Author : Sally A. Bermanzohn
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 16,96 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Civil rights workers
ISBN : 9780826514394
In passionate first-person accounts, Through Survivors' Eyes tells the story of the six survivors of the Greensboro Massacre in 1979.
Author : Jim Peterik
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 194036356X
"Hey, yo, Jim . . . This is Sylvester Stallone. Give me a call . . ." It was these words that would set Jim Peterik on the road to rock 'n' roll immortality. After he and his Survivor bandmates recorded "Eye of the Tiger" for the Rocky III soundtrack, the song would go on to earn a Grammy, an Oscar nomination, reach triple platinum status—and become one of the most recognizable tunes in music history. But there's much more to the story of Survivor and its founding member, Jim Peterik, than meets the eye. As one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, Peterik has cowritten songs with some of the most famous bands and artists of our time, including 38 Special ("Caught Up in You," "Hold on Loosely"), Sammy Hagar ("Heavy Metal"), The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, and many more. Now, for the first time, Peterik is sharing his stories. Filled with tales from Peterik's life in rock 'n' roll, Through the Eye of the Tiger documents his early days of success with The Ides of March ("Vehicle"), through the often torturous power struggles within Survivor, and the giddy highs that accompany a trail of worldwide hits. From going to a party in Led Zeppelin's hotel room (and turning right back out the door) to escorting a disoriented Janis Joplin back to her hotel room after opening her show in Calgary, Peterik's accounts will surprise and delight. Through the Eye of the Tiger is more than just a memoir of a songwriting legend; it's a classic rock 'n' roll story told through the eyes of someone who has lived through it all—and through the Eye of the Tiger.
Author : Kathy Kacer
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1772600415
The true story of nineteen-year-old Jordana Lebowitz’s time at the trial of Oskar Groening, known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", a man charged with being complicit in the deaths of more than 300,000 Jews. A granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Jordana was still not prepared for what she would see and hear. Listening to Groening’s testimony and to the Holocaust survivors who came to testify against him, Jordana felt the weight of being witness to history – a history that we need to remember now more than ever.
Author : Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,77 MB
Release : 2007-11
Category : Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ISBN : 9780967991146
Twelve teens and a young adult who are living with attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder describe what it is like to have the conditions, and offer practical coping strategies.
Author : Dianna Ortiz
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1608331792
This searing memoir of an American nun who was abducted and tortured in Guatemala--and continues to search for healing and justice--shows that the human spirit is a force stronger than violence and fear.
Author : Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
Publisher : Cherish Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Attention-deficit-disordered youth
ISBN : 9780967991139
A Bird's-Eye View of Life was written expressly for teenagers and preteens by twelve teens and a young adult who are living with this challenging condition. These young people offer the best kind of advice--advice based upon first-hand experience. This book offers factual information and practical strategies in words and examples that young people can easily understand and put into practice. It also leaves teens and their families with a sense of hope that they too can survive this sometimes overwhelming disorder.
Author : Mehnaz Mona Afridi
Publisher : Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Antisemitism
ISBN : 9781618113719
This volume discusses a Muslim's perspective on the Holocaust and antisemitism. It offers an honest and comprehensive interpretation of Jewish-Muslim relations in contemporary times. Afridi brings to light the enormity of the Holocaust for the world and in particular the Muslim reader.
Author : Helen Epstein
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 30,55 MB
Release : 1988-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0140112847
"I set out to find a group of people who, like me, were possessed by a history they had never lived." The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Helen Epstein traveled from America to Europe to Israel, searching for one vital thin in common: their parent's persecution by the Nazis. She found: • Gabriela Korda, who was raised by her parents as a German Protestant in South America; • Albert Singerman, who fought in the jungles of Vietnam to prove that he, too, could survive a grueling ordeal; • Deborah Schwartz, a Southern beauty queen who—at the Miss America pageant, played the same Chopin piece that was played over Polish radio during Hitler's invasion. Epstein interviewed hundreds of men and women coping with an extraordinary legacy. In each, she found shades of herself.
Author : Allan Zullo
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,92 MB
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338157361
Gripping and inspiring, these true stories of bravery, terror, and hope chronicle nine different children's experiences during the Holocaust. These are the true-life accounts of nine Jewish boys and girls whose lives spiraled into danger and fear as the Holocaust overtook Europe. In a time of great horror, these children each found a way to make it through the nightmare of war. Some made daring escapes into the unknown, others disguised their true identities, and many witnessed unimaginable horrors. But what they all shared was the unshakable belief in-- and hope for-- survival. Their legacy of courage in the face of hatred will move you, captivate you, and, ultimately, inspire you.
Author : John Hersey
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0593082362
Hiroshima is the story of six people—a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest—who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. In vivid and indelible prose, Pulitzer Prize–winner John Hersey traces the stories of these half-dozen individuals from 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city, through the hours and days that followed. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told, and his account of what he discovered is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
