books by Laurel Corona
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Laurel Corona
Poland (Modern Nations of the World)
Laurel Corona
Greenhaven Press
, 2000
PLAYS DOWN POLISH CATHOLIC SUFFERING
Tries to be objective, but really 'drops the ball' on under-estimating Polish-Catholic casualties,i.e., 150,000 Poles killed in Auschwitz, not the 500 mentioned, and no mention of 3 million Catholic Poles murdered in 'the "Forgotten Holocaust." read Richard Lukas' "The ...
Religions of the World - Judaism
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2003
Discusses the historical origins, teachings, practices, persecution, spread, and challenges of Judaism.
Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance
Michael Bart
, Laurel Corona
St. Martin's Press
, 2008
Heroes forever
As someone who has spent years in Vilna, I know of the places which Michael Bart studied and Laurel Corona then wrote about. Mr. Bart did lengthy and in-depth work and Ms. Corona took that research in combination with her own visit to Vilna and research to turn Until ...
South Africa (Modern Nations of the World)
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2000
Examines the geography, people, history, and culture of South Africa and discusses its current state of affairs.
World Trade Center (Building History Series)
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2002
The World Trade Center remained the tallest skyscraper in the "city of skyscrapers" until it was destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. An important symbol of American achievement and confidence in the future when it transformed the Manhattan skyline in the 1970's, it remains a symbol today, although a transformed one whose ...
Modern Nations of the World - Ethiopia
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2000
Life in this African nation offers a rich blend of ancient and modern, religious and secular but its government and population face huge challenges in overcoming recurring episodes of poverty, famine and civil strife. (20000101)
Modern Nations of the World - Israel
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2002
Israel
Laurel Corona writes a lot for the Gale Group. She is the prolific author of this volume from Lucent Books, a division of Gale Group, an excellent publisher catering to the non-fiction, school market. Corona has previously written titles on Kenya, Ukraine, Brazil, ...
Four Seasons, The: A Novel of Vivaldi's Venice
Laurel Corona
Voice
, 2008
Not literature -- but v. good fiction
Two sisters are abandoned at Venice's Ospedale della Pieta by their courtesan mother in the waning years of the 17th century -- suitably, they are only discovered after a musical performance ends. Suitably, because both go on, in Laurel Corona's novel, to become ...
Modern Nations of the World - France
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2002
Examines the history of France from prehistoric times to the twentieth century and discusses its culture, daily life, economics, and social changes.
Brazil (Modern Nations of the World)
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2000
Examines the land, people, and history of Brazil and discusses its current state of affairs and place in the world today.
Modern Nations of the World - Ethiopia
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2000
Life in this African nation offers a rich blend of ancient and modern, religious and secular but its government and population face huge challenges in overcoming recurring episodes of poverty, famine and civil strife. (20000101)
Modern Nations of the World - Afghanistan
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2002
Discusses the people, land, culture, history, and future of the nation of Afghanistan.
Lucent Library of Historical Eras - The 1960s War Within a War: Vietnam and the Cold War
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2004
Misunderstandings about the people, politics, and history of Vietnam, and fears of a potential Communist takeover of the world led the United States into a long lasting, bloody, and controversial war in Southeast Asia.
Immigrants in America - Jewish Americans
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2004
Jews comprise only 2 percent of the American population of the United States, but the acceptance they have experienced in the United States has caused an unprecedented blossoming of Jewish culture and achievement. Even so, Jews today are facing divisiveness over what it means to be both culturally American and Jewish. (20021001)
The Lucent Library of Homeland Security - Hunting Down the Terrorists
Laurel Corona
Lucent Books
, 2003
The war on terrorism requires international cooperation to catch terrorists. This book explores new technologies, military efforts, interrogation techniques, global coalitions and prosecution methods aimed at hunting down terrorists around the globe.
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