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  The Panorama of the City of New...

  Marc H. Miller, Kenneth T....

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  The first book to celebrate the miniature-scale model The Panorama of the City of New York.
  An awe-inspiring metropolis in miniature, The Panorama of the City of New York has achieved cult-like status with New Yorkers and serves as a locus of memory for visitors from around the globe. This is the first book to fully celebrate The Panorama, featuring accessible text and photographs of its conception, creation, and enjoyment.
  The Panorama was one of the most successful attractions at the 1964–65 World's Fair, with millions enjoying what was billed as an indoor helicopter tour of New York. Comprising an area of 9,335 square feet and built to a scale of 1:1200 (where one inch equals 100 feet), the original 1964 mini city was updated multiple times before its last renovation in 1992. Within the 320 square miles of New York City represented on The Panorama, you can find 850,000 buildings, more than 100 bridges, and almost all of the city's parks and streets.
  Now part of the permanent exhibition at the Queens Museum, the Panorama brings the magic of New York to life to thousands of visitors each year.

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  The Big Ride At The Musical Fair...

  Julie Kirchhubel

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  The Big Ride At The Musical FairIt’s Fair time for the animals today, and they are all ready in their seats and really looking forward to the Big Ride starting. But the Ride can’t begin just yet. What – or who – are they waiting for?

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  Extended Summary - The Colorado...

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  THE COLORADO KID 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY STEPHEN KING 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  The Setup at The Grey Gull 
  Life on Moose-Lookit Island 
  Unexplained Mysteries and Old Chestnuts 
  The Rules of a Good Mystery 
  The Discovery of the Colorado Kid 
  The Investigation Begins 
  Autopsy and Initial Findings 
  The Cigarette Tax Stamp 
  The Colorado Kid's Identity and Unanswered Questions 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  The Colorado Kid by Stephen King centers on a puzzling mystery that unfolds on a small island off the coast of Maine. The story revolves around the unexplained death of a man known only as the "Colorado Kid," found dead on a beach with no identification. Two local newspaper editors, Vince Teague and Dave Bowie, investigate the case, which becomes a source of fascination and frustration for them. The narrative follows their attempts to piece together the events leading up to the man's death. The search for answers involves a series of improbable events, such as a cross-country journey in a very short time, and leaves the reader with more questions than solutions. The book explores themes of mystery, the nature of truth, and the way that people construct narratives. The story also emphasizes the idea that some mysteries are simply unresolvable, challenging the traditional structure of a story with a beginning, middle, and end.

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  Extended Summary - The Beekeeper...

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY CHRISTY LEFTERI 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  Life Before the War 
  The Outbreak of War 
  The Journey Begins 
  Refugee Life in Athens 
  Facing Trauma and Loss 
  The Struggle for Hope 
  Reaching the U.K. 
  New Beginnings 
  Acceptance and Moving Forward 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri follows the journey of Nuri and Afra, a couple who flee the war in Syria, seeking refuge in the U.K. Nuri, a beekeeper, and his wife, Afra, face the physical and emotional trauma of displacement, loss, and survival. As they navigate the harsh realities of the refugee experience, the novel explores themes of grief, identity, and the psychological impact of war. Through their journey, the book examines the resilience of the human spirit and the profound effects of trauma, memory, and hope in rebuilding life after devastation.

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  The Art of Cigar Band

  Philippe Mesmer

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  Cigar-bands have sdorned cigars for more than 150 years. Until World War I they were produced and printed to the hightest quality using the best methods available, with the result that many cigar-bands of the time are genuine works of art. Images depicted on the bands are varied, but specific themes may be distinguished – flowers and foliage, for example, or heraldic ‘charges’, or of course portraits of contemporary rulers and celebrities. This book features nearly 1,800 cigar-bands drawn from the collection of Roger van Reeth, including some of the most beautiful, some of the rarest and some of the oldest. Their presence adds something special to what is already a special publication: the Flavour, perhaps, of a superb Havana cigar.

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  The Hidden Legacy of World War II

  Carol Schultz Vento

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  Carol Schultz Vento recounts the post-World War II years of her famous father "Dutch" Schultz. 
  "Carol Schultz Vento's testimonial and others like it do not diminish the wartime generation's accomplishments but suggest that the price they paid was far higher, the toll extracted from them and their families far greater, and their struggles far more protracted than the glossy tributes to the 'Greatest Generation' would have us believe. It in is the end a cautionary tale, reminding us that if as a last resort we send soldiers into harm's way, we should be under no illusions about war's colossal human costs, remembering that even in the most brilliant triumphs there is heartbreak and that the suffering does not stop when the shooting does." --- Thomas Childers 
  Daughters, fathers and war - three words seldom used together. 
  In "The Hidden Legacy of World War II: A Daughter's Journey", Carol Schultz Vento weaves life with her paratrooper father into the larger narrative of World War II and the homecoming of the Greatest Generation. The book describes the seldom told story of how the war trauma of World War II impacted one family. This personal story is combined with the author's thorough research and investigation of the reality for those World War II veterans who could not forget the horrors of war. This nonfiction work fills in the missing pieces of the commonly accepted societal view of World War II veterans as stoic and unwavering, a true but incomplete portrait of that generation of warrior. About the author: Carol Schultz Vento is a former Political Science professor and attorney. She is a graduate of Temple University and Rutgers University School of Law. She is the daughter of 82nd Airborne World War II veteran Arthur "Dutch" Schultz. Carol is a native of Philadelphia and lives in Palmyra, New Jersey.

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