Ruta’s Closet tells the compelling Holocaust story of a Jewish family, imprisoned in the tiny Shavl ghetto in Lithuania.The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it reads like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational....

Ruta’s Closet tells the compelling Holocaust story of a Jewish family, imprisoned in the tiny Shavl ghetto in Lithuania.The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it reads like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational....

Crime and Criminal Justice provides students with a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the study of criminology by taking an interdisciplinary approach to explaining criminal behaviour and criminal justice.The book is divided into two parts, which address the two essential bases that form the discipline of criminology. Part One describes, discusses and evaluates a range of theoretical approaches that have offered explanations for crime, drawing upon contributions f...

Before she became one of the most controversial women in American history, Mary Todd Lincoln was a brilliant, ambitious young woman who saw greatness in Abraham Lincoln long before the world did.She became the wife of a president, the First Lady of a nation at war, and a witness to some of the darkest moments in America’s history. Behind the grandeur of the White House, however, was a woman carrying unbearable burdens—relentless public criticism, political enemies, devastating pers...

In the heart of the Highlands, Cynthia Ryce delves into the dark legends of the MacKays.A famous author in search of inspiration for her next story, she has decided to solve the savage murders of seven women. Her host, the mysterious and sexy Lord Keith MacKay, will play the role of the guide. But the mockery, humiliations, and indifference gradually turn her stay into a nightmare.Lord Keith MacKay has secrets he must protect at all costs: he is a vampire, and the days of h...

Der "kleine Alberts" ist die unbestrittene Nummer 1 unter den einführenden Lehrbüchern der Molekular- und Zellbiologie. Aus der Fülle der neuen und neuesten Erkenntnisse werden die unentbehrlichen Grundlagen der molekularen Zellbiologie sowie ihre Anwendungen in Medizin, Gen- und Biotechnologie herausgearbeitet, mit der Genauigkeit, Verlässlichkeit und Aktualität des großen Bruders "Molekularbiologie der Zelle" und illustriert durch 900 durchgehend farbige Abbildungen.21 ganzseitige...

"The Evolution of the Early English Organ" explores the development, usage, and repertoire of the organ in England prior to 1660. The work features detailed tables, documentation, photographs, instrument specifications, and musical quotations, providing a thorough analysis of the organ's historical progression and context preceding the Restoration. By integrating primary documents with academic research and practical studies, the book aims to underscore the craftsmanship, musical developme...

The largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, Llanelli has a long and illustrious history. This book draws on an assortment of some 200 old maps, prints and photographs to illustrate the transformation of Llanelli from a small medieval hamlet and fishing village on the sea shore of the Burry Estuary, through a period of renown as the centre of the world’s tinplate industry, to its present-day importance as a thriving commercial and industrial town. Coal mining, smelting and shipping e...

Chepstow (Welsh: Cas-gwent) is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England on a bend of the River Wye. The region has been occupied since Neolithic times, and the Romans built a settlement close to the town when they arrived in AD 48. Chepstow itself was founded by the Normans, who built the castle in about 1067. In the Middle Ages, Chepstow developed as a port noted for its imports of wine and exports of timber and bark. In the late eighteenth centur...

The roots of Carmarthen, claimed to be the oldest town in Wales, go back to the time of the Roman occupation founded around AD 75 when it was called Moridunum, the civitas capital of the Celtic Demetae (Britons) tribe. It can also claim to have one of the oldest theatres in country with one of only three surviving Roman amphitheatres in Wales. There are strong Arthurian legends connecting Merlin the Wizard to Carmarthen, but it was the Normans who recognised the town’s strategic location a...

Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy – ‘town on the Monnow’), is a traditional county town in Monmouthshire, Wales, and is located on the confluence of the River Monnow and River Wye. On the site of a Roman fort, Blestium, it became established as a town when the Normans built a castle here after 1067. In 1387, Monmouth was the birthplace of Henry V, later the hero of the Battle of Agincourt – a legacy that has been reflected in the name given the town square. In 1536, Monmouth became the county town...

The ancient town of Kidwelly grew up around its thirteenth-century Norman castle, eventually expanding further during the Industrial Revolution that spread throughout South Wales. The town was home to a large brickworks, harbour and tinplate works. The latter, which was founded in 1737, the second oldest in Wales and the world, did not close until 1941. It is now a Tinplate Industrial Museum and the only surviving example of the Welsh Double or Pack Mill method of tinplate manufacture that...