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War magnifies human emotions and passions: anger becomes rage, guilt becomes desperation, and resentment becomes hatred. In "The Grappling Hook and Other Stories from the War in Iraq, " U. S. Army veteran William F.X. Maughan writes of these emotions from the perspective of someone who has been there. With ten poignant tales rich with humor, irony, disdain for hypocrisy, and admiration for leadership, Maughan tells the inside story of the conf...

The eminent political scientist Manfred Halpern (1924–, 2001) viewed politics as belonging to each of us, as part of the nature of being human. In "A Comprehensive Philosophy of Transformation, " his magnum opus, Halpern elucidates the interconnected “, four faces of our being”, the political, personal, historical, and sacred. This momentous volume identifies several modes of political activity, warns against the dangers of leav...

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During their ascendency and subsequent occupation of much of Europe, the Nazis plundered the documents and cultural treasures of Jewish organizations as well as other groups and individuals they deemed to be enemies of the Reich. When the Nazis were crushed, many of these looted collections, as well as records of Nazi state agencies that persecuted and murdered Jews, were discovered by the Soviet Army, then transferred to Moscow and held for d...

A parable rich in imagery and meaning, "The Surprising Adventures of Balthazar "provides readers of all ages with profound insights into the nature of authority, power, and freedom. The tale begins when a polar bear named Balthazar is captured by hunters and put in a city zoo in Chile. But Balthazar is no ordinary bear, for he faces his grim situation with an uncanny wisdom, a sense of humor, and a strong self-reliance. Originally written in 1...

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In early 1947 residents of the west side of Carbondale, Pennsylvania began noticing a peculiar steam escaping from the ground. An investigation into this phenomenon revealed that Carbondale was slowly but steadily being destroyed by an inferno deep below its surface. The author narrates the story of this great fire.

End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. In "Death with Dignity, " "theologian, medical ethicist, and pastoral caregiver Peter A. Clark examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family members, and health care professionals, including physiology, consciousness, the definition of death, the distinction between extraordinary and ordinary means, medical futility, "Do Not Resuscitate" ...

In "The Choice, " Arnine Cumsky Weiss and Carol Weiss Rubel present the stories of forty-five converts to Judaism. These reflective narratives demonstrate that no two converts’, experiences are alike, yet most share some common characteristics: a spiritual uneasiness, fear, doubt, and a gradual development of spiritual and intellectual understanding and acceptance of conversion. The stories in "The Choice" will be a source of inspiration ...

In 1956, ten-year-old Bob Capek, his father, and sister move to a small town in Pennsylvania's coal country, where a greedy mine owner known as The Cyclops will stop at nothing to own every mine in the county and a notorious gang threatens Bob's life.

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Much of modern political and social thought tends to take for granted the fact that traditional conceptions of the family - with their accompanying duties and privileges - are an inherent imposition on individual freedom. This book draws on a long philosophical tradition to explain that that assumption is incorrect.

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