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Nina Willner

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Author of THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year - Top Nonfiction, and Best History Book of 2025, and FORTY AUTUMNS. Former US intel | Vet | DOS/NGOs Russia/Asia https://ninawillner.com/

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Today's Book Pick!πŸ“š

Craving history with heart? "The Boys in the Light" by Nina Willner delivers a sweeping WWII narrative, proof of hope in dark places, and incredible resilience.
Total gripping true story for weekend reading.
πŸ”₯Find it here: t.co/KVua0ATvJP sp #booksky #hisotry #whattoread

25.02.2026 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to read about that comparison, read The boys in the light by Nina Willner. If not all of it read pages 22-28. You’ll get the point. It stopped me cold as I read it.

20.02.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed.

18.01.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please read the book Forty Autumns by Nina Willner. i think you’ll find it fascinating.

31.01.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Voilà…. VΓ©ritΓ©

24.02.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can it happen here? Read THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT on what happened so swiftly in 30s Germany.

11.01.2026 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo Canada.

25.01.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re defending kidnapping a five year old, you’re losing

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Indeed.

18.01.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s a healthcare worker…

15.01.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Maybe we just need to reread some of them. I am reading a good one now by Nina Willner called β€œThe Boys in the Light.”

11.01.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Came across this quote while reading β€œThe Boys in the Light”, by @ninawillner.bsky.social. Sounds like the MAGAs we face in Trumpmer’ca.

24.08.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sure is.

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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

β€œi want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

lithub.com/renee-nicole...

08.01.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5156    πŸ” 2442    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 119

If you think Nick Fuentes is right about Hitler, Nazis, and the Holocaust, you should spend some time and read, The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
Nina Willner.

22.12.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such an honor!

17.12.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word β€œdeal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.

12.12.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1568    πŸ” 665    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 14
Best History Books of 2025 | Kindle @ Amazon.com There is always something to learn from the past. Find your dose of the history among the best history books list of 2025. Read in Kindle

Thrilled to be named Amazon Editors' Pick for Best History of 2025! www.amazon.com/best-history...

14.12.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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History: Best Books of 2025 Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jill Lepore, Rick Atkinson, and so many more incredible authors, are on our Best History Books of 2025 list.

THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT is Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year (#1 Nonfiction), and Best History Book of 2025! If you'd like a signed copy, go to lnkd.in/eDwjCcw9 and I'll do my best to get it signed and sent to you asap. #books #history #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction
www.amazon.com/amazonbookre...

22.11.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon's best books of the year revealed Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to reveal Amazon's best books of the year.

No surprise Amazon Books names THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT #3 in β€œBest Books of 2025”. See Editorial Director Sarah Gelman on CBS Mornings. Deep research and Nina Willner’s exquisite crafting brings the deeply affecting true WWII story out of the darkness into the light.
www.cbsnews.com/video/amazon...

13.11.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Amazon's best books of the year revealed
YouTube video by CBS Mornings Amazon's best books of the year revealed

Top Books of 2025
1. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. The Boys in the Light by Nina Willner

#booksky
youtu.be/CfIibcagp4M?...

13.11.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a vertical shot of a placid, cloudy day. on the left, a barren tree reaches up to the overcast sky. on the right, a boxy white food truck has parked with its little window propped open for business. you can just make out the word β€œpizza” in black curly lettering on the front of the truck. in the center of the photo, sitting squarely in the middle of a green bike lane, a rather large dog that resembles a golden retriever or great pyrenees is sitting patiently in profile, staring expectantly at the food truck’s window while basking in the glow of its lights.

a vertical shot of a placid, cloudy day. on the left, a barren tree reaches up to the overcast sky. on the right, a boxy white food truck has parked with its little window propped open for business. you can just make out the word β€œpizza” in black curly lettering on the front of the truck. in the center of the photo, sitting squarely in the middle of a green bike lane, a rather large dog that resembles a golden retriever or great pyrenees is sitting patiently in profile, staring expectantly at the food truck’s window while basking in the glow of its lights.

This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)

02.12.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10950    πŸ” 1077    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 81

For the confused:

- The Earth is not flat.
- Committing crimes is bad.
- Nazis are bad.
- Hitler was evil.
- Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
- Russia is not our ally.
-Trans women are women.
- Cultures have recognized multiple genders for millenia.
- Dictatorship is un-American.

28.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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History: Best Books of 2025 Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jill Lepore, Rick Atkinson, and so many more incredible authors, are on our Best History Books of 2025 list.

THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT is Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year (#1 Nonfiction), and Best History Book of 2025! If you'd like a signed copy, go to lnkd.in/eDwjCcw9 and I'll do my best to get it signed and sent to you asap. #books #history #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction
www.amazon.com/amazonbookre...

22.11.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0