Author : Jesse Odom
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 18,42 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Taken from his personal war journal, the "leader of Second Platoon's First Squad gives us a memorable and poignant tale of innocence stripped away, of lives lost, of battle, bloodshed, camaraderie, laughter and grief. And finally-- a type of healing." -- Cover, p.4.
Author : Ainsley Earhardt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534409602
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! From Ainsley Earhardt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Take Heart, My Child; The Light Within Me; and I’m So Glad You Were Born and “FOX & Friends” journalist, comes a book celebrating everyday wonders and miracles. Ainsley Earhardt reflects on her experiences as a mother and viewing wonders of the world through a child’s eyes in this stunning follow up to Take Heart, My Child. So often as we race through life, we need the wisdom and perspective of a child to remind us what is important and what should be celebrated and remembered: the everyday joys and miracles and simple pleasures of life. Our children teach us and awaken our own inner child.
Author : Ruby Bridges
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 21,3 MB
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0545708036
In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.
Author : Tim Tebow
Publisher : Zonderkidz
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,94 MB
Release : 2011-12-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0310723477
Meet Tim Tebow: He grew up playing every sport imaginable, but football was his true passion. Even from an early age, Tim has always had the drive to be the best player and person that he could be. Through his hard work and determination, he established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and as a top prospect in the NFL. Now, in Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey, he shares the behind-the-scenes details of his life, on and off the football field. Tim writes about his life as he chooses to live it, revealing how his Christian faith, his family values, and his relentless will to succeed have molded him into the person and the athlete he is today.
Author : Richard A. Brenner
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 31,35 MB
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1611390745
This memoir by Richard A. Brenner was originally intended just for his children and grandchildren, but because of such great interest from friends and family, it is now available to all readers who appreciate active and creative careers and lives. Richard grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey and enjoyed three diverse and successful business careers: the first was Bloomingdales in New York City, where he started as a junior executive trainee and left as a senior merchandise manager; the second, as president of Brenner Couture, a dress manufacturing firm, founded by him and his wife, Eleanor; and the third as a managing director on Wall Street. Eleanor and Richard now live in Santa Fe, New Mexico where they demonstrate their passion for children through the non-profit they founded together in 2003, First Serve - New Mexico. Through these efforts this dedicated couple is truly changing children’s lives, one child at a time, one day at a time.
Author : Marian Stamp Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198503200
Through Our Eyes Only? is an immensely engaging exploration of one of the greatest remaining biological mysteries: the possibility of conscious experiences in non-human animals. Dawkins argues that the idea of consciousness in other species has now progressed from a vague possibility to a plausible, scientifically respectable view. Written in an accessible and entertaining style, this book aims to show how near -- and how far -- we are to understanding what goes on in the minds of other animals. 'Her approach ... is impeccable ... Her writing is highly accessible, lively and illustrative.' - Booklist on the hardback edition.
Author : Annie Thoms
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 24,24 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780063143364
Commemorating twenty years, this deeply moving play, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold, remembers September 11, 2001. This edition features new cover art, an updated introduction from Annie Thoms, and a new foreword from New York Times bestselling author David Levithan. A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age "Profound." --Booklist "Moving." --Publishers Weekly "Rings with authenticity and resonates with power." --School Library Journal Tuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. The semester was just beginning, and the students, faculty, and staff were ready to start a new year. But within a few hours on that Tuesday morning, they would share an experience that would transform their lives--and the lives of all Americans. This powerful play, written by students of Stuyvesant High School based on their interviews with the school community, remembers those who were lost and those who were forced to witness this tragedy. Here, in their own words, are the firsthand stories of a day we will never forget. This collection helped shape the HBO documentary In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11. For dramatic rights, please visit http: //permissions.harpercollins.com/.
Author : Tammy Wilson
Publisher : Beaver's Pond Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,41 MB
Release : 2016-02-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781592986989
Includes introductory material on the history of Somalia and Islamic religion and customs, as well as a glossary, discussion questions, and extension projects.
Author : Gail Garfield
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0813547423
This book provides a view of black men's experiences of race, gender, and violence in America. This multi-level analysis explores the chronological life histories of eight black men from the aftermath of World War II through the Cold War and into today.
Author : Rice
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 2008-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595476902
Captivated with the events of World War II, Douglas Rice has received first-hand accounts of veterans who served and creates a portrait that illuminates the dynamics that shaped the greatest armed conflict of our time. These essays strike a responsive chord with veterans' peers and Americans of all ages. One man recounts Hitler Youth taking over his family's home on November 9, 1938, which came to be known as Kristallnacht, or "night of broken glass." One soldier describes concentration camps that they liberated, with details about the living conditions. Another man tells of a volunteer mission he served to save two other seriously wounded soldiers who were close to enemy fire. The stories range from time spent at concentration camps to witnessing fallen soldiers along a battlefield, with a few showing the lighter side of war. Inspiring and insightful, Through Our Eyes: Eyewitness Accounts of World War II illustrates what these men experienced as they served their country. Many will benefit from these veterans' forthright accounts of the most arduous challenges they've ever faced, preserving the history of individuals who went through this war up close and in person.
