Born Survivors by
Wendy Holdern
“Relates the true
account of three pregnant women who met in Auschwitz, where they concealed
their pregnancies from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and fought for their
survival as well as the survival of their newborns as they embarked on a
treacherous journey to freedom.” –WorldCat
Can I Let You Go? By Cathy Glass
”Faye is 24, pregnant,
and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother's alcoholism. Faye is
gentle, childlike and vulnerable, and normally lives with her grandparents,
both of whom have mobility problems. Cathy and her children welcome Faye into their
home and hearts. The care plan is for Faye to stay with Cathy until after the
birth when she will return home and the baby will go for adoption. Given that
Faye never goes out alone it is something of a mystery how she ever became
pregnant and Faye says it's a secret. To begin with Faye won't acknowledge she
is pregnant or talk about the changes in her body as she worries it will upset
her grandparents, but after her social worker assures her she can talk to Cathy
she opens up.” –WorldCat
“In this work, the
author, a Russian historian, narrates the compelling story of Lenin's life and
political activities in the years leading up to the revolution. As he scuttled
between the glittering capital cities of Europe, from London and Munich to
Vienna and Prague, Lenin found support among fellow emigres and revolutionaries
in the underground movement. He came to lead a ring of conspirators, many of
whom would give their lives in service to his schemes. An account of Lenin's
little known early life, this book tracks in detail the formation of one of the
great revolutionaries of the twentieth century.” –WorldCat
Girl Alone by Cathy Glass
”When Joss came to me
she was angry, upset and confused. At the age of nine, she returned home from
school to find her father's lifeless body in the garage. Four years later she
was still hurting. She was smoking cannabis, drinking alcohol, stealing, going
missing and was in trouble with the police and at school. Time was running out
and I was her last chance.” –WorldCat
Graveyard For Dreamers: One Woman’s Odyssey in Africa by Joan Baxter
“Graveyard for
Dreamers is a personal and colourful account of living, travelling and
reporting on coups and customs in seven West African countries.” –Amazon
Hitler’s Secretary: A
Firsthand Account of Life With Hitler
”In 1942 Germany,
Traudl Junge was a young woman with dreams of becoming a ballerina when she was
offered the chance of a lifetime. At the age of twenty-two she became private
secretary to Adolf Hitler and served him for two and a half years, right up to
the bitter end. Junge observed the intimate workings of Hitler's
administration, she typed correspondence and speeches, including Hitler's
public and private last will and testament; she ate her meals and spent
evenings with him; and she was close enough to hear the bomb that was intended
to assassinate Hitler in the Wolf's Lair, close enough to smell the bitter
almond odor of Eva Braun's cyanide pill. In her intimate, detailed memoir,
Junge invites readers to experience day-to-day life with the most horrible
dictator of the twentieth century.” –WorldCat
The Rise of Barack
Obama by Pete Souza
“Photojournalist Pete
Souza documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his
first day in the U.S. Senate up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary.
Souza, who also accompanied the senator to seven countries including Kenya,
South Africa, and Russia, had access to photograph the senator and presidential
candidate in private and public moments during Obama's rise to political
stardom. Most of these have not been seen before. Souza provides extended
commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and
participants.” –WorldCat
The Silent Cry by Cathy Glass
“When Cathy sees Laura
in the school playground she joins the other parents in admiring her gorgeous
newborn baby, Liam, but when Laura suddenly feels unwell Cathy is so concerned
she walks her home. Laura then disappears for weeks. Her seven-year-old daughter
Kim is collected from school by Laura's mother-in-law, who wants nothing to do
with anyone outside the family. Busy fostering, Cathy tries to put her worries
to one side, until late one night she receives a phone call that changes
everything. Cathy is shocked by the decline in Laura's mental health. She
thinks Laura could be suffering from severe postnatal depression and knows she
must see a doctor urgently, but Laura's family have other ideas.” –WorldCat
Tommy Douglas by
Vincent Lam
“Tommy Douglas was a
prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism and the crucial role of
civil rights. Douglas, a championship boxer and Baptist minister, later
exchanged his pulpit for politics, sitting as a federal MP and then serving for
17 years as premier of Saskatchewan, where he introduced the universal
health-insurance system that would eventually be adopted across Canada. As
leader of the national NDP, he was a staunch advocate of programs such as the
Canada Pension Plan.” –WorldCat