Political violence - Confederate States of America - History; Political violence - United States - History - 19th century; Subversive activities - Confederate States of America - History; Subversive activities - United States - History - 19th...
Jane Sherrod Singer discusses her book, “The Confederate Dirty War.” She begins by explaining that Canada and England secretly supported the Confederacy during The Civil War. She talks about Confederate plans for biological warfare,...
Rand Corporation - History;
Rand Corporation - Influence;
Research institutes - United States - History - 20th century;
Military research - United States - History - 20th century;
United States - Intellectual life - 20th century;
United States -...
Alex Abella discusses his book, “Soldiers of Reason.” He begins by the mission of the Rand Corporation and the history of how they were founded. He talks about how they were initially funded to make new weapons for the United States. Abella...
Leah Komaiko discusses her book, “Am I Old Yet?” She begins by talking about how she primarily writes children’s books and young adult novels, but wanted to write this book about her personal experiences with friendship. She describes how...
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld discusses his book, “Symptoms.” He begins by explaining that his book contains a list of symptoms for many illnesses. He describes some common symptoms that are often serious like indigestion, pain during common...
Tricks Juvenile literature; Paper work Juvenile literature; Creative activities and seat work Juvenile literature
Shari Lewis discusses her book, “Shari Lewis Presents Abracadabra!: Magic and Other Tricks.” Lewis says that one must never tell how a trick is done and was brought up by a magician father and musician mother. She claims she started learning...
Public schools - United States - Case studies; Gretchen Whitney High School (Cerritos, Calif.)
Edward Humes discusses his book, “School of Dreams.” He begins by explaining that the book is an exploration of successful American schools. To write the book Edward Humes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, spent a year at Gretchen Whitney...
African American women - Conduct of life; Virtues; Kwanzaa
Terrie Williams discusses her book, “A Plentiful Harvest.” She begins with a story about her personal life as a successful businesswoman, and how she longed for something more. She goes into detail about how people who appear happy can feel...
Michael Levine discusses his book, “7 Life Lessons from Noah’s Ark.” He begins by describing that he chose the Biblical character Noah because he was well known and had a great amount of wisdom. Levine discusses the importance of...
Women dramatists, American - Biography; Dramatists, American - 20th century - Biography; Jewish women - United States - Biography
Naomi Karz Jacobs discusses her autobiography, “The Builder’s Daughter.” She begins by explaining how her father was an early pioneer of architecture in Los Angeles. She talks about meeting her husband in Maryland and then moving back to...
Women - Hawaii - Fiction; Leprosy - Patients - Fiction; Kalaupapa (Hawaii) - Fiction; Molokai (Hawaii) - Fiction
Alan Brennert discusses his novel, “Moloka’i.” He begins by explaining that the island of Moloka’i near Hawaii was designated as a colony for people who had leprosy. He follows the story of a young girl who has leprosy and her struggles...
