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Books About WW2 and the Holocaust, Part 2

2/15/2023

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Books About World War 2 and the Holocaust: Nonfiction and Historical Fiction
Books About World War 2 and the Holocaust
In her book Brushstrokes of a Gadfly, E.A. Bucchianeri wrote, “If you boil it down, just because someone else does the wrong thing we are not exempt from doing what’s right.” Or, as my mom always told me when I was growing up, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

During World War 2, many people did many wrong things. Some people knew that others were doing wrong, but instead of doing right, they accepted the wrong. They stood by and looked away while their friends and neighbors suffered, allowing evil people to do very wrong things. They would have done well to remember that just because others are doing wrong, they are not exempt from doing what's right.

My hope as I read these accounts of wrongdoings is that I will be continually reminded that I am not exempt from doing right even when others are doing wrong.

Continue reading for a second list of books about WW2 and the Holocaust.


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Books and Movies about WW2 and the Holocaust

2/11/2023

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Books and Movies About WW2 and the Holocaust: A Book Lover's Reading and Watching List; World War 2 Book Guide; exquisitEXPLORATIONS Blog
Books and Movies About WW2 and the Holocaust
Growing up, I never understood the fascination other people had about war. As an adult in my 30s, I find myself drawn to the subject, particularly World War 2, not in a macabre way, but as a way of understanding what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future. In 1905 George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." In 1948, in the aftermath of the second great war, Winston Churchill rephrased Santayana's words: "Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it."

I cannot start or end a war, but in an effort to avoid participating in the repetition of the atrocities committed by regular civilians to their friends and neighbors, and to remind myself that “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" (Edmund Burke), I have been reading as many WWII books as I can get my hands on.

Continue reading to see my list of books and movies about World War 2.


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Destinations for Book Lovers

12/10/2022

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Destinations for Book Lovers by exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel and Lifestyle Blog; where to go if you love to read
Destinations for Book Lovers
If you have followed me for long or you know me personally, you know I am a big book nerd. I love to read, and I especially love to read books that are set in other countries - books where I can be transported to far-off places as I lose myself in their pages. For those of you like me, who enjoy both reading and traveling, this is the article for you.

Read on to see a list of destinations for readers.


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Best Children's Christmas Books

11/24/2022

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Best Children's Christmas Books: exquisitEXPLORATIONS' favorite Christmas books for kids; travel and lifestyle blog
Best Children's Christmas Books
Books are a huge deal in our house. My personal stash includes more books than I care to admit (i.e. more books than I can possibly read in my lifetime). And we have a great collection of children's books for Emmett. Each year after Christmas, when I take down the Christmas decorations, I also box up the Christmas books to be pulled out again the following year. And each year, I add more Christmas books to Emmett's collection. This list includes some of our favorites, as well as some we are gifting him this year.

Click "read more" to See my list of favorite children's Christmas books.


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Searching for Alice

8/11/2022

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Searching for Alice: Places Around the World Where You Can Find Alice in Wonderland by exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel Blog
Searching for Alice
It's no secret that I'm a fan of Alice in Wonderland. I have the animated 1951 Disney film practically memorized front to back. I love the live action remakes with Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp. I even love the animated 1988 Burbank Films Australia version of Alice in Wonderland.

If you're like me, you may wonder where you can find Alice in Wonderland-themed statues, restaurants, and shops.

Read on to find Alice around the world (besides the obvious Alice in Wonderland Ride at Disneyland).


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Houston for Book Lovers

6/18/2022

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Houston for Book Lovers: Bibliophile-Friendly Spaces and Book Recommendations by exquisitEXPLORATIONS Travel Blog
Houston For Book Lovers
Every other week during the summer my mom would take my little brother and me to the library for story time and to collect the books we would read over the next two weeks. As we got older, we refrained from joining the younger kids for story time, but our bi-weekly ritual continued throughout elementary school and most of junior and high school. We participated in the annual Pizza Hut BOOK IT! challenge, each of us earning our free personal pan pizza each year. 

Read on to see book reviews
+ my favorite bookstores & more.


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A "ONE"derland Birthday Party

11/7/2021

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A Mad Hatter "ONE"derland Birthday Tea Party
This is absolutely not the same kind of post you are used to seeing here. But Emmett's first birthday party came together so nicely that I couldn't help but offer some instructions and ideas for you to create your own Mad Hatter "ONE"derland party.

Read on to see Wonderland-Themed birthday party ideas.


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International Mystery Books

4/26/2021

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I don't know about you, but my quarantine time was largely spent catching up on my ever-growing reading list. Since travel was so limited, I found that the perfect books to read were the ones that allowed me to experience a new location and "travel" in the mind's eye.

Check Out This List of
​ Mystery Novels Set Around the World.


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Books to Fuel Your Wanderlust

7/23/2018

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Books to Fuel Your Wanderlust: the exquisitREADS Book List
Books to Fuel Your Wanderlust
Between May 13 and July 3, we rode on five planes, over 40 trains, and a bus. We also spent roughly 24 hours driving around Ireland. With that much travel time on my hands, I was finally able to read a number of books on my ever-growing reading list. Because of my love for travel, many of the books I choose are travel books.

Fuel Your Wanderlust With the First installation of the exquisitREADS Book List


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    The daughter of an English teacher, Carolyn has been an avid reader and writer from an early age.  She decided to chronicle the exquisitEXPLORATIONS journey through a travel and RV lifestyle blog, full of RV-related tips and stories of their travel adventures. As a mom and dog mom, her focus has shifted slightly to include both pet-friendly and kid-friendly places to go and things to do.


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