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1) Crossing
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The death of Enver Hoxha and the loss of his father leave Bujar growing up in the ruins of Communist Albania and of his own family. Only his fearless best friend Agim-- who is facing his own realizations about his gender and sexuality-- gives him hope for the future. Together the two decide to leave everything behind and try their luck in Italy. But the struggle to feel at home-- in a foreign country and even in one's own body-- will have corrosive...
2) The missus
Author
Series
Mister and missus volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Maxim Trevelyan, reluctant Earl of Trevethick, has pursued the woman he loves to the wilds of Albania. Having fought for and won her, he now has to wed her, at the sharp end of a shotgun. But can a reformed rake like Maxim ever make a good husband -- or will his own notorious reputation and the scandalous secrets of his aristocratic family destroy his newfound happiness? Alessia Demachi has defied and outwitted kidnappers and traffickers, and won...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When 26 Army nurses and medics--part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron--boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Lea Ypi grew up in the last Stalinist country in Europe: Albania, a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. While family members disappeared to what she was told were "universities" from which few "graduated", she swore loyalty to the Party. In her eyes, people were equal, neighbors helped each other, and children...
Author
Series
Paul Chavasse thrillers volume 3
Language
English
Description
"British expatriate Paul Chavasse is about as tough as they come. For years, he has made a dangerous living running men and intelligence across the Adriatic Sea from Italy to the communist country of Albania. But his ideals are about to be tested-more than he ever thought possible."--Page 4 of cover.
6) Albania
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Located along the west coast of Europe's Balkan Peninsula, Albania is a nation that has experienced tremendous changes in recent decades. Once a communist nation, its current government was established after a revolution in the early 1990s. Since then, it has been steadily growing and changing. Readers will find out what it is like to live in Albania today, explore the country's long history, and get an insider's view of its towns, cities, and wilderness"--Publisher's...
7) Albania
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Albania.
Series
Criterion collection volume 628
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Albanian
Description
In northern Albania a teenage brother and sister are physically and emotionally trapped in a cycle of violence, a result of their father's entanglement with a rival clan over a piece of land.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
185 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
While waiting to hear whether his newest play will be approved for production, playwright Rudian Stefa is called in for questioning by the Party Committee. A girl-- Linda B.-- has been found dead, with a signed copy of his latest book in her possession. He soon learns that Linda's family, considered suspect, was exiled to a small town far from the capital, and that she committed suicide. Under the influence of a paranoid regime, Rudian finds himself...
12) The siege
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the Albanian mountains during the fifteenth century, the Ottoman Army works to conquer a Christian fortress in hopes of taking control of its people and ruining their way of life.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
175 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
At the centre of young Ismail's world is the unknowable figure of his mother. Naive and fragile as a paper doll, she is an unlikely presence in her husband's great stone house, with its hidden rooms and infamous dungeon, and is constantly at odds with her wise and thin-lipped mother-in-law. She is not without her own enigmas, and she fears that her intellectual son-- who uses words she doesn't understand, publishes radical poetry, falls in love freely...
14) Trapped behind Nazi lines: the Story of the U.S. Army Air Force 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gives readers an up-close look at the harrowing story of the 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron's escape from behind Nazi Lines after surviving a plane crash in enemy territory"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"While overseas fighting in the Afghan war, U.S. Army soldier Coop - a man haunted by the things he has seen and done in the war - is told that his wife has been killed back home in the States. The ticking of the clock begins as Coop is given a brief leave to attend to his wife's affairs. But while back in New York City, Coop discovers his wife's death was far more suspicious than anyone told him. He decides to go AWOL, using his military training...
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