Bøger af Nathan Harris

A powerful American debut set during the Civil War and portraying life after slavery in the vein of WASHINGTON BLACK and HOMEGOING

While learning to count, all children will skip numbers. This is the second book in a series where a number is skipped while counting. Four Went on Vacation is the first book in this series. 8 has one especially exhausting day. By the time he falls asleep, 8 is so tired that he sleeps for 4 days. The narration of the book is about the adventures his friends, 5, 6, 7, and 9, have while 8 is sleeping. 5, 6, 7, and 9 go to the park, have a picnic at the lake, go fishing, go to the movies, have pizza, go the beach, and the Kids Rock concert. 8 is not happy when he finally wakes up. The book's narration is written in a manner that entertains both the child and the adult reading the story, combining both learning and childhood imagination.

Martin is an old man doomed to die in a plane crash in the mountains. Just moments before his life reaches its end, he looks back and reflects upon his years, his victories and defeats.

This 2001 book follows on from John Braithwaite's influential and best-selling Crime, Shame and Reintegration. Written by the key exponents of restorative justice, it contributes to the concept of shaming in theory, and through its analysis of shame management in drink-driving and school bullying incidents, in practice.