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Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Bob Greene reveals the story of the North Platte Canteen, a railroad stop in North Platte, Nebraska, through which would pass trains bearing United States soldiers en route to Europe or the Pacific. Volunteers from the city of twelve thousand made it a place where soldiers could enjoy music, home-cooked food, magazines and friendly conversation, if only for a short time. Based on interviews with North Platte residents and the GIs who once passed through....
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When Bob Greene went home to central Ohio to be with his dying father, it set off a chain of events that led him to knowing his dad in a way he never had before-thanks to a quiet man who lived just a few miles away, a man who had changed the history of the world.
Greene's father-a soldier with an infantry division in World War II-often spoke of seeing the man around town. All but anonymous even in his own city, carefully maintaining his privacy,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Language
English
Description
Bob Greene explains how a person's mindset might prevent them from losing weight and offers psychological studies, practical tips, and helpful advice to give people the tools they need to overcome psychological obstacles to making healthy food choices.