Trains of Thought: Paris to Omaha Beach, Memories of a Wartime Youth
In an unforgettable addition to the literature of memoir, one of America's preeminent literary scholars tells his story of coming of age in France during the buildup to the Second World War. As a Jewish youth in France during the 1930s, Victor Brombert's heady explorations of sex and love were cut short by the rise of Nazi power and the Vichy Regime. His family narrowly escaped to New York, where Brombert joined the U.S. Army, only to return to Europe to fight on the beaches of Normandy and in the Battle of the Bulge. As he shuttles between the stations of his life, Brombert's narrative recaptures the textures of childhood, the horrors of war, and his own discovery of a sustaining passion for literature. By turns melancholy and erotic, his memoir is also a meditation on memory itself, and a Proustian re-creation of a lost time and place.
Changing the World: 32 Powerful Sessions on Real-Life Issues for Teens by Dirk DeVries, ISBN 1889108448
Each of the 3 volumes of the new Attitude series offers 32 powerful sessions on real-life issues chosen by teens, for teens. Like peer pressure. Acceptance. Friendship. Family issues. Emotions. Each of the scripture-based sessions contains a 2-page guide that includes everything you need to prepare for and facilitate the discussion. Plus each session has a 2-page participant paper you can reproduce for each teen in your group. The papers feature articles, commentary and activities keyed to the session to help teenagers sort through the week's topic and come up with solid, sensible answers. Included in the back of each volume is an introduction and overview of the entire Attitude series with scripture and topical indexes. An ideal youth ministry resource to use at group meetings, retreats, or in classroom sessions.
Topics include violence, world religions, television, prejudice, and alcohol.
Changing the World: 32 Powerful Sessions on Real-Life Issues for Teens by Dirk DeVries, ISBN 1889108448
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The 7 Youth Ministry: Seven Principles Every Teenager Needs to Know by Andy Stanley, ISBN 1582291772
A popular pastor and recognized speaker outlines the seven principles that teens need to maintain in their lives in order to be victorious in their faith. Designed for youth ministers, this book offers practical tips for communicating the "7" as well as organizing a ministry around these vital principles.
The 7 Youth Ministry: Seven Principles Every Teenager Needs to Know by Andy Stanley, ISBN 1582291772
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