Freedman: 317 books
Encore
Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
In one of the most significant social trends of the new century, and the biggest transformation of the American workforce since the women's movement, members of the baby boom generation are inventing a new phase of work.
Encore tells the stories of encore career pioneers who are not content,...
by Sally A. Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2003
Life among the rolling hills of northwest New Jersey and in the three small towns that became centers of that area's population has been faithfully recorded by residents since the Civil War, capturing the rural character of their landscape. The rich heritage of descendants of English, Dutch, and German...
by Jessica Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2016
Family history is becoming a more popular pastime, especially now that the Internet has made researching your ancestry easier than ever. More than 60 percent of the U.S. Population is interested in tracing family history, according to a 2000 poll by Maritz Marketing Research Inc. This is a 15 percent...
Do Your Giving While You Are Living
Inspirational Lessons on What You Can Do Today to Make a Difference Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
If you want to help, but aren’t sure how, these words of wisdom from leaders in charity and philanthropy can get you started . . .
This illuminating little book with a very big—and very timely—message features contributions from some of the most influential and philanthropic people and...
We Will Not Be Silent
The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The dramatic, disturbing story of the small group of university students who dared to distribute leaflets condemning Hitler and his policies. Several paid with their lives. It's also an inspiring story of the profound effect young people can create on a nation's history by taking action based on their fervent beliefs.
Joe Louis
The Life of a Heavyweight
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites...
by Colette Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
“A realistic and deft tale of infidelity, miscommunication, and conflicting emotions” offering readers an honest, raw portrayal of marriage (Publishers Weekly).
After eighteen years of marriage, Kathy Walker has settled into her comfortable routines: ferrying her two teenagers between soccer...
A Summer to Remember
Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
While the Cleveland Indians are known lately more for being cellar dwellers than world champions, that wasn’t the case in 1948. Ranked by the Sporting News as the ninth-best team in baseball history, the ’48 Indians were a colorful group of guys, led by the always colorful Bill Veeck, the future...
Baseball's Funnymen
Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake...
Bradford Washburn, An Extraordinary Life
The Autobiography of a Mountaineering Icon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Here at last is the thrilling memoir of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn, one of the last surviving explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century. Drawing from decades of memories, journals, and an exquisite photographic collection, Washburn completes the self-portrait of a man drawn...
Cosmology and Buddhist Thought
A Conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Cosmology and Buddhist Thought is the result of a conversation with astrophysicist and television celebrity, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, that took place in New York at the end of May, 2011. While cosmologists look at the outer space with massive instruments and difficult calculations using mathematics,...
The Age of Nixon
A Study in Cultural Power
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
The fundamental argument this book is, first, that Richard Nixon, though not generally regarded as a charismatic or emotionally outgoing politician like Franklin Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan, did establish profound psychic connections with the American people, connections that can be detected both in...
Questions to Bring You Closer to Mom
100+ Conversation Starters for Mothers and Children of Any Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
It’s never too late to get to know the woman who loves you most. Questions to Bring You Closer to Mom will help you encourage your mother to open up about herself, her life, and her relationship with you.
Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa
100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
What is your favorite family memory?
How did the world you grew up in differ from today's world?
Is there anything in life you wish you did, but never have?
From childhood and family matters to aspirations and fears, these are just a few of the thought-provoking questions you will find in Questions...