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Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others? Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy
Tania Crasnianski · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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The Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of Criminals In 1940, the German sons and daughters of great Nazi dignitaries Himmler, Goring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four,... |
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Jazz: A Beginner's Guide
Stuart Nicholson · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Acclaimed music journalist and jazz critic Stuart Nicholson takes us on an entertaining journey from the early origins of jazz to its evolution through the decades. Accompanied by a host of famous musicians past and present, such as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles... |
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Marriage During Deployment: A Memoir of a Military Marriage
Marna Ashburn · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
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Since combat operations began in October 2001, more than 2.1 million U.S service members have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and over half of them were married. Marriage During Deployment, a memoir about a military family during wartime deployment, offers a window into the homelife... |
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Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
STEPHEN BRUMWELL · Yale University Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining... |
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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Jeffrey C Stewart · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 944
Format: Hardcover
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A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro -- the creative African Americans whose art, literature,... |
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My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian's Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope
SUZANNE FINCHAM-GRAY · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A moving memoir of a life spent in the company of animals - a veterinarian sheds light on the universal experiences of illness, healing, and how we care for loved ones. The pursuit of a childhood dream has taken Suzy Fincham-Gray on a journey in veterinary medicine from pastoral farms... |
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Path of the Prophets: The Ethics-Driven Life
Barry L. Schwartz · The Jewish Publication Society
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Illuminating the ethical legacy of the biblical prophets, Path of the Prophets identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of eighteen biblical figures and demonstrates their compelling relevance to us today. While the Bible almost exclusively names men as prophets, Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz... |
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The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation
John Bryant · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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The MemoFive Rules for Your Economic LiberationTrue power in this world comes from economic independence. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of people around... |
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Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing
Victoria Sweet · Riverhead Books
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover
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A radical new understanding of how medicine is best practiced, from the award-winning author of God's Hotel Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, "healthcare" has replaced medicine, "providers" look at their laptops more than at their patients, and costs... |
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Honestly Ben
Bill Konigsberg · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Ben Carver is back to normal. He's working steadily in his classes at the Natick School. He just got elected captain of the baseball team. He's even won a full scholarship to college, if he can keep up his grades. All that foolishness with Rafe Goldberg the past semester is in the past.... |
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Parir sin estres
Julie Bonapace · Sirio
Format: Print book
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Este libro explica paso a paso el reconocido Metodo Bonapace que propone tecnicas de preparacion al parto para la pareja, validadas por los cientificos, y basadas en los hallazgos de la neurofisiologia sobre el dolor. Bonapace propone ejercicios de digitopresion, posturas de yoga (asanas),... |
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Fight Like a Girl: The Truth Behind How Female Marines Are Trained
Kate Germano · Prometheus Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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One woman's professional battle against systemic gender bias in the Marines and the lessons it holds for all of us.The Marine Corps continues to be the only service where men and women train separately in boot camp or basic training. This segregation negatively affects interaction with... |
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
JAMES COMEY · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.... |
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