1919-

The beloved chaplain of Loyola University's men's basketball team offers a memoir of her life of service along with common sense wisdom and spiritual guidance from one hundred years of living.

Provides insights into the personal lives of Boston Red Sox players Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky, all of whom played for the baseball team in the 1940s, and discusses the friendship that continued to thrive among the four men for over sixty years.

An account of the life of Norma Miller, discussing her childhood growing up in a home behind New York City's Savoy Ballroom during the Harlem Renaissance, and her rise to fame as one of the original performers of the Lindy Hop.

Presents a synopsis of Jean Craighead George's "My Side of the Mountain" accompanied by pre- and post-reading activities and reproducible comprehension, writing, and vocabulary activity sheets.

Alistair Urquhart, conscripted into the Gordon Highlanders in 1939 and sent from his home in Scotland to the British outpost of Singapore, tells of his experiences as a prisoner of war after being captured by the Japanese.

Critical study of J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" with discussion of the work's influence, historical context, and critical reception.

Chronicles the life of Colonel Charles E. McGee, the Air Force pilot who holds the record for the highest amount of air combat missions in the military, focusing on his military career, which began with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

Contains a representative selection of twelve critical essays on the stories of Doris Lessing arranged in chronological order of publication.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.