1998, ISBN: 2b3d57d659e115d19ea1b7cfb378621f

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Counterpoint, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight sp… More...

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Counterpoint, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. Illustrated. 444 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. The Invisible Wall is one mans quest to understand the failure of the German-Jewish relationship and to explain the character and attitudes of Germanys assimilated Jews over a three hundred-year period. The Invisible Wall is one mans quest to understand the failure of the German-Jewish relationship and to explain the character and attitudes of Germanys assimilated Jews over a 300-year period. Juxtaposing the broad picture of history and politics in Germany against the stories of six of his own ancestors, W. Michael Blumenthal explores the triumphs and tragedies of Jews of successive generations, seeking the sources and outcomes of the prejudices that separated them from other Germans. Juxtaposing the broad picture of an evolving Germany against the stories of six of his own ancestors, W. Michael Blumenthal seeks to show how the unrequited love affair of Germanys Jews with their native country contributed to the horrors of the Holocaust. Born in Germany in 1926, Blumenthal escaped the Nazis as a teenager with his family in 1939 and grew up with other Jewish refugees in a Shanghai ghetto. When he arrived in the United States in 1947, he had only sixty-five dollars in his pocket. From these modest beginnings, he went on to a remarkable professional life in business, government service, and education. Yet questions about his past haunted him, and as the years went by, they occupied his mind with greater urgency.Turning to his family tree for answers, Blumenthal spent the better part of a decade learning the history of his people. He found rich stories in the lives of six Blumenthal ancestors--all of whom happened to be major figures in German-Jewish history. *Jost Liebmann, an itinerant peddler of trinkets and cheap jewels who became court jeweler to the Brandenburg nobility; *Rahel Varnhagen von Ense, whose Berlin salon w as the meeting place of Prussias intellectual elite; *Giacomo Meyerbeer, a celebrated composer of grand opera who dealt with antisemitism by ceaselessly striving for success; *Louis Blumenthal, a respected businessman and founder of his towns bank; *Arthur Eloesser, a scholar and literary critic in the heyday of Weimar; *Ewald Blumenthal, the authors father. Once a decorated soldier in the Kaisers elite guards, he was later a prisoner at Buchenwald. By recounting the stories of these remarkable individuals within the historical context of three centuries, Blumenthal presents a sweeping portrait of German Jews from the birth of Christianity to the eve of the Holocaust, revealing how Jews of various generations tried but failed to pierce the prejudice that separated them from other Germans. A work of tremendous scope and vision, The Invisible Wall presents a fascinating perspective on one of the most difficult questions of our time.., Counterpoint, 1998, Delacourt Books, New York, 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book in excellent condition - Head and tail of spine bumped. On first page - previous owner's name marked out, date, shadow of label 2 "x 2". Dust jacket in very nice condition with small chips, tears at head and tail of spine, otherwise light shelf and edge wear only. The Ring is the saga of a dynasty beginning in Nazi Germany with the banking family of Walmar von Gotthard and his wife, Kassandra, and her lover, novelist Dolff Sterne. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 345 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Fiction; Romance; United States; Modern; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 606251. ., Delacourt Books, 1980<

1997, ISBN: 2b3d57d659e115d19ea1b7cfb378621f

New York: Chameleon Books, 1995. Hardcover. VG/VG As New. Yellow cloth, color illus. dust jacket. 80 pp. 5 bw, 38 color plates. Issued in conjunction with 1995-1997 exhibitions, this is… More...

New York: Chameleon Books, 1995. Hardcover. VG/VG As New. Yellow cloth, color illus. dust jacket. 80 pp. 5 bw, 38 color plates. Issued in conjunction with 1995-1997 exhibitions, this is the first major study of one of America's eminent Impressionists, Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926), who had a life-long love affair with the Indiana landscape. Includes a 13-page essay by William Gerdts, the beautiful, large color plates, biographical chronology, bibliography, and list of 38 paintings in the exhibition. This landmark book, the first major study of one of America's eminent Impressionists, examines the life and work of Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926). Born in a "little log house in an orchard" near Gosport, Indiana, T. C. Steele had a lifelong love affair with the Indiana landscape, but the timeless universality of his picture-making provides his depictions of the midwestern landscape and cityscape with a welcoming familiarity that appeals to all lovers of art and nature. The thirty-eight color paintings selected for this volume, many of which have never been reproduced before, celebrate not only the beauties of Indiana but those Steele observed in his travels to Germany and the Pacific Northwest. The superb color reproductions, which capture the subtle interaction of form, color, and light in Steele's poetic and masterfully executed images reveal the universality and "beauty, harmony and order" that have earned his art renewed critical attention in recent years., Chameleon Books, 1995, Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographs. nice clean tight copy, slight darkening of the edges of the pages through age, previous owner's rubber name stamp on the inside of the front cover and the bottom of the title page, no other annotations or damage.The book looks at the founder of the company, and the heir, in the book which covers 150 years of the firm's existence,The book is illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and there is an appendix showing businesses, works, trading companies and companies in which more than 50% of the shares are held by Alfred Krupp as of 1954 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 438 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Business, Finance & Marketing; Germany; Inventory No: 0275136. ., Sidgwick & Jackson, 1954, Delacourt Books, New York, 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book in excellent condition - Head and tail of spine bumped. On first page - previous owner's name marked out, date, shadow of label 2 "x 2". Dust jacket in very nice condition with small chips, tears at head and tail of spine, otherwise light shelf and edge wear only. The Ring is the saga of a dynasty beginning in Nazi Germany with the banking family of Walmar von Gotthard and his wife, Kassandra, and her lover, novelist Dolff Sterne. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 345 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Fiction; Romance; United States; Modern; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 606251. ., Delacourt Books, 1980<

1980, ISBN: 2b3d57d659e115d19ea1b7cfb378621f

Near Fine, [PU: Delacourt Books, New York], ROMANCE FICTION BZDB26 NOISBN GERMANY KASSANDRA VON GOTTHARD GERMAN JEWISH NOVELIST DOLFF STERNE VALMAR ARIANA SIGNET RIGH PAUL LIEBMAN NOEL FI… More...

Near Fine, [PU: Delacourt Books, New York], ROMANCE FICTION BZDB26 NOISBN GERMANY KASSANDRA VON GOTTHARD GERMAN JEWISH NOVELIST DOLFF STERNE VALMAR ARIANA SIGNET RIGH PAUL LIEBMAN NOEL FICTION; ROMANCE; UNITED STATES; MODERN; THE RING STEEL DANIELLE, Jacket, Book in excellent condition - Head and tail of spine bumped. On first page - previous owner's name marked out, date, shadow of label 2 "x 2". Dust jacket in very nice condition with small chips, tears at head and tail of spine, otherwise light shelf and edge wear only. The Ring is the saga of a dynasty beginning in Nazi Germany with the banking family of Walmar von Gotthard and his wife, Kassandra, and her lover, novelist Dolff Sterne. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 345 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Fiction; Romance; United States; Modern; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 606251.<

1989, ISBN: 2b3d57d659e115d19ea1b7cfb378621f

New York, Dell Publishing, 17 cm, 480 Seiten, Taschenbuch.leichte Gebrauchs- und Lagerspuren, recht gut erhalten., Fremdsprachige Bücher 1989