The Book Thief

The Machines That Build the Machines: What China’s Semiconductor Breakthrough Really Means

There are moments in economic history that seem relatively...The Machines That Build the Machines: What China’s Semiconductor Breakthrough Really Means - Read more

Have Scientists Discovered the Maximum Human Lifespan? The Telomere Puzzle and the Search for Immortality

For thousands of years humanity has searched for the...Have Scientists Discovered the Maximum Human Lifespan? The Telomere Puzzle and the Search for Immortality - Read more

Daydreams (1922)

Keaton’s exaggerated reports of success satirise masculine pride and...Daydreams (1922) - Read more

Haunted House (1921)

Its collapsing staircases and fake ghosts create memorable slapstick,...Haunted House (1921) - Read more

The Balloonatic (1923)

The wilderness setting lets Keaton contrast urban incompetence with...The Balloonatic (1923) - Read more

The High Sign (1921)

Its secret-society plot and mechanically elaborate house generate inventive...The High Sign (1921) - Read more

The Goat (1921)

A mistaken photograph launches a fast, expertly staged chase...The Goat (1921) - Read more

Convict 13 (1920)

The film’s prison comedy is inventive but also unusually...Convict 13 (1920) - Read more

The Playhouse (1921)

Its multiple-exposure opening is technically remarkable and reveals Keaton’s...The Playhouse (1921) - Read more

The Boat (1921)

Keaton’s doomed homemade vessel provides a compact showcase for...The Boat (1921) - Read more

The Book Thief

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The Book Thief

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It is 1939. Nazi Germany. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger’s Handbook. So begins Liesel’s love affair with books and words. But when Liesel’s foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again.

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