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Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Par Rona Arato, Isabel Muñoz. 2023
Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a…
Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Her career spanned seven decades and led her to places that other reporters wouldn't or couldn't go, from Nazi Germany to the remote Arctic regions of the Soviet Union. At a time when women were expected to stay at home and raise families, Ruth told the stories of people in need and fought for their rights to live in safety and freedom.Intimate worlds: life inside the family
Par Maggie Scarf. 1995
Analyzes the family structure using the Beaver Family Systems model. The system classifies groups in levels from severely disturbed to…
optimally adjusted. Scarf interviewed four families to illustrate her theories. She also discusses bonding and relationship boundariesFulbright: a biography
Par Randall Woods. 1995
A portrait of the internationalist senator from Arkansas and staunch opponent of the Vietnam war. Traces his Arkansas roots, Oxford…
education, and distinguished academic and political careers. Follows his thirty years of service in the senate, where he made a lasting imprint on cold war foreign policyThis noble land: my vision for America
Par James Michener. 1996
A celebrated author assesses the state of America and identifies nine major problems that threaten the nation's survival in the…
twenty-first century. Laments social fragmentation, educational decline, unfair distribution of wealth, and other adverse trends. Calls for a return to traditional values combined with increased social spendingWomen who kept the lights: a history of female lighthouse keepers
Par Mary Clifford. 1993
Profiles of twenty-eight American women lighthouse keepers who worked on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as the Gulf…
of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Most were appointed to replace deceased husbands or fathers, and several were commended for heroism for rescuing seamen whose ships had capsized. Includes a number of journal entriesResurrection: the struggle for a new Russia
Par David Remnick. 1997
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes the post-Cold War struggle to establish a new Russian state. He provides close-up portraits and detailed…
reporting on war-torn Chechnya, the return of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and the reelection of Boris Yeltsin in 1996. He argues for greater Western involvement in Moscow's haphazard efforts to control corruption and entrench democratic freedomsThe social contract
Par Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 1947
Portrays the life of Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. During his thirty-three years on the bench, Brennan used…
his penchant for persuasion and compromise to advance his progressive views on civil rights and liberties. Eisler argues that by 1990, Brennan had become the most influential justice of his eraClass: A memoir
Par Stephanie Land. 2023
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Raw and inspiring." — People "Land is not just exploring her own story,…
but also the larger implications of what it means to fall between the cracks of American capitalism." — The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner—a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid . When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid , she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" ( People ). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid , which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In Class , Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all oddsThe dreaming path: Indigenous ideas to help us change the world
Par Paul Callaghan. 2023
Drawing on ancient Aboriginal wisdom, a leading Indigenous Australian healer and an Elder show you how to find contentment, purpose,…
and healing by learning to reconnect with your story—and ultimately the universe. Dr. Paul Callaghan belongs to the land of the Worimi people who live north of Sydney along the east coast of Australia. Raised to live the western way, Paul found himself mired in deep depression—struggling to find meaning while raising a family and working as a senior education executive. Desperate to break free of his restlessness, he made a drastic change: He "went bush" and connected with his elders to "walk Country" and learn Aboriginal traditions. Twenty years later, Paul is an expert healer and spiritual guide eager to share the wisdom of his ancestors and the insights he discovered on his life journey. In this affirming, empowering, and transformative book, he teaches you about the Dreaming Path—a connection to the earth and the universe, past, present, and future that has always been there, but can be difficult to find amid the chaos of the modern world. The Dreaming Path offers tips, practices, inspiration, and motivation that can enable you to achieve a profound state of mind, body, and spirit wellness, while encouraging you to think deeply about essential life topics, including: Caring for our place and the importance of story Relationships, sharing, and unity Love, gratitude, and humility Learning and living your truth Inspiration and resilience Being present and healing from the past Contentment Leading The Dreaming Path reminds us that we are our stories; by learning to recognize that we are all an indelible part of something much larger, we can begin to heal ourselves and our communitiesKaty no-pocket
Par H. A. Rey, Emmy Payne. 1944
Katy is a kangaroo without a pocket. She tries to carry her son, Freddy, the way other types of animals…
carry their young, but nothing works. So Katy and Freddy head for the city to buy a pocket. For grades K-3Sequel to Saved by the Light (RC 38855, BR 9540). Brinkley tells how he adjusted to the psychic ability he…
acquired after his near-death experiences and found his life's mission in helping hospice patients face deathThe irony of free speech
Par Owen Fiss. 1996
Explores the meaning and implications of the First Amendment principle of free speech. Contrasts the libertarian ethic of "self expression"…
with the democratic aim "to broaden the terms of public discussion." Advocates an active state role "to ensure free and open public debate" of issuesA course in miracles: combined volume
Par Foundation for Inner Peace. 1996
Designed to help readers increase awareness of love in their lives. Explains theoretical concepts on which the course is based…
and includes a workbook with lessons for each day of the year and a teacher's manual. Subject of Return to Love (BR 09979)This sequel to Wishcraft (RC 14031, BR 4309) offers practical advice and techniques for discovering one's true likes and aspirations…
and for overcoming common obstacles to finding and living the "good life."The trumpet of conscience (Massey lectures #1967)
Par Martin King. 1967
These five essays, delivered as radio lectures by King in November and December 1967, portray a nightmarish America of reality…
and the egalitarian America of his visions. They express his hopes for the future of nonviolence as a means to social revolution even in a climate of riotFinish strong: living the values that take you the distance
Par Richard Capen. 1996
Capen identifies personal values that lead to success and that benefit family and community. Each chapter focuses on a specific…
value--such as character, humility, and optimism--and includes comments from political, business, and spiritual leaders like Barbara Jordan and John GardnerBone Black: memories of girlhood
Par Bell Hooks. 1996
Noted African American feminist recalls the pain and alienation of growing up female and black in a poor, rural southern…
family. Hooks describes attending a newly integrated school and learning society's roles for men and women. She recalls enjoying the literature that inspired her to write. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexFor love of country: debating the limits of patriotism
Par Martha Nussbaum. 1996
Explores the philosophical debate over patriotism versus global view. The author's initial essay states that our responsibilities as "citizens of…
the world" supersede national allegiances. Fifteen scholars provide responses to her thesisCowgirls
Par Candace Savage. 1996
History of cowgirls of the American and Canadian West from the 1800s to the late twentieth century. These homesteaders, cattle…
dealers, rodeo performers, and ranch hands were lured westward by free land, independence, and equality. Savage profiles such pioneers as Annie Oakley and Lizzie Williams and film stars Dale Evans and Barbara Stanwyck