Between 1941 and 1945, Americans from across western New England served in nearly every major battle of World War II. From the Battle of the Bulge to Iwo Jima and the D-Day invasion, these service men and women served their country with honor, with more than 2,000 of them never to return home. "From the Factories to the Frontlines" preserves some of the greatest war stories ever told by the residents of western New England.

A collection of essays by top international correspondants in print, broadcasting, and photojournalism, International News Reporting offers an introduction to journalism written by the people who have made the profession what it is today. Contributors identify the major areas of professional practice which students and young journalists need to know in order to work safely in, and understand fully, the field of international news gathering Looks at events from conflicts to humanitarian disasters Covers crucial topics such as how to report stories about the developing world, how to avoid stereotyping, the uses and abuses of blogging, and risk assessment for journalists in conflict zones

Everyone wants their product to be the next great killer app. But in the increasingly crowded world of mobile content, this pinnacle of success is becoming harder and harder to reach. The iPod, iPhone, and iPad offer tremendous opportunity for the savvy developer to achieve millions of sales, but it's not just about tossing your creation into Apple's App Store pool and expecting it to swim. Visionary author Rana June Sobhany offers a lively step-by-step process that will enable anyone--from the small independent to the advanced development house--to aggressively position, market, and sell their product. Mobilize reveals the secrets and techniques that have made her a pioneer in the industry, enabling you to cut through the noise and chaos and sell your app to an audience hungry for the next great thing. She also shares insights from other industry professionals whose secrets will illustrate the vital do's and don'ts you must address in order to succeed.  More than just a book, this is the "seller's development kit"  for the mobile age

An unflinching portrait of modern conflict by renowned photographer Sean Smith Working both independently and embedded with the U. S. and British militaries, Sean Smith has compiled a shocking and unique portrait of modern combat and its aftermath. These pictures take us right into the midst of contemporary war zones and offer a unique insight into the reality of life in the crossfire. Frontlines begins with violence on the streets of Bethlehem in 2000 as Palestinian youths clash with Israeli soldiers. Smith catches fascinating glimpses of life in Afghanistan before the U. S.–led invasion as well as the faltering attempts of Afghan police and the U. S. military to maintain a fragile peace in the face of Taliban insurgency. He takes us into the utter devastation of Lebanon in the wake of Israel's brutal bombardment in 2006. And in Kiwanja in the Congo, thousands of refugees struggle on the edge of survival and civilian bodies litter the streets amid bitter clashes between the government and Tutsi renegades. But it is to Iraq, the most divisive of conflict of modern times, that Smith's work most often returns. He shows us a society nervously holding itself together under the shadow of U. S. assault in 2002. The images follow a crescendo of violence building through the Sunni uprisings of 2007 and the consequent surge as the U. S. army attempts to regain control over an increasingly desperate and violent rebellion. Smith's pictures are both a vivid contemporary document and a worthy contribution to the great tradition of war photography, laying bare the reality of modern conflict with a clarity that is impossible to ignore.

"London's Burning "is the story of punk rock as it happened, stripped of hindsight and future legend, and laid bare. Here are the Damned and the Adverts on tour, the Sex Pistols swearing through their prime-time television debut, the Tom Robinson Band conducting a club full of skinheads through the anthem "Glad to Be Gay," rioting Rastas running through the carnage that closed the Notting Hill Carnival, Sid Vicious arguing about which was David Bowie's best song. At the same time, it is a personal story of a confused but dedicated sixteen-year-old looking not just for kicks and great music, but for a cultural revolution--and finding one in his back yard.

The cataclysmic earthquake that befell Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010 came close to completely destroying the surrounding country. So overwhelming, in fact, were the geographic annihilation and death toll that they outstripped the fallout of nearly every earthquake in recorded history; an estimated 230,000 citizens died, while innumerable others lacked food, water, and/or shelter. In the days that followed, both the United Nations and the vestiges of the Haitian government attempted to respond to the situation, but did so unsuccessfully given the magnitude of the crisis. This special from the PBS series FRONTLINE finds correspondent Martin Smith arriving in Port-au-Prince days after the disaster, and surveying both the overwhelming damage and the inadequate relief efforts of Haiti itself. The program incorporates elements including interviews with government officials and humanitarian workers around the world, and asks probing, penetrating questions about how the overall public response could have

The documentary series Frontline combines first-person eyewitness accounts and one-of-a-kind archival footage to recreate the stories of history's most famous battles. This particular volume compasses the events that led Japan to an unequivocal defeat - and the Allied troops to a resounding victory - in the famous 'Pacific Theater' of the war. The program is subdivided into two chapters. Part One, "America on the Offensive," covers such events as Guadalcanal, Peleliu Island and Tarawa, while Part Two, "The Fall of Japan," includes events such as Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Bombing of Japan. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Soccer moms drive Priuses. Sport utility vehicles are going hybrid. Families are using hemp shopping bags. More and more companies are developing "green" buildings....

Like the bestsellers PostSecret and Found, I Lick My Cheese appeals to the voyeur in all of us and presents uncensored evidence from everyday lives. Presenting four-color reproductions of all kinds of notes between roommates along with her own witty commentary, Oonagh O’Hagan humorously reveals the ridiculous experiences, twisted battles, and petty desperation of people who have to live together. From the bedroom to the living room and all the filthy kitchens and bathrooms in between, every imaginable trial is on display here: bongs accidentally left out for visiting grandparents, panty-sniffing creeps, ham theft, and things stored in refrigerators that really, really shouldn’t be. Originally published in the U.K., where it was a big bestseller, I Lick My Cheese has been revised and Americanized to be the ultimate support-group-in-a-book for those suffering from enforced cohabitation.

The acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller Schoolgirls reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent. Pink and pretty or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as a source—the source—of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But, realistically, how many times can you say no when your daughter begs for a pint-size wedding gown or the latest Hannah Montana CD? And how dangerous is pink and pretty anyway—especially given girls' successes in the classroom and on the playing field? Being a princess is just make-believe, after all; eventually they grow o

aroslav Trofimov, who had previously worked as a reporter in the Middle East, returned to the region two days after the September 11 attack on America. He spent the following three years crisscrossing the Islamic world, from the rebel badlands of Africa's Ivory Coast to the Taliban-infested mountains of southern Afghanistan. A speaker of Arabic, he penetrated the deepest corners of war-torn Arab lands, trekking in southern Lebanon with Hezbollah's militiamen and finding himself stuck in a roomful of anti-American insurgents in Iraq's Sunni Triangle.Mingling with ordinary Muslims, prominent clerics, and heads of state alike, Trofimov paints a ground-level picture of the Islamic world as it is being changed by America's war on terror and by a Western onslaught that's without precedent since colonial times. The Muslim countries and regions through which Trofimov travels,from Kosovo to Kuwait and Kenya to Kandahar, reveal the pitfalls of trying to revamp a civilization that's so misunderstood, and that often sees only the worst in our intentions.A subtle and provocative portrait of a critical period in Muslim history, Faith at War introduces the hidden relationships and often surprising connections that link the Islamic world to our own.

Called "the world's conscience" and one of the 100 most influential people of our time by Time magazine, Jan Egeland has been the public face of the United Nations. As Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, he was in charge of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for three and a half years. One of the bravest and most adventuresome figures on the international scene, Egeland takes us to the frontlines of war and chaos in Iraq, to scenes of ethnic cleansing in Darfur, to the ground zeroes of famine, earthquakes, and tsunamis. He challenges the first world to act. A Billion Lives is his on-the-ground account of his work in the most dangerous places in the world, where he has led relief efforts, negotiated truces with warlords, and intervened in what many had thought to be hopeless situations. As one of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's closest advisers, Jan Egeland was at the heart of crises during a difficult period in UN history, when the organization was plagued by the divisive aftermath of the Iraq war, the Oil-for-Food scandal, and terror attacks against UN workers. On the day Egeland came to New York to take up his job, the UN building in Baghdad was destroyed by a huge bomb, killing one of his predecessors, Sergio de Mello. Two months later Annan sent Egeland to Iraq to judge whether the UN could keep a presence there. Since that first mission to Baghdad, Egeland has been envoy to such places as Darfur, Eastern Congo, Lebanon, Gaza, Northern Israel, Northern Uganda, and Colombia. He coordinated the massive international relief efforts after the Indian Ocean tsunami and South Asian earthquake. As a negotiator and activist, Egeland is famous for direct language, whether he's addressing warlords, guerrilla leaders, generals, or heads of state.A Billion Lives is his passionate, adventure-filled eyewitness account of the catastrophes the world faces. And so Egeland writes that he has met the best and worst among us, has "confronted warlords, mass murderers, and tyrants, but [has] met many more peacemakers, relief workers, and human rights activists who risk their lives at humanity's first line of defense." In spite of the desperate need of so many, Egeland is convinced that, "For the vast majority of people, the world is getting better, that there is more peace, more people fed and educated, and fewer forced to become refugees than a generation ago. So there is reason for optimism," he concludes in this groundbreaking book that does not flinch but holds out reasons for hope.

Everyone wants their product to be the next great killer app. But in the increasingly crowded world of mobile content, this pinnacle of success is becoming harder and harder to reach. The iPod, iPhone, and iPad offer tremendous opportunity for the savvy developer to achieve millions of sales, but it's not just about tossing your creation into Apple's App Store pool and expecting it to swim. Visionary author Rana June Sobhany offers a lively step-by-step process that will enable anyone--from the small independent to the advanced development house--to aggressively position, market, and sell their product. Mobilize reveals the secrets and techniques that have made her a pioneer in the industry, enabling you to cut through the noise and chaos and sell your app to an audience hungry for the next great thing. She also shares insights from other industry professionals whose secrets will illustrate the vital do's and don'ts you must address in order to succeed.  More than just a book, this is the "seller's development kit"  for the mobile age

Presenting four-color reproductions of all kinds of notes between roommates along with her own witty commentary, O'Hagan humorously reveals the ridiculous experiences, twisted battles, and petty desperation of people who have to live together.

 A Washington Post Book World Rave for 2005 In the aftermath of 9/11, Yaroslav Trofimov spent three years crisscrossing the Islamic world to create this unprecedented report. Mingling with ordinary Muslims, prominent clerics, and heads of state alike, he paints a ground-level picture of Islamic life as it is being changed by the Western war on terror. A sensitive, provocative portrait of a critical period in Muslim history, Faith at War introduces surprising ties between the Islamic world and our own.

In the aftermath of 9/11, Yaroslav Trofimov spent three years crisscrossing the Islamic world to create this unprecedented report. A speaker of Arabic, he mingled with ordinary Muslims, prominent clerics, and heads of state alike to paint a ground-level picture of Islamic life as it is being changed by the Western war on terror. The countries and regions through which Trofimov travels, from Sarajevo to Kandahar, reveal the pitfalls of trying to revamp a civilization that the West largely misunderstands. A sensitive, provocative portrait of a critical period in Muslim history, Faith at War introduces surprising ties between the Islamic world and our own.

Like the bestsellers PostSecret and Found, I Lick My Cheese appeals to the voyeur in all of us and presents uncensored evidence from everyday lives. Presenting four-color reproductions of all kinds of notes between roommates along with her own witty commentary, Oonagh O’Hagan humorously reveals the ridiculous experiences, twisted battles, and petty desperation of people who have to live together. From the bedroom to the living room and all the filthy kitchens and bathrooms in between, every imaginable trial is on display here: bongs accidentally left out for visiting grandparents, panty-sniffing creeps, ham theft, and things stored in refrigerators that really, really shouldn’t be. Originally published in the U.K., where it was a big bestseller, I Lick My Cheese has been revised and Americanized to be the ultimate support-group-in-a-book for those suffering from enforced cohabitation.

An unflinching portrait of modern conflict by renowned photographer Sean SmithWorking both independently and embedded with the U. S. and British militaries, Sean Smith has compiled a shocking and unique portrait of modern combat and its aftermath. These pictures take us right into the midst of contemporary war zones and offer a unique insight into the reality of life in the crossfire. Frontlines begins with violence on the streets of Bethlehem in 2000 as Palestinian youths clash with Israeli soldiers. Smith catches fascinating glimpses of life in Afghanistan before the U. S.?led invasion as well as the faltering attempts of Afghan police and the U. S. military to maintain a fragile peace in the face of Taliban insurgency. He takes us into the utter devastation of Lebanon in the wake of Israel's brutal bombardment in 2006. And in Kiwanja in the Congo, thousands of refugees struggle on the edge of survival and civilian bodies litter the streets amid b