books about: firsthand     books:       Matthew, Tell Me About Heaven: A Firsthand Description of the Afterlife (Matthew Book, 1)7 reviews Suzanne Ward Matthew Books, 2002 Matthew Tell Me About Heaven What a wonderful book and I highly recommend it to everyone interested in knowing what life "on the other side" is like. I admit I was skeptical at first. As I read Matthew's accounts of life on the other side I grew more amazed at his descriptions. Many things I had never even thought about were addressed fully in this book. Since we won't know until we actually get there I can only hope that ...             Be: Embracing the Mystery5 reviews Shirlee Hall RealityIsBooks.com, Inc., 2007 Be Grateful I am so lucky to have come across this elegantly written book. The author has a way of sharing spiritual insights in a simple style that both informs and inspires. Her true life accounts of healings were very profound and moving. One in particular helped me find a solution to a problem I'd been grappling with for years. Open this book to any page and you'll find something of personal value.             Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson8 reviews Henry Holt & Company, 1997 22 Great True Stores from the Napoleonic Era . If all you read in this book is "The Audacious Cruise of the Speedy", you will have gotten your money's worth. If the only stories you read are the two chapters from the Nagle Journel, "For the Good of My Soul, 1795," and "Mad Dickey's Amusement, 1798-1800", you will have gotten your money's worth. But you get more than this. You get a total of 22 stories picked from many to capture the ...             The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom ...4 reviews D. Clar Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991 A valued companion to the study of the Civil Rights Movement I think that this book is a valued companion to Taylor Branch's epic work "Parting the Waters". Together, they make an unbeatable pair of study aids for one of America's most turbulent periods. While P.T.W. is a more dispassionate third person chronicle, E.O.T.P. is more personally driven. It brings to life individuals like Bayard Rustin, Stokley Carmichael, John Lewis and other giants ...             1,001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes: Firsthand Advice that Really Works (Marlowe Diabetes Library)4 reviews Judith H. McQuown Da Capo Press, 2004 Excellent, easy to absorb tips When a parent comes home from the hospital with a newly-diagnosed child with Type I diabetes, one reaches for the bookshelf in the hopes someone has written something that is going to help us, the parents, keep our sanity and move past the shock of this new life. 1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes is a good source for parents to hear some real advice about discrimination in schools, ...             Fertile Ground-Che Guevara and Bolivia: A Firsthand Account by Rodolfo Saldana4 reviews Rodolfo Saldana Pathfinder Press (NY), 2001 Why Che's Guerrillas Lost Did the capture and execution of Che Guevarra prove that the military actions he led in Bolivia in 1966-67 were doomed to failure? This interview with Bolivian participant Rodolfo Saldaña reveals the opposite. His captivating description of how fertile the ground was in Bolivia and throughout South America for revolution includes the mass support and financial aid given to the guerrillas by tin ...             Being There: 100 Sports Pros Talk About the Best Sporting Events They Ever Witnessed Firsthand4 reviews Eric Mirlis The Lyons Press, 2007 Best Sports Book I Ever Read! Mr. Mirlis' capacity to capture the thoughts and recollections of these wonderful sportsmen (and women) really made me (and my friends) feel like I was "being there" (of course, no pun intended!). In all seriousness, this book held my interest and I'm proud to say that I am not only a friend of Mr. Mirlis', but that I also own his wonderfully written book.             Total Loss: A Collection of 45 First-Hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea4 reviews Sheridan House, 2002 All Hands Abandon Ship! Forty-five fascinating accounts of every sailor's worst nightmare. Whether you own a sailboat, or just go sailing regularly, buy this book! Even if you don't sail, it is still a morbidly interesting read. Aside from hair-raisingly gruesome tales of sailboat shipwrecks (both protracted week long foundering, and instantaneous and catastrophic crashes are covered), the book also analyzes what went ...             Heroes Among Us: Firsthand Accounts of Combat from America's Most Decorated Warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan4 reviews NAL Hardcover, 2008 A must read for ALL Americans Maj. Chuck Larson is to be commended for compiling the heart-wrenching, uplifting real-life accounts of our nation's heroes. I believe it will change the way most people view the men and women that sacrifice so much for America's freedom. It's real life... this is not fiction. You will be amazed at the self-sacrifices, the heroism, the humility and the optimism. Forget what the media is ...             U-Boat Adventures: Firsthand Accounts from World War II5 reviews Melanie Wiggins US Naval Institute Press, 1999 Must reading for WWII buffs Ms. Wiggins has scooped other World War II and U-boat writers with this excellent rendering of recent and unique first-hand interviews recorded from all levels (admiral to seaman) of German U-boat survivors. The author deftly sets the scene for each of these adventures, but rightfully leaves the telling of their individual stories to their own words. Besides the substance of the tales ...             Witnessing America: The Library of Congress Book of First-Hand Accounts of Public Life3 reviews Noel Rae Viking Adult, 1996 From the source's mouth From the collection of the Library of Congress, editor Noel Rae has compiled an enthralling and absorbing mosaic of history from 1600 to 1900. Rather than distill and interpret from his primary sources, Rae has let the people speak for themselves in diaries, letters, newspaper accounts, and book excerpts. The book is divided into eleven chapters and "follows the general progression of life from ...             Hands & Feet: Inspiring Stories and Firsthand Accounts of God Changing Lives2 reviews Audio Adrenaline Regal Books, 2006 Living Epistles We all need to see the work of God happening around us. This book provides humble examples of the transforming power fo Jesus Christ. Join with the Spirit and see how your life can impact others. James 1:27 (The Message) Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes ...             Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia (Adolescent ...3 reviews Kurt Snyder, Raquel E. Gur, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Accurate and engaging book As a psych nurse, I found this book to be not only accurate, but very engaging. There are a couple others with different Axis I diagnoses that I'm going to get as well. Thinking of purchasing some for the psych unit to help newly-diagnosed folks understand this isn't the end of the world, there is hope, and there are others out there who understand.             The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Everest: Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Ascent of Everest, 32 Firsthand ...2 reviews Running Press, 2003 Well-chosen, well-edited collection for Everest junkies To mark the 50th anniversary of the first successful climb to the summit of Mount Everest, editor Lewis assembled thirty chapters written by literal Everest eyewitnesses. Not every writer whose account he includes climbed the mountain at all, let alone made it to the summit. The earliest chapter is set in 1913; the last, in 1999. The writers take us from early survey missions, during which ...             RED STAR UNDER THE BALTIC: A Firsthand Account of Life on board a Soviet Submarine in World War 23 reviews Viktor Korzh Pen and Sword, 2005 Rare and Outstanding Soviet Memoir. A Must read The vast majority of ink spilled on WWII submarines has centered upon German U-boats and the Allied effort to defeat them. The reason is understandable: the German U-Boat campaign offers readers an impressive array of engagements, personalities, and technological advances; its geographic scope was substantial, blanketing the Atlantic Ocean from its icy northern reaches to its balmy southern ...             Women in Modern Albania: Firsthand Accounts of Culture and Conditions from over 200 Interviews3 reviews Susan E. Prictchett Post McFarland & Company, 1998 highly recomendable This book is one of the best ever written about Albania. The interesting thing is, that it doesn't contains the history of men and politicians that can be read everywhere else, but tells about the lifes of the people of all ages. It tells the stories of people who suffered a lot, but also stories of people who are happy with what they reached in their life. Understanding Albania is much easier ...             Eyewitness to the American West: 500 Years of Firsthand History2 reviews David Colbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Great reading on the American West! This is a wonderful book for anybody interested in the history of the American West. The book contains short vignettes of what the author calls "firsthand history", i.e., contemporaneously written letters, journals, newspaper articles, etc. all the way from Cortez' conquest of the Aztecs through modern day Silicon Valley. Along the way, you learn that Levi Strauss did not invent Levi's (he ...             Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World's Greatest Record Producers and Engineers2 reviews Richard Buskin Quill, 1999 A great look at behind-the-scenes heroes While, no question, musical talent speaks loud and clear, a good producer and a good engineer sure help raise the volume level. This is a great collection of anecdotes from some of the top people in both areas (sometimes they're the same person!). George Martin, Sam Phillips and Quincy Jones you probably know, but the insights of others like Bob Rock (Metallica), Norman Smith (Pink Floyd), ...             Eyewitness Vietnam: Firsthand Accounts from Operation Rolling Thunder to the Fall of Saigon2 reviews Donald L. Gilmore, D.M. Giangreco Sterling, 2006 Eyewitness Vietnam: Firsthand Accounts from Operation Rolling Thunder to the Fall of Saigon Historian Donald Gilmore's book is a powerful testimonial commemorating the valor and tenaciousness of our often ignored and under-appreciated Vietnam veterans. The author's outstanding historical overview of the war is as good as any in print and is accompanied by stunning and exciting firsthand eyewitness accounts of the struggle. In addition, the photos in the book provide the reader with a ...             American Christmases: Firsthand Accounts of Holiday Happenings from Early Days to Modern Times3 reviews John F. Blair Publisher, 2005 A lovely, diverse collection. Changing festivals and traditions of Christmas are celebrated in a warm survey of Christmas customs in AMERICAN CHRISTMASES: FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS FROM EARLY DAYS TO MODERN TIMES. Here are letters, memoirs, notes and reflections on the season, with a range of contributions moving from immigrant memories and experiences to passages from famous Americans from Daniel Boone who ...              search for books adolescent, adventures, afghanistan, afterlife, anniversary, anthology, christmases, collection, conditions, decorated, description, documents, embracing, engineers, experience, eyewitness, first-hand, firsthand, ground-che, happenings, initiative, inspiring, interviews, memorable, operation, producers, schizophrenia, submarine, witnessed, witnessing books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Slaughterhouse- Five. Or The Children's Crusade. (Lernmaterialien) home  impressum - about us