Elizabeth White

The Holocaust has given rise to many accounts of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is unique. It tells the remarkable, untold story of 'Countess Janina Suchodolska', a Jewish woman named Janina Mehlberg who rescued more than 10,000 Poles imprisoned by their country's Nazi occupiers. Janina Mehlberg operated in Lublin, headquarters of Aktion Reinhard, the SS operation that murdered 1.7 million Jews in occupied Poland. Using the identity papers of a Polish aristocrat, she worked as a welfare official while also serving in the Polish resistance. With guile, cajolery, and steely persistence, 'the Countess' persuaded SS officials to release thousands of Poles from the Majdanek concentration camp. She won permission to deliver food, clothing and medicine for thousands more of the camp's prisoners. At the same time, she personally smuggled supplies and messages to resistance fighters imprisoned at Majdanek, where 63,000 Jews were murdered in gas chambers and shooting pits. Incredibly, she eluded detection, survived the war and eventually emigrated to the USA. Drawing on the manuscript of Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir, supplemented with prodigious research, Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa, professional historians and Holocaust experts, have uncovered the full story of this extraordinary woman. They interweave Mehlberg's sometimes harrowing personal testimony with broader historical narrative. Unsparing yet inspiring, The Counterfeit Countess is an unforgettable account of selfless courage in the face of unspeakable cruelty, and a major addition to the history of the Holocaust.

The previously untold story of the incredible Janina (Pepi Spinner) Mehlberg, a young Polish-Jewish mathematician who saved the lives of many inmates of the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp at Lublin in Poland during the Second World War - which she did by posing as a bogus Polish aristocrat named Countess Janina Suchodolska.

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FallProof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, provides a comprehensive exercise program that professionals can use to train older clients in becoming functionally fit and reducing the risk of falls. Written by the foremost experts in balance disorders, Debra Rose and Elizabeth White, this third edition includes key updates to the guidelines, tests, and programming that made the previous editions so popular and made the FallProof program so widely recognized throughout the industry. Thoroughly updated with the latest research and revised assessments, including the Expanded Fullerton Advanced Balance (E-FAB) scale and the Walking While Talking Test, this resource is indispensable for health professionals working with the older adult population. The third edition features new activities for improving seated balance and center-of-gravity control as well as for encouraging a flexible and adaptable gait to reduce the risk of falling. Case studies, expert insights, and practical analysis prepare practitioners to anticipate, understand, and manage the age-related changes their clients experience. Professionals can help clients address the functional limitations that often result in falls with a variety of balance, strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises: 17 upper-body exercises, 4 of which are new 4 new abdominal exercises 18 lower-body and foot and toe exercises 5 new compound floor exercises 30 flexibility exercises and stretches, 7 of which are new FallProof!, Third Edition, also includes online access to 12 reproducible forms, questionnaires, score sheets, and a sample lesson plan. Seven videos demonstrate screening tests to help assess clients and monitor their progress. FallProof! delivers the specialized knowledge and practical skills required for creating programs that ensure older adults develop and maintain the balance and mobility essential in avoiding falls and aging successfully. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.

Experienced educator Elizabeth White offers practical advice on raising children to understand and love their faith. Focusing on the church year, she offers a new way to talk to children about the faith, along with activities the family can share that encourage children to discover spiritual truths for themselves and own them for life.

ACCOMPANIES THE LANDMARK SERIES NARRATED BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGHFind a world of wonder beyond the ice. 'Looking down at our planet from space it may come as a surprise how much of it is blanketed in snow and ice. These vast frozen wildernesses cover more than a fifth of the earth ... From the highest peaks to snow-bound deserts to alien worlds deep beneath the ice, they are home to an astonishing array of animals found nowhere else on earth.'David Attenborough, from the series. Frozen Planet II celebrates the surprisingly diverse worlds of ice - a world that is disappearing before our very eyes. Previously undiscovered stories, from chameleons giving birth on the frosty slopes of Mount Kenya to endangered Amur leopards in the Russian forest and killer whales hunting Weddell seals on ice floes in the Antarctic, shed new light on the beauty and the peril of the world's most fragile ecosystems. Behind-the-scenes insights explore the unique challenges of filming in these frozen worlds, where camera crew and wildlife alike brave the extreme conditions. With over 250 stunning full-colour photographs, Frozen Planet II reveals the wonders of the fastest-changing part of our planet, as we may never see them again.

What most cookbooks offer are just some of the recipes that can be prepared using an air fryer. We wanted to propose you the best, tastiest, and easiest to put into practice, and we are sure that if you decide to try them, you will have great success. The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook includes: Fast, flavorful favorites―Dig into tons of tasty air fryer cookbook recipes that your family will crave, featuring easily sourced and inexpensive ingredients. All-in-one―Discover everything you need to air fry in a flash. Learn how the appliance works as well as how to make a wide variety of everyday staples, including cook time and temperature. Appetizing images―Pick new plates to try from this must-have air fryer cookbook's lip-smacking selection of full-color recipe photos. Get the most out of any air fryer with The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook.

Professional learning and development for all teacher educators through stories of practice and carefully structured coaching questions. This book provides all teacher educators, wherever they are based, with key opportunities for professional learning and development, especially in relation to the new initial teacher education (ITE) core content framework and the new early career framework. A range of detailed narratives about practice have been written by teacher educators, for teacher educators, and are carefully curated by the author to draw out key learning points, including a range of coaching questions. Of interest for individuals and groups of teacher educators, and especially those working in partnerships, the book also contains research- and practice-informed guidance that can be used in professional development sessions.

A Modern History of Russian Childhood examines the changes and continuities in ideas about Russian childhood from the 18th to the 21st century. It looks at how children were thought about and treated in Russian and Soviet culture, as well as how the radical social, political and economic changes across the period affected children. It explains how and why childhood became a key concept both in Late Imperial Russia and in the Soviet Union and looks at similarities and differences to models of childhood elsewhere. Focusing mainly on children in families, telling us much about Russian and Soviet family life in the process, Elizabeth White combines theoretical ideas about childhood with examples of real, lived experiences of children to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject. The book also offers a comprehensive synthesis of a wide range of secondary sources in English and Russian whilst utilizing various textual primary sources as part of the discussion. This book is key reading for anyone wanting to understand the social and cultural history of Russia as well as the history of childhood in the modern world.

A Modern History of Russian Childhood examines the changes and continuities in ideas about Russian childhood from the 18th to the 21st century. It looks at how children were thought about and treated in Russian and Soviet culture, as well as how the radical social, political and economic changes across the period affected children. It explains how and why childhood became a key concept both in Late Imperial Russia and in the Soviet Union and looks at similarities and differences to models of childhood elsewhere. Focusing mainly on children in families, telling us much about Russian and Soviet family life in the process, Elizabeth White combines theoretical ideas about childhood with examples of real, lived experiences of children to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject. The book also offers a comprehensive synthesis of a wide range of secondary sources in English and Russian whilst utilizing various textual primary sources as part of the discussion. This book is key reading for anyone wanting to understand the social and cultural history of Russia as well as the history of childhood in the modern world.

A practical plan for the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work, unable to find a job, and financially incapable of retiring, Elizabeth White shows how to get past any blame or shame, overcome denial, and find a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includes advanced degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins and a distinguished employment history. She started a business that failed and then tried to reenter the work force in her mid-fifties, only to learn that there is little demand for workers her age. For a while Elizabeth lived in denial, but then had to adjust to her new reality, shedding the gym membership, getting a roommate, forgoing restaurant meals, and so on. She soon learned she wasn't alone: there are millions of Americans in her predicament and worse, exhausted from trying to survive and overcome every day. In 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal, Elizabeth invites you to look beyond your immediate circumstances to what is possible in the new normal of financial insecurity. You're in your fifties and sixties, and may have saved nothing or not nearly enough to retire. It's too late for blame or shame--and it wouldn't help anyway. What you want to know is what you can do now to have a shot at a decent retirement. "This relevant and well-researched book will appeal not only to those 55 plus, but to the generation coming right behind them who may face similar issues" (Booklist, starred review). 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal is a must-have for anyone whose income has suddenly diminished or even disappeared. "Providing practical solutions with a focus on retirement and maximizing savings, White maintains authority with a realistic, empathetic tone throughout. This deeply useful work will resonate with aging readers of all income levels and situations" (Publishers Weekly). If you're ready to get serious about feeling good again, this book is for you.

A great treasure is promised to the townspeople of Dry Gulch. The only problem is the eccentric old lady who willed it to them left behind a series of strange biblical clues that no one can decode, but they must follow if they hope to find it. They call on the help of a circuit preacher and his wife, and the hunt is on. Will their greed consume this burgeoning, western town or will the treasure be its salvation?

Virginia Harlow is almost too angelic to be real. Her one desire seems to be mission work, but Victor Carson can't help falling in love with her despite being less than angelic himself. However, he won't pretend to believe in God, and she won't give up her principles. Determined to woo her anyway, a battle of the wills begins and only one of them can win.

Abe Michaels did not order a bride, but he did kill Mary Wilson's fianc in a shootout. Not able to tell her the truth, he marries her instead, pretending to be the dead fianc . Can a love built on lies weather the storms of marriage?

When girls who work in the wrong side of town turn up murdered, no one seems interested in solving the murders. No one that is but a Pinkerton detective and his wife, Robert and Ann Mills. They prayerfully go undercover as a patron and a saloon girl to get to the bottom of it. Will Ann just end up being the next victim? An interesting and entertaining look at 19th century Louisville and the soiled doves who weren't always there by choice.

Amos Stark, renown bounty hunter, agrees to chase down a thief with stolen charity funds. The reward for retrieving it is quite enticing, but he soon finds the female revivalist it belongs to even more enticing. A fun, romantic adventure through 1850s Texas.