Weiss: 725 books
by Liesl, Edward W. Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2009
This is the true story of Edward Weiss who in 1938, at the young age of eleven, left the United States with his family to go to the aid of a Jewish relative in Germany.This was only to be a short trip, but they are forced to remain until the end of World War II.Follow Edward on his journey that begins...
Me, Myself and Prague
An unreliable guide to Bohemia
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
I tripped across the Charles Bridge just before first light, all alone apart from a sleepy pickpocket just clocking on for the morning shift, my heels clacking on the cobblestones, the early morning sky a beautiful deep blue.
Armed only with a romantic soul and a pressing need to escape her...
2pac vs. Biggie
An Illustrated History of Rap's Greatest Battle
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Hip hop icons and rap innovators, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur continue to influence, define, and change the genre years after their deaths. Despite the controversies surrounding the murders of Tupac and Biggie, ultimately it’s their art that remains their biggest legacy. The music of Biggie...
Taking Care of Your Girls
A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
The real facts about your “girls” and how to take care of them
“Well, all my friends think they will never have breasts—and it’s not funny—because a lot of girls feel this way.”
—Elena, 13
“I went up two sizes over summer break! I started seventh grade with a ‘C’...
by Douglas Weiss, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
This fascinating book will take you on the ride of a lifetime. Douglas Weiss explains how you’re incredibly designed for pleasure—with your own very unique pleasure palate and a discoverable pleasure hierarchy.
You may be a classic "under-pleasurer" or "over-pleasurer," but...
The Yankee Comandante
The Untold Story of Courage, Passion, and One American's Fight to Liberate Cuba
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
William Morgan, a tough-talking ex-paratrooper, stunned family and friends when in 1957 he left Ohio to join freedom fighters in the mountains of Cuba. He led one band of guerrillas, and Che Guevara another, and together they swept through the country, ultimately forcing corrupt dictator Fulgencio...
Tiger Force
A True Story of Men and War
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
At the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest soldiers the American military could offer. They would be given a long leash, allowed to operate...
by Lawrence David Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
These are true stories of the Nome gold rush immortalized by the voices of the journalists and miners who lived through those exciting and dangerous times. Most of the miners were propelled into the harsh lands by wildly enthusiastic dreams and expectations. Some of these stories tell of the miners...
Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
A Young Girl’s Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
**A New York Times Bestseller
"A sacred reminder of what so many millions suffered, and only a few survived." —Adam Kirsch, New Republic**
In 1939, Helga Weiss was a young Jewish schoolgirl in Prague. As she endured the first waves of the Nazi invasion, she began to document...
The Business of Broadway
An Insider?s Guide to Working, Producing, and Investing in the World?s Greatest Theatre Community
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
New York’s Broadway theatre scene has long been viewed as the top of the heap” in the world theatre community. Taking lessons from the very best, this innovative guide delves into the business side of the renowned industry to explain just how its system functions. For anyone interested in pursuing...
by Piper Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Moms are people, too...fashionable people! Before we came along to yank on their skirts, they showed leg, sported killer bangs, and flaunted bikinis. Some even wore feathers and halter tops and drove around on motorcycles. Was their style shocking? Yes. Covetable? Absolutely. Based on Piper Weiss's...
by Amy Andrews, Amanda Usen, Wendy Byrne
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
12 months. 12 men. 12 fantasies come true.
Drop everything and one-click your way to a world where alpha billionaires know how to take care of a woman...
Success, power, and money...these men have it all. Whether you swoon for a crowned prince, melt for a real estate mogul, or get hot...
Gertrude Stein and Richard Wright
The Poetics and Politics of Modernism
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
After the Second World War Gertrude Stein asked a friend's support in securing a visa for Richard Wright to visit Paris. "I've got to help him, she said. You see, we are both members of a minority group." The brief, little-noted friendship of Stein and Wright began in 1945 with a letter. Over the...
Erika and Klaus Mann in New York
Escape from the Magic Mountain
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
This is the riveting tale of two brave nonconformists whose dramatic lives open up new perspectives on the history of the twentieth century. Thomas Mann’s two eldest children, Erika and Klaus, were unconventional, rebellious, and fiercely devoted to each other. Empowered by their close bond, they...