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The history of Black-Jewish relations from the beginning of the
twentieth century shows that, while they were sometimes partners of
convenience, there was also a deep suspicion of each other that
broke out into frequent public exchanges. During the twentieth
century, the entanglements of both groups have, at times, provided
an important impetus for social justice in the United States and,
at other times, have been the cause of great tension. The Ocean
Hill-Brownsville Conflict explores this fraught relationship, which
is evident in the intellectual lives of these communities. The
tension was as apparent in the life and works of Marcus Garvey,
Richard Wright, and James Baldwin as it was in the exchanges
between blacks and Jews in intellectual periodicals and journals in
the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The Ocean Hill--Brownsville conflict
was rooted in this tension and the longstanding differences over
community control of school districts and racial preferences.
Alongside the SAS, Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An
improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and
his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a
tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it
was in the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader, or
on the dusty streets of Baghdad, or in exposed Forward Operating
Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even
visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often
bridge-building games. As part of the tradition, Harry also started
to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours, eleven of them
in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up
signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form
the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir. It's a book about
combat, and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite
formations. It's a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers
and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of
cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most
desperate of circumstances.
A collection of real life stories that share the lives of eight
African-American individuals; it tells of the challenges and
struggles they faced, many beginning in their childhood years. As
you read this book you will laugh, you may cry, and we hope you
will be challenged to find hope in whatever situations you face. If
you love the Chicken Soup for the Soul books series you will enjoy
this style. Share the love; get a book for you and one to share
"Out of the Darkness" Into the Light is a cognitive and
emotional snapshot that chronicles a man's life during a period of
great emotional loss and upheaval. It shares the common struggle of
our humanity and frailty that is oftenmost present during times of
what some would call depression. From cover to cover it highlights
a journey of self discovery and takes you from the pits of dispair,
disillusionment, and self pity to a place of triumph and victory.
The transparency of this piece is eye-opening and comforting while
the victory inherent within these short anecdotal essays is to say
the least, inspiring. Some will laugh, others will cry but all will
in some way, shape, or form relate to and be impacted by the trials
(as well as the resolutions) illustrated within these pages. If one
has ever experienced pain or loss, and if one has ever searched for
answers and not them through their own introspective moments then
this book may be of sound assistance to you. If you know anyone who
is struggling to come to grips with themselves or simply in need of
a new birth, a new direction and new possibility then have them try
this rejuvenating series of life lessons and experience. If all
seems dark or even dim help them turn on the light, this book can
help them, can help you turn life around.
The topics covered in this book have been specifically chosen to
give guidance to surgeons established in practice and those
embarking on their careers. Examples include the changing
management in the treatment of the catastrophic abdominal wall,
perianal Crohn's disease in the biological era, decision making in
rectal cancer that responds to radiotherapy, and the assessment of
outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery. Recent years have seen the
introduction of technical advances with respect to robotics in
colorectal surgery and trans-anal total meso-rectal excision, and
which are rapidly becoming established in clinical practice.
Chapters also cover those aspects of colorectal practice, which are
common to all, and provide guidance on management of topics
including complications of radiotherapy, management of pouch
dysfunction and iatrogenic complications in pelvic cancer surgery.
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