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The month that changed the world

July 1914
2014
Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis.

Play to the angel

2002
In Vienna in 1938, in the shadow of an increasingly dangerous Nazi Germany, twelve-year-old Greta purses her dream of becoming a concert pianist like her dead brother Kurt, despite a lack of support from her widowed mother.

Austria

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Austria"--.

Moonlight on the magic flute

2010
Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762, where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius' life. Presented in English and Chinese.

A gift for Mama

2014
A little boy is on a search for the perfect gift for his mother, navigating the streets of 1890s Vienna, meeting new people, and continuing to trade one gift for another.

The little book

2008
Wheeler Burden finds himself mysteriously transported ninety-seven years in the past--to 1897--where he is stuck, and after finding proper clothing, shelter, and acquires Sigmund Freud as a mentor, Wheeler learns more about his war-hero father but struggles to put the pieces of his life together.

Hitler

diagnosis of a destructive prophet
2000
Provides the first analysis of Hitler's life by a trained MD and practicing psychiatrist.

The secret of the mezuzah

1995
During a search for spies in his Viennese neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Con, an American living overseas with his mother, gains a new awareness of antisemitism and the Holocaust.

Stolen words

2001
In her diary, eleven-year-old Robyn describes her family's visit to Austria, from the disastrous theft of their luggage to adventures in the countryside, while she tries to recover from the death of her Aunt Beth.

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