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Secret Girl
by Molly Bruce JacobsAt age thirty-eight, newly sober Molly Bruce Jacobs meets Anne for the first time ever. Because of her mental impairments, Anne was institutionalized as a young child. As time goes by, and the sisters grow closer, Molly comes to understand, not only the reasons behind her alcoholism, but, also what led her parents to make the decision that would have such a profound effect on the lives of these two, very different sisters.
Wise as Serpents; Harmless as Doves: Christians in China Tell Their Story
by Jonathan Chao Richard Van HoutenInterviews with Chinese Christians.
The Center Can Not Hold: My Journey Through Madness
by Elyn R. SaksSaks was only eight, and living an otherwise idyllic childhood in sunny 1960s Miami, when her first symptoms appeared in the form of obsessions and night terrors. But it was not until she reached Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar that her first full-blown episode, complete with voices in her head and terrifying suicidal fantasies, forced her into a psychiatric hospital. Saks would later attend Yale Law School where one night, during her first term, she had a breakdown that left her singing on the roof of the law school library at midnight. She was taken to the emergency room, force-fed antipsychotic medication, and tied hand-and-foot to the cold metal of a hospital bed. She spent the next five months in a psychiatric ward. So began Saks's long war with her own internal demons and the equally powerful forces of stigma. Today she is a chaired professor of law who researches and writes about the rights of the mentally ill. She is married to a wonderful man. In The Center Cannot Hold, Elyn Saks discusses frankly and movingly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, and the voices in her head insisting she do terrible things, as well as the many obstacles she overcame to become the woman she is today. It is destined to become a classic in the genre.
Borderlines: A Memoir
by Caroline KrausPeople are constantly telling Caroline that the relationship she shares with Jane is a little on the odd side, but, Caroline doesn't want to admit it. After all, Jane is everything to her: friend, lover, even a surogate mother. They met in a Palo Alto bookstore. Caroline had moved west, after the death of her mother, intent on making a new and independent life for herself. Jane, however, had different ideas. As the women grow closer, Caroline discovers that Jane cuts herself with razor blades, sucks her thumb, and claims to have been sexually abused as a child. She finds herself becoming ever more wrapped up in Jane's problems, until her own sanity is threatened.
Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl
by Mary L. DayOrphaned at ten and blinded at twelve, Mary L. Day eventually studied at the Maryland Institute for the Blind and wrote this memoir in her early twenties. She describes her ordeals at the hands of doctors who attempted to restore her sight, her solo travels by train, and her education with other blind students. Although her book is laced with Victorian poetry and pathos, much of Mary's story still rings true today.
I'll Trade You an Elk
by Charles A. Goodrum“I’ll trade you an elk,’ you say?” “I’ll trade anything to build up the zoo.” “Well... let me look and see what we can come up with. How about a nice zebra?” “That’s promising. But... how about something more angry or show-stopping? A lion maybe?... So went the adventures of Bernie Good- rum, his staff, embarrassed wife and reluctant son as they built up the municipal zoo. The time was 1936; the setting was Wichita, Kansas; the characters: Father, a former school teacher turned recreational director for the town; Mother, “a monument of patience,” and Chuck, the teen-age son. They all became involved in one of Father’s pet projects—the rebuilding of the zoo. It all started with a pelican. Father received a phone call from a farmer on the edge of town asking that someone come and retrieve a bird “with a five-foot wingspread” which was angrily parading on his property. The resulting publicity of a land-locked pelican in Wichita in August set Father’s project in perpetual motion. Townsfolk and neighbors donated animals and birds, pets and wildlife, many of them delivered to Mother’s front door rather than to the official zoo! But Father, with his audible philosophy expressed in a few words: “Today is as bad as it’s going to get!” brought his family, his staff, the town, the various and sundry inhabitants of the zoo—and even his reluctant, stubborn boss, the Scotsman MacDonald into his line, following their leader. This true story of a family and a town is gay and entertaining, “depicting family solidarity, town spirit and the bright side of an era too often considered a period of gloom!” It is a book for young and old.
Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator (Unlocking the Masters #6)
by David HurwitzNo composer has ever achieved the amazing progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it today, became “the Father of the Symphony ” and founded the greatest school in the history of music. His life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention, of problems surmounted and challenges met. In this book, No. 6 in the Amadeus Press Unlocking the Masters series, David Hurwitz acquaints readers with Haydn's innovative melodic creativity, his revolutionary use of musical form, and important characteristics of his personal style, including his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. In addition to Haydn's principal instrumental works, Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outside the mainstream. Four appendixes list all of his symphonies, string quartets, piano sonatas, and piano trios. Over two and a half hours of music keyed to pieces described in the book are available online using the unique code in each book.
Anyone's Daughter
by Shana AlexanderWHILE THE TRIAL WAS ON, THE TRUE STORY COULDN'T BE TOLD. Now Shana Alexander tells it all-the story that has everything: Crime, sex, race, rape, power, money, terrorism, love, hate, passion. A witch on trial. A public burning. And searing facts that couldn't be told until now-how America lost the Patty Hearst case, because what was done to her was done to us.
Chaliapin An Autobiography as told to Maxim Gorky
by Nina Froud James HanleyFeodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (1873-1938) was a Russian bass who was famous for his singing and his acting in opera. This book covers is life to 1915 and primarily consists of his reminiscences of childhood and early singing career as told to Maxim Gorky. The last third of the book contains correspondence and early appraisals of his singing and a list of early performances.
I Served on Bataan
by Juanita RedmondThe true story of an Army nurse trapped in the Philippines during the beginning of America's entrance in WWII.
Silencing the Voices: One Woman's Triumph Over Multiple Personality Disorder
by Jean Darby ClineJEAN is a dutiful wife who will do anything to make her marriage work. But JODY hates Jean's husband and is determined to drive them apart. Little JD just hides from it all, emerging only when Jean's painful past is more than she can bear. These are the voices that live within the mind of Jean Darby Cline. As a child, Jean suffered unspeakable mental and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. As an adult, her first husband's verbal abuse and cruel outbursts of rage echoed the violence of her childhood. Jean hoped that psychotherapy would help ease her depression-and fill in the major lapses of her memory. Instead, Jean made a startling discovery. The childhood horrors she'd endured had caused her personality to fragment into three separate entities-three people with opinions and emotions all their own...
The School
by Henry Viscardi Jr.The true story of a man who opened a K-12 school for children with physical disabilities in the early 1960s. Describes the accomplishments of the children, many of whom had seldom been out of their homes. The book also describes the opposition and discrimination the school's founders faced when the local residents decided they didn't want the school to be built in their neighborhood
Thendral: Vol 11, Issue 10, September 2011
by MadhurabharathiThe September issue features interviews of Dr. Rajan Natarajan and drawing artist Jeyaraj; three short stories and a small novel; a religious article on vittallapuram; a biography of Tamil scholar Parali su. Nellaiappar; an article on Tamil writer Ayyakannu (Aykkann); a health column on Cough; Recipes of Herbal Bonda and Herbal Coffee; plus other usual and interesting features such as Anbulla Snehitiye, Ilanthendral, jokes, etc.
Jésus in Little America
by Jesus Sablan Leon GuerreroIn this book, Jesus Sablan Leon Guerrero narrates the story of his life, as well as the founding of the Bank of Guam. Comments by Manny Crisostomo, Editor, Latte Magazine: "He held me rapt with his stories of growing up in pre- and post-war Guam. He led me from one place to another and I followed along eagerly, asking a question to clarify a point or to get a more descriptive account. The time flew by and I wanted more."
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters
by Wally LambAny book that can give voice to the voiceless should be celebrated. No one feels this more strongly than Wally Lamb, editor of Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a collection of stories by 11 women imprisoned in the York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. Teacher and novelist Lamb was invited to head a writing workshop at York Correctional Institution in 1999. His somewhat reluctant acceptance soon turned into steadfast advocacy once the women in his charge began to tell their stories. Lamb maintains that there are things we need to know about prison and prisoners: "There are misconceptions to be abandoned, biases to be dropped." However, as heartfelt as his appeal is, nothing speaks more convincingly in this book than the stories themselves. Those collected here are disturbing and horrific. They reveal, often in graphic detail, the worst kind of abuse: incest, drug addiction, spousal violence, parental neglect, or incompetence. They're also testimony to what social workers and health care professionals have confirmed for years--that those who populate our prisons are often victims first themselves. Thus, the telling of these stories serves as a form of therapy. They are also sad accounts of the brutalities many suffer, yet few discuss...
April 16, 2007: Virginia Tech Remembers
by Virginia Tech CommunityOn April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia was changed forever when a student took the lives of 32 students and wounded a dozen more before taking his own life. Student reporters went right along with the pros asking the tough questions and interviewing some of the families to gain an understanding of this event so they themselves could find some peace and reassurance that this wouldn't happen again. Memorials are included of all those who lost their lives including a Holocaust survivor who risked his life on April 16th to save the lives of his students and a Lebanese American who had just spent the summer in Lebanon and barely escaped with her life from a country under attack, only to be at Virginia Tech on that tragic day.
I Know My First Name Is Steven
by Mike EcholsTrue story of Steven Stayner who was abducted at age 7 and lived with his kidnapper until age 14 when he escaped and returned to his family.
Driven to Kill
by Gary KingBy all appearances, twenty-nine-year-old Westley Allan Dodd was the perfect all-American boy--model high school student, camp counselor and U.S. Navy enlistee. But behind his mask of normalcy lurked a predatory sex fiend with a seventeen-year history of appalling acts of molestation and violence. Children were his victims and the parks of the Pacific Northwest his personal hunting grounds. On September 4, 1989, his unnatural desires had driven him to abduct, torture and kill two young boys in Vancouver, Washington. Undetected despite his record, Dodd killed a third innocent victim only weeks later near Portland, Oregon. But only when he was caught trying to kidnap a child from a local movie theater was he finally taken custody by police. Confessing to these heinous murders, he was convicted on all three counts and sentenced to death. On January 5, 1993 at 12:05 a.m., Westley Allan Dodd became the first criminal in America in nearly three decades to be executed by hanging. Based on exclusive access to police files and riveting trial testimony, personal interviews with Dodd himself and excerpts from his chilling "diary of death," DRIVEN TO KILL dramatically recounts a hideous spree of death and horror that brought every parent's worst nightmare frighteningly to life!
Saint Therese, the Little Flower: The Making of a Saint
by John BeeversSt. Therese, lived 24 years and was an obscure nun for nine of those. She died in 1897 and was canonized in 1925. Yet she is known the world over by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Her statue soon appeared in most Catholic Churches in the world. The story of this life is a marvel - a miracle - of divine grace. For the life of St.Therese is the lesson to all men of spiritual greatness to be achieved by perfect love of God and total consecration of all our actions, even the smallest, to His greater honor and glory.
Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
by J. P. GallagherA different World War II story, about the Vatican's Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty's real-life efforts to hide and help thousands of Allied escaped prisoners of war throughout the war. Undercover, he formed an organization to rescue and help escaped prisoners of war maintain their freedom from the Nazis. With the help of many Italians, religious, and diplomats stationed in Rome, he secretly worked throughout the entire war. His unstinting charity endears him to all, and saved the lives of thousands.
Mariquita: A Tragedy of Guam
by Chris Perez HowardAuthor Chris Perez Howard tells of his mother's struggles during World War II, and how the conflict between Japan and the US affected Guam. Since returning to Guam after twenty-seven years and discovering his Chamorro identiy, Chris Perez Howard has been advocating the rights of his people as an indigenous and colonized people. A founding member and Chairman of the Organization of People for Indigenous Rights, OPI-R, he has participated in numerous forums on Chamorro issues and has presented testimony at the United Nations and the U.S. Congress. It all began while researching and writing 'Mariquita.'