National Book Award Finalist: Never before has the mentality of the average German under the Nazi regime been made as intelligible to the outsider." — The New York TImesThey Thought They Were Free is an eloquent and provocative examination of the development of fascism in Germany. Milton Mayer's book is a study of ten Germans and their lives from 1933-45, based on interviews he conducted after the war when he lived in Germany. Mayer had a position ...

Pippa Vosper tragically lost her son Axel in 2017, when she was five months pregnant, and has since written about baby loss online and in a series of pieces for Vogue. Beyond Grief: Navigating the Journey of Pregnancy and Baby Loss is the book she wishes had been available when her son died. It covers every aspect of pregnancy and baby loss at any stage, from the practical to the emotional, with advice from experts and stories from women who have experienced losses of their own.

Wenige Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs, im Jahr 1952, bricht der deutschstämmige amerikanische Journalist Milton S. Mayer (1908–1986) zu einer Recherchereise in die mittelhessische Universitätsstadt Marburg auf. Er will exemplarisch und unmittelbar erfahren, wie Normalbürger ihre eigenen Verstrickungen in das verbrecherische Tun des Nationalsozialismus und die Umbrüche der Nachkriegszeit thematisieren. Bis September 1952 nimmt Mayer, der seine eigene jüdische Herkunft verschweigt, a...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 27 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most influential authors of the time including, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Winston Marks, Damon Knight, Mack Reynolds, Frank M. Robinson, Russ Winterbotham, Alan E. Nourse, Charles E. Fritch, Milton Lesser, Evan Hunter, William Morrison, John Massie Davis, Irving Cox Jr., Malcolm B. Morehart Jr., Richard O. Lewis,...

Brought to you by Puffin.Puffin presents five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith.This collection featuring one of Dick King-Smith's most famous stories The Invisible Dog.The Invisible Dog is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garr...

Milton's poems invariably depict the decisive instant in a story, a moment of crisis that takes place just before the action undergoes a dramatic change of course. Such instants look backward to a past that is about to be superseded or repudiated and forward, at the same time, to a future that will immediately begin to unfold. Martin Evans identifies this moment of transition as "the Miltonic Moment."This provocative new study focuses primarily on three of Milton's best known early...

Brought to you by Puffin.Puffin presents a collection of magical stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith.This collection of exciting stories includes The Magic Carpet Slippers!The great thing about being 75 years old is that you can wear your slippers everywhere - Percy Sloggett wears his in the garden and to the shops as well as in the house. In time his battered old slippers need to be replaced and he gets something of a surprise when he ...

Harvard on the Beach is an exquisite anthology that traverses the eons and geographic boundaries of literature, offering readers an unparalleled immersion into the towering accomplishments of Western thought and creativity. With genres ranging from romantic poetry and philosophical essays to mesmerizing fables and dramatic plays, this collection encapsulates the essence of its broad cultural milieu. Through the inclusion of timeless excerpts from both familiar and lesser-known works, the a...

Success Beyond the Backyard: 7 Neighbors Who Dared to Dream Big and Won Extraordinary achievements often begin in ordinary places. In this captivating collection of true stories, discover how seven remarkable individuals transformed personal challenges into stepping stones for success. From Lutz Henckel’s journey from post-war Germany to Silicon Valley innovator, to Sharon Sacks breaking barriers as the first blind female superintendent of the California School for the Blind, each narrativ...

The 1950s were a golden age of science fiction, a decade when writers imagined alien worlds, strange technologies, and futures both thrilling and terrifying. In this collection of 22 classic short stories, you’ll encounter some of the era’s most creative minds, including five unforgettable tales by Philip K. Dick.Step into worlds where reality itself can’t be trusted. In The Hanging Stranger, an ordinary man discovers something impossible hanging from a lamppost—and no one...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 21 thru 30 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sThe Gun by Philip K. Dick - Nothing moved or stirred. Everything was silent, dead. Only the gun showed signs of life and the trespassers had wrecked that for all time.So They Baked A Cake by Winston Marks - He was tired of people—this starship seemed to offer the ideal escape from it all.The Alien Dies at Dawn by Alexa...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 21 thru 40 - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Gun by Philip K. DickSo They Baked a Cake by Winston MarksThe Alien Dies at Dawn by Alexander BladeUnwelcomed Visitor by William MorrisonTask of Kayin by William MorrisonBeyond the Door by Philip K. DickShipping Clerk by William MorrisonSpoken For by William MorrisonPariah by Milton LesserT...