Brother S Keeper

Author : Gloria Reuben
Publisher : Post Hill Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781642934113

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My Brothers' Keeper by Gloria Reuben Pdf

The death of a sibling is unlike any other. Gloria Reuben’s little brother died just before his twenty-second birthday. Two decades later, her oldest brother Denis died two weeks short of his sixtieth birthday. Just as Gloria felt like she was finally healing from David’s death, the shock of Denis’ unexpected death was almost too much to take. In My Brothers’ Keeper, Gloria bares her soul as she reveals the intimate details of her life at home as a young girl. How the death of her father when she was twelve shaped her view of love and life. How David’s death was the impetus for her move from Canada to the United States. And how her brother Denis was her heart’s twin in a multitude of ways. Gloria, most well known as an actress, debuts her talent as a writer in My Brothers’ Keeper, an intimate and honest tribute to David and Denis. Their lives. Their deaths. And the hope that awaits. “Gloria has written a truly wonderful and inspirational tribute to her brothers and to life. Helpful to all of us who have suffered losses.”—Pete Earley

Author : Julie Lee
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823444946

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Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee Pdf

With war looming on the horizon and winter setting in, can two children escape North Korea on their own? Winner of the Freeman Book Award! North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings. Wear red. Hang pictures of the Great Leader. Don't trust your neighbors. Don't speak your mind. You are being watched. But war is coming, war between North and South Korea, between the Soviets and the Americans. War causes chaos--and war is the perfect time to escape. The plan is simple: Sora and her family will walk hundreds of miles to the South Korean city of Busan from their tiny mountain village. They just need to avoid napalm, frostbite, border guards, and enemy soldiers. But they can't. And when an incendiary bombing changes everything, Sora and her little brother Young will have to get to Busan on their own. Can a twelve-year-old girl and her eight-year-old brother survive three hundred miles of warzone in winter? Haunting, timely, and beautiful, this harrowing novel from a searing new talent offers readers a glimpse into a vanished time and a closed nation. A Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist An ILA Intermediate Fiction Award Winner An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year "Will ultimately be recognized as one of the best books... on the Korean War."—Education About Asia, the Association for Asian Studies

Author : John Edgar Wideman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982148768

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Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman Pdf

“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths taken by two brothers is a classic work from one of the greatest figures in American literature: a reflection on John Edgar Wideman’s family and his brother’s incarceration—a classic that is as relevant now as when originally published in 1984. A “brave and brilliant” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, the classic John Edgar Wideman memoir, Brothers and Keepers, is a haunting portrait of two brothers—one an award-winning writer, the other a fugitive wanted for a robbery that resulted in a murder. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother, Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system. A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, affection, and guilt that connect Wideman and his brother and measures the distance that lies between them. “If you care at all about brotherhood and dignity…this is a must-read book” (The Denver Post). With a new afterword by his brother Robert Wideman, recently released after more than fifty years in prison.

Author : Jedwin Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89082505850

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Our Brother's Keeper by Jedwin Smith Pdf

Few Vietnam books treat the effects of a U.S. soldier's death on his family. This muscularly written, starkly honest memoir fills a significant gap. Smith (Fatal Treasure), an Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor, was 22 years old, the oldest of six children, when his beloved younger brother Jeff was killed by a Vietcong rocket during a firefight near the village of Mai Xa Thi on March 7, 1968. Jeff's death tore the fragile family apart: their mother retreated into severe alcoholism and an all-encompassing fixation on Jeff (who had been her favorite); their emotionally distant father-a WWII Marine beset by postwar demons-left the family for another woman. Smith's other brothers and sisters suffered severe and lasting psychological problems, and Smith himself-while outwardly coping well by marrying, having children and working his way up the journalism ladder-became an emotional cripple bent on self-destruction: "Not only did I thoroughly embrace alcohol, but I also became kind of psychotic." Smith tells his story with bluntness and conviction, including what becomes a cathartic happy ending when he and two of his brother's fellow Marines make a journey to Vietnam in 2001 to visit the spot where Jeff died. --Publ.

Author : Israel Bernbaum
Publisher : Putnam Juvenile
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025080024

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My Brother's Keeper by Israel Bernbaum Pdf

The author describes the Holocaust and explains how he tries to tell the story of that catastrophic slaughter of Jews through his art.

Author : Beth Wiseman
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401686000

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Her Brother's Keeper by Beth Wiseman Pdf

Charlotte came to Amish country to find answers. What she never expected to find was peace. Charlotte Dolinsky is not above playing dress-up and telling a few lies to find out what happened to her only brother. In fact, that is exactly what she’s come to Lancaster County to do. Now, calling herself Mary and slipping on a kapp, Charlotte will lie her way into the confidence of anyone who knows why Ethan had to die. Unless she gets found out first. But when Charlotte befriends a quiet Amish man named Isaac Miller, she begins to rethink her motives. And with a little help from a friend back home, Charlotte might find out that love comes packaged in ways she couldn’t have foreseen. Isaac’s been caring for his cancer-stricken father and sympathizing with his frustrated mother for three difficult years. And that means he hasn’t been dating. He believes Hannah King is the woman for him, but Hannah is still grieving the loss of her fiancé, and Isaac has all he can handle on the farm. When Hannah’s family plays host to a woman named Mary, their new cousin shakes things up for all of them. As Charlotte digs deeper into the mystery of Ethan’s death, she finds more than she’d bargained for in the community he once called home. But will she ever learn the truth? And what will the community—and her new family—do if they learn the truth about her?

Author : Bryan Prince
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459705715

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My Brother's Keeper by Bryan Prince Pdf

The stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces in the American Civil War.

Author : Antony Polonsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134952113

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My Brother's Keeper by Antony Polonsky Pdf

What responsibility do the Poles share for the mass murder of the Jews, which took place largely on Polish soil? In a major contribution to the history of the Holocaust Polonsky gathers together the most important arguments in this debate.

Author : Rod Gragg
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781455566303

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My Brother's Keeper by Rod Gragg Pdf

Thirty captivating profiles of Christians who risked everything to rescue their Jewish neighbors from Nazi terror during the Holocaust. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of believers, later honored by the nation of Israel as "The Righteous Among the Nations," includes ordinary teenage girls, pastors, priests, a German army officer, a former Italian fascist, an international spy, and even a princess. In one gripping profile after another, these extraordinary historical accounts offer stories of steadfast believers who together helped thousands of Jewish individuals and families to safety. Many of these everyday heroes perished alongside the very people they were trying to protect. There is no doubt that all of their stories showcase the best of humanity--even in the face of unthinkable evil.

Author : Stephanie St. Klaire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 169545698X

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Love, Cass by Stephanie St. Klaire Pdf

Love, Cass is a heart wrenching story about life, love, and loss. Loosely based on true life events of Author Stephanie St. Klaire, Cass is a relatable story guaranteed to make you look at life through a different lens. In this emotionally charged roller coaster of events, Cass represents life in fiction as she achieves triumph over tragedy, even in death. Stephanie shares her inspirational tale of victory with symbolic representation as she says goodbye to the girl she once was...through Cass. As requested by Brother's Keeper fans, here is the companion novel for Liam...There's something they don't tell you about fairy tales. Happily ever after isn't promised. Happy forever? Now, that's a thing... I met my Prince Charming right out of pigtails and just before that point where boys stop being icky, and they just smell bad. Before I knew it, we went from best friends growing up to a whirlwind romance full of dream come trues. We were planning a forever that every love-soaked romance novel tries to recreate. I was living the ultimate romantic love story - skipped the frog phase and went straight to full blown prince. My life was perfect - until it wasn't...I'm dying. The fairy tale just changed a bit, didn't it?I can't leave until those left behind know how to live their happy forever...without me. I won't get the forever with them, but they'll get a forever with me.I'm Cassidy O'Reilly...and this is my story.

Author : Daniel N. Rolph
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811709973

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My Brother's Keeper by Daniel N. Rolph Pdf

Countless books on the Civil War recount the carnage, vengeance, and heroism in battle. But there was another aspect of the Civil War as well: one in which Yankees and Rebels during the heat of battle saved one another, often at risk of their own lives; one in which soldiers and civilians, prison guards and prisoners, though on opposing sides, not only traded with one another, but gave humanitarian aid and sustenance in times of need. This "brotherhood for the enemy" contradicted all the rules of normal warfare but did in fact take place. Using primary source materials such as diaries, letters, military reports, and newspapers, Daniel Rolph opens up a unique and little-know genre of Civil War history.

Author : ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439187845

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My Brother's Keeper by ReShonda Tate Billingsley Pdf

In a captivating novel that is both humorous and heart wrenching, ReShonda Tate Billingsley spins a touching story that follows a young woman trying to navigate love after tragedy strikes her family, and what it means for her to move on. Aja James hasn't had it easy. After the loss of their mother at their father’s hand, Aja has kept a close watch over her siblings. The three siblings much find a way to recover from their family’s history, but it’s not clear how. Tired of carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, Aja is finally ready for a change that she hopes could lead her down the path of recovery: find someone to love. Her best friend, Roxie, knows just what to do—she sets Aja up on a date with one of the most sought-after bachelors in town, handsome sportscaster Charles Clayton. Charles is everything Aja has ever dreamed of—sensitive, sexy, and charming. But "happily ever after" isn't that simple. While Aja has begun to heal from the loss of her parents, her sister and brother have not. Jada is lost in a world of silence with no way for Aja to reach her, and Eric's uncontrollable rage is wreaking havoc on his life. As Aja sees her brother heading down the same violent path that destroyed their family, she makes it her business to stop the cycle—even if it means putting her own life, and her own chance at love, on hold. My Brother's Keeper is a poignant novel about a resilient family learning that sometimes you have to forgive in order to find the strength to move on.

Author : Jonathan Weiner
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007142187

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His Brother's Keeper by Jonathan Weiner Pdf

Pulitzer-prize winning author Jonathan Weiner's revealing story of the science that is about to change all life forever.Biology used to be a science of the way things are. Now it is a science of the way things work, like physics or engineering. Biology's progress fascinates and appals us because it has gone from learning the ways of nature to trying to turn her. In his extraordinary new book, Jonathan Weiner reveals the life-changing discoveries that have been converging over the past half a century to bring us to a moment when biology has the power to change life as we know it.When Stephen Heywood, a carpenter, discovered he had A.L.S., a gradual, mysterious deterioration of the nervous system, Jamie Heywood, gave up his lucrative job to try and save his brother's life. He worked with cutting-edge scientists in a race to find a cure. Through this remarkable journey with a family in crisis, we are given an overview of the various gene therapies that are still on the horizon, capable of potentially bringing back those suffering from neurological diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other various disorders of the brain. Through Jonathan Weiner's translucent prose, we e

Author : Robert Charles Sproul
Publisher : Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Publishers, Incorporated
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 094349737X

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Thy Brother's Keeper by Robert Charles Sproul Pdf

Author : Jason C. Parker,Jason Parker
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195332018

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Brother's Keeper by Jason C. Parker,Jason Parker Pdf

This is an international history of Anglo-American-Caribbean relations, including the role of the African diaspora, during the long decolonization of the British Caribbean. The author explains why a policy of American restraint was exercised despite the long association of West Indians with black radicalism in the US.