Miraculous Coincidences

Zilma Mayants, a retired professor of Comparative Literature, Aesthetics, and History of Fine Arts, was born in Smolensk, Russia in 1923?a passionate lover of literature and music. She experienced the horrors of the Nazi invasion of her native country, published several books about Chekhov, Hemingway, and several articles, in Russian. She and her husband, Professor Lazar Mayants, immigrated to America and arrived in Amherst, MA in 1980. She taught at Amherst and Smith Colleges and continues to live in Amherst, MA. This is her first book written in English.Miraculous Coincidences, by Zilma Mayants, provides the reader with an intimate tour of the author's life and experiences.

Mayants, Zilma

M-Graphics

This book is a biographical story of my life. The decision to publicize it was made after different people who heard it from me at different times thought it was unique, fascinating, dramatic, and worth recording.My grandparents immigrated to the United States from different parts of the Russian Empire. My parents were born in the U.S. and independently of each other moved to the Soviet Union to help build what they thought "the world’s most progressive new society with equality of all". What they found there instead was KGB and GULAG, which destroyed their lives along with millions of other innocent people.The book tells the story of growing up under Communist dogmas, depicts all the dramatic events I had to go through, describes various facets of the Soviet society, and provides the insider’s analysis of Communism and the Soviet Union.

Two Circles of Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Friedman, Paul Rafael

Historical

George Weller did not talk much about his captivity, even many years later. His wife Anna mentioned that when he returned home from Buchenwald he spent weeks in bed, facing the wall. And yet, this book was published in 1946. It means that he wrote it very soon after regaining his physical and emotional strength. Even if he managed to keep notes in the camps, in his microscopic handwriting that amazed me in his letters, he must have made good use of the obsessive German record-keeping to produce all the dates and numbers of deportees that the reader found in this book. He published several other books about the Holocaust, but this one was never translated. Until now. A group of enthusiasts decided to dedicate Russian translations to the memory of those who perished, and those who survived against all odds, so that the younger generation can learn about the Nazi persecution of the Jews from a firsthand account at a time when anti-Semitism is raising in so many countries that should know better. Part One of the book is a meticulous description, with a scientist’s precision, of the Drancy camp throughout its existence. Part Two is a personal and emotional description of several people whom George befriended in the camps, from prominent individuals much older than he was at that time to teenagers whom he helped to survive at amazing risk to himself and self-sacrifice that might be expected towards one’s own sons. It takes the reader to Auschwitz and the "Death March" to Buchenwald after its liquidation. Although the book is entitled “Ot Dransi do Aushwitz” it was Buchenwald where George was liberated by the Americans troops.

Ot Dransi do Auschwitz'a (Russian Edition)

Wellers, George

The book opens with an introductory essay on humor and religion in which the author discusses jokes and anecdotes that are collected in the book in the context of the Judeo-Christian tradition and culture. The jokes themselves are divided into several sections: Paradise Lost (Biblical themes); The Word and the Sword (religion and politics); The 11th Commandment (Jewish jokes); Born Again and Again (Catholic &amp; Protestant jokes); New (Russian) Testament (Soviet &amp; Orthodox Christian jokes); Priest, Swami and Rabbi (inter-religious humor); Sinning is Believing (self-explanatory); It will Only Look Like Eternity (jokes about the afterlife); and finally Fun Ever After (miscellaneous jokes). The article by Peter Crimmins from WHYY public radio and the list of the sources concludes the book.

Smile From Heaven: An Anthology of Religious Humor

Humor & Entertainment

Sergeev, Mikhail

Humor

The Burdenko Method: A system of movement in rehabilitation, conditioning, and training programs in water and on land based on principles of Fitness Intelligence and the six essential qualities of everyday life and sport—balance, coordination, flexibility, endurance, speed/quickness, and strength.

The Burdenko Method - Restore & Maintain Health With The Fitness Wisdom System of Water & Land Therapy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Igor N. Burdenko

Vladimir Goltsov

Alternative Medicine

MARBLEHEAD TRAVELLER is a collection of 29 autobiographical stories by Bob Newman, who grew up in Marblehead, Mass., went to Cornell, joined the Peace Corps-serving in India in the mid-60s-married an Indian woman, and then wound up teaching in Australia for many years. He worked in Israel, in Japan, Korea, and China, and traveled to many other countries. The stories contain numerous observations about life, and describe aspects of life in both Marblehead and "out of town". Some are humorous, some sad. The common humanity of all of us is a recurring theme. The first printing sold out entirely.

Marblehead Traveller

Newman, Robert S

Travelers & Explorers

Theodore Roosevelt is mostly remembered as the twenty-sixth President of the United States, but this dynamic, multi-talented, charismatic man became a hero to millions of Americans for many other reasons. By the time he rose to the presidency at age 42—still the youngest person ever to hold the office—Roosevelt already had served as a New York State Assemblyman, a deputy sheriff in the Dakota Territory, Police Commissioner of New York City, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Colonel of the Rough Riders, Governor of New York, and Vice President. Among Roosevelt’s key accomplishments as a conservationist are the establishment of federal protection for almost 230 million acres of land, 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reservations, five national parks, and 18 national monuments. Among his foreign policy accomplishments are issue a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine allowing the US to exercise international policy power to intervene and keep smaller countries in the Americas on their feet; negotiation of US control of construction on the Panama Canal after supporting the secession of Panama from Colombia in 1903; sending the Great White Fleet on a tour to demonstrate American power and negotiation an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won a Nobel Prize.

A Colonel from New York (Russian Edition)

Spivak, Leon

Kradenyi Vozdukh (The Stolen Air) (Russian Edition)

Eskina, Marina

Dr. Holden was living the American Dream. He was highly respected by his colleagues and patients, esteemed by the local community. Little did he know that his enchanted life would be soon spectacularly crushed, his reputation and his health ruined, and his freedom endangered. A dramatic narrative with intense courtroom drama, PAIN ON TRIAL is based on a true story. In the book you'll learn the truth about the under-treatment of pain, and the real role of the medically indicated opioids in the current drug overdose crisis. You'll find the facts rarely discussed in the news about the role of opioids in treating pain and the issues related to drug dependence, drug abuse, and drug addiction. The book also depicts the misguided government policies and actions that imperil lives of thousands of pain patients and medical professionals who treat them. You will be stunned to learn how the usage of opioid analgesics and dependence on them are often misunderstood, misrepresented, and vilified. The unforeseen twists and turns of this true story that happened in Boston, MA, including two federal trials, won't let you put the book down until you reach the astonishing ending. “Pain on Trial is an insider's look at what it is like for an innocent person to be on trial for 8 long years. After reading it, you will wonder how our legal system can be so flawed. In Pain on Triall, the unbelievable course of events is so surreal and unexpected that the reader might be tempted to believe the book is a work of pure fiction. However, it is a true story. Dr. Holden's story is as moving as it is incredible. Readers will be uplifted and inspired by the courage and strength of Dr. Holden and his family.” —Lynn R. Webster, MD, Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, author of the award winning book, The Painful Truth, and co-producer of a public television documentary with the same name.

Pain on Trial

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Gassko, J. Z.

Thrillers & Suspense

Depending upon their epistemological foundations philosophical systems can be divided into five types: empiricist (Locke), rationalist (Descartes), intuitivist (Bergson), traditionalist (Confucius), and scriptural (Aquinas). In the history of philosophy there were five major waves of scriptural reasoning—Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. In this context Bahá’í philosophy represents the sixth wave, and it finds itself in a fruitful dialogue not only with the traditional forms of religious philosophy but also with modern Western thought which is based solely on reason and empirical observation. In this collection the reader will find articles on various aspects of Bahá’í philosophy—philosophical anthropology, philosophy of science, philosophy of culture, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, comparative and political philosophy, and, finally, history of philosophy. The authors of those articles—Bahá’í and non-Bahá’í scholars—reflect global aspirations of this religion by representing diverse countries of the world—USA, Canada, France, Italy, and Sweden. This collection of articles also introduces a Global Faith Book Series which publishes works on various aspects of the Bahá’í Faith and globalization.

Studies in Baha'i Philosophy: Selected Articles (Global Faith Book Series)

History

Rosen, Harold

Terry, Peter

World

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