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1) Women's lives and clothes in WW2: ready for action

Author

Adlington, Lucy, 1970-

Publication Date

2019.

Summary

"What would you wear to war? How would you dress for a winter mission in the open cockpit of a Russian bomber plane? At a fashion show in Occupied Paris? Singing in Harlem, or on fire watch in Tokyo.? Ready for Action is a unique, illustrated insight into the experiences of women worldwide during World War Two and its aftermath. The history of ten tumultuous years is reflected in clothes, fashion, accessories and uniforms. As housewives, fighters,...

2) Inkspell

Author

Funke, Cornelia, 1958-

Series

Inkheart volume 2
Inkworld

Publication Date

2005

Lexile Measure

820L

Summary

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When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a...

3) Legends: short novels by the masters of modern fantasy

Publication Date

1998.

Summary

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A seven-hundred-page anthology of stories on various fantasy worlds, each preceded by an introduction. They range from Terry Pratchett's The Sea and Little Fishes, set in Discworld, to Ursula K. Le Guin's Dragonfly, set in Earthsea.

4) The dragon wakes with thunder

Author

Song, K. X

Series

Dragon spirit duology volume 2
The Dragon Spirit Duology

Publication Date

2025.

Summary

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"A young woman who wields the unimaginable power of the dragon spirit must decide who to support--and who to love--in this enthralling fantasy that reimagines the legend of Mulan. The explosive conclusion to The Night Ends with Fire! The war may be over, but Hai Meilin is still paying a heavy toll. In spite of securing victory for the kingdom of Anlai, she is imprisoned upon her return. Her crime? Wielding a sword as a woman. In the palace, Meilin...

5) The first wave: the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II

Author

Kershaw, Alex

Publication Date

2019

Summary

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"Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day's most perilous missions. The charismatic, unforgettable cast includes the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the British glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the Canadian brothers who led their troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; as well as...

6) Dinner with King Tut: how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations

Author

Kean, Sam

Publication Date

2025.

Summary

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"Whether it's the mighty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of Mexico, we have a good idea of what the past looked like. But what about our other senses: The tang of Roman fish sauce and the springy crust of Egyptian sourdough? The boom of medieval cannons and the clash of Viking swords? The frenzied plays of an Aztec ballgame... and the chilling reality that the losers might also lose their lives? History often neglects the tastes, textures,...