Everyone agreed on that - public school authorities, psychiatrists, even the mother who loved her but could not reach her. Everyone, except one remarkable teacher who understood what it was like to be eight years old and hurt and angry and confused. A teacher who saw Hannah as she could be rather than what she seemed to be.One child. One teacher. Just enough to add up to a very human miracle..."-from the back cover-

    Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon’s art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and death. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.

    In this work a biography of Will Rogers illustrates the value of humor.

    This book contains a full biography of the Prophet and a history of Islam from the years of His mission to the Nineteenth century.