Bruce Henderson Książki

As Jewish families were trying desperately to get out of Europe during the menacing rise of Hitler's Nazi party, some chose to send their young sons away to uncertain futures in America, perhaps never to see them again. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in Europe. Known as the Ritchie Boys, after the Maryland camp where they were trained, these army recruits knew what would happen to them if they were captured. Yet they leapt at the opportunity to be sent in small, elite teams to join every major combat unit in Europe, where they collected key tactical intelligence on enemy strength, troop and armored movements, and defensive positions. A post-war army report found that nearly 60 percent of the credible intelligence gathered in Europe came from the Ritchie Boys. Drawing on original interviews and extensive archival research, Henderson vividly re-creates the stories of six of these men in an epic tale of heroism, courage, and patriotism that will not soon be forgotten. --

"Nail-biting true adventure."--Kirkus Reviews In 1909, two men laid rival claims to this crown jewel of exploration. A century later, the battle rages still. This book is about one of the most enduring and vitriolic feuds in the history of exploration. "What a consummate cur he is," said Robert Peary of Frederick Cook in 1911. Cook responded, "Peary has stooped to every crime from rape to murder." They had started out as friends and shipmates, with Cook, a doctor, accompanying Peary, a civil engineer, on an expedition to northern Greenland in 1891. Peary's leg was shattered in an accident, and without Cook's care he might never have walked again. But by the summer of 1909, all the goodwill was gone. Peary said he had reached the Pole in September 1909; Cook scooped him, presenting evidence that he had gotten there in 1908. Bruce Henderson makes a wonderful narrative out of the claims and counterclaims, and he introduces fascinating scientific and psychological evidence to put the appalling details of polar travel in a new context.

This book draws together writings by myriad scholars in disability studies and performance studies as well as creative writing. This book was published as a special issue in Text and Performance Quarterly.

The true story of the mysterious murder of a young couple vacationing on a remote Pacific island relates how the author defended the accused even as he searched for the real killer

Když ve světě dojde k neštěstí, ať již k tragédii velkého rozsahu nebo k velmi osobní události, lidé se ptají: Proč? Proč dobří lidé musí trpět? Proč to Bůh dopouští? Tato kniha se srozumitelnou formou vypořádává s jednou z nejobtížnějších otázek, kterým lidé ve svých životech čelí. Popisuje vesmír, v němž Bůh umožňuje projevovat naši svobodnou vůli, zatímco nepostřehnutelně řídí směr našich životů s takovým pochopením, jakému nemůže porozumět žádný smrtelník.