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Learning the Valley: Excursions into the Shenandoah Valley

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in New Releases, Travel-New | Posted on 31-08-2010-05-2008

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1570039135 : Learning the Valley: Excursions into the Shenandoah Valley
ISBN: 1570039135

 
Author: John Leland

In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides readers through the natural and human history of the Shenandoah Valley in twenty-five short essays on topics ranging from poison ivy and maple syrup to Stonewall Jackson and spelunking. Undergirding this dynamic narrative of place and time is a tale of self-discovery and relationship building as Leland’s excursions into the valley lead him to a new awareness of himself and strengthen his bond with his young son, Edward.

Spanning some two hundred miles through the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains in western Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley is the prehistoric home of mastodons and giants sloths, the site of a storied Civil War campaign, and now a popular destination for outdoor adventures to be had beneath the oaks, chestnuts, hickories, maples, and centuries-old cedars. Leland offers informed perspectives on the valley’s rich heritage, drawing from geology, biology, paleontology, climatology, and military and social history to present a compelling appreciation for the region’s importance from prehistory to the present and to map the impact of humanity and nature on one another within this landscape.

Leland’s essays are grounded in recognizable landmarks including House Mountain, Massanutten Mountain, Maury River, Whistle Creek, Harpers Ferry, and Student Rock. Click Here to Continue Reading 'Learning the Valley: Excursion...'...

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Strength Training Anatomy – 2nd Edition

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in Best Sellings, Science, Sports | Posted on 08-08-2010-05-2008

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0736063684 : Strength Training Anatomy - 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0736063684

 
Author: Frederic Delavier

There are memorable teams in baseball—and then there are utterly unforgettable teams like the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. From 1972 to 1976, the franchise known as the Big Red Machine dominated the National League, winning four division crowns, three league pennants, and two World Series titles. But their 1975 season has become the stuff of sports legend.

In The Machine, award-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski captures all of the passion and tension, drama and glory of this extraordinary team considered to be one of the greatest ever to take the field. Helmed by Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, the lineup for the ‘75 Reds is a Who’s Who of baseball stars: Pete Rose, Ken Griffey, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo, and Dave Concepcion. Like a well-oiled engine, the ‘75 Reds ended the regular season with 108 wins and finished a whopping 20 games ahead of their closest division competitor, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

But that remarkable year was not without controversy. Click Here to Continue Reading 'Strength Training Anatomy R...'...

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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in Best Sellings, History, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality | Posted on 30-07-2010-05-2008

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0060560053 : The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
ISBN: 0060560053

 
Author: Jeff Sharlet

Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man’s remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him–a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.

Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Click Here to Continue Reading 'The Family: The Secret Fundame...'...

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A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago’s Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in Biographies & Memoirs-New, Health, Mind & Body-New, New Releases, Sports-New | Posted on 30-05-2010-05-2008

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1592405487 : A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond
ISBN: 1592405487

 
Author: Craig Robinson

The eagerly anticipated inspirational memoir from Michelle Obama’s brother, celebrating the extraordinary family members and mentors who have shaped his life

When he stepped into history’s spotlight at the National Democratic Convention, Craig Robinson recalls that nothing could have been more gratifying than introducing his sister, Michelle Obama, to millions of Americans. Within minutes, he won the hearts of the nation by sharing highlights of growing up in the modest Robinson household, where the two were raised by devoted parents who taught them the values of education, hard work, and the importance of reaching far beyond what even seemed possible.

Those lessons of character were fundamentals in shaping Craig Robinson’s own remarkable journey: from his days playing street basketball on Chicago’s Southside, while excelling academically, to admission at Princeton University, where he was later named Ivy League Player of the Year, twice. Click Here to Continue Reading 'A Game of Character: A Family ...'...

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Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in New Releases, Reference-New | Posted on 28-05-2010-05-2008

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0312595379 : Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times
ISBN: 0312595379

 
Author: Paul Rogat Loeb

Soul of a Citizen has become the handbook for budding social activists, veteran organizers, and anybody who wants to make a change?big or small?in the world around them. At this critical historical time , Paul Loeb’s completely revised edition?and inspiring message?is more urgently important than ever.

Paul Rogat Loeb, an associated scholar at Seattle’s Center for Ethical Leadership, has written on social involvement for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Utne Reader, Redbook, Parents, The Christian Science Monitor, Mother Jones, Salon.com, The Village Voice, National Catholic Reporter, and the International Herald Tribune. He has been interviewed on CNN, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN, NBC, the BBC, and national German, Canadian, and Australian radio, and has lectured on over 200 college campuses. Loeb is also the author of Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus, Nuclear Culture, and Hope in Hard Times.

How do we challenge our culture’s pervasive cynicism? Paul Loeb presents an alternative vision of hope and courage in Soul of a Citizen. Based on thirty years of studying the psychology of social involvement, Loeb describes how ordinary citizens can make their voices heard and their actions count in a time when we’re often told neither matter.

Soul of a Citizen has become the handbook for budding social activists, veteran organizers, and anybody who wants to make a change?big or small?in the world around them. This completely revised edition?and inspiring message?is more urgently important than ever.

Soul of a Citizen explores what leads some people to get involved in larger community issues while others feel overwhelmed or uncertain; what it takes to maintain commitment for the long haul; and how involvement can give back a sense of connection and purpose rare in purely personal life. Writing in an engaging and evocative style, Loeb offers profound lessons: “Our efforts can do more?for ourselves and for the world?than we may ever imagine. We don’t have to become saints?or wait for the perfect situation?to take action. Change happens little by little, step by step. We can savor the journey of engagement, even though our ultimate destination is unclear. The impact of our efforts will often ripple outward in ways we cannot predict.”

At the heart of Soul of a Citizen are profiles of a broad range of people who have learned these lessons. They include:

A Maine housewife helps lead a path-breaking campaign finance reform initiative “so my kids won’t grow up in a cynical world.”

A Seattle environmental activist celebrates her hundredth birthday, still passionately involved. “You do what you can,” she says. “Then you do some more.”

A fisherman forges new links between environmentalists, fishermen and Native American tribes to restore Pacific salmon habitat. “It’s draining to convince yourself you’re powerless and swallow whatever’s handed to you,” he says. “You get a lot back when you work with a good group of people to take a stand.”

An African American man serves seventeen years in the California prison system, then initiates a pioneering drug rehabilitation effort to give people “the support they need, in a language they can understand.”

An eighth-grade dropout joins a community group in her San Antonio barrio, helps design an innovative job program and eventually testifies before the U.S. Senate. “The group found some spark in me,” she recalls. “I never knew I had it.”

Soul of a Citizen is a highly personable story of integrity and commitment, a testament to our often-unrealized ability to lead lives worthy of our convictions.

A teacher’s guide to Soul of a Citizen is available at http://www.soulofacitizen.org/studyquestions.htm

?Soul of a Citizen has been a powerful resource to get thousands of students involved in their communities, giving them the opportunity to apply their learning in meaningful ways.  This updated edition is both timely and exceptionally useful to campuses that want to reclaim higher education’s central role in educating responsible, democratic citizens.”?Carol Geary Schneider, President, American Association of Colleges and Universities 

?Soul has been a powerful inspiration to citizens acting for environmental sanity, showing how they can take committed stands, even if they don’t know every last answer. The new edition is even more inspirational.”?Bill McKibben

?I stayed up half the night reading Soul of a Citizen, finding it a beautiful and morally transcendent work. Paul Loeb is a personal hero of mine who gives decency and generosity a political character, in the humblest of ways. The new edition is magnificent”?Jonathan Kozol

?When my daughter asked from college how to be an effective grassroots citizen, I gave her Paul’s book. The new edition is even more powerful.”?Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Program

?Soul has inspired thousands of young people, of widely differing perspectives, to take a stand. It teaches them how to get past the barriers to act, and why their actions matter. The new edition is a powerful personal guide to get involved.”?Hans Riemer, Youth Vote Director, Barack Obama campaign, former political director, Rock the Vote

?Soul of a Citizen has been a powerful resource to get thousands of students involved in their communities, giving them the opportunity to apply their learning in meaningful ways.  This updated edition is both timely and exceptionally useful to campuses that want to reclaim higher education’s central role in educating responsible, democratic citizens.”?Carol Geary Schneider, President, American Association of Colleges and Universities 

?Soul of a Citizen has inspired countless students, faculty, and other readers since its publication a decade ago.  Amazing as that book was, this new version is even wiser, deeper, and more inspiring.  Loeb has given even more soul to his wonderful work.”?Thomas Ehrlich, former president Indiana University

?Without engaged citizens, politics is dead. Citizen activism was the source of this country’s birth, and today ensures its future.  To really, truly understand why it’s important for us all to stand up and act, and how to do it, read the new updated edition of Soul of a Citizen, an activist classic that belongs on the shelf right next to Saul Alinsky.”?Thom Hartmann    

“Soul of a Citizen was the common reader for over 2,500 students enrolled in [Kennesaw State University's] first-year seminar.  It introduced them to active community engagement, inspired countless service learning and advocacy projects (from literacy programs to a gay rights effort and an NRA-backed concealed weapons initiative), and strengthened their campus and community connections.”?Jim Davis, Chair, First-year Book Committee, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw Georgia

“We taught Soul of a Citizen in our Leadership and Identity class in our residential college. The book really stimulated students’ self-motivation to become social-change agents. Most haven’t learned to see themselves in this role. Soul of a Citizen sparked wonderful discussions and helped the students look at themselves in a different light. It gave them a sense of who they could become and what they could achieve. Click Here to Continue Reading 'Soul of a Citizen: Living with...'...

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Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran

Posted by Super Book Depot | Posted in New Releases, Reference-New, Travel-New | Posted on 21-04-2010-05-2008

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0061965286 : Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran
ISBN: 0061965286

 
Author: Roxana Saberi

On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist working in Iran, was forced from her home by four men and secretly detained in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. The intelligence agents who captured her accused her of espionage—a charge she denied. For several days, Saberi was held in solitary confinement, ruthlessly interrogated, and cut off from the outside world. For weeks, neither her family nor her friends knew her whereabouts.

After a sham trial that made headlines around the world, the thirty-one-year-old reporter was sentenced to eight years in prison. But following international pressure by family, friends, colleagues, various governments, and total strangers, she was released on appeal on May 11, 2009. Now Saberi breaks her silence to share the full account of her ordeal, describing in vivid detail the methods that Iranian hard-liners are using to try to intimidate and control many of the country’s people.

In this gripping and inspirational true story, Saberi writes movingly of her imprisonment, her trial, her eventual release, and the faith that helped her through it all. Click Here to Continue Reading 'Between Two Worlds: My Life an...'...

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