A powerful and unique portrait of generational strife and changing styles of masculinity as seen through the stories of ten World War II veterans and their baby boomer sons.It is fair to say that Tom Mathews’s relations with his father, a veteran of World War II’s fabled 10th Mountain Division, were terrible. He came back from the war to a young son he’d barely met and proceeded to bully and browbeat him—for his own good, he thought. In the course of puzzling out a...

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This evidence-based guide examines the relationship between wellbeing and inclusive education. The authors argue that these fields have evolved in parallel, like tram tracks, but rarely intersect in research, whereas in practice, they are potentially deeply related.Each chapter addresses unresolved theoretical and implementation problems and research issues. The book presents a case for reimagining inclusive education through dialogic pedagogy and a critical reassessment of pre-ser...

Relationships often hit a road block when two lovers with differing backgrounds of race and faith lose their initial fervor of love and face the hard realities of married life. It is further complicated by parents who interfere with their forgiving flow of love for each other, by demand of strict adherence to their religious beliefs and practices. This story is based on someone I knew and the tragic developments following Marias union, though highly fictionalized, is emotionally charged. N...

World-famous zoologist Dian Fossey is remembered for her inspiring work studying the mountain gorillas of central Africa's isolated Virunga Mountains. Her tireless devotion to understanding-and actively protecting-these shy and gentle primates introduced them to an admiring public and promoted values of conservation in the African nations they inhabit. In 1966, Dian Fossey left home for Africa to conduct field research on mountain gorillas. It was her second trip to Africa, but it wouldn't...

This book presents selected papers from the 4th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India. It provides a comprehensive analysis of themes spanning the field of transportation encompassing economics, financial management, social equity, green technologies, operations research, big data analysis, econometrics and structural mechanics. This volume will be of interest to researchers, educators, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers world-wide.