mountain press aug 2021 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Welcome, Chance! places you in a day in the life of a child on the autism spectrum. Chance, a young boy, finds himself alone quite a bit. Chance, a natural loner, sees some of his neighbors, who don't quite understand how to interact with him. But when he is invited to a birthday party, it's playtime for them all.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Their heads filled with images of glory and battle, most young men joined the frontier army only to endure a life of tedious drills, bad meals, uncomfortable quarters, and ill-fitting uniforms. Working hard seven days a week and in all weather, soldiers frequently found themselves lonely and bored, with little opportunity for advancement but many ways to be punished all for $13 a month. Focusing on the Indian Wars period of the 1840s through the 1890s, Life of a Soldier on the Western Frontier captures the daily challenges faced by the typical enlisted man and explores the role soldiers played in the conquering of the American frontier. In addition to describing the nitty-gritty details of a soldier's daily life, this fascinating study explores the Indian Wars from the perspective of both the military and the Indians and examines all aspects of the post Civil War army, including its organization, its weapons, and its personnel. The book also contains two appendices, one summarizing significant battles and the other listing selected western forts. Both include site locations and information for visitors. Dozens of photos and several maps add to the reader's understanding and enjoyment.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hearts Bigger than Brazil is a personal, often autobiographical account of one man's effort to put experiences into words that reveal vividly many aspects of a rather long life, from the challenges of making poems to the variety and beauty of nature, memories of childhood, influences of family (including some very different marriages), valued friendships, the magic and mystery of real and enduring love, coming out and identifying as gay, a rewarding career in teaching, the aspirations of all kinds of artists, pleasures and lessons from travel, the love and pursuit of wisdom, understanding dreams, the sacred, and even ways to approach the reality of death. This book will offer you more questions than answers and more wonderment than expertise, and some poems will reveal their meanings more quickly than others, but reading them thoughtfully will give you a good look at a world that is in many ways also your own. In short, your eyes will be opened here to the true enormity of the human heart. Prepare to think, relate - and laugh a bit.