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Nebraska native Melissa Amateis grew up on a farm near Bridgeport, Nebraska. She holds a BA in history from Chadron State College and an MA in history from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL). An amateur photographer, voracious Snoopy lover, and avid book collector, Amateis lives with her daughter in Virginia along with a rambunctious lab/border collie mix appropriately named Blitz and two kitties.

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	Nebraska POW Camps: A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland 3.69 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Stranger From Berlin: A gripping and emotional WWII mystery with a love story at its heart 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I cannot live without books.”
― Thomas Jefferson

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“Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

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“Sure, I saw enlisted men everyday, but once they donned their uniforms and committed their lives, they became a mirage. The minute you approached them, you knew they would disappear bit by bit until the only thing left was a memory.”
― Kathryn Miller Haines, The Winter of Her Discontent

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“When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend.”
― Julia Cameron, Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance

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“It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.”
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