A Brother's Journey

Author: Richard B. Pelzer
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 9780316727327
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
The story of Dave Pelzer is a legend in our times: the shattering tale of the child called 'It' who was forced to live in the basement; the 'Him' the other children were taught to hat; the 'Freak' who wasn't allowed to speak. his mother was the perpetrator of the horror, but she had a willing accomplice. It was Dave's little brother Richard - the author of this book.

Brothers in Arms

Author: William Broyles
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292783396
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Reviews of the Knopf edition: "A wonderful book—fresh and intelligent. Broyles's eye for Vietnam, then and now, is unerring." —Peter Jennings "[A] superbly written, often moving story of Broyles' journey back to the killing ground in Vietnam where he once served as a Marine lieutenant. A cool, clear meditation that stings the heart." —Kirkus Reviews "A first-rate piece of work, infused with an ideal American common decency and common sense." —Kurt Vonnegut "Exceptional and memorable." —Gay Talese

Bird Brother

Author: Rodney Stotts
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642831743
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
In Bird Brother, Rodney Stotts shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. Rodney grew up in Washington, D.C. during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of incarceration affecting the lives of everyone he knew. He was no exception, but he was also employed by the newly founded Earth Conservation Corps, helping to restore and conserve the polluted Anacostia River. This work eventually sent his life in a different direction, as he began to train to become a master falconer and to develop his own raptor education program and sanctuary. Eye-opening, witty, and moving, Bird Brother is a testament to the healing power of nature, and a reminder that no matter how much heartbreak we've endured, we still have the capacity to give back to our communities and follow our dreams.

Next of Kin

Author: Thomas L. Reilly
Publisher: Potomac Books
ISBN: 9781574886368
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A beautifully written story about the bond between brothers and one man's search for truth in the midst of the Vietnam War

Brothers Forever

Author: Joseph Gallenberger
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781571740458
Category : Astral projection
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When his brother Peter killed himself, psychotherapist Joseph Gallenberger was forced to deal with his overwhelming grief and the feelings of guilt at his family tragedy. But he could not answer the ultimate questions that arise from the death of a loved one, until, with the aid of Hemi-Sync technology at the Monroe Institute, he was able to walk beyond death and into dimensions beyond life, where he met his brother and reconciled his death in light of a greater spiritual perspective.

A Brother's Journey

Author: Richard B. Pelzer
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759513023
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
In A Child Called "It," David Pelzer shared the harrowing story of his abusive childhood. Now, his brother Richard reveals a horrifying glimpse behind closed doors -- and shares a message of strength and resilience. Mom has no one like David around to beat on anymore. I am more afraid of her than ever...I get in more trouble for anything I do or say. Now I find that I'm always in trouble and I don't know why. Now that David is gone, I'm afraid that she will try to kill me, like she tried to kill him. I'm afraid that she will treat me like an animal like she did him. I'm afraid that now I'm her IT. The Pelzer family's secret life of fear and abuse was first revealed in Dave Pelzer's inspiring New York Times bestseller, A Child Called "It," followed by The Lost Child and A Man Called Dave. Here, for the first time, Richard Pelzer tells the courageous and moving story of his abusive childhood. From tormenting his brother David to becoming himself the focus of his mother's wrath to his ultimate liberation-here is a horrifying glimpse at what existed behind closed doors in the Pelzer home. Equally important, Richard Pelzer's touching account is a testament to the strength of the human heart and its capacity to triumph over almost unimaginable trauma.

Summary of Richard B. Pelzer's A Brother's Journey

Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN: 1669394581
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I wanted to believe that we were a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of San Francisco. I remember my mother making elaborate dinners and setting the table with Hawaiian tablecloths or Chinese dishes, stemware, and tableware. #2 I had a habit of spontaneously announcing that we were going camping. The anticipation was too much for any five-year-old, and it was overwhelming for me at that age. The beach was one of the few places we went as a family in public, and we were allowed to exercise the normal relationships shared among most brothers.

A Little Brother's Journey... the Hero Within

Author: Dr. Darren R.J. LaLonde
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452551871
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description
I was around ten years old, sleeping in the back seat of my moms car, parked during evenings at the Detroit River. I looked out the window at the stars, as I feared morning until by exhaustion I would fall asleep. I often woke up having wet my pants from my very real and imagined fears. By day, my mom would look for work and wash clothes while I hung out with the old black guys that would spend their day fishing in the Detroit River. I thought I was the only one who grew up in fear, in a world of abuse, until at thirteen I finally met my half-brother at a professional boxing match. He was in sitting next to our dad. Donny looked at me from inside the ring, trying to figure out who I was as the fight announcer was making his formal introductions. All we had shared at this point was the same biological father. Little did we know...

Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland

Author: Hannah Holtschneider
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474452612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Jews acculturated to Scotland within one generation and quickly inflected Jewish culture in a Scottish idiom. This book analyses the religious aspects of this transition through a transnational perspective on migration in the first three decades of the twentieth century.

Interactive Storytelling

Author: Nuno Nunes
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319710273
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2017, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in November 2017. The 16 revised full papers and 4 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on story design, location and generation, history and learning, games, emotion and personality, posters and demos.