A biography of the writer of Youth, a poem known and admired among the Japanese population and yet largely unknown in the United States. The poem's message of encouragement is presented as a reflection of the substance of Ullman's life and his legacy to Japanese and Americans alike.

Do you sometimes feel older than you really are? Do you wish you could grasp on to some aspects of youth for as long as you can? Once I thought living healthy was just about eating and exercising right. Turns out there is more to it. There is having a social life, landing the right career, managing your finances and more. This book will hand you 4 main keys to unlocking the secrets to growing younger. The 2nd key unlocks how to optimize your physical health, the 3rd key unlocks how to optimize your mental health and the 4th key unlocks how to optimize your spiritual health. The 1st key is the one that you simply can’t do without, a must for all the other keys to operate…. It’s a lifelong handbook that accompanies you on your life journey, guiding you with every step along the way on how to perfect the art of living by keeping your body, mind and soul in a healthy balanced state for optimal performance. It’s a guide to living your life in the best possible way that would make you grow younger.

Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can Impart This unique guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and each entry illuminates the name’s distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background — its poetry. Names, from the traditional to the newly coined, are fully explained. Pronunciation guide, origin, alternate spellings, and meaning are enhanced by the affirmation carefully chosen for each name. Lists of names by meaning, names by ethnicity, and most popular names by decade provide easy reference. Whether your aim is to honor ancestors, capture a child’s essence, or convey parental hopes, Inspired Baby Names from Around the World will help you greet and bless your new baby with heartfelt meaning.

It was called the Magic City – a bright, shiny new boomtown following the misery of the Civil War. Birmingham was teething on steel as a brash Wild West town with gambling, shootouts and famous madams. When the steel died down, banking and medical industries settled it into a sophisticated city with a famed culinary scene, a broad entertainment district, and striking natural beauty. The colorful past remains in a juke joint, quirky museums and a mining trail turning into a greenway. The city changed the country with its notorious struggle, preserved in churches, parks and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The city is experiencing a new boom in the restoration of its historic downtown, craft beer scene, up and coming new chefs, and an explosion of music venues. The Magic is back. 100 Things to Do in Birmingham Before You Die is your guide to discovering that magic!

Jesus says profoundly, “The words that I speak, they are Spirit and they are life.” Words live and have incredible power, so watch what words you speak. “Colours fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure” (Edwards Thorndike). The power found in words cannot be understated. They can be explosive dynamite destroying or they can be cautious uplifting words. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless” (Mother Teresa). What lasting impressions are you making with the words you are speaking? The spoken word has life or death in it. Words can motivate you to do more or do the exact opposite. They can equally build you up or pull you down. Throughout history, all successful people have been known to tap into the world of wise words. They have continually stayed motivated and challenged by insightful words from others and this book has the compilation of wise, life-transforming quotes to help you as a teen chart your successful path in life. As you read through this book, you will experience renewed energy, you will feel an explosive excitement, and your passion to do more will mystify you. That is exactly the effect of inspirational words. This collection of quotes has been carefully sourced for teens worldwide. Every teen, especially those who desire to be successful, must have a copy. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” (Benjamin Franklin). “Teens are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves” (Virginia Satir).

An authoritative history of the overlooked youth activists that spearheaded the largest protests of the Civil Rights Movement and set the blueprint for future generations of activists to follow. Some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement are those of young people engaged in social activism, such as children and teenagers in 1963 being attacked by police in Birmingham with dogs and water hoses. But their contributions have not been well documented or prioritized. The Young Crusaders is the first book dedicated to telling the story of the hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers who engaged in sit-ins, school strikes, boycotts, marches, and demonstrations in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other national civil rights leaders played little or no part. It was these young activists who joined in the largest civil rights demonstration in US history: the system-wide school boycott in New York City on February 3, 1964, where over 360,000 elementary and secondary school students went on strike and thousands attended freedom schools. Later that month, tens of thousands of children and teenagers participated in the “Freedom Day” boycotts in Boston and Chicago, also demanding “quality integrated education.” Distinguished historian V. P. Franklin illustrates how their ingenuity made these and numerous other campaigns across the country successful in bringing about the end to legalized racial discrimination. It was these unheralded young people who set the blueprint for today’s youth activists and their campaigns to address poverty, joblessness, educational inequality, and racialized violence and discrimination. Understanding the role of children and teenagers transforms how we understand the Civil Rights Movement and the broader part young people have played in shepherding social and educational progress, and it serves as a model for the youth-led “reparatory justice” campaigns seen today mounted by Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives, and the Sunrise Movement. Highlighting the voices of the young people themselves, Franklin offers a redefining narrative, complemented by arresting archival images. The Young Crusaders reveals a radical history that both challenges and expands our understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.

本書結構清晰，主題趣味性強，體裁豐富多樣，主要內容有：第一章簡要介紹了相關英語語音知識，為學生的誦讀提供必要的基礎知識；第二章為優美短小的散文，內容涉及友誼、生活感悟、情感等主題學生感興趣的話題；第三章為詩歌，朗朗上口，讓學生充分感受英語語言的音韻美；第四章為電影及戲劇，既激發學生興趣，又讓學生感受英語口語的魅力。此外，本書所有主課文都有發音清晰，語調優美的錄音材料，可供學生在閱讀的同時進行欣賞和模仿。

Over 175,000 copies have been sold of this perennially popular collection of America's favorite poems.

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated the New York Jets, brought the Dallas Cowboys back to life, and was most recently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Taking readers behind the scenes with one of the most influential and fascinating coaches the NFL has ever known, PARCELLS will take a look back at this coach’s long, storied and influential career, offer a nuanced portrayal of the complex man behind the coach, and examine the inner workings of the NFL.

Wise proverbs stick with us and help us navigate life. Our financial decisions might be guided by "a penny saved is a penny earned," or we might remember not to be lazy from "the early bird catches the worm." God has given us a book filled with such memorable wisdom--the Old Testament book of Proverbs. In Living Well, you'll look at a different topic in each chapter and learn how Proverbs can guide us to live wiser, more God-honoring lives. Whether in our finances or our relationships, our approach to work or play, following the way of wisdom is often countercultural, but always best. Living Well gives us the blueprint for such a life--starting with God's own wisdom from the book of Proverbs.