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Julia loves her artist friends living in New York City's Greenwich Village in the 1950's post-World War II euphoria of peace, freedom and opportunity. For security she marries Walter, a super-salesman who gives her a house in upscale New Rochelle, a country club and a Cadillac but who derides "Bohemian artistes.". Her stifling life with Walter prompts Julia to . .return frequently to her Village friends, including Jack, her first lover and best friend; Ben, who offers her unconditional love; and Joe, charming, irresponsible and with sex-to-die-for. Their lives intertwine as they seek self-understanding and fulfillment of their abilities and dreams. Their lives are framed against the background of McCarthyism's political witch hunts and suppression of free speech. When life with Walter becomes unbearable, Julia decides to leave him. Who will she go to? Jack? Ben? Joe? They have moved on with their lives. Is it too late? Is there no choice but to go back to Walter?The atmosphere of New York City of the 1950s, its sights and sounds, leap off the pages of this book.

Before Stonewall, an intolerant society prevented John Thomas from coming to an acceptance of his own sexuality. Was it his first love, Tony, or Tony's sister, Carol, who would fulfill John's emotional, intellectual and physical needs. Where did he belong? He had to make a choice. Or did he

Raising Myself by Carla Brooks Johnston is a true story set against a background of adventures of a female Tom Sawyer that will keep you turning pages as you empathize with the efforts of a teenager trying to find a life for herself even as she lies in a hospital bed hoping to recover from being stabbed by a would-be rapist. What do you do when you're a girl who is orphaned at 13 with a stepfather who wants to rape you, a school counselor who decides you shouldn't go to college and tries to push you into a vocational curriculum, schoolmates who discriminate against you because you aren't part of a Dick and Jane family, no one to tell you the facts of social and sexual life, and no one to turn to for help when you are in trouble or to share your thoughts and feelings when you achieve something good? You raise yourself. Aside from being a good read, the book is both thought provoking and an inspiration for those whose lives include teenagers, for those wanting women to succeed, and for those who want hopes and dreams to become real.

Phillipa Kohn's personal ego and strength that enabled her to control all the people around her convinced this daughter of wealthy Jewish parents that she could control her political environment in Germany as well. Then came Hitler and Nazism and World War II. Her marriage to weak Walter Penmann, a non-Jewish university professor, a union of convenience and occasional manipulative sex for her and adoring frustration for him, protected her for a while. When she is ultimately sent to a concentration camp, Walter goes off to join the anti-Nazi resistance. The horrors of the camps for her, the dangerous adventures for him, the self-discoveries of both, including all-encompassing sex that they could not find with each other, mark the dramatic changes for them and in the lives and deaths of other unforgettable characters, set against a warning of personal and public complacency that is as meaningful today as it was at that time.

In 1954, during the polio epidemic that terrorized parents in the Northeast, 12 year old Davy searches for answers as he is confronted by bizarre and complex forces unique to the time--forces that pose unimaginable and unique challenges to the fulfillment of his dreams and aspirations.

1940 - 2011 Up to her last days Carla B. Johnston worked on editing proofs of this book, leaving it as a legacy of how to make our communities and the world a better place. She hoped that the true stories in this book would encourage readers to become change makers, to join the ordinary people in this book who became extraordinary by getting involved in solving the problems of the worlds in which they lived. Carla believed that each of us can be a change maker, simply by talking with friends, engaging with our communities, working with the media and working with those that have the power to make things happen--our elected officials. Each of us can bring about meaningful, sustainable and lasting changes to improve our communities and the world. DESCRIPTION: Carla Brooks Johnston's memoir, Change Makers, tells true stories of significant public policy changes accomplished because ordinary people got involved. Most people complain about politics and do little to enable lasting change. We don't have a clue how to fix anything. So we elect people, toss them out, and picket more. Ordinary people at local levels do make local and national change when they understand how to make democracy work. These stories illustrate the art of people-power working with the media and with those already in political office who hold the power to make change happen. Four stories, with 'counterpoint comments' from skeptics tell how this works. The first story tells how ordinary people set a fresh course for their decaying city--one that has now lasted over 40 years. The second story tells how state government leaders planned and implemented the actions needed to turn a huge bureaucracy from waste to tax cost savings and improved service. The third story tells how scientists and citizens worked with civil servants who wanted to do their jobs right. They ended a ludicrous and tragic program of FEMA that would not safeguard the American public from nuclear disaster. The fourth story tells how local elected officials refused a $10 Million pork earmark and how their action and sustained media coverage fueled the 2008 presidential election saga of the tainted Coconut Road Earmark triggering the bi-partisan actions in the U.S. Congress that corrected this tainted appropriation and tightened restrictions on earmarks. ALL INCOME FROM THIS BOOK TO HELP FUTURE CHANGE MAKERS All income from this book and tax deductible contributions from readers and the public, will go to New Century Policies Educational Programs, Inc. (NCPEP) a non-profit organization which Carla founded in 1982. The intent is to launch a seed funding grant program for Change Makers--individuals and community organizations that are prepared to make positive and sustainable changes that will benefit their communities. See: http: //CarlaBrooksJohnston.com for more information.

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