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     The Diary of a Young Girl

        (The Diary of Anne Frank)

           

One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank.

"The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank is a poignant and powerful account of a young Jewish girl's life during the Holocaust. Written while Anne and her family were in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, the diary captures the fears, hopes, and daily struggles of a teenager in extraordinary circumstances. Anne's writing is both deeply personal and universally resonant, offering a unique perspective on the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Her reflections on identity, family, and the desire for freedom continue to inspire readers around the world.

The Diary of a Young Girl has sold over 25 million copies world-wide. It is one of the most celebrated and enduring books of the last century and it remains a deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of human spirit.

 

 

*** THE BOOKS BELOW ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ***

 

 
28 Days
A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

by David Safier
 
Alone in Berlin
by Hans Fallada
 
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
 
Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah
 
Code Name: Lise
by Larry Loftis
 
God is Disappointed in You
by Mark Russell
 
Hiroshima
by John Hersey
 
I am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
 
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs (1861)
 
Insurgent Mexico
A vivid, firsthand account of the Mexican Revolution
by John Reed
 
Into Africa
The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
by Martin Dugard
 
Manhunt
The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

by James L. Swanson
 
Night
by Elie Wiesel
 
  One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
              by Omar El-Akkad
 
Patriot - A Memoir
by by Alexei Navalny
 
PREQUEL : An American Fight Against Fascism
- Rachel Maddow -
 
-Relentless Pursuit-
My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

by Bradley J. Edwards
 
Say Nothing:
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe
 
The Captain's Dog
My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe

by Roland Smith
 
The Diary of a Young Girl
(The Diary of Anne Frank)
by Anne Frank
 
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Edited by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman
 
The Journey of Crazy Horse
by Joseph M. Marshall III
 
The Lost Daughters of Ukraine
by Erin Litteken
 
The Nazi Mind
Twelve Warnings from History

by Laurence Rees
 
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris
 
This Book is Gay
by Juno Dawson
 
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump
 
Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
by Rodman Philbrick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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