"This is the story of a unique strand in the American Jewish tapestry, a subculture that has persisted on the landscape of Jewish life for more than a half-century: the Labor Zionist youth movement, Habonim." "Although it never numbered more than four thousand members at its peak, Habonim has had an influence far beyond its size. Habonim members were a key segment of the worldwide pioneering youth movement that built the state of Israel. They set out to change Jewish history by transforming young Jews into the working class of a new nation. And while most remained in America, so many went on to become leading actors in the modern Jewish drama - both in Israel and in America - that Habonim, the editors write, "sometimes seems to be nothing less than an officers' training corps for the Jewish people of the late twentieth century."" "Recounted largely in the members' own words, this book follows these young American and Canadian pioneers from the early years to the present day. It includes the memories of immigrant youngsters like Golda Meir, who went off in the 1920s to till the rocky soil of the Galilee, and of 1960s-era youth like the founders of Kibbutz Gezer, home of the Israel Softball League. Also featured are recollections of dozens of ordinary and extraordinary Habonim graduates in both Israel and North America, for whom "the movement" remains forever etched as the central experience of their youth." "Contributors include Golda Meir, Mordecai Richler, Muki Tsur, Marion Magid, Leonard Fein, Moshe Kerem, David Breslau, Aharon Remez, David Twersky, Yosef Goell, Nahum Guttman, Jill Benderly, Daniel Elazar, Jacob Katzman, Saadia Gelb, Arthur Goren, Martin and Ethel Taft, and many more. Also included is an afterword by Israeli President Chaim Herzog, a founder of Irish Habonim. Extensive essays by the editors link the inner life of the youth movement to the historic events surrounding it." "Builders and Dreamers combines ideas, action, and powerful emotions as it recounts the struggles of the young men and women to merge their social idealism with their Zionist commitment. It follows them from the labor picket lines of the 1920s to the civil rights struggles of the 1950s. It travels from the Displaced Persons camps of post-World War II Europe to the decks of the "illegal" immigration boats running the British blockade of pre-state Israel and from the Israeli battlefields of 1948 to the American antiwar movement of the 1960s and the more recent conservative eras in both countries." "This work is both an inside view of a dramatic chapter in modern Jewish history and a portrait across time of American youth activism at its most idealistic. This is a book for anyone who wants to know more about Israeli history, Jewish community life, or American youth culture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Builders and Dreamers weaves the story of our business past and future, showing how and why management has evolved to it's present state. Stripping away some of the complex theories which have grown up around management over the years, this book reveals the unchanging, successful principles in management. Examples presented range from the Medici Bank to the East India Company; from the Cistercian order of monks - masters of organisation and innovation - to the military managers who have defined our modern concepts of strategy.In business there are lessons from history that last and managers need to use these lessons to their advantage. In Builders and Dreamers, Morgen Witzel equips readers with a corporate memory that will enrich their judgement and renew their sense of management purpose.

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long All across this great big world, jobs are getting done by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE. Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the very picture book that you are reading. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This book is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see our dreams brought to life.

"A biography of Philip Freelon, whose rich family history and deep understanding of Black culture brought him to the role of lead architect for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture"--

Teddy Roosevelt once exclaimed, ''When I am in California, I am not in the West, I am west of the West,'' and in this book, Mark Arax sets out to explain just what TR meant. His is a compelling, sometimes ominous portrait of a place and its people who are often surviving on the edge, reliving history, and losing their way in the promised land: ''The Summer of the Death of Hilario Guzman'' is a deeply-felt portrait of an immigrant family from Oaxaca, followed through harrowing border crossings and raisin harvests; ''the Last Okie of Lamont,'' (the inspiration for the town featured in The Grapes of Wrath) has only one Okie left, who tells Arax his life story as he drives to a funeral to bury one more Dust Bowl migrant; and ''Highlands of Humboldt'' is a visit to the marijuana growing capital of the U.S., where the local bank collects a sizeable daily deposit of cash, most of which reeks of marijuana.Combining hard-hitting reporting and stellar writing, Arax captures both the atmosphere of social upheaval and the sense of being rooted in a community. Once you meet the people portrayed in this book, you won't forget them.

Describes the time in America prior to the first World War, the vast differences between the wealthy and the poor, the changing from farming to factory work, and the inventions of conveniences such as electric lights, telephones, and bicycles.

In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms; the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This book guides young readers through Wright's process designing Fallingwater, from his initial inspirations to the home's breathtaking culmination. It is a exploration of a man, of dreams, and of the creative process; a celebration of potential. Graceful prose and rich, dynamic illustrations breathe life into the story of Frank and Fallingwater, a man and home utterly unlike any other. A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2017 Blue Ribbon Book A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

There are people just like you and me who when faced with a mountain do not quit. They keep on striving until they climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and turn their mountain into a goldmine. History calls them pace setters . Within these pages is the pathway to success. Join Robert Schuller in a profoundly exciting journey of your life as you learn how you too can change your life and succeed.