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Author: Tamar Bergman Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780395745137 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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Recounts the adventures of a young Jewish boy who is driven from his home by the German invasion, becomes a refugee in the Soviet Union, is separated from his family, and undergoes many hardships before enjoying a normal home again.
Author: Tamar Bergman Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780395745137 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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Recounts the adventures of a young Jewish boy who is driven from his home by the German invasion, becomes a refugee in the Soviet Union, is separated from his family, and undergoes many hardships before enjoying a normal home again.
Author: Jeff Wilson Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co. ISBN: 9780890246580 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 136
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Jeff Wilson demonstrates how to model several rail-served industries with insights, photos, and guidelines. Includes an overview on coal customers, milk, paper, breweries, merchandise traffic, and iron ore.
Author: Willson, S. Brian Publisher: PM Press ISBN: 160486592X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 749
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“We are not worth more, they are not worth less.” This is the mantra of S. Brian Willson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psycho-historical memoir. Willson’s story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a “Commie-hating, baseball-loving Baptist,” moves through life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle. In telling his story, Willson provides numerous examples of the types of personal, risk-taking, nonviolent actions he and others have taken in attempts to educate and effect political change: tax refusal—which requires simplification of one’s lifestyle; fasting—done publicly in strategic political and/or therapeutic spiritual contexts; and obstruction tactics—strategically placing one’s body in the way of “business as usual.” It was such actions that thrust Brian Willson into the public eye in the mid-’80s, first as a participant in a high-profile, water-only “Veterans Fast for Life” against the Contra war being waged by his government in Nicaragua. Then, on a fateful day in September 1987, the world watched in horror as Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks and arrested. Losing his legs only strengthened Willson’s identity with millions of unnamed victims of U.S. policy around the world. He provides details of his travels to countries in Latin America and the Middle East and bears witness to the harm done to poor people as well as to the environment by the steamroller of U.S. imperialism. These heart-rending accounts are offered side by side with inspirational stories of nonviolent struggle and the survival of resilient communities Willson’s expanding consciousness also uncovers injustices within his own country, including insights gained through his study and service within the U.S. criminal justice system and personal experiences addressing racial injustices. He discusses coming to terms with his identity as a Viet Nam veteran and the subsequent service he provides to others as director of a veterans outreach center in New England. He draws much inspiration from friends he encounters along the way as he finds himself continually drawn to the path leading to a simpler life that seeks to “do no harm.&rdquo Throughout his personal journey Willson struggles with the question, “Why was it so easy for me, a ’good’ man, to follow orders to travel 9,000 miles from home to participate in killing people who clearly were not a threat to me or any of my fellow citizens?” He eventually comes to the realization that the “American Way of Life” is AWOL from humanity, and that the only way to recover our humanity is by changing our consciousness, one individual at a time, while striving for collective cultural changes toward “less and local.” Thus, Willson offers up his personal story as a metaphorical map for anyone who feels the need to be liberated from the American Way of Life—a guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect and empathy.
Author: Michael Reit Publisher: Michael Reit ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 364
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Berlin, 1938 It’s no longer safe here. When the Jewish families of Berlin start disappearing in nightly raids, 21-year-old Jacob Kagan knows it’s only a matter of time before the trucks come for him. Along with his family and best friend, he flees the country he’s always called home to find shelter in a Dutch refugee camp. Before long, the Netherlands falls to the Nazi war machine — Jacob’s new home is transformed into a transit camp with weekly trains bound for the horrors of the Eastern concentration camps. Handpicked by the cruel new SS regime to police the camp’s Jewish population, Jacob has the opportunity to save his parents and best friend from the dreaded transport lists — but at what cost? Based on true events, Beyond the Tracks is a redemptive story of unconditional loyalty and a will to survive at impossible odds.
Author: Louise Erdrich Publisher: HarperPerennial ISBN: 9780007212262 Category : Indian reservations Languages : en Pages : 0
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Set in North Dakota, at a time in the early 20th century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, 'Tracks' is a tale of passion and deep unrest.
Author: Barbara Nickless Publisher: ISBN: 9781536609028 Category : Murder Languages : en Pages :
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A young woman is found brutally murdered, and the main suspect is the victim's fiancé, a hideously scarred Iraq War vet known as the Burned Man. But railroad police Special Agent Sydney Rose Parnell, brought in by the Denver Major Crimes unit to help investigate, can't shake the feeling that larger forces are behind this apparent crime of passion. In the depths of an icy winter, Parnell and her K9 partner, Clyde, both haunted by their time in Iraq, descend into the underground world of a savage gang of rail riders. There, they uncover a wide-reaching conspiracy and a series of shocking crimes. Crimes that threaten everything Parnell holds dear. As the search for the truth puts her directly in the path of the killer, Parnell must struggle with a deadly question: Can she fight monsters without becoming one herself?
Author: John A. McCabe Publisher: Assiduous Way ISBN: 9781958133040 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book includes the short stories from the original Tracks Through Our Lives: Stories Told on Philly El Trains (2019) and adds three more compelling stories to the collection. Attention shifts to Danny Fisher, the award-winning journalist and creation of author John A McCabe. The stories are bound together with clips of Fisher's life, growing up in Philadelphia with conversations overheard on elevated and subway trains. The colourful characters and events amplify Danny's experiences in a reflective fashion, relatable to people everywhere. Each story is uniquely nuanced while delving into the human experience of everyday characters living their lives fastened to a major city, a city that could be anywhere. Whether New York, Rio, Mumbai, London, Tokyo? the author brings us his stories about remarkable people, never without a sense of place and always as he and they are traveling the tracks of their own life journeys.
Author: Leslie A. Dendy Publisher: Cooper Square Pub ISBN: 9781559715997 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Animal signs are everywhere in nature and this guide will help kids learn all about them. Kids will find out how to spot and identify common clues that 17 wildlife species leave behind in the woods, in fields and along ponds. This guide is a fun way to turn everyday walks into exciting mysteries--and make any child a nature detective.
Author: Tamar Bergman
Author: Tamar Bergman
Author: Jeff Wilson
Author: Willson, S. Brian
Author: Wong Herbert Yee
Author: Michael Reit
Author: Louise Erdrich
Author: Barbara Nickless
Author: John A. McCabe
Author: Tamar Bergman
Author: Leslie A. Dendy