Righteous Smuggler

Righteous Smuggler

Author: Debbie Spring

Publisher: Second Story Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1926739612

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During World War II, Hendrik, the son of a fisherman, notices his Jewish friends being ostracized. When he realizes the danger that Hitler's policies ultimately mean for his friends and their families, he hatches a plan to smuggle them out of the country by boat.


Smuggler's Blues

Smuggler's Blues

Author: Jay Carter Brown

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 1554902959

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The extraordinary real-life story of a young man who became involved with the highest levels of the international drug trade - and lived to tell the tale.


High in America

High in America

Author: Patrick Anderson

Publisher: Garrett County Press

Published: 2015-05-17

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 193943016X

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Bud.com and Garrett County Press present a new electronic edition of the classic High in America, the definitive history of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). This is the story of the birth of contemporary pot politics. Veteran journalist Patrick Anderson, in spectacular detail, recounts how a young lawyer from a small town, Keith Stroup, built an insanely successful political operation that advocated for the millions of Americans stuck in the marijuana closet. With the help of Hugh Hefner, Willie Nelson and others, Stroup managed to walk the tightrope between drug counter-culture and straight America, taking the conversation out of the realm of reefer madness and into the world of serious political debate. And the arguments NORML introduced in the 1970s—scientific, medical and criminal—are alive in the contemporary fight for legalization today. Anyone (smokers, lawyers, students and cops) who yearns to understand the architecture of contemporary pot politics will find High in America a valuable and entertaining resource. With a new forward by Justin Hall.


Choice

Choice

Author: Kathy Clark

Publisher: Second Story Press

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1927583705

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Thirteen-year-old Jakob's family has hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII. One day, in a burst of loyalty, Jakob decides to reveal that he is Jewish, a choice that puts his whole family in danger. Jakob hopes his best friend Ivan, a Christian whose father is a high-ranking military official, will help his family, but he comes to believe that Ivan has abandoned them. Sent as a prisoner to Auschwitz, Jakob is kept alive by his passion for revenge against Ivan. When Jakob is finally freed, he discovers that Ivan too made a choice that day, a choice that changes everything Jakob thought was true.


Shadow and Silk

Shadow and Silk

Author: Ann Maxwell

Publisher: Zebra Books

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781420104394

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Starting over with a new career after a bitter divorce, Dani Warren is approached by ex-mercenary Shane Crowe, who seeks her help in locating a sacred Tibetan treasure.


Holocaust Cinema Complete

Holocaust Cinema Complete

Author: Rich Brownstein

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-09-17

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1476684162

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Holocaust movies have become an important segment of world cinema and the de-facto Holocaust education for many. One quarter of all American-produced Holocaust-related feature films have won or been nominated for at least one Oscar. In fact, from 1945 through 1991, half of all American Holocaust features were nominated. Yet most Holocaust movies have fallen through the cracks and few have been commercially successful. This book explores these trends--and many others--with a comprehensive guide to hundreds of films and made-for-television movies. From Anne Frank to Schindler's List to Jojo Rabbit, more than 400 films are examined from a range of perspectives--historical, chronological, thematic, sociological, geographical and individual. The filmmakers are contextualized, including Charlie Chaplin, Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and Roman Polanski. Recommendations and reviews of the 50 best Holocaust films are included, along with an educational guide, a detailed listing of all films covered and a four-part index-glossary.


Paths to Teaching the Holocaust

Paths to Teaching the Holocaust

Author: Tibbi Duboys

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9087903847

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Paths to Teaching the Holocaust edited by Tibbi Duboys is an important new book. It offers contributions by childhood, middle and secondary teacher educators from various regions and universities in the continental United States. The array of material is a strength of this unique book.


Simon's Escape

Simon's Escape

Author: Bonnie Pryor

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0766047229

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In September 1939, Simon looked out his window to see German soldiers shooting civilians. Bombs from airplanes rattled the windows of his home and machine-gun fire echoed in the streets. Simon and his family lived in Warsaw, Poland. On this day, Simon's world would be shattered. The invading Nazis would force his family to live in a ghetto because they were Jewish. Readers follow Simon in his story of the Holocaust as he tries to survive the brutal conditions of the ghetto and a life on the run in Nazi-occupied territory.


Breathing Soccer

Breathing Soccer

Author: Debbie Spring

Publisher: Thistledown Press

Published: 2008-03-07

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1897235429

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Twelve-year-old Lisa Jacobs fights to continue to play soccer in the face of strong warnings from her doctor about the effect of her favorite sport on her worsening asthma.


Lone Star 50

Lone Star 50

Author: Wesley Ellis

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1986-10-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1101169885

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A Comanche uprising plunges Jessie and Ki into a raging storm of blood and bullets! A peace treaty is just a piece of paper as far as the white men and Comanches are concerned. Promises have been broken, and ruthless profiteers are selling Indian land to unsuspecting homesteaders. When Jessica Starbuck and Ki visit their friends, the Caldwells, on Indian territory, a small but violent Comanche attack is only the beginning. Fired by vengeful pride and blood-soaked fury, the Indians are gathering up forces—and preparing for a full-scale war.