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Politics took him to the Swedish Parliament in the 1940's, but illness forced him to retire from politics after ten years of service. He energetically devoted his last dozen years to a number of cultural projects, including work for the National Arts Council and the East Asian Museum. Åke Wiberg was a man whose determination and personality have apparently moved many of those who knew him.
The Åke Wiberg Foundation was created in 1954, and has since...
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This delightful collection of colourful anecdotes from Fay Pettapiece's upbringing and married life in urban and rural British Columbia brings on both laughter and tears-but more of the former than the latter. The Years Between is a fascinating reflection of British Columbia's history, as told from the perspective of an only child whose father's sundry jobs hauled the family from one challenge to the next around the province, and whose grandmother...
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La série en sept tomes, Les-Bourbons.
Club, vous présente son premier opus sur les rois Bourbons qui ont marqué l'Histoire
Premier souverain de la branche dite de Bourbon de la dynastie capétienne, Henri IV succéda à Henri III sur le trne de France en 1584. Baptisé catholique à sa naissance, il changea plusieurs fois de religion et se reconvertit finalement au catholicisme pour être accepté comme roi de France. En 1598, il signa l'Édit...
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Wolfe Cribari - An Exceptional Life!
THEN AND NOW: Dad's words are pertinent and resonant.
IMMIGRANTS:
Are we less American because we cherish and honor our fathers and their birth land and our heritage?
At the gates of America you left behind things that America doesn't want. Hatred of old-time neighbors, national prejudice, traditional fears. They are inconsistent with the American idea of freedom.
RACISM:
Of all the alien enemies...
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A practical workbook for connecting with ancestors and their magical powers so you can create your own ancestral spell book.
Connect with Your Past to Create Your Own Personal Book of Shadows.
Most of us know the people who gave us life and even a generation or two beyond. But few are attuned to those who lived earlier. Strange, for a culture who loves storytelling, that we have forgotten how to keep our own stories alive for much more than a hundred...
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xvii, 443 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces the paths of the author's ancestors (black and white) through the crucible of slavery to show its effects on our food today"--
348) In God We Trusted: An Unforgettable Escape from Lithuania to Western Europe during World War II
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ESCAPE FROM LITHUANIA
In 1933, Lili Hriskevicius Tremblay was born into a near dreamlike existence. She came from one of the wealthiest families in Lithuania and lived in a mansion on her family's thousand-acre estate. She lacked few luxuries, however, with the onset of World War II, Lili's home was taken over first by the Soviets and later by the Germans. These tensions put the family on the run. Leaving one child and several older relatives behind,...
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287 pages ; 22 cm
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"Explores the principles that govern your family energy field and the many ways this ancestral field can support you as well as how it can hold you captive. Provides exercises and tools to help you recognize and release negative family patterns and heal ancestral trauma. Discusses the importance of honoring your ancestors, sharing suggestions about altar creation, prayers, and the Vedic ritual of Tarpanam"--
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The Black pioneers (1839-1865) who cleared the land and established the Queen's Bush settlement in that section of unsurveyed land where present-day Waterloo and Wellington counties meet, near Hawkesville, are the focus of this extensively researched book. Linda Brown-Kubisch's attention to detail and commitment to these long-neglected settlers re-establishes their place in Ontario history. Set in the context of the early migration of Blacks into...
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1 atlas (239 pages) : color maps ; 29 cm
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Delve into your German heritage! This carefully curated collection of beautiful historical maps of Germany will help you sort out the mess that is German history. With these 100-plus full-color maps, you can view German border changes throughout the centuries, allowing you to find your German hometown and records of your ancestors.
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325 pages ; 22 cm
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Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the "true bride" will be chosen and end the suffering. Many...
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386 pages ; 24 cm
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"A searing novel about the cracks that form in a small North Carolina community and the evils that unfurl from its center. Toya Gardner, a young Black artist from Atlanta, has returned to her ancestral home in the North Carolina mountains to trace her family history and complete her graduate thesis. But when she encounters a still-standing Confederate monument in the heart of town, she sets her sights on something bigger. Meanwhile, local deputies...
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