A fascinating look'first published in 1894'at two philanthropists known as the "Prisoner's Friends" and the early history of prison reform. Prisons in England were once dark, inhumane places lacking any...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists
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Author:Render, William H.Summary: -
Author:Bacque, JamesSummary:The inspiring story of how one organization has tried to alleviate the struggles faced by First Nations peoples in Canada by building houses and developing livable communities for those in desperate need. The people who were living...
- Author:Parnell, MartinSummary:
An inspiring memoir that details one man’s determination to help disadvantaged children through the power of sport while dealing with the dramatic realities of his body’s own physical limitations.In 2010, at age 55, Martin Parnell began...
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Author:Berkman, AlexanderSummary:"A book of rare power and beauty, majestic in its structure, filled with the truth of imagination and the truth of actuality, emphatic in its declarations and noble in its reach."-Bayard Boyesen, Mother Earth. "No other...
- Author:Cullen, DavidSummary:
Journalist Dave Cullen unfolds the story of Parkland through the voices of key participants. Instead of taking us into the mind of the killer, he takes us into the hearts of the Douglas students as they cope with the common concerns of...
- Author:Bafilemba, Fidel, Prendergast, JohnSummary:
Includes a PDF of photographs.
