1911-1979

"One of the most notorious war criminals of all time, Dr. Josef Mengele has come to symbolize both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice in the postwar world. Drawing on new scholarship and sources . . . examines Mengele's life and career, chronicling his university studies, which led to two PhDs and a promising career as a scientist; his wartime service, in combat and at Auschwitz, where his "selections" determined the fate of countless innocents and his "scientific" pursuits resulted in the traumatization and death of thousands more; and his postwar refuge in Germany and South America"--Provided by publisher.

As the number of first-hand witnesses shrinks, there is an urgent need to educate a new generation of readers on the tragedy of the Holocaust. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, this title presents the harrowing details of one of the concentration camp's most infamous figures. Known as Auschwitz's Angel of Death, Mengele was the doctor responsible for some of the most unsettling Nazi human experiments. This title uncovers the details of his early life, his rise within the Nazi Party, his atrocious deeds at the concentration camp, and his life in hiding.

Victims of Dr. Mengele's medical experiments in Auschwitz discuss their ordeals and life after Auschwitz.

Presents two poetry volumes by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, including the 1976 "Who Are We Now?" and "Landscapes of Living and Dying," first published in 1979.

A collection of contemporary critical essays on the work of this 20th century American poet.

Presents all of twentieth-century American poet Elizabeth Bishop's previously collected poems and many previously uncollected; all of her poetic translations; several prose works, including stories, travel writings, essays, and discussions of literature and art; and fifty-three of her letters.

A guide to reading and understanding five poems by Elizabeth Bishop.

Draws on the letters between Elizabeth Bishop and Anne Stevenson to analyze Bishop's poems, focusing on Bishop's search for self-placement in her childhood, her fascination with seventeenth-century baroque art, her use of the fable to give autonomy and authority to natural creatures, and her acceptance of evolutionary change.