Most Popular Books by Robert Coles

In 2001, photographer Thomas Roma was given access to the addresses of the patients of William Carlos Williams - successful doctor and legendary poet in the 1940s and 50s. These addresses were plotted on a map, becoming the route that Roma travelled and recorded over the next five years, retracing Williams'' footsteps from decades past. Dr Williams would travel from Rutherford, New Jersey to Paterson, New Jersey, stopping to attend to his patients en route. Roma''s photographic re-treading of this journey is an immersive experience.

This 224-page book begins with several examinations of what is known about the spiritual and moral life of at-risk youth and then presents four cultural perspectives of spirituality. The final four essays move from theory to practice as a teacher, two ministers, and a religious education director offer concrete strategies for affecting the spiritual lives of at-risk youth."--Pub. desc.

Bambini: aspetti morali e religiosi - Bambini: aspetti sociali e politici - Bambini: personale e sua formazione - Bambini: aspetti pedagogici e pediatrici - Bambini: educazione, comunicazione - Adolescenti: aspetti morali e religiosi - Adolescenti: aspetti sociali e politici - Adolescenti: educazione - Formazione: lavoro d''équipe, pratiche sociali in gruppo - Psicologia: psicologia dell'' individuo - Psicologia: psicologia sociale - Sociologia: problemi di identità e di rappresentazioni (valori).

A school incident with racial overtones creates problems within a white policeman''s family.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Children of Crisis" places Bruce Springsteen in the literary tradition of poets and people and explores how the singer''s words resonate with the lives of ordinary Americans today. Photos throughout.

Ruby was six years old when it began. She came, by chance, to be the only Negro child entering one of the previously segregated schools in New Orleans. For weeks, angry whites mounted a boycott protesting her presence. Each day, accompanied to the door by her mother, Ruby walked past a threatening mob to school. She heard obscenities, insults and from one white woman the particularly fearful threat of death by food poisoning. How can a child of six survive such an ordeal? What lends ordinary people like Ruby, her parents, and the parents of the other children who accompanied her the courage and endurance to outface a mob? What prompts a grown woman to threaten the life of a small child? The author spent years in the South seeking answers to such questions. The case cited above is one of more than twenty explored in this book. The result is a work that demonstrates how psychiatric and psychoanalytic concepts can be applied carefully and relevantly to complicated political and historical issues.--adapted from publisher''s description.

''I KNOW WHERE I''VE BEEN: A YEAR LONG JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY'' follows the story of the author, Robert M. Coles, and his determination to see and experience the world while reflecting on his childhood growing up in the conservative Bible Belt. With a blend of humor, emotion, and vivid storytelling, ''I KNOW WHERE I''VE BEEN'' will inspire cravings of adventure and grand-momma''s sweet tea.

Report from various doctors to the Field Foundation about children''s health - food, conditions, etc.

"One of those rare ''religious'' books with enormous general appeal, Harvard diary records Cole''s own soul-searching from 1981 to the present day. He shares with the reader his ongoing questions (which don''t always have clear answers), his struggles, insights, observations, and experiences on issues that occupy his mind and heart." - Front flap.

This video reveals the lives of eight American children who are struggling to cope. Each child must draw upon inner resources to come to terms with such issues as deteriorating families and neighborhoods, alcoholism, affluence, the uncertainties of migrant life, AIDS, racism and riots. Children are asked to draw pictures of themselves and their families. As the pictures unfold in vibrant reds or dull grays, in sad faces and sunny skies, Coles defines the feelings the children may not be able to put into words. He is able to explore the issues - anger, sorrow, fear, low self-esteem - revealed by the child''s own hand and seeks out the source of strength in each child''s family that will, hopefully, see them through.