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1	The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story more books like this by Diane Ackerman add to wishlist A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. see all copies from $5.32! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Milkweed more books like this by Jerry Spinelli add to wishlist Set in Nazi-occupied Poland just before the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Spinelli's first historical novel tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival though the eyes of a young orphan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Spies of Warsaw more books like this by Alan Furst add to wishlist Set in Warsaw, Selsia, and Paris, Furst's stunning, action-packed new thriller combines espionage with deadly romance, all happening during the rearing threat of Hitler's gathering war against Europe. see all copies from $3.30! new only from $5.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Mila 18 more books like this by Leon Uris add to wishlist It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy--and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris's blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 more books like this by Wladyslaw Szpilman, Wadysaw Szpilman add to wishlist Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by the "Los Angeles Times," "The Pianist "is now a major motion picture directed by Roman Polanski and starring Adrien Brody ("Son of Sam"). "The Pianist" won the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prize--the Palme d'Or. On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Escape from Warsaw more books like this by Ian Serraillier add to wishlist In 1942 Warsaw, World War II is raging, and people live in fear from day to day. Ruth, Bronia, and Edek have to fend for themselves when both of their parents are taken by the Nazis. Can they survive? A gripping story based on true accounts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.01! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Warsaw Requiem more books like this by Bodie Thoene, Ph.D. add to wishlist Lori Ibsen and Jacob Kalner flee to Danzig to evade Hitler's bombers while Peter Wallich seeks refuge with the Jews of Warsaw. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Reign of hell more books like this by Sven Hassel add to wishlist Burning, looting, raping, murdering, Hitler's Penal Regiment advanced on the centre of Warsaw leaving in their wake a bloody trail of death and destruction. They killed indiscriminately: Pole or German, man, woman or child - anyone who crossed their path was eliminated. For Himmler had sworn that Warsaw would be razed to the ground - if it took ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63!
9	The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague more books like this by Timothy Garton Ash add to wishlist The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that define a history moment, written by a brilliant witness who was also a participant in epochal events. Whether covering Poland's first free parliamentary elections--in which Solidarity found itself in the position of trying to limit the scope of its victory--or sitting in at the meetings of an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.90! \| first editions \| SVS
10	For those I loved more books like this by Martin Gray add to wishlist (SPECIFIC COPY PER PUBLISHER)Martin Gray's memoir, first read by over 30 million, tells of a Jewish boy, age 14, trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto, later escaping Treblinka to become, at 19, an officer in the Red Army. At 35 he built a new life--only to have everything taken from him again. This cautionary tale of the rise of evil in our world includes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw more books like this by Professor Norman Davies add to wishlist The story of the Warsaw Rising from the author of The Isles and Europe: A History who is also the leading British authority on the history of Poland. Rising '44 is a brilliant narrative account of one of the most dramatic episodes in 20th century history, drawing on Davies' unique understanding of the issues and characters involved. In August 1944 ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	I Never Called It Rape more books like this by Robin Warshaw, Robin Warsaw add to wishlist Explores date rape, including what it is, why it happens, and its impact on victims, with information on resources and counseling and support programs. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	In My Fathers Court more books like this by Isaac Bashevis Singer add to wishlist In this autobiographical work, specifically mentioned in Issac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize citation, Singer remembers his childhood in Warsaw, and especially the bet din, or Jewish Court, in his father's home on working-class Krochmalna Street. Advice seekers and petitioners making wills or seeking marriage settlements daily visit the rabbi in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising more books like this by Israel Gutman add to wishlist A history of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising, written by one of its few survivors. Gutman makes use of diaries, personal letters, underground press reports, and his own recollections in creating an account of one of the most desperate resistance movements of the entire war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Warsaw Document more books like this by Adam Hall add to wishlist Known only by his codename, Quiller epitomizes the British spy made so famous by Ian Fleming's James Bond. The bureau insists upon giving Quiller a partner even though he works best alone. Saddled with a raw recruit, Quiller's explosive Warsaw assignment could blow sky high. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $78.27! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Who Will Write Our History?: Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto more books like this by Samuel D Kassow add to wishlist The gripping story of a clandestine archive in the Warsaw ghetto and its heroic founder see all copies from $9.72! new only from $10.01! \| SVS
17 view cover	Thaddeus of Warsaw more books like this by Jane Porter add to wishlist When I recovered, I found myself at the foot of that statue beneath which my unfortunate destiny had been fixed. My husband was leaning over me. He raised me with tenderness from the ground, and conjured me, in the mildest accents, to be comforted; to pardon the severity of those words, which had arisen from a fear that, by an imprudent avowal on ... see all copies from $2.28! new only from $18.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Words to Outlive Us: Eyewitness Accounts from the Warsaw Ghetto more books like this by Michal Grynberg (Editor), Philip Boehm (Translator) add to wishlist The story of the Warsaw Ghetto told through twenty-eight never-before-published accounts - a precious and historic find. In the history of the Holocaust, the Warsaw Ghetto stands as the enduring symbol of Jewish suffering and heroism. This collective memoir - a mosaic of individual diaries, journals and accounts - follows the fate of the Warsaw ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	When Shlemiel went to Warsaw & other stories. more books like this by Isaac Bashevis Singer add to wishlist This collection of eight stories, some based on traditional Jewish tales, includes "Tsirtsur and Peziza", "The Elders of Chelm and Genedel's Key", "Shlemiel the Businessman", and "Menaseh's Dream". Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Bravest Battle: The Twenty-Eight Days of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising more books like this by Dan Kurzman add to wishlist In October 1940 Nazis forced all the Jews in the Polish city of Warsaw to live in the cramped squalor of a small ghetto. Despite the starvation and disease that claimed 50,000 lives per year, the Jews were not dying swiftly enough to suit Heinrich Himmler, who ordered in 1942 that the Warsaw Ghetto be dismantled and the 450,000 inhabitants be ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $14.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Chosen Child more books like this by Masterton add to wishlist In Warsaw a radio presenter is found savagely murdered in the excavations for a new hotel. Superstitious workers blame a "demon" and go on strike, jeopardizing the career of high-flying executive Sarah Leonard. She and a local detective become unwilling allies as the killer strikes again and again. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.80! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Old Warsaw Cookbook more books like this by Irena Lorentowicz, Rysia add to wishlist Drawing on her Polish childhood, the author presents over 850 mouthwatering recipes which can conveniently be prepared in any modern American kitchen. Dishes are arranged by category, with a special section on holiday foods and customs. Throughout, piquant anecdotes and charming line drawings relate Poland's cuisine to its bounteous tradition of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The pianist : the extraordinary story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 more books like this by Wladyslaw Szpilman add to wishlist 'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the survival of one man throughout the war years in the devastated city of Warsaw than from several volumes of the average encyclopaedia' Independent on Sunday 'We are drawn in to share his surprise and then disbelief at the horrifying progress of events, all conveyed with an ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $4.77! \| first editions
24 view cover	Warsaw 1920: Lenin's Failed Conquest of Europe more books like this by Adam Zamoyski add to wishlist The dramatic and little-known story of how, in the summer of 1920, Lenin came within a hair's breadth of shattering the painstakingly constructed Versailles peace settlement and spreading Bolshevism to western Europe. In 1920 the new Soviet state was a mess, following a brutal civil war, and the best way of ensuring its survival appeared to be to ... see all copies from $18.47! new only from $18.47! \| SVS
25 view cover	Scroll of agony : the Warsaw diary of Chaim A.Kaplan more books like this by Chaim Aron Kaplan add to wishlist "A precious record of Jewish life under Nazi rule." - "New York Review of Books". "Not only the material for history; it is history itself, agonisingly, triumphantly alive." - "Saturday Review". Twenty years after the Warsaw Ghetto was annihilated, Chaim Kaplan's diary was found carefully preserved in a kerosene can. Originally written in Hebrew, ... see all copies from $7.65! new only from $51.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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