Paulina Tuchschneider presta su voz a la tragicómica (anti)heroína de esta novela para dar cuenta –con una franqueza pasmosa en la que se entreveran la ironía, el humor, lo escatológico y lo sórdido– de su traumático paso por el Ejército de Israel mientras cumplía el servicio militar, obligatorio para mujeres y hombres en ese país. De fondo, el sordo rumor de la contienda del Líbano de 2006, en la que Israel luchó contra Hezbolá, su...

They were willing to pay the ultimate price to help the people they'd come to love.March 15, 2004?Carrie McDonnall and her husband, David, had just spent the day surveying refugee camps. They were in a hurry to reach the safety of their home before nightfall. Suddenly, the crowded street they were on became eerily quiet. And then, out of nowhere came an explosion of bullets and shrapnel . . .Within hours their tragedy was all over the news. But who...

A simple, moving, vivid and heartbreaking account of one young sailor's eventful war. I heard the cries of scared men yelling they couldn't swim, but they jumped in regardless. I pulled off my new boots, dropped them on the deck and, clutching my tobacco tin, jumped overboard, feet first ... We were a good distance away from the sinking Perth when two more torpedoes slammed into it and we watched silently as our ship slid under. Suddenly we were...

Though about me and woven from painful episodes from my childhood, the intent is not to elicit pity. The objective of the narrative is to evoke in reader's mind the memory of those brief moments that had seemed negligible and almost trivial when first experienced but had eventually became life changing and had a lasting effect on reader's conscious and subconscious behavior.Set the price to $0 before downloading.This book may be copied, distributed,...

In this fiercely candid and moving book, novelist Joyce Thompson recounts a difficult yet transforming period in her life. In words that will ring true to anyone in the "sandwich" generation, Thompson tells the story of her troubled marriage ending, her adjustment to single motherhood, finding new love, turning fifty, dealing with sick and dying parents, and somehow discovering a spiritual home in an ancient, earth-centered tradition. Along the way,...

In 1994, as his country descended into the madness of genocide, Anglican Bishop John Rucyahana underwent the mind-numbing pain of having members of his church and family butchered. John refused to become a part of the systemic hatred. He founded the Sonrise orphanage and school for children orphaned in the genocide, and he now leads reconciliation efforts between his own Tutsi people, the victims of this horrific massacre, and the perpetrators, the...

Australian author, John Kelly gives us this delightfully funny, yet poignant, bittersweet account of life in Australia both past and present as he confronts the challenges he faces and tackles his demons both real and imagined.

Based on never before used letters, diaries, and photographs from the Rockefeller Archive, The Rockefeller Women reveals the life of four generations of an extraordinary family: Eliza Davison Rockefeller, the Mother of John D., who instilled in her sons drive for success in business and Christian service; Laura Spelman Rockefeller, the wife of John D., the daughter of an Underground Railway operator and early supporter of racial freedom; Edith Rockefeller...

At first, one might think this is a guide to local drinking venues. While there is no doubt that those types of establishments had a great influence on my story, it's not about the actual businesses but rather how life evolved around and through them. First of all, in New Orleans, no one refers to these types of businesses as "Taverns." They are more affectionally known as good old "bar rooms," but the term "tavern" goes back to the 1400s and generally...

Apuntes de fibromialgia es una obra reveladora que sumerge al lector en el mundo de alguien que vive con fibromialgia y fatiga crónica. Esta narrativa íntima y detallada no solo aborda los aspectos médicos y terapéuticos, sino también las complejidades emocionales y psicológicas de enfrentar una enfermedad crónica. Es una mezcla de diario personal, guía práctica y reflexiones profundas, que resulta esencial para aquellos que buscan comprender...