On March 4, 1983, Charles Rothenberg deliberately set fire to the bed where his six-year-old son, David, lay sleeping. Although David did not die, burns covered 90 percent of his body and left him severely disfigured. Rothenberg admitted his guilt and spent seven years in prison. This book is the troubled life story and in-depth study of Charles Rothenberg through over 140 letters, personal interviews, and his own writings. It is told by Harry J. Gaynor, a recognized authority on child abuse by burning and President of the National Burn Victim Foundation; the Rev. Dr. Jack Wilson, a minister and counselor; and Dr. Andrew Savicky, a psychologist. The authors reach beyond the bizarre facts of this story and enter the mind and emotions of Rothenberg to gain some understanding of what led to this crime. They attempt to employ that understanding to protect children from abuse.

A World Without Tears: The Case of Charles Rothenberg

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Wilson, Jack

Gaynor, Harry J.

Savicky, Andrew

Psychology & Counseling

Praeger

What makes a biological entity an individual? Jack Wilson shows that past philosophers have failed to explicate the conditions an entity must satisfy to be a living individual. He explores the reason for this failure and explains why we should limit ourselves to examples involving real organisms rather than thought experiments. This book explores and resolves paradoxes that arise when one applies past notions of individuality to biological examples beyond the conventional range, and presents a new analysis of identity and persistence.

Biological Individuality: The Identity and Persistence of Living Entities (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Cambridge University Press

Jack Wilson, University of Maine, wrote this book for his class. From the introduction: "In times of love and in times of war we tend to sometimes to be our most vulnerable, but also our most powerful, for we put ourselves on the edge of our emotional boundaries in both arenas." This is an anthology of poetry, fiction, erotic love, tradition and technology in stories of war, and fiction in film.

Nature of Story: Love-War-Humanism-Romanticism

Pearson/Custom Publishing

President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in their communities. They also describe how the volunteers made a difference in their host countries and how they became citizens of the world for the rest of their lives. Among many others, the interviewees include a physics teacher who served in Nigeria in 1961, a smallpox vaccinator who arrived in Afghanistan in 1969, a nineteen-year-old Mexican American who worked in an agricultural program in Guatemala in the 1970s, a builder of schools and relationships who served in Gabon from 1989 to 1992, and a retired office administrator who taught business in Ukraine from 2000 to 2002. Voices from the Peace Corps emphasizes the value of practical idealism in building meaningful cultural connections that span the globe.

Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers (Kentucky Remembered)

Business & Money

Wilson, Angene

Job Hunting & Careers

University Press of Kentucky

President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to the job and living overseas, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in their communities. They also describe how the volunteers made a difference in their host countries and how they became citizens of the world for the rest of their lives. Among many others, the interviewees include a physics teacher who served in Nigeria in 1961, a nineteen-year-old Mexican American who worked in an agricultural program in Guatemala in the 1970s, a builder of schools and relationships who served in Gabon from 1989 to 1992, and a retired office administrator who taught business in Ukraine from 2000 to 2002. Voices from the Peace Corps emphasizes the value of practical idealism in building meaningful cultural connections that span the globe.

Following historical and theoretical overview of African immigration, the heart of this book is based on oral history interviews with forty-seven of the more than twenty-two thousand Africa-born immigrants in Kentucky. From a former ambassador from Gambia, a pharmacist from South Africa, a restaurant owner from Guinea, to a certified nursing assistant from the Democratic Republic of Congo--every immigrant has a unique and complex story of their life experiences and the decisions that led them to emigrate to the United States. The compelling narratives reveal why and how the immigrants came to the Bluegrass state--whether it was coming voluntarily as a student or forced because of war--and how they connect with and contribute to their home countries as well as to the US. The immigrants describe their challenges--language, loneliness, cultural differences, credentials for employment, ignorance towards Africa, and racism--and positive experiences such as education, job opportunities, and helpful people. One chapter focuses on family--including interviews with the second generations--and how the immigrants identify themselves.

Voices of African Immigrants in Kentucky: Migration, Identity, and Transnationality (Kentucky Remembered)

History

Musoni, Francis

Otieno, Iddah

Americas

Phoenix and Consolidated Art Glass 1926-1980 Comprehensive Price Guide

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Wallace-Homestead Book Co.

Glacier Wings and Tales

Children's Books

Great Northwest Pub & Distributing

The Nuts & Bolts of Operating a Successful Restaurant: Making Money in the Food Business

C M N Pr

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