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Eyewitness Auschwitz: three years in the gas chambers
by Filip Müller Susanne FlatauerFilip Müller came to Auschwitz with one of the earliest transports from Slovakia in April 1942 and began working in the gassing installations and crematoria in May. He was still alive when the gassings ceased in November 1944. He saw multitudes come and disappear; by sheer luck he survived. Müller is neither a historian nor a psychologist; he is a source-one of the few prisoners who saw the Jewish people die and lived to tell about it. Eyewitness Auschwitz is thus one of the key documents of the Holocaust. "A shattering, centrally important testimony."-From the Foreword by Yehuda Bauer "Riveting...It is a tale of unprecedented, incomparable horror. Profoundly, intensely painful; but it is essential reading."-JewishPress Features
Kissinger and Brzezinski: The NSC and the Struggle for Control of US National Security
by Gerry Argyris AndrianopoulosThe factors which influenced foreign policy under Nixon and Carter.
The Life of Milarepa
by Lobsang P. LhalungpaTo the people of Tibet and to fellow Buddhists in the Asian highlands and the Himalayas, Mila, although he lived in the twelfth century, is not a myth but still a vital figure - the embodiment of supreme excellence as well as the father of awakened masters. Never, in the thirteen centuries of Buddhist history in Tibet, has there been such a man, who not only inspired an intellectual elite and spiritual luminaries, but also captured the imagination of the common people.
Leonard Bernstein
by David Ewen"Leonard Bernstein is the only long-hair musician who gets mobbed in the streets by women from Boston to Moscow, from Milan to Tel Aviv. A huge success from the night he made his debut, he is often described as a man who started at the top. But Bernstein was a frail, unhappy, maladjusted boy until, by accident, he got his first piano -a battered upright. Years of struggle lay ahead, but this was the beginning . . ." Ewen has written a wonderful biography.
Bereft: A Sister's Story
by Jane BernsteinAuthor Jane Bernstein was a senior in high school when her older sister Laura was murdered on the campus of Arizona State University. From the moment they heard the shattering news, Jane's parents handled their grief through stoic silence. Crying and mourning were forbidden; the past was the past, and it was essential to move on. More than 20 years later Jane Bernstein found herself compelled to revisit her sister's death, to learn what she could about the murder and the man convicted of the crime. In the process she found herself examining her own life and confronting the problems in her marriage.
Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
by Michael KordaGrant said: I read but few lives of great men because biographers do not, as a rule, tell enough about the formative period of life. What I want to know is what a man did as a boy." Yet, we do not know a lot about the genuine boyhood of Ulyses Simpson Grant. Corda tells us why and provides a readable and interesting biography of this U.S. President and famous General. This book is part of the Immenint Lives series.
A Man's Reach
by Elmer L. Andersen Lori SturdevantAutobiography of the popular Minnesota Governor in the 1950's.
Daniel Boone Taming the Wilds
by Katharine E. WilkieJourney with Daniel Boone from childhood through adulthood from Pennsylvania to Missouri and beyond.Daniel Boone was one of America's greatest frontiersman opened up a new country by exploring and settling where no one else had ever lived besides the Indians.he fought with the Indians and became their friends. It was a very harsh life that took a lot of courage to survive.
2014 ACA Code of Ethics
by American Counseling AssociationThe American Counseling Association (ACA) is an educational, scientific, and professional organization whose members work in a variety of settings and serve in multiple capacities. Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.
Search and Rescue
by Samantha Glen Mary PesaresiThe crowds got bigger as the team got closer to the Myriad Center. They lined the pavement as if drawn by some invisible force, yet the quiet remained unbroken. Faces along the route were wet with tears that no one tried to hide. Then Beth heard a voice cut the still morning as in prayer. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil." It was a final, wrenching homage to the victims of the bombing. The voice echoed inside Beth's head. "I shall fear no evil," she chanted over and over again, trying desperately to keep her feelings at bay. Beth felt her anger melt away. She and Czar would be all right; she'd make sure of that. The people of Oklahoma had reminded them of what their volunteer of love was all about. The motto of search and rescue-to save lives and reduce human suffering- made it all worthwhile for her and the white shepherd... Beth Barkley was tired of having a life indoors. And so was her white German Shepherd Panda. After reading an article in the newspaoper about search and Rescue dogs, she decided to train with Panda as a canine team. This story is there struggles to become a team, their work, in disasters, from lost children, missing people, an encounter with a bear, to earthquakes in El Salvador, Armenia, and mud slides in Virginia to their hardest challenge helping with the Oklahoma City Bombing. Follow Beth as she trains with first Panda, then Sirius, then Czar, and their adventures, both humorous and sad. Look into the world of search and rescue, the struggles that dog and handle endure every day.
The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI
by Sarah BradfordComprehensive biography of the English King.
Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
by Sarah BradfordA comprehensive biography of Elizabeth II.
One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner
by Jay PariniBiography and literary analysis of William Faulkner.
Daybreak
by Joan BaezA collection of reminiscences and thoughts which reflect the philosophy of well-known folk singer, Joan Baez.
Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt
by Michael J. YbarraStory of events leading up to the McCarthy excesses.
Bhowani Junction by John Masters
by John MastersFirst published in 1954 in the wake of the partition of India, John Masters' great novel Bhowani Junction has increased in stature over the years. Standing between E.M. Forster's A Passage to India and the widely acclaimed works of such writers as Paul Scott and Salman Rushdie, Bhowani Junction is both a richly intriguing novel and a superb evocation of the tensions and conflicts at the birth of modern India.
The World At My Fingertips
by Karsten OhnstadKarsten Ohnstad shares his journey into blindness with warmth and humor.
Prince William
by Terri DoughertyProfiles the eldest son of Great Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, from birth to his acceptance at the University of St. Andrews.
The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad by Twinkle Khanna
by Twinkle KhannaThe Legend of Lakshmi Prasad is a collection of four utterly magical stories by Twinkle Khanna that will leave you crying, laughing and wholly enchanted. A gangly young girl transforms her village with a revolutionary idea. Sixty-eight-year-old Noni Appa finds herself drawn to a married man – ‘Why do people have to define relationships, underline each word till the paper gives way beneath,’ she wonders. Bablu Kewat becomes obsessed with sanitary napkins much to his family’s horror, and a young woman keeps checking the weather forecast as she meticulously plans each of her five weddings. Funny, observant and wise, this is storytelling at its most irresistible.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
by Martin Luther King Jr.During the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s, Martin Luther King emerged as the movement's most eloquent leader. The two selections here testify to the emotional and logical power of his arguments. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," King explains why blacks can no longer be prisoners of inequality. His "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered to 250,000 civil rights marchers in 1963, is another moving appeal for equality.
Riding the Crossroads
by Herbie Shreve David Wimbish David HazardHerb and Herbie Shreve, and the members of the Christian Motorcyclists Association, are answering the cries of men and women who need the one true message of hope. A motorcycle can take you to places where many people need to hear the good news—to rallies, campouts, and bike shops. And being close to people is such an important part of sharing the message of Jesus Christ, who Himself came to be close to us all. Herbie shares here a rebellious and stormy relationship with his Christian Pastor and /evangelist father, his initial rejection of his family's Christian spiritual values, his dream of being an 'Outlaw Motorcyclist', the successful actions of his father to renew the father-son relationship and the path to the establishment of the 'Christian Motorcyclist Association', whichfather and son both became heavily