The Holocaust

The Holocaust

Author: Martin Gilbert

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1987-05-15

Total Pages: 980

ISBN-13: 9780805003482

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Sets the scene with a brief history of anti-Semitism prior to Hitler, and documents the horrors of the Holocaust from 1933 onward, in an incisive, interpretive account of the genocide of World War II.


The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

Author: Brenda Woods

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1524737119

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The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town of Birdsong, USA. But on his twelfth birthday, his point of view begins to change. It all starts when he comes face-to-face with one of the worst drivers in town while riding his new bicycle--an accident that would have been tragic if Mr. Meriwether Hunter hadn't been around to push him out of harm's way. After the accident, Gabriel and Meriwether become friends when they both start working at Gabriel's dad's auto shop, and Meriwether lets a secret slip: He served in the army's all-black 761st Tank Battalion in World War II. Soon Gabriel learns why it's so dangerous for Meriwether to talk about his heroism in front of white people, and Gabriel's eyes are finally opened to the hard truth about Birdsong--and his understanding of what it means to be a hero will never be the same.


Therapeutic Engagement of Children and Adolescents

Therapeutic Engagement of Children and Adolescents

Author: David A. Crenshaw, PhD

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated

Published: 2008-02-28

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 146163203X

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This book addresses the challenges faced when children who refuse to talk, children who lack psychological mindedness, teens who experience a strong aversion to the influence of any adult, and children and teens who mask their woundedness by hostility or diffidence show up for therapy. This book does not push one therapeutical or theoretical approach over another but specifically describes useful tools that can be utilized within a wide range of approaches.


The Tragic Vision of African American Religion

The Tragic Vision of African American Religion

Author: M. Johnson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-05-24

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 023010911X

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Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision,' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith.


Global Civil Society 2011

Global Civil Society 2011

Author: H. Seckinelgin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-12

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0230303803

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Global Civil Society 2011 combines activist and academic accounts of contemporary struggles to promote, negotiate and deliver justice in a global frame without a central authority. In their engagement with cultural diversity and their networked communication the contributors rethink and remake justice beyond the confines of the nation state.


Rights and Security in India, Myanmar, and Thailand

Rights and Security in India, Myanmar, and Thailand

Author: Chosein Yamahata

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-02-27

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9811514399

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This book is centred on the role of the triangular interactions among communities, educational sectors, and academic diplomacy in facilitating peaceful societal change by evaluating the common challenges in India, Myanmar, and Thailand. It analyses urban poverty, religious freedom, ethnic diversity, women’s rights, development and regional partnership, civil-military relations, and human security in democratic transition and explores in-depth the societal issues from local and international perspectives paying special attention to the protection of ‘rights’ and promotion of ‘security’ in these societies. The book highlights that the continuous application of knowledge across borders and the promotion of international norms are essential tools in enabling social transformations from the bottom. In addition, the contributors promote further discussion on both the process and the outcome from action research projects that shape the lives of the local people and their communities. The book therefore contributes to the existing literature by offering additional insights into the societies of India, Myanmar and Thailand for policy makers, social innovators, researchers, development analysts and planners and the general public including students.


The Supporting Cast of the Bible

The Supporting Cast of the Bible

Author: Gina Hens-Piazza

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1978706944

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This book spotlights the Old Testament’s “supporting cast,” the vast array of nameless characters wedged in the margins of biblical stories. Often categorized as literary props or aspects of scenery, these anonymous figures (“laborers,” “a creditor,” “the crowd,” “servants,” “elders,” “a midwife,” etc.) frequently shoulder the burden of a story that is never theirs. Grounded in literary theory, Gina Hens-Piazza sets forth a new taxonomy for these often anonymous characters.


From the Ashes

From the Ashes

Author: Nicole Ciacchella

Publisher: Sweenix Rising Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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A sweet reimagining of the Cinderella tale. A Rebel Leader Lucinda Morain is a servant in her own home, the object of her noble stepmother’s cruelty. But pretending to bow to her stepmother suits Lucinda’s purposes. As an operative for the Ashes, a rebel organization determined to overthrow the oppressive nobility, her lowly status provides her with the perfect cover. When she is chosen to lead the Ashes, Lucinda is overwhelmed and stunned. Can she handle the responsibility of making the life and death decisions? A Prince in Disguise Benicio dei Amaria, heir to the throne of Falloria, is desperate to escape the strictures of palace life. Trading places with his double, he adopts an assumed identity to seize one last taste of freedom before he’s forced to appease the nobles by choosing a bride. Then Lucinda saves his life, opening his eyes. Long uneasy with the hold the nobility has over his father, and drawn to Lucinda’s passion for her cause, Benicio can no longer ignore what the peasants have suffered at the nobles’ hands. Taking the biggest risk of his life, Benicio provides the Ashes with secret information in the hopes of gaining them as allies. But what will happen if they uncover his true identity? Lucinda knows he’s hiding something from her, but she’s hiding something from him too: she’s the Cinder, the nobles’ and king’s most wanted enemy. Can they learn to trust one another before it’s too late to save Falloria?