Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention.

"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--

"The multigenerational tale of the Tr© ||n family, set against the backdrop of the Vi|̀|t Nam War. Tr© ||n Di|̀|u Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in H© N|̀|i, her young granddaughter, H¡ʻ¡Łng, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the H|̀| Ch©Ư Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that will...

The Vietnam Experience, Volume 7 - Richard Milhous Nixon, elected to office on November 5, claiming to have a "secret plan to end the war," knew that his political future could hinge on preventing Johnson's war from becoming Nixon's war. Developments In Southeast Asia, however, seened to belie the the president. They indicated not just more fighting but a widened battle into Cambodia.

The Vietnam Experience, Volume17 - Some of the most vivid reflections of Vietnam came in the remarkable stream of books written by those who fought in or observed the war at close hand. One of those writers is Robert Stone. He covered the combat in 1971. Mr. Stone was invited to write the text for this volume, adding his powerful word images to the portfolio of photographs selected by our picture editors and researchers. Together, they assemble many...

Only by understanding Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is the central tenet of the philosophy that was to become Daoism, espoused by the person -- or group of people -- known as Zhuanzi (369? -286? B. C. ), in the text of the same name. In order to be free, individuals must discard rigid conventions that distinguish good from bad, right from wrong, and...

The Vietnam Experience, Volume 16 - Twenty-five survivors of the Vietnam War, including correspondents, missionaries, nurses, relief workers, and soldiers, share their personal memories of the war.