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On August 31, 1939, Raymond Fishler went to sleep at about midnight dreaming of the wonderful future he envisioned for himself. Less than five hours later he was awakened from his peaceful slumber by the start of World War II. After living through a brutal German occupation, his family made a futile attempt to go into hiding to avoid mass liquidation or being transported to the living hell of a concentration camp. Raymond’s mother made him promise to go to America and tell the world what was done to them. He promised he would, and to this day Raymond has told the story of his life’s journey in classrooms and lecture halls and also on the March of the Living, an annual education program ...

Past and present economic crises have called into questions mainstream economic policies & theories upon which they are based. This book explores, through readings on critical thinking, mainstream economics & various shades of heterodox or radical political economy, how various theories stand up against each other, side-by-side. How do "mainstream" economics & economists compare with radical or "heterodox" political economy & paradigm adherents? What do they admit as facts?; What do they disagree upon & why? What are some basic principles of critical thinking & epistemology to add to debates? What is the state of economics & economists today? What are markets, free or otherwise? What do ...

'Parochial Prison' is a true-life story of the author's Catholic Elementary School experiences during the Baby Boom Generation's 'coming-of-age' decade of the turbulent 1960's. Born of vivid childhood memories and scribed with the wit of an adult, it paints a colorful and at times shocking picture of life behind the walls of an imposing Catholic Elementary School fortress in the era of corporal punishment. Told and illustrated with a sprinkling of satire, sarcasm and gallows humor, the reader is regaled with brow-raising tales of Parochial School life as seen through the eyes of a child during a very chaotic and eventful time in our nation's history. It is a compelling and emotional trip ...

The remarkable accounts of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca in the Americas. The first recounts when he was marooned, enslaved, and forced to survive among the natives of modern day Texas and Northern Mexico destitute, starving, and naked for the majority of ten years. Later, he was commissioned by the king of Spain to be the governor of the South American colony of Asunción, where he becomes the first European to see the falls of Iguazú and explore much of the interior of South America before being betrayed and imprisoned. Once again, he survives incredible odds to make it back to Spain and clear his name.

Paul and Anna Rykunyk immigrated from Ukraine to Canada at the turn of the 20th century. Every migration is an act of courage and faith in a better life. This is their story and the stories of their descendants who did in fact have better lives because of Paul and Anna's journey.

This book aims to provide Christians with simple fundamental truths that they can use in this chaotic world. Topics covered in the book include: The Bible, Voting, Creation vs. Evolution, Israel's place in God's plan, America and its history, a brief look at end times events, and so much more.

Thad Stevens was not even considered to be a running horse for the first few years of his life. He was entered as a trotter for his first race, from which he was withdrawn beforehand. He served as a carriage horse for his owners for awhile, and then as training fodder for some running stablemates who were projected to be better talents. Amusingly, he began to beat them in practice. Then he was saddled for true competition to see if it was for real. In an up and down career, Thad eventually beat whatever rival California trainers sent out against him. Then, in 1873, the best of the nation were invited to San Francisco, for the state's first attempt at hosting a national sporting e ...