Theodore Bikel
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley's hero is naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau. So Sam decides to write a note to his folks, pack up some of his belongings and leave home for the challenge of wilderness living. Realizing his dream, Sam feeds himself, builds a makeshift home and learns to live in harmony with nature -- miles from civilization.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Set during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, this is the story of the cat and mouse hunt between the USS Haynes, a destroyer escort, and a German U-Boat. For the Americans, a former Merchant Mariner, now captain, saw his wife killed when his freighter was torpedoed by the Germans. For the Germans, a veteran U-Boat commander who sees no honor in the German aims of the war. Both of these highly experienced men must now battle each other,...
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Martin Buber (1878-1965) was the author of numerous works in the fields of art, education, sociology, philosophy, philosophy of religion, and Biblical interpretation. Among his works are I and Thou, Good and Evil, and the novel For the Sake of Heaven.
The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber spoke directly to the most profound human concerns in all his works, including his discussions of Hasidism, a mystical-religious movement founded in Eastern Europe...