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Liesel Mueller
The name Liesel is short for Elizabeth. The name was most popular during the 17th century. Liesel can also refer to: *Liesel Meminger, a character in The Book Thief *Liesel Matthews (born Liesel Pritzker), an American heiress and actress. *Liesel Westermann Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann-Krieg (born Westermann on 2 November 1944; ) is a retired German discus thrower. She held the world record from 5 November 1967 to 12 August 1971, with a two-month break in 1968 and competed at two Olympic Games. ..., a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. * Liesel Litzenburger, a writer from Michigan. * Liesel Holler, the 2004 Miss Peru (for Miss Earth 2004). * Liesel Moak Skorpen, a children's author. * Liesel Mueller, a character from book series Scolomance by Naomi Novik {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Thief
''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 17 million copies. It was adapted into the 2013 feature film, '' The Book Thief''. The novel follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Narrated by Death, the novel presents the lives and viewpoints of the many victims of the ongoing war. Themes throughout the story include death, literature, and love. Plot The story begins in 1938 as Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old girl, travels with her younger brother, Werner, on a train to their new foster home in Molching. Their mother, a Communist, can no longer care for them due to the rising dangers of the Nazi regime. Tragically, Werner dies during the journey, and Liesel, devastated, steals a book, ''The Gravedigger’s Handbook'', from the train station. This act of theft ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Matthews
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born Liesel Anne Pritzker), stage name Liesel Matthews, is an American heiress and former child actress. She starred as Sara Crewe in ''A Little Princess'', a 1995 film adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, and as Alice Marshall in ''Air Force One''. She is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family. She is now known as a leader in impact investing and founded the Blue Haven Initiative in 2012 to that end. Early life and education Pritzker was born on March 14, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, into the Pritzker family, the daughter of Irene (née Dryburgh) and Robert Pritzker. Her father founded The Marmon Group with his brother Jay Pritzker. She is of Jewish origin on her father's side and her mother is Australian. Her mother met her father while working at a Pritzker-owned Hyatt hotel in Australia; they married in 1980 and divorced in 1989. She has one brother, Matthew Pritzker, and three half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Audrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Westermann
Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann-Krieg (born Westermann on 2 November 1944; ) is a retired German discus thrower. She held the world record from 5 November 1967 to 12 August 1971, with a two-month break in 1968 and competed at two Olympic Games. Biography Westermann competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively. She won silver medals at the 1966 and 1971 European championships. For her athletics achievements Westermann was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the year in 1967 and 1969, and inducted into the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Westermann won the British WAAA Championships The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime. Since 1880, the Amateur Athl ... title in the discus throw event at the British 1971 WAAA Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Litzenburger
Liesel Litzenburger is a writer in Michigan. Her first novel, ''The Widower'', was published in August 2006. ''Now You Love Me'', a collection of short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ..., was published in February 2007. References External linksRandom House Books by Liesel Litzenburger o Ludington Visiting Writers Living people 21st-century American novelists< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Holler
Liesel Holler Sotomayor (born 1980) is a Peruvian doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Peru 2004 and Miss Caraibes Hibiscus 2004. Pageantry Holler represented the department of Pasco in the Miss Perú 2004 competition on the night of April 19, 2004. She was crowned Miss Peru Universe as a major shock during the final telecast by edging out the main favorite Maria Julia Mantilla who was crowned Miss World Peru 2004 and won the Miss World 2004 pageant in December the same year. Her surprise national title win gave her the right to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant in Quito, Ecuador, where she failed to reach the semifinals. That same year, Holler was given the opportunity to compete in the Miss Earth 2004 pageant in Quezon City, Philippines, where she placed among the Top 16 finalists. She was Peru's second placement in Miss Earth history. To end the year, she participated in her third and final pageant in the Caribbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Moak Skorpen
Liesel Moak Skorpen was a German-born children's author. Skorpen moved to the United States at a young age. Her works include '' Old Arthur'', '' We Were Tired of Living In a House'', '' His Mother's Dog'', ''Elizabeth'' and '' Outside My Window''. Her illustrator for ''Old Arthur'' was Wallace Tripp. Born in Germany, to Walter and Elizabeth Moak, she came to the US with her family, was raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. Liesel graduated from Wells College, Aurora, New York, and went on to Yale University where, while studying philosophy, she met a scholar named Erling Skorpen. When he completed his Ph.D. in philosophy, they wed and moved to Nevada to start their family. Together, Liesel and Erling built a family of seven children, two of whom they adopted, one from Korea and the other off an Indian reservation. After suffering the loss of a young son, Per Anders, they moved to Maine - See more at: http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesel Mueller
The name Liesel is short for Elizabeth. The name was most popular during the 17th century. Liesel can also refer to: *Liesel Meminger, a character in The Book Thief *Liesel Matthews (born Liesel Pritzker), an American heiress and actress. *Liesel Westermann Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann-Krieg (born Westermann on 2 November 1944; ) is a retired German discus thrower. She held the world record from 5 November 1967 to 12 August 1971, with a two-month break in 1968 and competed at two Olympic Games. ..., a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. * Liesel Litzenburger, a writer from Michigan. * Liesel Holler, the 2004 Miss Peru (for Miss Earth 2004). * Liesel Moak Skorpen, a children's author. * Liesel Mueller, a character from book series Scolomance by Naomi Novik {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |