"Smoking. Pauline Hopkins on alchemy and the undead. Frances E.W. Harper on woman's political future. Sui Sin Far on cross-dressing. Emma Lazarus and Angelina Weld Grimké on lesbian longing. Julia Ward Howe on intersexuality. Charlotte Perkins Gilman on euthanasia. Emma Goldman against the tyranny of marriage. Ida B. Wells against lynching. Anna Julia Cooper on Black American womanho. Frances Willard on riding a bicycle. This anthology is perhaps...

Julius Breslouf was drafted into the United States Army in 1953 after having graduated from the New England College of Pharmacy. He completed basic training at Fort Dix (NJ). Breslouf then served at Camp Pickett (Virg.), and Brook Army Medical Hospital in San Antonio (Tex.). He was sent to Yokohama, Japan on the transport ship USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey. Breslouf was transferred to Yong Dong Po, Korea where he supported the 6th Medical Depot in...

Overview: "Comic Books and American Cultural History is an anthology that examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. Over the last twenty years, there has been a proliferation of book-length works focusing on the history of comic books, but few have investigated how comics can be used as sources for doing American cultural history. These original essays illustrate ways in which comic books can...

"Heather Macadam is a writer and journalist whose books on the history of the Holocaust have been recognized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Complex, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum in Auschwitz, and other Holocaust remembrance centers. The book "There were 999 on the first train to Auschwitz" is an international bestseller translated into 16 languages. Macadam tells about the unsuspecting at the beginning of the passengers who were among the first...

Shirlee Isenberg and her husband, Burton, were among the first residents of Oak Hill Park, a neighborhood the City of Newton created to house veterans returning from WWII. During her interview, Isenberg recalls the strong sense of community in Oak Hill Park, and explains that many residents of her current neighborhood, Newton Highlands, are professionals who work during the day, thus leading to a greater sense of privacy. She describes her former...

"In total, 38 lives tell us much about Freud's clinical practice as his celebrated case studies, revealing too a darker and more complex Freud than is usually portrayed: the doctor as his patients, their friends, and their families saw him."--Inside book jacket "Everyone knows the characters described by Freud in his case histories: 'Dora', the 'Rat Man', the 'Wolf Man'. But what do we know of the people, the lives behind these famous pseudonyms:...

"This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills - starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Can recount a story with descriptive detail; Asks for clarification when needed; Starting to decode...

For the pre-school and primary grades teacher, here is a collection of 132 musical singing games, chants, and fingerplays. All of these music activities were picked for their popularity and time-tested appeal with children. All involve some kind o faction. And all help build organizational, expressive, and memory skills. Each games spells out appropriate age levels, specific educational benefits, any materials required, simple directions with illustrations,...

Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842) was one of the greatest 18th-century French painters and among the most important women artists of all time. Celebrated for her expressive portraits of French royalty and aristocracy, especially of her patron and friend Marie Antoinette, she exemplified artistic success and personal resourcefulness in an age when women were rarely allowed either. Forced to flee France during the Revolution, Le Brun traveled...

Examines the genocide and persecution of the Argentinian people.