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Author: Ben Gordon Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 9781475932645 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 228
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The terms group home and foster care are often fearsome labels, Dickensian in character, associated as they frequently are with unthinkable historic and modern outrages. But for author Ben Gordon and his brother Mike, their relationship with Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Boston was anything but fearsome. In this memoir, Gordon narrates his experiences beginning in 1950 when he was nine years old and his brother Mike was eight. After being taken from a dysfunctional home, the two brothers resided in three group homes and two foster homes during a span of twelve years. With details culled from detailed agency records, Gordon tells their story. Me, Mike, and the Agency relates the Gordon familys difficulties and the manner in which the agency was, or was not, able to satisfy the boys needs. It captures and conveys Gordons emotional responses to his situation, and it considers agency policies and practice as they affected Gordon, Mike, and other children whose lives were profoundly shaped by the Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Boston.
Author: Ben Gordon Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475932634 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 229
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The terms "group home" and "foster care" are often fearsome labels, Dickensian in character, associated as they frequently are with unthinkable historic and modern outrages. But for author Ben Gordon and his brother Mike, their relationship with Jewish Family and Children's Service of Boston was anything but fearsome. In this memoir, Gordon narrates his experiences beginning in 1950 when he was nine years old and his brother Mike was eight. After being taken from a dysfunctional home, the two brothers resided in three group homes and two foster homes during a span of twelve years. With details culled from detailed agency records, Gordon tells their story. Me, Mike, and the Agency relates the Gordon family's difficulties and the manner in which the agency was, or was not, able to satisfy the boys' needs. It captures and conveys Gordon's emotional responses to his situation, and it considers agency policies and practice as they affected Gordon, Mike, and other children whose lives were profoundly shaped by the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Boston.
Author: Mike Farrell Publisher: Akashic Books ISBN: 1933354089 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 186
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Highlights the life of the actor famous for his role in the television series "M*A*S*H" and "Providence," and describes his interest in politics and human rights around the world.
Author: Richard G. Zimmerman Publisher: Kent State University Press ISBN: 9780873387552 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 356
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"DiSalle's private life was almost as controversial as his public life. Throughout his term as governor he was dogged by reports of his wife's unhappiness with her role as Ohio's First Lady and later by rumors of his romantic involvement with his personal secretary.
Author: Susan Frances Dunham Publisher: Loving Healing Press ISBN: 1615990356 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 199
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What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of his life? Susie Dunham, Midwestern mom and former nurse, never suspected her son Michaelwas anything but a typical college student with big dreams until he developed schizophreniashortly after his 21st birthday. The Dunham family quickly becomes immersedin the nightmare world of mental illness in America: psychiatric wards, a seemingly indifferentnursing staff, and the trial-and-error world of psychotropic meds. Michael's ultimaterecovery and remission comes with plenty of traumatic incidents involving bothignorance and stigma, but his courage and quest for dignity will inspire all readers. "Susie Dunham's heroic, heart-rending story is a beacon of light in the darkness of insanity.It shows that recovery is hard-won but possible for people who develop schizophrenia, despite a media that sensationalizes them, a society that shuns them, and adysfunctional mental healthcare system that fails them miserably." --Patrick Tracey, author of "Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia" "Every person in a leadership position needs to take the time to read this moving storyof triumph over adversity." --State Representative John Adams, Ohio House Minority Whip "The fact that Michael bravely fought this disease, picked up the pieces and moved beyondit, should give others hope that one day schizophrenia will be seen as a treatable diseasewith no stigma attached." --Sharon Goldberg, News & Reviews Editor,"NYC Voices" A Journal for Mental Health Advocacy ""Beyond Schizophrenia: Michael's Journey" is a book that I couldn't put down. Thestory of Michael's parents Susie and Mark who support their son both in good times andbad really touched me. I really like the way the symptoms of schizophrenia are explainedclearly." --Bill MacPhee, Founder/CEO of SZ Magazine Learn more at www.SusieDunham.org From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com PSY022050 Psychology: Psychopathology - Schizophrenia BIO026000 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs MED105000 Medical / Psychiatry / General
Author: Karl Malden Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 0879102721 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 387
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"This memoir is a peripatetic selection of Malden's enounters with larger-than-life Broadway figures... like Kazan, Strasberg, and Brando. The 1950s were Broadway's heyday but also the time of blacklisting, and Malden paints a vivid picture here of those times. Moreover, the actor eschews the 'down-and-dirty tell-all memoir' so common now to offer his views on the various acting techniques and methods he came upon. Recommended." - Library Journal
Author: M. Everett Baylor Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group ISBN: 1626526699 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 234
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"I can't believe they found my secret place." As he drove along the highway, a voice in his head began to speak; "let's kill again Kelvin...let's have some fun on the way to Tampa!" He looked in the rearview mirror at a set of bloodshot eyes looking back at him. "If I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down swinging," he said. His mind raced as he wondered if he'd make it to Tampa to see Candy again. The voice began to speak to him again; "we must plant as we journey south Kelvin...pick some new flowers Kelvin...pick some new flowers for our ROADSIDE GARDENS!" When he looked at his eyes in the rearview mirror this time, they were as black as coal. Kelvin Kettle knew what he had to do; find some new flowers and plant them in his roadside gardens! The Garden's Last Flowers is Book 2 of the Montclair Murders. Author M. Everett Baylor is an Iraq War Veteran with a background in law. He lives in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Author: Gary Tucker Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1468540238 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 126
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Gary was greatly influenced by Mike Spencer not only in his academic career but also his personal life. His friendship with Mike started when he was a young man and continued for over 40 years. He and Mike had many common interests. At their regular breakfast outings, Mike would share his thoughts on topics ranging from sports to education to his family. Breakfast with Mike details many of those discussions - some funny, some philosophical but always interesting. One of Mike's great loves was University of Illinois basketball. One of his favorite breakfast-time discussions was the team, their coach and the time they almost won a national championship.
Author: Brad M. Caskey Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525566334 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 118
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In a future where humans have extended their reach across the Milky Way, Pastor Mike and a group of ministers are sent on an epic quest. Across time and space they must warn every person in the galaxy that no one will escape Christ’s Second Coming. Will he and his crew reach them all before it’s too late? Certainly not in their own strength, but with a bit of supernatural help, anything is possible. Even so, Pastor Mike and his team are challenged beyond their wildest imagination as they are pursued through time and space by satanic forces and hideous monsters bent on stopping them at all costs. Thankfully, Mike and his companions have angels of light and the power of prayer on their side. What unfolds is a powerful faith-based story involving everything from car crashes to epic space battles that is sure to stir the imagination and challenge the faith of young readers.
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