The Year You Were Born 1942: 82 page A4 book is full of interesting facts and trivia over many topics including Events of 1942, Music, Movies, Adverts and much more.

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This book covers the relationships between three people living in New York: Stingo, Nathan Landau, and his lover Sophie, a Polish Catholic who survived the Nazi concentration camps. Nathan is a paranoid schizophrenic who encourages Sophie to commit suicide with him, while Sophie is haunted by her time in the camps. It was later adapted into a film, for which Meryl Streep won Best Actress. “Sophie’s Choice” has since become shorthand for making a decision between two terrible options. In "Arch of Triumph," a German surgeon lives in Paris as a stateless refugee and secretly treats patients despite laws forbidding it. Despite the danger and the impending fall of France, he manages to find love. In Stephen King’s best-selling sci-fi novel, residents of a small town deal with being suddenly cut off from the outside world via an invisible barrier. The book was adapted into a TV series in 2013, running for three seasons. In the highly anticipated final installment of the "Harry Potter" series, Harry faces his final epic battle with the strongest dark wizard, who threatens not only Harry's life but control of the entire magical world. Harry faces more danger than all the other books combined, destroying Horcruxes, protecting his friends, and ultimately saving every witch and wizard from dark magic. This is a heartwarming and heartbreaking conclusion to a series that millions of readers hold dear. Winner of the first Newbery Award, "The Story of Mankind" is an illustrated history of civilization in the West for children. It touches on everything from writing and art to religion and government, according to Biblio.

A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.Based on the "Three Little Pigs," this picture book puts a new twist on the classic tale when the pigs head off on their own imaginative adventures. The book features a myriad of illustration styles from David Wiesner. Graeme Base illustrated an animal for each letter of the alphabet in his alliterative book, "Animalia." The book has sold millions of copies around the world and been adapted into a 300-piece jigsaw puzzle.

The Ultimate Birthday Book is like a time capsule that captures the headlines of one's life. Ever wonder what world events occurred on the day you were born? Or what events shaped your parents' lifetime? Only the immense daily record of The Times can inspire such rich and personalized reflection.

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The beautifully illustrated picture book "I Talk Like a River," based on author and poet Jordan Scott's own experience, follows a boy who stutters and struggles to communicate, which leaves him feeling isolated. The boy's father ultimately helps his son change his perspective and find his voice with comparisons to a river's movements. This historical fiction novel traces the history of northeast Colorado over 200 years. Michener combined extensive research and interviews about the Centennial state to create a historically accurate fictionalization of the development of the American West. The book chronologically depicts Indigenous people, cowboys, gold-seekers, and ranchers as they shaped the landscape and legends of Colorado.

Exploring the theme of survival in hostile environments, "A Girl Named Disaster" follows an 11-year-old girl in Mozambique who flees from her traditional village to Zimbabwe. Along the way, she overcomes hunger, encounters with aggressive animals, and loneliness. The first in the series of "Doctor Dolittle" books introduces the titular physician who learns how to talk to animals and goes to Africa to deal with a monkey epidemic. Author Hugh Lofting came up with the concept for the story when he was fighting in World War I and wanted to write about something other than the battles when sending letters home to his children, according to Biblio. One student bets another that he can't eat a worm every day for 15 days in "How to Eat Fried Worms." The book details the many different ways the student prepares the worms, like covering them in ketchup, on his quest to win the bet. While this novel is a work of historical fiction, it also stands as a biography of Michaelangelo. Irving Stone used significant research including nearly 500 letters from Michelangelo to bring him to life in this novelization, a man who was an accomplished poet and artist with a dramatic and eventful life full of twists and turns, the story which ultimately led to the creation of "David". Set in 1963, this is the 5th novel in James Clavell's series about the founding of Hong Kong. Ian, the protagonist, attempts to rescue the Struan empire from a precarious financial situation. Facing both physical and economic obstacles, Ian enlists the aid of an American millionaire while other international groups fight for influence in Hong Kong. With many different cultural and financial intrigues combining in one story, the result is a fascinating novel that captured readers' attention in 1981.

A follow-up to "Where the Sidewalk Ends,""A Light in the Attic" is another collection of Shel Silverstein's poems for children. Like its predecessor, this book was also banned at some schools after some parents and teachers interpreted it as promoting violence and disrespect, write Molly Driscoll and Eoin O'Carroll of The Christian Science Monitor. Dubbed by Elizabeth Bird of the School Library Journal as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature,""The Giving Tree" explores the relationship between an apple tree and a boy as he grows up. The story has a variety of interpretations, with some believing that it represents the relationship between nature and humanity, and others who think of the story as a symbol for parent-child relationships. Wonder" tells the story of a boy with a facial difference as he tries to be treated like an ordinary kid by his classmates and community. The book went on to inspire the Choose Kind campaign, which teaches acceptance and kindness.