romania

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The seamstress

a memoir of survival
1999
Recounts the author's experiences as a Jew in Nazi occupied Europe, her survival in a concentration camp, and post-war life in America speaking out as a Holocaust survivor.

Noah's cats and the devil's fire

1992
A retelling of a traditional Romanian tale in which the devil turns out to be the most troublesome passenger on Noah's ark.

Ruth's journey

a survivor's memoir
1996
Tells the story of Ruth Gold, whose mother, father, and brother died in a Romanian concentration camp in 1941, leaving her an orphan who was liberated three years later to wander the world, settling in Israel, then moving to Columbia with her husband, then on to America, and finally back to Transnistria where she attempted to come to terms with the tragedies of her life.

Letters to a young gymnast

2011
Describes, in her own words, the life and career of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, the first gymnast ever to receive a perfect ten in the Olympics.

Alexandra the rock eater

an old Rumanian tale retold
1978
Alexandra cleverly outwits the dragons as she attempts to find food for her one hundred children.

Legends of Dracula

1999
Discusses Vlad the Impaler, the historical person behind Count Dracula, describes how Bram Stoker came to write his famous novel about him, and examines how the character has been portrayed on stage and screen.

Nadia Com?neci

1977
A brief biography emphasizing the training and gymnastic achievements of the fourteen-year-old Romanian who earned a perfect score seven times in the 1976 Olympic Games.

Romania

2008
A guide to the culture and society of Romania for tourists and business travelers, discussing the land and people, values and attitudes, meetings and greetings, manners, language, Romanian home life and entertainment, transportation, business conduct, and communication.

The dean's December

1998
Albert Corde, newspaperman turned academic, accompanies his wife to visit her dying mother in Bucharest. At home in Chicago, his magazine articles and involvement in a student murder scandal have him in the middle of a raging controversy.

The sight

2003
Morgra, a lone wolf that possesses a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight, sets off a battle that involves all of nature when she attempts to find a pup, born into a brave and loving pack, that holds the key to a power that could control the world.

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