In July 2013, Oliver Sacks turned eighty and wrote [a] ... piece in The New York Times about the prospect of old age and the freedom he envisioned for himself in binding together the thoughts and feelings of a lifetime. Eighteen months later, he was given a diagnosis of terminal…
"Just days after the Germans surrendered at Stalingrad, legendary Red Army sniper Vasily Zaytsev described the horrors he witnessed during the five-month long conflict: 'One sees the young girls, the children who hang from trees in the park ... I have unsteady nerves and I'm con…
Parents speak openly and honestly about raising a child with intellectual or physical disabilities, the tiny triumphs and the ongoing battle to ensure that their child achieves his or her full potential. The stories are grouped into the broad themes of: grief; denial; anger; dep…
"In 2010, human rights reporter Mac McClelland left Haiti after covering the devastation of the earthquake. Back home, she finds herself imagining vivid scenes of violence and can't sleep or stop crying. It becomes clear that she is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,…
Most studies of adult education align it with life change, but this research-based book tells a different story. It reveals how mature women who are training to work in childcare within the voluntary sector seek continuity in their lives. They engage with activities that connect…
Part I. Peleliu : a neglected battle. Foreword by Lt. Col. John A. Crown ; Making of a Marine ; Preparation for combat ; On to Peleliu ; Assault into hell ; Another amphibious assault ; Brave men lost -- Part II. Okinawa : the final triumph. Foreword by Capt. Thomas J. Stanley ;…
A former member of the First Marine Division gives a front line description of two World War II Pacific campaigns.
In this book, the author has conjectured on what roles your daughter plays and how to help her be herself, Girls' power plays, from birthday invitations to cafeteria seating arrangements and illicit parties, and how to handle them, good popularity and bad popularity: how cliques…
"Paul Marks M.D., President Emeritus of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, attributes the elusive nature of cancers cure to its inherently anarchic processes. There can be no hope for a miracle cure when defective cells use a myriad of tools to succeed in their relentless…
In this inspirational book, veteran teacher and school leader Will Place shares the importance of caring about others. He explains the concepts that are vital to a successful principalship: leadership, management, knowledge and accountability, and caring. Drawing on personal exp…
In this work, leading scholars illustrate how narratives build bridges among language, identity, interaction, society, and culture; and they investigate various settings such as therapeutic and medical encounters, educational environments, politics, media, marketing, and public …
"Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors. The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the 22 men of Marine…
"The incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from Auschwitz--and of his family"--
A hundred days of carnage, twenty-five years of rebirth--Provided by publisher.
"This is a personal account of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, fought between May 1998 and June 2000, as well as of the periods immediately preceding and following the conflict. Shallow Graves traces shifting local perceptions of time, the nation and the region, beginning …
"From Darkness to Light is a compilation of personal testimonies of six Holocaust survivors, written in a short story format. The book walks readers through their life experiences before and during the Holocaust, their liberation, and their new life in Israel. Each story is told…
