Miriam: 1115 books

As if to rescue the integrity of the history of the Holocaust, a wave of survivor memoirs, many literate and engaging, have appeared over the last ten years. They announce that the logical and important places to begin to examine that history are eye witnesses. Miriam Brysk’s chronicle is among...

Memories of the Night: Studies of the Holocaust is designed for teachers, to help them bring the lessons of the Holocaust to life. First-person accounts and the literature of the Holocaust form the basis for challenging, thought-provoking reflections and a variety of interdisciplinary activities that...

Miriam Waddington's verse is deceptively accessible: it is personal but never private, emotional but not confessional, thoughtful but never cerebral. The subtlety of her craft is the hallmark of a modernist poet whose work opens to the world and its readers. She details intoxicating romance and mature...

As the child of an Air Force career man, poet Miriam Susan Carstons grappled with the advantages and pitfalls of a nomadic youth. By the time she was 17, she had settled and pulled up roots from New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Virginia, and Japan. And it was in Japan that an...

Fremd unter Flüchtlingen Gefangen in der Warteschleife vor Europa - das ist das Schicksal tausender junger Afrikaner, die sich jedes Jahr auf den Weg ins scheinbar "gelobte Land" machen, getrieben von der Not und der Illusion nach einem besseren Leben. Miriam Faßbender hat zwei junge Männer...

**Heart of Photography by John McQuade and Miriam Hall continues the practice of Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography from the first volume, Looking and Seeing. In this volume, we enter together into the deep heart teachings of the fields of perception, with topics like Ordinary/Personal World...

Its never too late to follow your passion. Miriam Kam Weisbrods resolute desire to publish her poems developed later in life. Now at the tender age of 95, after writing over 200 poems, her wish has come true. Miriam began writing thirty years ago after her husband died. Writing kept her busy and helped...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Rutledge. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Miriam Coles Harris, which...

The life and work of Miriam Batliwala is an amazing and heart-rending story to be read by the fortunate ones so that they understand the environmental, emotional and financial hardships she has undergone. Despite being visually challenged, she overcame all hindrances and obstacles and used them to achieve...

Afshin, a captivating Iranian graduate student, rents a room in Miriam Valmont’s home. Landlady and tenant share an immediate and fast-growing attraction, despite the fact that Miriam is twice Afshin’s age. When Afshin proposes a temporary Islamic marriage, Miriam readily agrees, driven by desire...

Maja Pauly ist Schauspielerin am Braunschweiger Theater. Nicht Berlin. Nicht München. Braunschweig. Und Maja ist Single. Nicht verzweifelt. Nicht unglücklich. Aber ungern. Alles in allem ist ihr Leben eher so mittel. Mittel bis gut. Nicht mittel bis schlecht. Doch dann steht der 35. Geburtstag an....

Van achter de kast, het verhaal van een jonge christelijke lesbienne. Miriam van Tunen komt uit de kast voor familie, vrienden en de kerkelijke gemeenschap waar zij actief bij betrokken is. Ze stuit op onwetendheid, afkeuring en verdriet. In dit boek vertelt ze het verhaal van haar coming-out met...

LAO TSEU OU LA VOIE DU DRAGON La naissance de Lao-Tseu fut annoncée par une comète. Ce petit homme aux traits de vieillard, archiviste à la cour impériale, reconnut la vanité de la science. Mais où trouver la véritable sagesse ? Dans la presse « Une petite merveille pour...

A generation of Americans came of age boycotting grapes, swept up in a movement that vanquished California's most powerful industry and accomplished the unthinkable: dignity and contracts for farm workers. Four decades later, Cesar Chavez's likeness graces postage stamps, and dozens of schools and...