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Concentration Camps

A Global History

by Alan Kramer ...

A global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity. In popular perception concentration camps are synonymous with genocide and Nazi racial extermination. Yet concentration camps were and are a global phenomenon, not restricted to Nazi Germany, used at times even by democracies, with an astonishing range of functions. Drawing together a wide range of multi-lingual archival ... Read more

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A global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity. In popular perception concentration camps are synonymous with genocide and Nazi racial extermination. Yet concentration camps were and are a global phenomenon, not restricted to Nazi Germany, used at times even by democracies, with an astonishing range of functions. Drawing together a wide range of multi-lingual archival
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The Crow Tree

Book 1 in the Magical Midland Forest Series

by Alan Kramer ...

The Crow Tree is the first in the Magical Midland Forest series of contemporary novels for young adult readers.It's set in a mysterious forest with talking animals and a secret passage to another time and in a tense and fractured American town next door.The story is told by a ninth grader named Marcus. He and his marching band friends usually stay to themselves. But with loggers clear-cutting the ... Read more

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The Crow Tree is the first in the Magical Midland Forest series of contemporary novels for young adult readers.It's set in a mysterious forest with talking animals and a secret passage to another time and in a tense and fractured American town next door.The story is told by a ninth grader named Marcus. He and his marching band friends usually stay to themselves. But with loggers clear-cutting the
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Dynamic of Destruction

Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War

by Professor Alan Kramer ...

Series series Making of the Modern World
On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the beginning of a different style of war, without the rules that had governed military conflict up to that ... Read more

$34.39 CAD

On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the beginning of a different style of war, without the rules that had governed military conflict up to that
... Read more
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Concentration Camps

A Global History

by Alan Kramer ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

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25 hours 58 min

In popular perception concentration camps are synonymous with genocide and Nazi racial extermination. Yet concentration camps were and are a global phenomenon, not restricted to Nazi Germany, used at times even by democracies, with an astonishing range of functions.Alan Kramer provides here a comprehensive history of concentration camps, charting their first establishment at the beginning of the ... Read more

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In popular perception concentration camps are synonymous with genocide and Nazi racial extermination. Yet concentration camps were and are a global phenomenon, not restricted to Nazi Germany, used at times even by democracies, with an astonishing range of functions.Alan Kramer provides here a comprehensive history of concentration camps, charting their first establishment at the beginning of the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Dynamic of Destruction

Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War

by Professor Alan Kramer ...

Series series Making of the Modern World
On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the beginning of a different style of war, without the rules that had governed military conflict up to that ... Read more

$34.39 CAD

On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the beginning of a different style of war, without the rules that had governed military conflict up to that
... Read more
Fascist Warfare, 1922–1945

Aggression, Occupation, Annihilation

Edited by Miguel Alonso, Alan Kramer, Javier Rodrigo ...

This groundbreaking book explores the interpretative potential and analytical capacity of the concept ‘fascist warfare’. Was there a specific type of war waged by fascist states? The concept encompasses not only the practice of violence at the front, but also war culture, the relationship between war and the fascist project, and the construction of the national community. Starting with the legacy ... Read more

$153.99 CAD

This groundbreaking book explores the interpretative potential and analytical capacity of the concept ‘fascist warfare’. Was there a specific type of war waged by fascist states? The concept encompasses not only the practice of violence at the front, but also war culture, the relationship between war and the fascist project, and the construction of the national community. Starting with the legacy
... Read more
Screen Acting

Edited by Peter Kramer, Alan Lovell ...

While not everyone would agree with Alfred Hitchcock's notorious remark that 'actors are cattle', there is little understanding of the work film actors do. Yet audience enthusiasm for, or dislike of, actors and their style of performance is a crucial part of the film-going experience. Screen Acting discusses the development of film acting, from the stylisation of the silent era, through the ... Read more

$86.56 CAD

While not everyone would agree with Alfred Hitchcock's notorious remark that 'actors are cattle', there is little understanding of the work film actors do. Yet audience enthusiasm for, or dislike of, actors and their style of performance is a crucial part of the film-going experience. Screen Acting discusses the development of film acting, from the stylisation of the silent era, through the
... Read more
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Advent 9

by T. Alan Horne ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 52 min

Once, the world had people to look up to.The Powered protected us, inspired us, showed us new possibilities for humanity. But when the great names walked away, when the capes and boots and chest-blazoned symbols vanished, all they left behind was a single child to take up their burden.His nightmares named him Advent 9, the flying, bullet-dodging, impossibly strong remnant of an era almost ... Read more

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Once, the world had people to look up to.The Powered protected us, inspired us, showed us new possibilities for humanity. But when the great names walked away, when the capes and boots and chest-blazoned symbols vanished, all they left behind was a single child to take up their burden.His nightmares named him Advent 9, the flying, bullet-dodging, impossibly strong remnant of an era almost
... Read more
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The Towers of the Sunset (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Saga of Recluce 2

by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Alejandro Ruiz, Kimberly Gilbert, Dani Stoller, Andy Brownstein, David Jourdan, Chris Stinson, Colleen Delany, Eric Messner, Bradley Smith, Tracy Olivera, Tia Shearer, Christopher Walker, Michael Glenn, Amanda Forstrom, Elizabeth Jernigan, Henry Kramer, Richard Rohan, Bruce Alan Rauscher, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Michael John Casey, Chris Davenport, Scott McCormick, Chris Genebach, Eleanor Todd, Matthew Ward, Michael Mowen ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Saga of Recluce
Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Towers of the Sunset continues his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, Creslin chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic ... Read more

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L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Towers of the Sunset continues his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, Creslin chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic
... Read more
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The Chuckwagon Trail [Dramatized Adaptation]

A Chuckwagon Trail Western 1

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Michael Mowen, Christopher Graybill, Michael Glenn, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, David Jourdan, Bruce Alan Rauscher, Henry Kramer, Lawrence Redmond, Casie Platt, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Richard Rohan, Todd Scofield, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, James Lewis, Terence Aselford, Matthew Bassett, Marty Lodge, Matthew Ward, Nora Achrati, Dani Stoller, Michael John Casey, Steven Carpenter, Peter Holdway, Eva Wilhelm, Colleen Delany, James Keegan, Scott McCormick, Dylan Lynch, Jonathon Church ...

Series series Chuckwagon Trail
Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

National bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone spin a breakneck tale about a heroic chuckwagon cook who knows just what to do when cowboys get hungry—for revenge...Framed for murder, Dewey “Mac” McKenzie is running for his life. Though Mac's never even made a pot of coffee, he talks his way onto a cattle drive heading west—as a chuckwagon cook. Turns out he has a natural ... Read more

$27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

National bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone spin a breakneck tale about a heroic chuckwagon cook who knows just what to do when cowboys get hungry—for revenge...Framed for murder, Dewey “Mac” McKenzie is running for his life. Though Mac's never even made a pot of coffee, he talks his way onto a cattle drive heading west—as a chuckwagon cook. Turns out he has a natural
... Read more

David Cronenberg

Author or Filmmaker?

by Mark Browning ...

For more than thirty years, David Cronenberg has made independent films such as Scanners and A History of Violence which aim to disturb, surprise, and challenge audiences. He has also repeatedly drawn on literary fiction for inspiration, adapting themes from authors like William Burroughs, J. G. Ballard, and Patrick McGrath for the big screen; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker? is the first ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

For more than thirty years, David Cronenberg has made independent films such as Scanners and A History of Violence which aim to disturb, surprise, and challenge audiences. He has also repeatedly drawn on literary fiction for inspiration, adapting themes from authors like William Burroughs, J. G. Ballard, and Patrick McGrath for the big screen; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker? is the first
... Read more
Understanding Film Theory

by Dr. Ruth Doughty, Christine Etherington-Wright ...

This essential core textbook provides an approachable and extensive introduction to film theory, written by two highly experienced senior lecturers. Bringing a fresh, contemporary and accessible approach to what is often perceived to be a challenging and old-fashioned area of film studies that requires time and effort to grasp, the text illustrates why theory is important and demonstrates how it ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

This essential core textbook provides an approachable and extensive introduction to film theory, written by two highly experienced senior lecturers. Bringing a fresh, contemporary and accessible approach to what is often perceived to be a challenging and old-fashioned area of film studies that requires time and effort to grasp, the text illustrates why theory is important and demonstrates how it
... Read more

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