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|  | | Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel
In the spring of 1970 -- right after the Kent State National Guard shootings and President Nixon's two-month incursion into Cambodia -- four newly married young women come together at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, when their husbands go on active duty as officers in the U.S. Army during the tumultuous Vietnam War era.
They had their whole lives to look forward to -- if only their husbands could survive Vietnam.
Differeht as these four women are, they have one thing in common: Their overwhelming fear that, right after these nine weeks of training, their husbands could be shipped out to Vietnam -- and they could become war widows.
Sharon is a Northern Jewish anti-war protester who fell in love with an ROTC cadet; Kim is a Southern Baptist whose husband is intensely jealous; Donna is a Puerto Rican who grew up in an enlisted man's family; and Wendy is a Southern black whose parents hav | |  | | Seasons for Celebration
A Contemporary Guide to the Joys, Practices and Traditions of the Jewish Holidays
A unique blend of tradition and innovation, SEASONS FOR CELEBRATION is an indispensable guide to the Jewish holidays. Each chapter concentrates on a specific holiday and features a discussion of home and synagogue traditions, insights, activities and art projects, recipes, and hoiday blessings in English and transliterated Hebrew. Whether you need a fresh approach to the holidays or are celebrating them for the first time, this is an excellent sourcebook. |
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Breaking Out
by Bob Brink
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 A teenage boy struggling with the coming-of-age issues of sexuality, religion, and peer approval is overwhelmed, but soldiers on. After several years, he comes to understand the family forces that have left him so deeply troubled, and the process of |
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Helios
by Dean Cambourakis
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 Helios is an award winning novel about a brilliant inventor of new technology, a fallen CEO seeking redemption, and an idealistic youth who comes of age in corporate America. |
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