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Frank Tartt, a New York newspaper reporter, and a devout Catholic, loses his faith after the tragic, accidental death of his daughter. Once his faith is gone, he feels that if there is no judgement day in the next life, he should spend the rest of his days hunting down those who abuse their power for personal gain, without thought to the collateral damage inflicted on the innocent and vulnerable. Disregarding the laws of God or man, Tartt focuses his fury into acts of his own sense of justice and decides what price others will pay. New York Police Lieutenant Sean Horgan also tragically loses a child, his son, in a violent exchange with the son of a wealthy man who was in a position to buy hi...
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street Journal A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people. It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to believe about aging is wrong? What if we could choose our lifespan? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals a bold new theory for why we age. As he writes: “Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable.” This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the frontlines of research that is pushing the bo...
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Martinm Ferenbacher of Kappel am Rhein, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany, was born about 1668 and died in 1748. He had five great-grandchildren that left Kappel and settled in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. They were named Augustin, Michael, Johann Gerg, Matthias, and Viktoria and they arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1830's. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere. Includes some genealogies of spouses.
Features reproducible intellectually stimulating activities that promote learning, reinforce what has been covered, sparks students' interest and takes only a few minutes to use.
Series covers individuals ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources, and photographs.
The turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s spawned a spectrum of activist movements. In spirit and action, events ranged from: gentle to violent; from Tree People to Bloody Sunday; from Community Mental Health to Black Power. This rapid stream of social and political change defined the second half of the 20th century, yet had roots in the first half. The baby boom generation launched many movements. Unlike their Depression/WWII parents, the boomers, a large cohort of unattached, young adults, had no looming familial and social responsibilities. They had the freedom and resources for the consuming task of changing the world.
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