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A bold, new approach to language that addresses the subtleties of cultural identity
In the first biography of this figure, Sander Gilman tells the story of Becker's life in five worlds: the Polish-Jewish middle-class neighborhood where Becker was born; the Warsaw ghetto and the concentration camps where Becker spent his childhood; the socialist order of the GDR, which Becker idealized, resisted, and finally was forced to leave; the isolated world of West Berlin, where he settled down to continue his writing; and the new, reunified Germany, for which Becker served as both conscience and inspiration.
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Instead of writing about tennis in this book, Becker writes more about the off-the-court aspects of his life (his misunderstandings with his coaches, with other players on the circuit).
YOU ARE WORTHY OF A LIFE YOU LOVE. But do you believe it? As a college sophomore, Victoria Becker found herself trapped in a life she didn't like. Her college experience didn't live up to her impossibly high expectations, which made her feel inadequate and isolated. Comparison, perfectionism, and black-and-white thinking left Victoria anxious and depressed. BUT THAT ISN'T THE END OF THE STORY. A Way in the Wilderness is a raw account of one young woman's journey toward purpose, vulnerability, and peace. It's sprinkled with encouragement for readers to acknowledge their brokenness, embrace the hard work of healing, and share their story with others. You don't have to be stuck in the cycle of stressing and striving and suppressing. You can find real, lasting connection and acceptance and peace. The way in the wilderness has been there all along. You just have to find it.
First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society.
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