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itsjustme40something
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I will not call this "Aligator anything", no this is Donald's Dachau...the 1st concentration camp established by the Nazi's. They were so proud of their 1st concentration camp that they would have sold merch if they could have too.
If you're feeling hopeless, overwhelmed and like you have no control over any of this...remember calling it what it is , a concentration camp is resistance. Joy is resistance, knowledge is resistance. Resist

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AvidReader25
Brave Men | Ernie Pyle
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I created a special cubby on my bookshelf filled with some of my nephew‘s books. Some were in his backpack when he died, others were ones we had bought together or I had gifted him. The framed item is his Ex Libris stamp. The flowers from one of the funeral bouquets we were sent. It‘s a sweet way to be reminded of him every day since we connected so deeply over what we were reading.

Bookwormjillk That‘s a beautiful tribute 2mo
kspenmoll How lovely. 2mo
Dilara I am so sorry for your loss. This is a wonderful, thoughtful tribute. 2mo
MaureenMc 💗💗💗 2mo
BkClubCare {{{{hugs}}}} 1mo
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Kshakal
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Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 3mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#D-Day 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🚢🎖️

#JuneSpecials ☀️🌸⛱️🦩🍉 🌻🩱🧴🕶️🌊🐚

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 🇺🇸 💔 3mo
monkeygirlsmama Pretty shelf. 3mo
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TheSpineView
To Hell and Back | Audie Murphy
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#JuneSpecials @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#DDay

My father was in WWII. He was in a communications unit attached to the 3rd division. His stories were interesting. I read this book in the 80s. It makes me wonder how kids would fair if we had another World War and a draft. I hope we never find out.

Eggs Lovely post 💔 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙏🏻 🇺🇸 3mo
AnnCrystal 🫂🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🌟❤️🤍💙. May we never know 🙏. 3mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Pickpick

🎧 was not the best way to read this. Unfamiliar with Polish names and I struggled with keeping people straight. But. What a book. This is a feminist look at not only an amazing woman also war. I had never heard of The Silent Unseen - Polish paratroopers trained in Britain and dropped behind enemy lines in Poland Zo's story is both fantastical and frustrating as the Soviet punished Nazi fighters and men refuse to recognize women's contributions.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Listening to the tagged on my neighborhood walk where the cherry blossoms are blooming

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
mcctrish I‘m so jealous 5mo
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charl08
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Pickpick

'She was a very strong lady,' Marzenna recalled. 'For her, nothing was impossible.
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Recommended history of Polish resistance in WW2.

The descriptions of Agent Zo's personal skills reminded me of my gran. Everyone loved her, but not for her small talk!
Personal gripe: one of those "hidden histories" where actually what the author means/ acknowledges is "*English speakers* didn't know about it...".

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jenniferw88
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#wpnf25

Well, I've read 3 of them! Agree with 2 (Agent Zo & What the Wild Sea Can Be), not so sure about Raising Hare.

I'm glad The Eagle and the Hart didn't make it, but disappointed Sister in Law isn't there.

Will be getting Story of a Heart out of the library!

Hooked_on_books I agree with you on Sister in Law, which is tremendous. I would have swapped Neneh out for that one. 5mo
jenniferw88 @Hooked_on_books I don't really want to read Story of a Heart because I had a heart transplant aged 12, so it's a bit close to home. BUT I told myself I'd read it if it made the shortlist. I've never heard of Neneh, so I am willing to give it a go on audio. 5mo
Hooked_on_books @jenniferw88 That‘s definitely a close perspective to that book! I can say it‘s beautifully done and respectful to all parties, but of course I can‘t speak to what the reading experience will be like for you. Hopefully you‘ll give yourself a lot of grace to put it down if it‘s too much. Neneh, on the other hand, I knew as a one hit wonder plus I‘m not very interested in childhood memoir and she focuses a lot on that. 5mo
jenniferw88 @Hooked_on_books I should technically be OK with it, as I had a domino heart transplant, which occurs when 1 patient (my donor) undergoes heart-lung transplantation and their healthy heart is given, as part of a “domino” procedure, to a heart transplant recipient (me), but thanks. 5mo
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charl08

As far as possible, the women saved each other.

(Magdeburg camp, 1944)