Dear Joseph is a book about redemption and learning how to forgive yourself and others. At a very young age Joseph is separated from his family and endures hatred and cruelty in an orphanage in the 1930s. His only connection to them is through a collection of letters he receives throughout his life, in which he learns of their adversities and struggles to survive. Later he receives a personal letter written from the Creator that explains how everyones life is importantnothing is truly lost or thrown away. As an old man Joseph is absorbed in selfishness and bitterness. Through out-of-body experiences, he discovers valuable lessons that will restore his soul and give new purpose in life. This book is about how caregivers come into our lives at the most tragic times to redeem and restore us, even when we find nothing good in ourselves. It is for everyone who is called to be a caregiver and a life motivator. Like Joseph you must answer the call.

These nuggets of wisdom are offered by an Academy Award–nominated actor (James Woods), a popular comedian (Aasif Mandvi), and a world-famous novelist (Jodi Picoult) to their sixteen-year-old selves. No matter how accomplished and confident they seem today, at sixteen, they were like the rest of us—often unsure, frequently confused, and usually in need of a little reassurance. In Dear Me, 75 celebrities, writers, musicians, athletes, and actors have written letters to their younger selves that give words of comfort, warning, humor, and advice. These letters present intimate, moving, and witty insights into some of the world’s most intriguing and admired individuals. By turns funny, surprising, raw, and uplifting, this singular collection captures the universal conditions that are youth, life, and growing up.

In Vietnam's jungle war, only one group of men was feared more than death itself—the Marine Scout Snipers. . . . The U.S. Marine Scout Snipers were among the most highly trained soldiers in Vietnam. With their unparalleled skill, freedom of movement, and deadly accurate long-range Remington 700 bolt rifles, the Scout Snipers were sought after by every Marine unit—and so feared by the enemy that the VC bounty on the Scout Snipers was higher than on any other elite American unit. Joseph Ward's letters home reveal a side of war seldom seen. Whether under nightly mortar attack in An Hoa, with a Marine company in the bullet-scarred jungle, on secret missions to Laos, or on dangerous two-man hunter-kills, Ward lived the war in a way few men did. And he fought the enemy as few men did—up close and personal.

Collects more than six hundred letters to and from the editors of "Poetry" that were written about and by such figures as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Wallace Stevens.

"Few American musicians have touched more people in more ways than has Robert Shaw. A minister's son whose early preparation and temperament seemed to destine him for the pulpit, Shaw instead turned his faith and eloquence to the service of music. From his days as a youthful member of the Fred Waring Glee Club, he went on to achieve fame as conductor of the Robert Shaw Chorale. Today he is the musical director of the Atlanta Symphony. Joseph Mussulman deftly places Shaw and his career against the backdrop of developments in American musical history. He documents the renaissance of the choral tradition, the flowering of the community orchestra, the rise of the recording industry, the role of live radio broadcasts, and the widening recognition of twentieth-century American composers--whose music Shaw has always courageously championed. Mussulman also describes the problems involved in developing new avenues of artistic patronage, and the delights and difficulties of touring. Part III, 'A phoenix in Atlanta,' has a dual focus: it examines the south's reentry into the mainstream of American musical life and reports on Shaw's often stormy tenure in Atlanta. But what emerges most powerfully from this biography is the character of Shaw himself. In his capacity as director of numerous ensembles, Shaw has addressed his musicians--many of them part-time non-professionals--in hortative letters that open with the salutation 'Dear people.' These messages not only express his deeply held beliefs about the spiritual values of great music but also reveal his warmth, wit, and irrepressible humor. Dear People ... Robert Shaw chronicles the career of a remarkable man and a gifted musician, whose foremost conviction is that 'to be an artist is not the privilege of a few but the necessity of us all.'"--Dust jacket.

This collection offers an interesting and penetrating look at the events that transpired and the man who orchestrated them.

In a memorable scene in Schindler's List, viewers the world over witnessed the miracle of two Jews being wed clandestinely in the Plaszow concentration camp.Those two were Joseph and Rebecca Bau.In this memoir, filled with his stories and drawings, Joseph Bau tells of their love, finding beauty and wonder in a time of horror. Whether recounting the bombing of Krakow, is brother's daring exploits in the ghetto, the brutality of the camp, or the harsh last days at Schindler's factory, Bau balances the grimness of events with the humor, resiliency, and love that helped him transcend the unspeakable.