Alison Leslie Gold Knihy

Po okupaci Holandska Miep Giesová dva roky ukrývala rodinu Anne Frankové v zadní části budovy firmy, pro kterou pracovala, do úkrytu nosila jeho obyvatelům potraviny a obstarávala jim všechno, co potřebovali. Její prostý, a přitom přesný popis okupační všednosti je neobvykle dramatický: každý běžný úkon je nebezpečným dobrodružstvím – má totiž cíl. Dobro a zlo tu v detailu odhalují tvář. Úsilí o záchranu nevinných nezná zoufalství, úzkost ani beznaděj. Miep, podvyživené dítě z vídeňské periferie, byla v době hladu po první válce poslána k holandským farmářům a v Holandsku už zůstala. První zaměstnání získala právě ve firmě pana Franka a zde také zůstala – s pronásledovanou židovskou rodinou. Statečnost? Odvaha? Nerozumí… pomáhat je přece samozřejmé. A dodejme: někdy monumentální.

The book tells the story of Hannah Goslar, a friend of Anne Frank, who lived in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation and later reunited with Anne in Bergen Belsen.

Inspiring stories of individuals--aged 46 to 97--who experienced a resurgence of passion in their lives when they least expected it.F. Scott Fitzgerald believed there are no second acts in American lives. Yet at least as far as love is concerned, the statistics indicate otherwise. These days, more and more people are falling in love and embarking on deep and fulfilling romantic relationships in the later part of their lives. At a time when the specter of spending one's final years alone can seem only slightly less intimidating than Internet dating, the subjects profiled in this book tossed their hearts up in the air with the hope that love just might spring eternal.

In1930sBerlin, Eli G. is an abstracted young Jewish painter addled by Marxist idealism and tangled memories ofhis mother and the shtetl. Longing to move to Paris, Eli feverishly paints maps and watches the baby while his wife Vera gives up her ambition of becoming a doctor and works as an accountant. This is whereNot Not a Jew - A Novella inVerst, by Alison Leslie Gold, begins, wryly shadowing the life arcs of Eli, Vera, and their son Ira who are depicted in glistening kaleidoscopic shards. Although Ira tries to lose himself through sex, food, and restless travel, he returns to his parents to grapple with his birthright as their lives are ending. InNot Not a Jew, internationally acclaimed Holocaust writer Alison Leslie Gold presents a boldly surrealistic novella that explores Jewish identity, rootlessness, Diaspora and self-absorption in a century of upheaval and annihilation."

Eleven-year-old Danielle Godot has her own room in a nice house near the beach, two devoted parents, a kid brother who is only occasionally a pain in the you-know-what, a parakeet, a rabbit and a loyal best friend who is as into skateboarding and animals as she is. What could possibly be wrong with this picture? In Elephant in the Living Room, authors Alison Leslie Gold and Darin Elliott show that even colossal problems can be invisible as long as no one wants to see them for what they are. Gutsy, tom-boyish, big-hearted Danielle loves her father fiercely. But she is embittered by the loss of her beloved mutt, Beckett, who disappeared as a result of one of her dad's bouts of drinking-induced irresponsibility. What's wrong with him? Are they all going crazy? Aimed at children from the ages of about 10 to 14, and all who are confounded by problem drinking, Elephant in the Living Room tells the story of how a good man's slide into alcoholism damages the people who love him most, and how his family summons the courage to make themselves - and him - face up to it and get help. The narrative is leavened with Beckett's clear-sighted and irreverent commentary and the book concludes with a list of resources for those whose lives are affected by alcoholism.

The authors, both experienced players and coaches, teach the core skills of the game, batting, bowling and fielding, encouraging readers to develop their speed, accuracy, strength and co-ordination in order to improve. Fully illustrated it is ideal for all teachers, coaches and players.

In this haunting memoir, Alison gives a luminous account of key moments in her life that brought her to be the writer she is: her early activism; her descent into alcoholism; her recovery; her discovery of the power of writing to give a shape and meaning to a life. Found and Lost is both a tender memorial to the extraordinary people in her life.

A. L. Gold hat die Erinnerungen von Hannah Pick-Goslar an Anne Frank aufgezeichnet: die frühen Amsterdamer Tage und das Wiedertreffen der Mädchen in Bergen-Belsen.