Damn Cold and Starving: A Soldier's Reflection As a World War Ii Prisoner

Average customer rating:
Damn Cold and Starving: A Soldier's Reflection As a World War Ii Prisoner
Sgt. Marion Ray , and Dan Brannan
Manufacturer: Brannan-Ray Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
Memoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0965022862

Product Description

The true account of Sgt. Marion Ray, a prisoner of war during World War II, drawn from a personal diary he kept at the time of his confinement, along with his reflections and memories.

The Importance Of Being From Oshkosh: Looking Back At The Great Depression, World War Ii And The Cold War Years

Average customer rating:

The Importance Of Being From Oshkosh: Looking Back At The Great Depression, World War Ii And The Cold War Years
John Livingstone
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Entertainers | Arts & Literature | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Midwest | Regional U.S. | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Memoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1418455083

Average customer rating:

Memoir of a Cold War Soldier
Richard E. Mack
Manufacturer: Kent State University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Military & Spies | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Asia | History | Subjects | Books

General | Middle East | History | Subjects | Books

Strategy | Military | History | Subjects | Books

Vietnam War | Military | History | Subjects | Books

General | Essays | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0873386752

Book Description

Colonel Mack (U.S. Army retired) recalls his service in frontline combat infantry units in Korea and Vietnam as a rifle platoon leader, advisor, and battalion commander. His accounts, perceptions, and observations of the military culture are incisive and candid. This book will be of interest to those who served in Korea and Vietnam, but anyone with an interest in military culture and history will find Memoir of a Cold War Soldier a valuable source.

Average customer rating:

See No Evil
Robert Baer
Manufacturer: Crown
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Memoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0965043827

Product Description

Memoir of one foot soldier's careet in the other cold war, the one against terrist networks. This shows people how spying is supposed to work and where the CIA lost it's way, and how we can bring it back again.

Book Description

Enchanted by the wildly successful Blue Day Book's poignant, often funny, photos of animals and clever, poetic insights, many parents and teachers from all over the world wrote the author asking, "When will you do a version of this book for children?"

That day has finally arrived. The Blue Day Book for Kids features the same style of delightful black-and-white animal photos found in its New York Times best-selling predecessor. But this special edition for children is accompanied by compassionate words of wisdom written especially for children 12 and under. As BTG says, "Hey, even little people have big blue days."

The deceptively simple, imaginative story line reflects a child's sensibility about the symptoms, causes, and cures for those times when children feel tired, grumpy, left out, or think that nothing ever goes as they planned. Even on days when brussels sprouts are served at dinner . . . a cherished toy must be shared . . . a homework avalanche looms . . . or a silly mistake is made in front of friends or family, The Blue Day Book for Kids provides children with a literary umbrella to laugh off the unexpected rain life can bring.

Customer Reviews:

Blue day to better day.......2007-10-02

I teach parenting classes and encourage parents to read and enjoy this book with their children. The pictures are great and some of them made my son laugh & laugh! This book is a reminder that we all have bad days (and that's o.k.).

A Family Favorite!.......2005-10-03

My children (ages 7 and 4) stumbled across this book at our favorite bookstore recently, and I can't say enough about the smiles and cheer it has brought them. I now plan to buy this book as a gift for every child I know (and even a few adults). Adorable black and white photos have managed to capture our animal friends in the most peculiar poses, opening wonderful dialog opportunities in our family. Even if you aren't "blue" this book will elevate the mood of anyone, any age. It's destined to be a favorite for many families.
(For the record, this is my first Amazon review. I usually don't post reviews, although I do write them professionally. When I noticed this book had no shopper reviews yet, I couldn't help but share my opinion with viewers. If you're wondering whether or not this book is a keeper, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't love it! Enjoy!)

The Blue Day Book for Kids: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up

Average customer rating:

The Blue Day Book for Kids: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up
Bradley Greive
Manufacturer: Andrew McMeel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Blue Day Book for Kids, The: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up

Average customer rating:

Blue Day Book for Kids, The: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up
Bradley Trevor Greive
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful "true family" recipes!.......2000-01-07

This cookbook has terrific family recipes with ingredients that are likely to be in your cupboard, plus wonderful stories about the generations of "granny's" family. It's as much fun to read as to cook from, and I've tried and liked many of the recipes already!

Average customer rating:
5 Titles By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark Franklin... Wants a Pet is Bossy Goes to the Hospital Goes to School and Franklin's New Friend
Paulette Bourgeois
Manufacturer: scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Bourgeois, Paulette | ( B ) | Authors & Illustrators, A-Z | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000N351UI

Product Description

5 Titles By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark Franklin... Wants a Pet is Bossy Goes to the Hospital Goes to School and Franklin's New Friend. five paperback books.

Conoce y cuida tu tortuga/ Turtles as a new Pet (Animales De Compania)

Average customer rating:

Conoce y cuida tu tortuga/ Turtles as a new Pet (Animales De Compania)
Al David
Manufacturer: Hispano Europea Editorial
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Reptiles & Amphibians | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Spanish | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Turtles As a New Pet
Al David
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Wonderful Book

Beautiful results but dangerous practices

beautiful

What an inspiring book!

functional and stylish!!!

Enchanting Woodland Birdhouses
Lucinda Claire Macy
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Projects | Woodworking | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

The New Birdhouse Book: Inspiration and Instruction for Building 50 Birdhouses

The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers

Rustic Birdhouse and Feeders: Unique Thatched-Roof Projects Designed to Bird-Friendly Specifications

Sunset Building Birdhouses

Birdhouses: 20 Unique Woodworking Projects for Houses and Feeders

ASIN: 1581800711

Book Description

Crafters, birders, gardeners, naturalists and home decorators alike will delight in making these charming birdhouses. Featuring thirteen projects suitable for the beginning crafter to the experienced woodworker, it presents readers with a variety of techniques to help them build rustic, whimsical and all-natural birdhouses.

Author Lucinda Claire Macy provides readers with step-by-step instructions for finding environmentally-friendly building materials, creating fully functional and effective habitats for their outdoor companions, and everything in between. They'll learn how to create:

* Houses designed for specific birds
* Wall-mounted and hanging birdhouses
* Functional toad homes
* Decorative fairy and gnome houses
* Designs using ready-made birdhouses for the non-woodworker

Macy's designs look just as marvelous perched on a bookshelf or patio as they do outdoors. The designs are not only natural, they are totally unique, original and new.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Book.......2007-08-08

This is one of the most beautifully put together books I have ever read on the subject of making birdhouses. They look so complicated, yet she breaks it all down in easy to follow instructions and offers suggestions on making similar houses with different materials. And some of her techniques are so clever. I think it is a must have for any woodworker or crafter who likes to make birdhouses.

Beautiful results but dangerous practices.......2007-06-12

I bought this book for my husband and son. My husband is a builder and looked at the practices in the book with horror. He says that the way the author bores out the insides of the log is a good way to lose a few fingers. I am currently looking for a naturally hollow log so I can make one myself but we won't have our son attempt making any with the methods described. There is one house that is made with pipe and pebbles with no cutting that is charming and we may attempt that. Truly a beautiful book with darling little bird homes resulting -just watch out for your hands!

beautiful.......2005-08-05

My husband saw this book at the library and he had to have it. The projects are photographed beautifully and you can see every detail. We can't wait to make our own versions of the projects. The techniques are very clever. This book has very well laid out step by step instructions with lots of pictures. Anyone into nature will love this book.

What an inspiring book!.......2002-03-26

If you enjoy nature walks and love the idea of using found materials, this book is too much fun! I found the projects fascinating and yet I came away thinking "I can do this." I also appreciated the way she used some store bought materials so you don't have to live in the country to try creating some of these charming cottages. And the lovely little illustrations throughout make it a pleasure to look through even if your aren't inclined to actually make any of them.

functional and stylish!!!.......2002-03-19

Author Lucinda Macy's "Enchanting Woodland Birdhouses" is one of the finest step by step, do it yourself craft books that i've had the opportunity to use. Her excellent descriptions and pictorials make any of the projects inside a straightforward task to build on your own. Ranging from the simplest of designs, to those that will challenge even a skilled craftsman, there is something to be had for everyone. Furthermore, all birdhouses are designed to National Audobon Society specifications for their intended feathered inhabitants, making them not only beautiful, but very functional as well. Nature enthusiasts and hobbyists of all ages won't want to miss out on this treasure of a book, a great addition to any great library.

Book Description

An essential guide to cacti and other succulents, featuring 420 color photos and a wealth of information on the plants and their cultivation. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this guide is both an instructive practical manual and a rich source of reference. More than 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats are profiled and illustrated. Topics include: the unique nature of succulents; their natural environment; history, classification, and nomenclature; watering, feeding, general care, and propagation; and pests and diseases. Lavishly illustrated, this is an indispensable guide for growers and enthusiasts.

Graham Charles is a National Cactus and Succulent Society judge and lecturer.

A Gardener's Directory of Cacti & Succulents: An Illustrated A-Z Guide to over 400 Varities

Average customer rating:

A Gardener's Directory of Cacti & Succulents: An Illustrated A-Z Guide to over 400 Varities
Miles Anderson
Manufacturer: Southwater Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Book Description

Featuring more than 400 of the most popular varieties and with over 1,000 full-color photographs, this is the perfect reference book to the world of cacti and succulents.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents A guide to the natural history and cultivation of Cacti and cactus-like plants

Average customer rating:

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents A guide to the natural history and cultivation of Cacti and cactus-like plants
Rowley Gordon
Manufacturer: Salamander Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

History | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000UF76E8

Average customer rating:

CACTUS: HOW FAR NORTH CAN IT GROW

The Illustrated Guide to Cacti
Rudolf Slaba
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Customer Reviews:

CACTUS: HOW FAR NORTH CAN IT GROW.......1996-12-08

UNDERSTAND THAT CACT. IS NATIVE TO ALL REGIONS EXCEPT NEW ENGLAND. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY 'NORTHERN OR EASTERN" LOCATIONS, THAT'S NATIVE SPEC., NOT TRANSPLANTS, I WOULD APPRECIATE 1. LOCATION 2. SPECIES, IF POSSIBLE. I'M MAPPING AND CHARTING THE SITINGS AND I'LL PUT YOURS ON THE CHART. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND GOOD HUNTING. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED TO ALL YOU CACTUS-NUTS, OR POTENTIAL CACTUS-NUTS?! DAN KRIEDT kriedt@msn.co

An Illustrated Guide to Cacti and Succulents

Average customer rating:

An Illustrated Guide to Cacti and Succulents
Peter R. Chapman
Manufacturer: Arco Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Cacti and Succulents
Consumer Guide
Manufacturer: Publications International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J2JQP4

Illustrated Guide to Cacti and Succulents: How to Grow These Fas

Average customer rating:

Illustrated Guide to Cacti and Succulents: How to Grow These Fas
Peter Chapman; Margaret Martin
Manufacturer: SALAMANDER BOOKS LIMITED
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WT5856

Book Description

In this book, a leading theorist on sex and gender discusses how hidden assumptions embedded in our cultural discourses, social institutions, and individual psyches perpetuate male power and oppress women and sexual minorities. Sandra Lipsitz Bem argues that these assumptions, which she calls the lenses of gender, shape not only perceptions of social reality but also its more material aspects-like unequal pay and inadequate daycare. Her penetrating and articulate examination of these hidden cultural lenses enables us to look at them rather than through them and to better understand recent debates on gender and sexuality.

Customer Reviews:

Start here!.......2000-09-19

I focused on gender and sexuality in college and I have to say that of all the books I own on this subject, this is the book I'm most likely to lend someone. "The Lenses of Gender" is an excellent work for academics and newcomers to the field alike. It is alos a good read for those of us who are deeply mired in gender studies already. Sandra Lipsitz Bem does a great job of stepping back to provide a nice overview, leaving us some useful concepts and tools along the way. I must also thank her for not writing bisexuality out of the picture...one of the many topics still controversial among otherwise open-minded people, the author manages to be inclusive and positive. She doesn't resort to the kind of blustery didactic arguments that mar the writing of so many cultural critics. This is something that I can't praise highly enough. Perhaps that's the most groundbreaking aspect of this book. Take a look at it. "The Lenses of Gender" is good for a wide audience and offers a lot to think about.

Take the glasses off quick!.......2000-01-07

This is a great book that details the dynamics that may propagate gender inequality. The three main "lenses" include gender polarization, androcentrism, and biological essentialism. Don't be scared off, it is well written and concisely links the concepts to provide a good look at how gender is constructed.

The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality. (book reviews): An article from: Michigan Law Review

Average customer rating:

The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality. (book reviews): An article from: Michigan Law Review
Jill M. Dahlmann
Manufacturer: Michigan Law Review Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Michigan Law Review, published by Michigan Law Review Association on May 1, 1994. The length of the article is 7114 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality. (book reviews)
Author: Jill M. Dahlmann
Publication: Michigan Law Review (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1994
Publisher: Michigan Law Review Association
Volume: 92 Issue: n6 Page: 1929-1952

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality

Average customer rating:

The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Sexual Inequality
Sandra Lipsitz Bem
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OS75AG

Average customer rating:

What genuinely wonderful people

Great Read!

Not a bad find...

okay

First hand, personal account of post WW II liberation

The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath
Gerda Weissmann Klein , and Kurt Klein
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
Memoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
Holocaust | Jewish | World | History | Subjects | Books
General | World War II | Military | History | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

A Boring Evening At Home

All But My Life: A Memoir

One Survivor Remembers

Promise of a New Spring: The Holocaust and Renewal

One Survivor Remembers

ASIN: 0312263384

Book Description

Over fifty years ago, Gerda Weissmann was barely alive at the end of a 350-mile death march that took her from a slave labor camp in Germany to the Czech border.On May 7, 1945, the American military stormed the area, and among the first soldiers to approach Gerda was Kurt Klein. A great love had begun.Forced to separate just weeks after liberation and hours after their engagement, Gerda and Kurt began a correspondence that lasted until their reunion and wedding in Paris a year later.Their poignant letters reflect upon the horrors of war and genocide, but above all, upon the rapture and salvation of true love.AUTHORBIO: GERDA WEISSMANN KLEIN and KURT KLEIN lecture frequently and have written extensively about their experiences during the Holocaust. Gerda Weissmann Klein is the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary One Survivor Remembers. Kurt Klein's story was featured in the PBS series America and the Holocaust. The Kleins have been married for more than fifty years and live in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Customer Reviews:

What genuinely wonderful people.......2007-03-25

Ever since discovering Anne Frank back in Junior High School, I've always been interested in books about the Holocaust. I recently finished The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy. It's a very well written and important story about the Holocaust. And when I finished it I wanted to know what happened after the end of the book. What happened after the Jews were liberated? Everything from their previous lives was gone, their homes destroyed their families dead, murdered. What would they do? I hadn't read anything about after liberation.

The Hours After tells the wonderful and uplifting story of what happened to Gerda Weissmann after liberation. The story is revealed to us through letters between Gerda and her fiancé, Kurt Klein, one of the American soldiers who liberated her from a slave-labor camp in Czechoslovakia in May 1945.

At first I didn't care for the format of the book. I felt it had a sometimes awkward rhythm, going back and forth from Gerda's voice to Kurt's but at some point that feeling disappeared and all I could focus on was what would happened next.

I thought their letters to each other were beautiful, especially Kurt's. What a wonderful gift they have in these letters. I also thought that the way the letters were written was interesting, maybe it was the way they translated from German to English but they seemed very old fashioned even for 1945.

I thought it interesting that Gerda said her gushing (about her love and affection for Kurt) and sharing her deepest feelings was impolite. Later she asked to be forgiven for the burden she imposes on him by discussing the loss of her parents and the disappointment she's caused her uncle by not asking his permission to marry. I wonder the origins of such formality? And sometimes I wish there was just an iota of it left in our culture today.

I was moved by the story of Gerda's Grandfather who was exiled to Siberia and how she drew strength from his experience. Gerda is an amazing person, very smart, she never seems to get frustrated by the bureaucrats who make her emigration to the United States so difficult. And when she had the opportunity to exact some justice or revenge (in the case of her landlady and her son) she could only feel empathy for them. What an amazing and compassionate soul!

The process of preparing all of their papers for their marriage and Gerda's emigration to the US was excruciatingly prolonged! Gerda and Kurt communicated primarily by sloooow snail mail that was delivered via go-betweens until April 1946 (with the exception of a few telegrams). How different from our lightning fast communications and overnight deliveries of today.

A wonderful and uplifting story!

Great Read!.......2006-05-30

After I read Gerda's "All But My Life", I absolutely had to read this book. I had to know more! "All But My Life" and "The Hours After" are two of the best books I have ever read.

Not a bad find..........2006-03-13

This book is a very good read. It shows the compassion of love and trust. I am one that enjoys reading letter so this was perfect book for me. This book is comprised of letters written back and forth between the two authors. It is completely nonfiction. It shows the two peoples raw and bare emotions. It does take a while to read. It is not an extremely long book but it takes a good while to read. It is an easy read. The word choices arent difficult and the sentences aren't very complex. This sweet books talks about the way a couple met and lived through post war in Europe. The man was her liberator. She was a victim of the Nazi's cruel treatment. They became good friends while she was being treated in a medical hospital. As their relationship grew it became more loving and caring than anyone could have ever thought possible. They fell in love just as he was going to be sent back home. As this tragic point in the story happens it is counter acted by a wedding proposal and a vow for a marriage and a wonderful life together. As he left Europe, it started the wonderful wait until they could be married in Paris in 1946.

okay.......2004-07-14

I think this was a okay book. It was very boring and kind of dragged. But I do like there love story, it was very touching.

First hand, personal account of post WW II liberation.......2002-02-22

We typically don't write or receive personal letters anymore. That is just one of many reasons why this book, with the different life experiences Kurt and Gerda W. Klein had during the war, is so compelling. Imagine this 25 yr. old U.S. serviceman helping this young woman, who had grown from adolescence to adulthood on a Nazi death march, come to grips with who she is and what's to become of her. The book provides a first hand account and perspective through their letters to eachother, as the hopeful re-building of countries and lives is surrounding them. This is a must read, especially poignant in the tenuous world situation we all find ourselves in, post Sept. 11th. The fact that these two young people married and built a life together is a wonderful love story.

The Hours After - Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

Average customer rating:

The Hours After - Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath
Gerda Weissmann & Kurt Klein
Manufacturer: St Martin's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O6190A

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books