Arcadia Public Library

"Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of intractable conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to take to the schools their daughters, Abir and Smadar, each attend. Theirs is a life in which children from both sides of the wall throw stones at one another. But their worlds shift irreparably when ten-year-old old Abir is killed by a rubber bullet meant to quell unruly...

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the champion of an independent India and global icon of peace and freedom.

In many Tibetan communities, the loss of Tibetan language has reached a crisis level. An elder generation is passing away, leaving behind fewer young Tibetans who can understand their own native language. The trend is most accelerated in villages at the outer edges of the Tibetan cultural sphere, where Chinese has become the dominant language of business and education. Hualong County, whose name translates to "Valley of the Heroes", is one such community....

Mathama Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light.

An autobiographical account of a young nurse's involvement in World War I.

Xiao bu dian Gandi you ge li xiang shi jie, na li mei you shang hai, ren ren xing fu. ta cheng shou bu gong ping de dui dai, yuan yi yong zui wen he de fang shi fan dui bao li. Bu wei lao yu yu jue shi zhi ku, huai zhu xin nian, dai ling Yindu zou xiang zi you. As a young man, Mohandas Gandhi dreamed of unity for all peoples and religions. Inspired by this idea, he led peaceful protests to free India from British rule and unite the country--ending...