustling tools with her freewheeling dad. Through her journey--which includes liquor-filled chocolate relationship building with her European grandmother and a disastrous stint as an East Coast nanny --Ingrid finds her voice, claims her own spiritual beliefs, and learns to embrace her parents for who they are.