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Andrei Sakharov: The Conscience of Humanity
by Sidney D. Drell and George P. ShultzAndrei Sakharov holds an honored place in the pantheon of the world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human rights. But his embrace of human rights did not come through a sudden conversion; he came to it in stages. Drawing from a 2014 Hoover Institution conference focused on Sakharov's life and principles, this book tells the compelling story of his metamorphosis from a distinguished physical scientist into a courageous, outspoken dissident humanitarian voice.His extraordinary life saw him go from playing the leading role in designing and building the most powerful thermonuclear weapon (the so-called hydrogen bomb) ever exploded to demanding an end to the testing of such weapons and their eventual elimination. The essays detail his transformation, as he appealed first to his scientific colleagues abroad and then to mankind at large, for solidarity in resolving the growing threats to human survival—many of which stemmed from science and technology. Ultimately, the distinguished contributors show how the work and thinking of this eminent Russian nuclear physicist and courageous human rights campaigner can help find solutions to the nuclear threats of today.
Andrea Dworkin: The Feminist As Revolutionary
by Martin DubermanFifteen years after her death, Andrea Dworkin remains one of the most important and challenging figures in second-wave feminism. Although frequently relegated to its more radical fringes, Dworkin was without doubt a profoundly influential writer, thinker, and activist--a formidable, brilliant, and uncompromising public figure who inspired and infuriated in equal measure. Her detractors were eager to reduce her to the caricature of the angry, man-hating feminist who believed that all heterosexual sex was rape, and as a result, her work has long been misunderstood. It is only in recent years, especially with the emergence of the #MeToo movement, that there has been a resurgence of interest in her ideas. Given exclusive access to Dworkin's massive and previously closed archives, award-winning biographer Martin Duberman traces Dworkin's life, from her brutal mistreatment after being arrested for protesting against the Vietnam War and her abusive first marriage through her central, crusading role in the sex and pornography wars of the following decades that sharply divided the feminist movement and continue to reverberate to this day. With a keen eye to how her prolific writing fits into her life and into the history and politics of the time, this is a vital and long-overdue reassessment of the life and work of one of the towering and most complex figures in feminist history. MARTIN DUBERMAN is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he founded and for a decade directed the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. The author of more than twenty books--including Paul Robeson, Stonewall, The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein, A Saving Remnant, Howard Zinn, Hold Tight Gently, and Has the Gay Movement Failed?--Duberman has won a Bancroft Prize and been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Duberman has also won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Historical Association, an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Amherst College, and an honorary Doctor of Letters from Columbia University.
Andrea Bocelli: A Celebration
by Antonia FelixThe author presents text and pictures from Andrea Bocelli's life. Information concerning how different conductors worked with Andrea as he made his entrance in the opera are included.
Andre the Giant
by Michael KrugmanThe unforgettable story of everyone's favorite giant--and a life cut short--wrestler and actor Andre the Giant.
André Michaux in Florida: An Eighteenth-Century Botanical Journey
by Walter Kingsley Taylor Eliane M. NormanRetracing the eighteenth-century Florida exploration of botanist Andre Michaux The name Michaux often appears in the plant names of Florida, from the endangered yellow violets that grow wild in the panhandle to the Florida rosemary of the scrub. Andre Michaux (1746-1803) was one of the most extraordinary and dynamic individuals of early explorations in North America and the first trained botanist to explore extensively the wilderness east of the Mississippi River, including Spanish East Florida. This first book-length account of Michaux's Florida exploration combines his original journal with writings about him by later authors, historical background, and the author's own narrative to create a multifaceted, comprehensive treatise on Michaux's travels and discoveries in Florida.Beginning with a biographical sketch on the life of Andre Michaux, royal botanist for King Louis XVI of France, the authors retrace (using 16 maps) the exploratory routes he took in Florida and recount historical events occurring in Florida at the time. They include in full documentary form all the plants he discovered, collected, and observed and fully assess his findings so that his contributions can now be evaluated along with those of better-known botanists of whom much has been written, such as John Bartram and his son William--who acknowledged the Frenchman's abilities, writing that Michaux could traverse the same ground that he and his father had covered and find plants that they had missed.From a historical as well as a botanical perspective, Andre Michaux in Florida re-creates the Florida exploration of a remarkable explorer and observer and allows us to experience vicariously the vibrancy and joy of his journey of discovery.
Anders Lassen VC, MC, of the SAS
by Mike LangleyThe dramatic true story of the heroic Danish World War II soldier who received Britain&’s highest military honor. The story of Anders Lassen is one of the most amazing of the Second World War—indeed in the history of the British armed services. From the day he stalked and killed a stag armed only with a knife, Lassen had been recognized as unique. He took part in a series of extraordinary strikes against the Axis powers in West Africa, Normandy, the Channel Islands, the Aegean and Greece, the Balkans, and, finally, Italy. This biography of a remarkable warrior is based on interviews with Lassen&’s fellow soldiers and a wealth of original research. It covers each stage of Lassen&’s short, brilliant career in vivid detail and offers a penetrating insight into the exceptional courage, confidence, and single-minded motivation that lay behind Lassen&’s extraordinary exploits. Mike Langley also reconstructs, using the testimony of survivors, the operation in which Lassen was killed—and for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps, 1941-46
by Evan McGilvrayAlong with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939. They endured terrible treatment until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 suddenly put Stalin in the Allied camp, after which they were evacuated to Iran and formed into the Polish Second Corps under Anders command.Once equipped and trained, the corps was eventually committed to the Italian campaign, notably at Monte Cassino. The author assesses Anders performance as a military commander, finding him merely adequate, but his political role was more significant and caused friction in the Allied camp. From the start he often opposed Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister in exile and Commander in Chief of Polish armed forces in the West. Indeed, Anders was suspected of collusion in Sikorskis death in July 1943 and of later sending Polish death squads into Poland to eliminate opponents, charges that Evan McGilvray investigates. Furthermore, Anders voiced his deep mistrust of Stalin and urged a war against the Soviets after the defeat of Hitler.
El andar del lobo
by Carlos Mateo BalmelliA partir del manuscrito de un ex jerarca de las SS, el temible grupo parapolicial del nazismo, un publicista se propone desentrañar la mente de un hombre común, apasionado por la historia y la filosofía, que abrazó al partido político de Adolf Hitler y refleja su pensamiento sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el Holocausto. Luego de aquellos sucesos, de los que no se arrepiente y justifica, termina su vida en Paraguay dedicado a la docencia. Dice Francisco Pérez de Antón que «El andar del lobo es la dramática biografía de Wolfgang, un nazi sin apellido, y de su viaje vital al corazón de las tinieblas. Desde su adolescencia en la Alemania hitleriana hasta su refugio y muerte en Asunción del Paraguay, Wolfgang hallará la justificación de su vida y de sus crímenes en el viejo aforismo latino, según el cual el hombre es un lobo para el hombre. El genocidio nazi, asegura, no fue tan diferente a otras matanzas parecidas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La razón histórica absuelve al viejo lobo de todo juicio moral hasta el día en que, ya en el otoño de su vida, sucumbe a los dictados del amor, una emoción a su juicio incapaz de servir a una causa superior como la suya. Utilizando el panegírico ideológico y la apología del crimen como recursos para provocar el rechazo, Carlos Mateo Balmelli escribió una deslumbrante reflexión sobre la violencia y el mal, siempre latentes en el corazón humano. Un libro para leer y releer, una obra densa y profunda de un maestro de la prosa».
Andando con pies de plomo
by Lucinda E Clarke Javier García Frutos“Andando con pies de plomo” es una autobiografía que cuenta la historia de una niña de la que han abusado mentalmente, que se casó con un clon de "Walter Mitty" que la llevó a vivir a países diferentes. Se mudaron de Inglaterra a Kenia, de Libia a Botsuana y luego volvieron a Sudáfrica. Necesitó mucho valor para sobrevivir en situaciones que a veces eran peligrosas y a veces humorísticas, pero siempre angustiosas. Tuvo una variedad de trabajos, diferentes tipos de casas, y fue millonaria y acabó en la ruina. Por un extremo, conoció a la realeza, recibió embajadores y ganó numerosos premios por sus escritos y sus programas de televisión. Por el otro extremo, tuvo que trepar a los vertederos, defender a esbirros y se las arregló para vivir en la selva africana con un bebé de siete semanas después de que la abandonaran, sin dinero ni recursos. Ella admite ser la cobarde más grande del mundo, pero se guió por su instinto de supervivencia y vivió para contar su historia. Este libro te hará reír y llorar, pero también explica el daño que una madre con un trastorno de personalidad que puede infligir a un niño. Sin embargo, no todo es pesimismo, y con suerte inspirará a otros que tampoco tuvieron un buen comienzo en la vida. Todos los nombres han sido cambiados para proteger tanto a los culpables como a los inocentes, ¡y eso incluye a la autora también!
And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Stories From the Byways of American Women and Religion
by Adrian ShirkAn NPR Best Book of 2017“Shirk is a generous writer whose penchant for detail and poetic observation will surprise even the staunchest skeptic.” —Juan Vidal, NPR’s “Best Books of 2017”"Shirk writes with sincerity. In these stirring vignettes, she mixes historical accounts, interpretations, and fictionalized encounters to provide insight into her personal journey tracing the steps of American women who have sought out an alternative spirituality."" —Publishers Weekly“Shirk’s first book examines and exalts the often overlooked histories of religious movers and shakers . . . and offers as a timely antidote to our culture’s current schism between fundamentalist conservatism and radical progress . . . Divine.” —BitchAnd Your Daughters Shall Prophesy is a powerful, personal exploration of American women and their theologies, weaving connections between Adrian Shirk's own varied spiritual experiences and the prophetesses, feminists, and spiritual icons who have shaped this country. Each woman presents a pathway for Shirk’s own spiritual inquiries: the New Orleans high priestess Marie Laveau, the pop New Age pioneer Linda Goodman, the prophetic vision of intersectionality as preached by Sojourner Truth, “saint” Flannery O’Connor, and so many more. Through her journey, Shirk comes to believe that, as the culture wars flatten religious discourse and shred institutional trust, we should look to the spiritual visions and innovations of women, who, having spent so much time at the margins of religious discourse, illuminate its darkened corners.
And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship
by Bob GreeneA highly personal and moving true story of friend-ship and remembrance from the New York Times bestselling author of Duty and Be True to Your SchoolGrowing up in Bexley, Ohio, population 13,000, Bob Greene and his four best friends -- Allen, Chuck, Dan, and Jack -- were inseparable. Of the four, Jack was Bob's very best friend, a bond forged from the moment they met on the first day of kindergarten. They grew up together, got into trouble together, learned about life together -- and were ultimately separated by time and distance, as all adults are. But through the years Bob and Jack stayed close, holding on to the friendship that had formed years before.Then the fateful call came: Jack was dying. And in this hour of need, as the closest of friends will do, Bob, Allen, Chuck, and Dan put aside the demands of their own lives, came together, and saw Jack through to the end of his journey.Tremendously moving, funny, heart-stirring, and honest, And You Know You Should Be Glad is an uplifting exploration of the power of friendship to uphold us, sustain us, and ultimately set us free.
And We Go On
by Will R. Bird David WilliamsIn the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take his dead brother's place. And We Go On is a remarkable and harrowing memoir of his two years in the trenches of the Western Front, from October 1916 until the Armistice. When it first appeared in 1930, Bird's memoir was hailed by many veterans as the most authentic account of the war experience, uncompromising in its portrayal of the horror and savagery, while also honouring the bravery, camaraderie, and unexpected spirituality that flourished among the enlisted men. Written in part as a reaction to anti-war novels such as All Quiet on the Western Front, which Bird criticized for portraying the soldier as "a coarse-minded, profane creature, seeking only the solace of loose women or the courage of strong liquor," And We Go On is a nuanced response to the trauma of war, suffused with an interest in the spiritual and the paranormal not found in other war literature. Long out of print, it is a true lost classic that arguably influenced numerous works in the Canadian literary canon, including novels by Robertson Davies and Timothy Findley.
And We Go On: A Memoir of the Great War (Carleton Library Series #229)
by Will R. Bird David WilliamsIn the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take his dead brother's place. And We Go On is a remarkable and harrowing memoir of his two years in the trenches of the Western Front, from October 1916 until the Armistice. When it first appeared in 1930, Bird's memoir was hailed by many veterans as the most authentic account of the war experience, uncompromising in its portrayal of the horror and savagery, while also honouring the bravery, camaraderie, and unexpected spirituality that flourished among the enlisted men. Written in part as a reaction to anti-war novels such as All Quiet on the Western Front, which Bird criticized for portraying the soldier as "a coarse-minded, profane creature, seeking only the solace of loose women or the courage of strong liquor," And We Go On is a nuanced response to the trauma of war, suffused with an interest in the spiritual and the paranormal not found in other war literature. Long out of print, it is a true lost classic that arguably influenced numerous works in the Canadian literary canon, including novels by Robertson Davies and Timothy Findley. In an introduction and afterword, David Williams illuminates Bird's work by placing it within the genre of Great War literature and by discussing the book's publication history and reception.
And We Are Not Saved
by David WdowinskiThis WWII memoir recounts a Jewish man&’s harrowing and heroic journey from Nazi-occupied Poland to standing witness at the trial of Adolph Eichmann.A brave defender of the Jewish community since his student days, Dr. David Wdowinski became a leader of the Zionist movement in Poland and head of the Zionist Revisionist Party. He saw the troubling rise of antisemitism and advocated for Jewish immigration to the Homeland. But when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Wdowinski and his wife were still in Warsaw.In this eloquent memoir, Wdowinski recounts his part in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. He speaks frankly of his capture and the horrors he endured in the concentration camps, as well as his efforts to raise the spirits of his comrades in their most trying hour. His struggle continued after liberation, as he applied himself once again to the Zionist movement in Italy, France, and elsewhere. In 1961, he was summoned by the Israeli government to testify at the trial of Adolph Eichmann. Delivering his testimony in flawless Hebrew, he demonstrated how the Nazi crimes against humanity were the result of centuries of psychological conditioning.
And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir
by Joan Baez* The perfect time for a reissue: In October 2009, PBS will air a ninety-minute primetime special on Joan Baez as part of the Emmy Award-winning American Masters series. Told often from Baez's perspective, but supported by a rich performance and historical archive, the documentary centers on her career as a musician, power as an artist, those who influenced her, and those she championed. She will also be on a 27-city U.S. tour starting July 2009..* A musical force and a catalyst for social change: At the age of eighteen Baez was an international star with a Time magazine cover story; fifty years later she has thirty-three albums to her credit. She also marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., was jailed for supporting the draft resistance, and sang in the first Amnesty International tour. An extraordinary woman who has led an eventful life, Baez's memoir is as honest, unpretentious, and courageous as she is. .on as Baez shares her introduction to folk music and her baptism as its first female star in the coffee houses of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She recounts her musical and personal entwinement with Bob Dylan; her marriage to David Harris, and their painful breakup; and the joy she found upon the birth of her son, Gabriel. With a new introduction by acclaimed music critic Anthony DeCurtis, And a Voice to Sing With is the story of an American cultural icon. Marked by the openness and vulnerability that have touched us in her music, and the passion and integrity that have informed her politics, this is a disarmingly frank and stirring memoir of the life and work of one of the most extraordinary performers of our time.
And They Shall Be My People: An American Rabbi and His Congregation, First Edition
by Paul WilkesPaul Wilkes spent a year with Rabbi Rosenbaum--silently observing his life and work, getting to know his congregation, listening in as he performed the myriad tasks both spiritual and practical that occupy a rabbi's long day. This book is an intimate portrait of a year in a rabbi's life and a vivid account of the state of American Judaism today.
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
by Stephanie Marie ThorntonAn intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O… Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice. With the eyes of the world watching, Jackie uses her effortless charm and keen intelligence to carve a place for herself among the men of history and weave a fairy tale for the American people, embodying a senator&’s wife, a devoted mother, a First Lady—a queen in her own right. But all reigns must come to an end. Once JFK travels to Dallas and the clock ticks down those thousand days of magic in Camelot, Jackie is forced to pick up the ruined fragments of her life and forge herself into a new identity that is all her own, that of an American legend.
And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey
by Studs TerkelThe Pulitzer Prize–winning historian talks with some of twentieth century&’s most iconic musicians—&“Riveting . . . Just about every interview has a revelation&” (San Francisco Chronicle). Through the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted the legendary radio show &“The Wax Museum,&” presenting Chicago&’s music fans with his inimitable take on music of all kinds, from classical, opera, and jazz to gospel, blues, folk, and rock. Featuring more than forty of Terkel&’s conversations with some of the greatest musicians of the past century, And They All Sang is &“a tribute to music&’s universality and power&” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Included here are fascinating conversations with Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Mahalia Jackson, Janis Joplin, Rosa Raisa, Pete Seeger, and many others. As the esteemed music critic Anthony DeCurtis wrote in the Chicago Tribune, &“the terms &‘interview&’ or &‘oral history&’ don&’t begin to do justice to what Terkel achieves in these conversations, which are at once wildly ambitious and as casual as can be.&” Whether discussing Enrico Caruso&’s nervousness on stage with opera diva Edith Mason or the Beatles&’ 1966 encounter in London with revered Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, &“Terkel&’s singular gift for bringing his subjects to life in their own words should strike a chord with any music fan old enough to have replaced a worn-out record needle&” (The New York Times). &“Whether diva or dustbowl balladeer, Studs treats them all alike, with deep knowledge and an intimate, conversational approach . . . as this often remarkable book shows, Studs Terkel has remained mesmerized by great music throughout his life.&” —The Guardian &“[Terkel&’s] expertise is evident on every page, whether debating the harmonic structure of the spirituals or discerning the subtleties of Keith Jarrett&’s piano technique . . . As ever, he is the most skillful of interviewers.&” —The Independent &“What makes And They All Sang a rousing success isn&’t just Terkel&’s phenomenal range and broad knowledge, it&’s his passionate love of the music and his deep humanity.&” —San Francisco Chronicle
And There Was Light
by Jacques LusseyranWhen Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters. He was one of only thirty from the transport to survive. His gripping story is one of the most powerful and insightful descriptions of living and thriving with blindness, or indeed any challenge, ever published.
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
by Jon MeachamPulitzer Prize–winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America. <p><p> A president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of polarization and political crisis. Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when implacable secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations. <p><p>At once familiar and elusive, Lincoln tends to be seen as the greatest of American presidents—a remote icon—or as a politician driven more by calculation than by conviction. This illuminating new portrait gives us a very human Lincoln—an imperfect man whose moral antislavery commitment, essential to the story of justice in America, began as he grew up in an antislavery Baptist community; who insisted that slavery was a moral evil; and who sought, as he put it, to do right as God gave him to see the right. <p><p>This book tells the story of Lincoln from his birth on the Kentucky frontier in 1809 to his leadership during the Civil War to his tragic assassination in 1865: his rise, his self-education, his loves, his bouts of depression, his political failures, his deepening faith, and his persistent conviction that slavery must end. In a nation shaped by the courage of the enslaved of the era and by the brave witness of Black Americans, Lincoln’s story illustrates the ways and means of politics in a democracy, the roots and durability of racism, and the capacity of conscience to shape events. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
And There I Stood with My Piccolo
by Meredith WillsonAnd There I Stood with My Piccolo, originally published in 1948, is a zesty and colorful memoir of composer Meredith Willson's early years--from growing up in Mason City, Iowa, to playing the flute with John Philip Sousa's band and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to a successful career in composing for radio and motion pictures in Hollywood. It was apparent to everyone, except maybe Willson himself, that he was on his way to something big.Lighthearted and inspiring, it is no surprise Willson's tales caught the attention of prominent Broadway producers. In 1957, just nine years after the publication of this book, The Music Man became a Broadway sensation, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Meredith Willson's musical comedy is to this day arguably the most produced and beloved musical in American culture.
And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self
by CommonFrom the multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health—and encouraging communities to do the same.Common has achieved success in many facets of his life and career, from music to acting to writing. But for a long time, he didn’t feel that he had found fulfillment in his body and spirit.And Then We Rise is about Common’s journey to wellness as a vital element of his success. A testimony to the benefits of self-care, this book is composed of four different sections, each with its own important lessons: "The Food" focuses on nutrition. "The Body" focuses on fitness. "The Mind" focuses on mental health. And "The Soul" focuses on perhaps the most profound thing of all—spiritual well-being. Common’s personal stories act as the backbone of his book, but he also wants to give his readers the gift of professional expertise. Here, he acts as the liaison to his own nutritionist and chef, his own physical trainer, and his own therapist, as well as to those who act as his spiritual influences.Wise, accessible, and powerful, And Then We Rise offers a comprehensive, holistic approach to wellness that will allow readers to transform their thinking, their actions, and, ultimately, their lives.
And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood
by Rachel FriedmanOne of Publishers Weekly&’s Best Books of 2019 A journey through the many ways to live an artistic life—from the flashy and famous to the quiet and steady—full of unexpected insights about creativity and contentment, from the author of The Good Girl&’s Guide to Getting Lost.Rachel Friedman was a serious violist as a kid. She quit music in college but never stopped fantasizing about what her life might be like if she had never put down her bow. Years later, a freelance writer in New York, she again finds herself struggling with her fantasy of an artist&’s life versus its much more complicated reality. In search of answers, she decides to track down her childhood friends from Interlochen, a prestigious arts camp she attended, full of aspiring actors, artists, dancers, and musicians, to find out how their early creative ambitions have translated into adult careers, relationships, and identities. Rachel&’s conversations with these men and women spark nuanced revelations about creativity and being an artist: that it doesn&’t have to be all or nothing, that success isn&’t always linear, that sometimes it&’s okay to quit. And Then We Grew Up is for anyone who has given up a childhood dream and wondered &“what-if?&”, for those who have aspired to do what they love and had doubts along the way, and for all whose careers fall somewhere between emerging and established. Warm, whip-smart, and insightful, it offers inspiration for finding creative fulfillment wherever we end up in life.
And Then Like My Dreams: A Memoir
by Margaret Rose StringerA celebration of the career of one of the most respected still photographers in the film industry of the 1970s and 1980s, this is the story of Charles “Chic” Stringer, written by his widow Margaret Rose. Written with a blend of humor and acuity, this work shares the career of the acclaimed photographer who worked on such films as Mad Max and Gone to Ground. It is intended for not only film buffs, but for those who, like Margaret Rose, are bereaved and alone. This work is not only a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the film and television industry, but it also provides insight into recovery after the loss of a life partner. An intimate and touching work about the power of the human spirit and our will to persevere, this work is, above all, the story of two people who were made for each other and of life after absolute loss.