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Le ragazze di Ravensbrück
Il miglior libro dell’anno secondo «The Washington Post» e «Los Angeles Times» «Un’illuminante narrazione storica che fa emergere il coraggio e la forza di un affiatato gruppo di donne costrette ai lavori forzati a Ravensbrück.» The Washington Post «Una prosa nitida e viscerale, una testimonianza straziante e potente sulla forza della solidarietà femminile.» La straordinaria storia vera di un gruppo di donne unite per sfidare i nazisti nei campi di concentramento Una storia di lotta e...
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp
The Nazis were running roughshod over much of Europe when it lay siege to France in the spring of 1940. The shock of the defeat gave way to disgust as great military leaders, such as Marshal Phillipe Pétain, chose to collaborate with the enemy. The repugnance felt by patriots like Germaine Tillion led to an active resistance movement developing in France.
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp
. Jun. 2025. 384p. ISBN 9780593732304. $35. HIST COPY ISBN Olson’s ( Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction) latest book focuses on the lives of four French women Resistance fighters who were arrested and sent to Ravensbrück, Germany’s largest concentration camp for women.
Nearly 80 years after World War II, their voices recall the struggle
This story appears in the June 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Seventy-nine years ago, the most far-flung, destructive, and lethal war in history approached its end. World War II lived up to its name: It was a true global conflict that pitted the Allied powers—the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, China, and their smaller allies—against Germany, Japan, Italy, and a few other Axis nations.
Elections - city council/mayor vacancies and primary
At the core of a successful democracy is having people willing to serve in elected roles. As we approach the Nov. 5 general election, there are five vacancies and opportunities to serve the City of Fergus Falls. There is one city council position open in each of the four wards. And this year, the mayor’s seat is also open. Each is a four-year term that begins on January 6, 2025. kAmu:=:?8 7@C E96 >2J@C 2?5 4:EJ 4@F?4:= A@D:E:@?D @A6?65 yF=J b_ 2?5 4=@D6D @?
These Three Books Help Put the US Election in Perspective
When Yahoo News polled Americans last year about their feelings ahead of the 2024 presidential election, their most common response was “dread.” The least common response? “Delight.” A Reuters/Ipsos poll this year found that over two-thirds of those surveyed said they after the election. Respondents also expressed concern about the actions of political extremists and questions about election fairness and legitimacy. Below are three extraordinary books that explore these themes in detail.
Review | For Barbara Walters, success was never enough
When Walter Cronkite learned in April 1976 that ABC had hired Barbara Walters as co-anchor of its nightly news broadcast, the CBS anchorman experienced what he called a “wave of nausea, the sickening sensation that perhaps we were all going under.” As Susan Page relates in “The Rulebreaker,” her compelling, deliciously readable biography of Walters, for Cronkite and the other giants of broadcast journalism, the idea that Walters — the co-host of NBC’s “Today”show, a morning program that...
Presidential Nomination Primary Election
On March 5, 2024, there will be a Presidential Nomination Primary Election taking place in Minnesota. What is a presidential nominating primary? In 2016, state legislation was adopted establishing a presidential nominating primary. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, the Republican Party and Legal Marijuana Now Party have submitted candidates to be placed on the ballot. Each of these three parties will have a separate ballot and voters will have to indicate which ballot they wish to be given.
Sugar House Anticipates Another Three to Four Years of Construction Mayhem
Sugar House passed the 169th anniversary of its founding. There wasn’t a lot to celebrate in the SH town center. Many of the historic sites and cultural traditions that previous residents cherished have been forgotten or were never passed on to the hundreds of newcomers in the district. Covid-19 put a stop to “Sugar Days” celebrations. Retail businesses and service providers had to limit interactions with the public, and some changed their business models to comply with public health directives.
Sugar House: Sugar Alley Fire Aftermath
When Salt Lake City approved the current zoning ordinance for the Sugar House Business District, it gave property owners the right to construct mixed-use (residential with commercial) structures up to 100′ tall, with specific conditions and restrictions. In a short time, historic buildings such as the iconic Granite Drug Store were demolished, and the 6-story “Vue at Sugar House” rose over the notorious Sugar Hole that was left in the ground.
Meet the woman who helped save Egypt's temples from certain doom
In the early 1960s, an international campaign to save some of Egypt’s most priceless antiquities from drowning captured front-page headlines around the world. But the massive press coverage of this extraordinary rescue operation overlooked the gutsy female French archaeologist who made it happen. If it hadn’t been for Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, more than 20 temples, most of them several thousand years old, would have been swallowed up in the floodwaters of a gigantic new dam.
Meet the woman who helped save Egypt's temples from certain doom
In the early 196srcs, an international campaign to save some of Egypt’s most priceless antiquities from drowning captured front-page headlines around the world. But the massive press coverage of this extraordinary rescue operation overlooked the gutsy female French archaeologist who made it happen. If it hadn’t been for Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, more than 2src temples, most of them several thousand years old, would have been swallowed up in the floodwaters of a gigantic new dam.
Meet the woman who helped save Egypt's temples from certain doom
In the early 1960s, an international campaign to save some of Egypt’s most priceless antiquities from drowning captured front-page headlines around the world. But the massive press coverage of this extraordinary rescue operation overlooked the gutsy female French archaeologist who made it happen. If it hadn’t been for Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, more than 20 temples, most of them several thousand years old, would have been swallowed up in the floodwaters of a gigantic new dam.
Review: 'Empress of the Nile,' by Lynne Olson
As "Empress of the Nile" begins, Christiane Desroches is pulled from a train in 1940 by a Nazi SS officer, who didn't believe this 27-year-old could possibly be the Louvre's acting curator of Egyptian antiquities. Interrogated by the Gestapo, she scolded them for their poor manners and even cursed them before they eventually let her go.
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction (Hardcover)
Description About the Author Details Reviews & Media The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War “A female version of the Indiana Jones story . . .
Book World: A little-known French archaeologist, finally in the limelight
- - - The subject of Lynne Olson's excellent biography "Empress of the Nile" isn't, as you might think, Cleopatra, but rather the "daredevil archaeologist" Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, best known for helping save massive ancient temples from destruction. Olson presents this female Egyptologist as the driving force behind an astonishing instance of international cooperation, even if her role at the time was often scarcely acknowledged.
A little-known French archaeologist, finally in the limelight
The subject of Lynne Olson's excellent biography " Empress of the Nile " isn't, as you might think, Cleopatra, but rather the "daredevil archaeologist" Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, best known for helping save massive ancient temples from destruction. Olson presents this female Egyptologist as the driving force behind an astonishing instance of international cooperation, even if her role at the time was often scarcely acknowledged.
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The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History
Edward Achorn. Atlantic Monthly, $30 (528p) ISBN 978-0-8021-6062-1 Lincoln’s victory at the 1860 Republican national convention was one of the most improbable in American political history, according to this comprehensive and often riveting account. Historian Achorn (Every Drop of Blood) offers sharp assessments of Lincoln’s rivals for the nomination, including front-runner William H.
The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Jake Bittle. Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-982178-25-3 Journalist Bittle debuts with a captivating exploration of how climate change will “reshape the demographic geography of the United States.” Drawing on interviews, Bittle vividly documents the experiences of people impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, soil erosion, flooding, and other disasters.
Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs and More
Darren Naish.
Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them
Tove Danovich. Agate, $27 (232p) ISBN 978-1-57284-321-9 Journalist Danovich debuts with a heartfelt account of raising pet hens. After spotting a chicken coop in a Brooklyn front yard, Danovich was inspired to adopt her own upon moving to Portland, Ore., where she acquired Peggy, Joan, and Betty (named after the Mad Men characters).
Profit: An Environmental History
Mark Stoll. Polity, $35 (280p) ISBN 978-1-5095-3323-7 “Capitalism’s story is tightly woven together with the natural world,” according to this eye-opening survey from environmental historian Stoll (Inherit the Holy Mountain). Exploring how human development has reconfigured the natural environment for more than a million years, Stoll spotlights such innovations as the generation of fire, the mining of minerals, and the translocation of plants and animals.
Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals
Christopher J. Preston. MIT, $29.95 (328p) ISBN 978-0-262-04756-2 In this rewarding study, environmental philosophy professor Preston (The Synthetic Age) provides reason to be hopeful about endangered species. He digs into the rehabilitation of such animals as bison and chinook salmon to suggest how humans might better accommodate them, such as by embracing beaver dams, which are often more effective in rejuvenating habitats than human intervention.
The Case for Cancel Culture: How This Democratic Tool Works to Liberate Us All
Ernest Owens. St. Martin’s, $26.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-250-28093-0 Journalist Owens debuts with an incisive defense of cancel culture. Defining cancel culture as the effort to collectively recognize and eradicate problematic behavior, he traces its links to radical protest and boycott movements of the past, including the American Revolution and the civil rights movement.
An Affirming Flame: Meditations on Life and Politics
Roger Cohen. Knopf, $30 (464p) ISBN 978-0-593-32152-2 New York Times journalist Cohen (The Girl from Human Street) gathers in this erudite and incisive collection columns written from 2005 to 2020 for the paper’s international and domestic editions.
Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power by Rose Hackman
Rose Hackman. Flatiron, $28.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-77735-5 “Women across the world are taught from a very young age to regulate, modulate, and manipulate their feelings in order to have a positive effect on the feelings of others,” according to this thought-provoking survey. Journalist Hackman interweaves her personal experiences with sociological and scientific research documenting how the “emotional labor” performed by women in personal and professional settings is undervalued.
The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
Edward Humes. Dutton, $28 (384p) ISBN 978-1-524746-27-8 In 1987, 18-year-old Tanya Van Cuylenborg and 20-year-old Jay Cook, the victims at the center of this stellar true crime account from Pulitzer Prize winner Humes (Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn’t), disappeared while on a road trip from Canada to Seattle. Their bodies and their abandoned van were found days later; Tanya had been raped and shot and Jay beaten to death.
BOOK REVIEWS
“Humans” By Brandon Stanton St. Martin’s Press 437 pages This is a book that I wish I could give to each of my friends and family. My heart has been touched, I’ve laughed, I’ve cried at the 400 or so amazing, tender stories presented here.
75 years after the Nazis surrendered, all sides agree: War is hell
This story appears in the June 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Seventy-five years ago, the most far-flung, destructive, and lethal war in history approached its end. World War II lived up to its name: It was a true global conflict that pitted the Allied powers—the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, China, and their smaller allies—against Germany, Japan, Italy, and a few other Axis nations.
75 years after the Nazis surrendered, all sides agree: War is hell
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Sugar House Can't Be Beet
Early pioneers sweetened their lives with sugar beets “That is the biggest radish I ever saw!” exclaimed a Sprague Branch Library patron recently. It is just one of many misconceptions about the homely sugar beet, the most recognizable symbol of Sugar House. The four bronze sculptures set in front of the library and at each end of Hidden Hollow look nothing like the red table beets most of us are familiar with.
Military History Book Review: A Question of Honor
A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: The Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2004, $29.95. After Poland fell to the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army in 1939, tens of thousands of Poles escaped to other nations to continue the fight. By the war’s end, the Poles represented the fourth-largest contributor to the Allied forces.
Wyspa ostatniej nadziei
Początek II wojny światowej. Londyn, „wyspa ostatniej nadziei”, jest schronieniem dla rządów i sił zbrojnych sześciu okupowanych przez Hitlera państw: Belgii, Holandii, Luksemburga, Norwegii, Czechosłowacji i Polski. Dostać się do Wielkiej Brytanii to jak „dostać się do nieba”.
Chains Not Interested in Sugar House Decorations
Illustration by Chris Bodily. For decades, the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce paid the cost of setting up the iconic Santa House on the Monument Plaza at Christmastime and decorating it with lights and garlands of greenery. Now, the Chamber’s membership has dwindled to less than half, and its income is insufficient to support large public events such as Santa’s arrival or the expense of holiday decorations.
BRINGING DOWN BARNEYS
Flamboyant retailing heir Gene Pressman's plan to create an achingly chic empire that would stretch from Madison Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard has wreaked havoc on the family business—and on the family as well
Ty's Garden Dedication in Memory of Dr. Ty Harrison - Utah Stories
Dr. Ty Harrison at the restoration planting, in the area now named after him. Photo by Sheri Sohm. Dr. Ty Harrison’s Story A special unveiling took place on October 11 of a monument to a man who touched countless lives, and had more titles than the letters in his name.
Sugar House—Furniture Capital of the West - Utah Stories
Details Comforts for the Home closed in Sugar House and reopened in Holladay. Photo by Mike Jones. Furniture Capital of the West Sixty years ago, Sugar House was known as the “Furniture Capital of the West,” with 21 home furnishings stores in the business district. Today, there is only one full-line furniture store left—Sterling Furniture Company.
Urban Gleaners from Green Urban Lunch Box
Green Urban Lunch Box The painting by Jean-François Millet, known as “The Gleaners,” was not popular when it premiered in 1857. The French middle and upper-classes were unwilling to admit there was hunger and poverty in France; they were afraid that working-class citizens might revolt against those who controlled the empire under Napoleon III.
A Woman of No Importance
Publisher's Summary A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of London Shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography “Excellent....
Book review: 'Madame Fourcade's Secret War' a tribute to a remarkable woman
The establishment of the Vichy government during the second World War has long been seen as a controversial period for France. After capitulating to German troops, the French government dissolved and reached an armistice with the invading country, agreeing to a separate peace at the cost of its own independence. The government would reform under a pro-German regime led by WWI hero Philippe Pétain.
Appeasement: A cautionary tale
Bouverie, a former British television journalist, offers few fresh details or insights into Britain's disastrous appeasement policy https://mybs.in/2X6pYQt Three months after Hitler came to power in Germany, the British ambassador in Berlin dispatched a prescient 5,000-word report to London. Having just read Mein Kampf, Sir Horace Rumbold correctly saw the book as Hitler’s master plan for the conquest of Europe.
A Failed Leader in a Time of Crisis
Three months after Hitler came to power in Germany, the British ambassador in Berlin dispatched a prescient 5,000-word report to London. Having just read “Mein Kampf,” Sir Horace Rumboldcorrectly saw the book as Hitler's master plan for the conquest of Europe. To his superiors, Rumbold outlined how the German leader planned to pick off countries one by one, all the while promising that his latest victim would be his last.
Neville Chamberlain: A Failed Leader in a Time of Crisis (Published 2019)
Book Review|Neville Chamberlain: A Failed Leader in a Time of Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/books/review/tim-bouverie-appeasement.html Nonfiction Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Book review of Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson
Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and previously served as NPR’s national security correspondent. Her latest novel is “The Bullet.” In December 1940, the operations chief of France’s largest spy network walked into a bar in the port city of Marseille to recruit a source. The potential recruit was named Gabriel Rivière.
Book World: The young mother who took on the Nazis as head of France's biggest spy network
Mary Louise Kelly, The Washington Post Published 1:14 pm CDT, Friday, April 5, 2019 Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler Photo: Random House, Handout Photo: Random House, Handout Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against...
MADAME FOURCADE'S SECRET WAR
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Author event with Lynne Olson author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War
Parnassus Books is thrilled to welcome Lynne Olson for her new book Madame Fourcade’s Secret War. New York Times bestselling historian Lynne Olson’s new book Madame Fourcade’s Secret War is the extraordinary, little-known story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, who headed the largest and most influential spy network in occupied France during World War II.
The Hedgehog’s Great Escape - The American Scholar
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade lost dozens of her agents to German torture and execution, but she managed to keep her intelligence network together. (All article images courtesy of Random House) The air in the barracks detention cell was hot and sultry—typical July weather for the southern French town of Aix-en-Provence. Not surprisingly, the woman lying on the cot was bathed in sweat. But the reason wasn’t just the stifling heat. It was also fear.
Spring 2019 - The American Scholar
Articles Orwell’s Last Neighborhood While envisioning the darkest of futures and grappling with mortality, the English writer retreated to an idyllic Scottish isle to write Nineteen Eighty-Four by David Brown
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