The Holocaust in Italian Culture, 1944–2010 is the first major study of how postwar Italy confronted, or failed to confront, the Holocaust. Fascist Italy was the model for Nazi Germany, and Mussolini was Hitler's prime ally in the Second World War. But Italy also became a theater of war and a victim of Nazi persecution after 1943, as resistance, collaboration, and civil war raged. Many thousands of Italians-Jews and others-were deported to concentration...

Sometimes, we have no idea of what we truly need until it appears: Against the backdrop of the Windy City, Keith McCallum finds himself enamored with the beautiful, serene breeze that is Alana Taylor, who also eagerly looks forward to the fortunate coincidence of their daily rendezvous in the McGregor building lobby. Even under the cloak of secrecy and cautious hesitation, their mutual admiration does not go unnoticed by their friends and colleagues,...

"Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Financial Journalism Book Award, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants" "Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers" "A New York Times Bestseller" "One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016" "One of Foreign Affairs' Editors' Picks 2016" "One of The Economist's Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016" "One of The Wall Street Journal's...

A biographical and critical study of nineteenth-century French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas, with over three hundred illustrations, including 121 color plates.

In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other’s...

Four years after agents J and K averted an intergalactic disaster J is still working for the MIB while K has returned to the comforts of civilian life. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, J uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model.

A group of cavalry soldiers tries to transport a powerful machine gun to their fort while being pursued by a tribe of Apache Indians who want to seize the weapon for themselves. 1971 American Western Film The film begins with two cavalry deserters, Sneed and Elwood, who kill some of their comrades and steal a Gatling gun, a rapid-fire weapon that can wipe out hundreds of enemies. They plan to sell the gun to Chief Two Knife, the leader of the Apache...

In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other's...

Blues legends B. B. King, Rufus Thomas, and many friends play jam sessions and tell stories about Beale Street's heyday; revealing the love and respect musicians had, and still have for each other. This 1990 documentary has been remastered in HD.