The Diary of Olga Romanov: Royal Witness to the Russian Revolution

8 best books like The Diary of Olga Romanov: Royal Witness to the Russian Revolution (Helen Azar): The Rape of Nanking, Romanov, Tunnel of Bones, Islandborn, The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, My Brother's Husband, Volume 2, White Bird

The Rape of Nanking
AuthorIris Chang
ISBN0140277447
In December 1937, the Japanese army invaded the ancient city of Nanking, systematically raping, torturing, and murdering more than 300,000 Chinese civilians.

This book tells the story from three perspectives: of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, of the Chinese civilians who endured...
Romanov
AuthorNadine Brandes
The history books say I died.

They don’t know the half of it.

Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the Bolshevik army is...
Tunnel of Bones
AuthorVictoria Schwab
Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual.

She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly...
Islandborn
AuthorJunot Díaz
ISBN0735229864
Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places.

So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby....
The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family
AuthorHelen Rappaport
In this international bestseller investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the various plots and plans to save them, why they failed, and who was responsible.

The murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and...
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
AuthorDavid Brion Davis
ISBN0195140737
David Brion Davis has long been recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the Western World. His books have won every major history award--including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award--and he has been universally praised for his prodigious research, his brilliant analytical...
My Brother's Husband, Volume 2
AuthorGengoroh Tagame
ISBN1101871539
The concluding volume in the story of Yaichi, his daughter Kana, and how their meeting Mike Flanagan--Yaichi's brother-in-law--changes their lives and perceptions of acceptance of homosexuality in their contemporary Japanese culture.

As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning...
White Bird
AuthorR.J. Palacio
Wow! I borrowed this today from the library. I was going to concurrently read it with the other two library books I have at home and other reading material too. I had three phone calls I meant to make today. I picked up the book to start it, and I didn’t put it down until I finished it. I did not expect that....
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