Product Description "The stories have amazing plots, dramatic changes of fortune, crisis, conflict and resolution, accompanied by persistent threat." IAN LATHAM, HISTORIAN"I devoured it in one sitting. Such a wonderfully written collection of peoples' experiences. It really got under the skin of each of them." TONY WRIGHT, NZ FILMMAKER/PRODUCER Gripping and intimate true WWII stories of bravery, resistance, and survival against the odds. In September 1939, a Polish family is ripped from their happy home life in the dead of night by Russian soldiers, and sent to a forced labour camp in Siberia, where they are never expected to survive. When their parents die of typhoid, the six orphaned children find themelves in a battle for their lives.In occupied Rotterdam, a young girl unwittingly becomes a courier for the Resistance, delivering secret messages across the city, right under the noses of the German soldiers who have taken over her father's farm. It wasn't until after the war that she learned just how perilous those visits to Chris, the local barber, really were.A skilled New Zealand Air Force navigator is almost 100 years old before he tells his family about the deadly missions he flew during WWII with one of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's top secret Special Operations Executive RAF squadrons, dropping many of the war's most renowned agents, and supplies, behind enemy lines.A young boy's privileged colonial life in the Dutch East Indies is lost forever under the Japanese occupation, when his father is sent to the infamous Pekanbaru Death Railway. The family flees with little more than they can carry, and concentrate on their own survival, as they wait to learn the father's fate.A New Zealand soldier dodges death during four years of relentless action on the battlefields of Europe. He returns home with just one tiny nick to his ear, but after fighting in some of the fiercest battles of the war, his emotional wounds are more difficult to heal.A young boy leads a tough wartime childhood in the slums of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, brought up by a single mother, who barely supervises her three young boys. The boy becomes part of a destructive street gang, and is later rounded up by the authorities and sent to Australia as a child migrant.These compelling, epic stories in Never Forget highlight the massive impact of war on the average citizen. Children witness atrocities they should never see. Families are forced to leave their homes forever, or live alongside the enemy on their own land. Children lose fathers and brothers to prisoner-of-war camps. Food is scarce and they face crippling hunger. The emotional toll on the servicemen is hard for them to bear.Many people who lived through World War II were unable to speak about what they experienced or witnessed, as the memories were too painful. Others, later in life, like the people in Never Forget, found it cathartic to tell their stories.While these wartime reflections are often painful, the stories are inspirational too. They honour the inner strength, incredible will to survive, and hope these people were able to summons in the face of incredible odds, and their gratitude for the bright future they were able to forge in the post-war years.Quotes from the book:"Marie pulled me to the ground and told me not to look, but I did. I saw the SS man lying there dead, and the man who had shot him jump off his bike, pull off his coat and gloves, and disappear into the crowd."Eva de Konning, child of war in Rotterdam, The Netherlands"Lots of people died, and the hospital crawled with lice and vermin. The bedding was changed every two months, and the hospital wards were freezing. Mama and I remained together on one bed, covered with a single blanket."Polish girl, Jozefa Węgrzyn, sick with typhoid in Uzbekistan Review "The stories in Jo's book (and the lives of her subjects) have amazing plots, dramatic changes of fortune, crisis, conflict and resolution, accompanied by

Never Forget: Six extraordinary World War II stories of courage, survival and hope, told by the people who lived them

Biographies & Memoirs

Bailey, Jo

Historical

Audrey Publishing Limited

This is a fun book of animated stories focused on words or phrases misheard by those with a hearing loss. The results are comical. It also includes tips as to how to live with a hearing loss (your own or your partners or both). The stories have been requested from across the US. There are colored graphics and easy-to-read content. It is a perfect gift for those who are confused by a hearing loss or those that need to know how to deal with one. The author has had a serious hearing loss (improved by two hearing aids) and wishes to share her experience with others who face this. Advice has been sought and included from audiologists, others with a loss, hearing associations, and friends, The result is a beginning introduction to the difficulties faced, their reasoning, and the direction one can take to receive help or to improve their communication. It was written with audiologist offices, doctors, consumers with hearing difficulties, and the general public in mind. The reader is encouraged to submit any stories or experiences they have related to mishearings to be used in a second edition. this can be anonymous or submitted with a name attached. thank You!

O Kinky Turtle: Stories of Misheard Adventures

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

JoAnn Krohn Bailey

Bailey, Jo, Cummings, Al, Bryant, Will

San Juan the Powder Keg Island: The Settlers Own Stories

Travel

Cummings, Al

Bryant, Will

United States

Beach Combers

Gunkholing in the San Juan Islands

Gunkholing in the San Juan Islands: A Comprehensive Cruising Guide Encompassing Deception Pass to the Canadian Boundary

Nyberg, Carl

San Juan Enterprises

Cruise with us thru Deception Pass to Point Roberts, exploring mainland shores, visiting marine parks and intriguing hideaways. Your special gunkhole awaits you...

Gunkholing in the San Juan Islands

How to Become a Forensic Psychologist (How to become a Practitioner Psychologist)

Forensic psychology has grown significantly in recent years, with increasing numbers of professionals working in the field. But how do you qualify as a forensic psychologist, and what is the job really like? This is the first guide to a role we usually only see through the lens of television or film dramas. It provides an overview of what the job involves, the educational qualifications and training you will need to take, and what those first few years in the job are actually like. Including tips on how to make the most of opportunities available, the book also features testimonials from forensic psychologists currently working in the field, plus information on related careers paths.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Harrower, Julie

Anand, Dee

Psychology & Counseling

Routledge

"Mein Freund Chester": Wie ein Minischwein das Herz meines autistischen Sohnes eroberte

Children's Health

Goldmann Verlag

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