Because of Romek is a nonfiction; autobiographical narrative about the experiences of a teenager during the Holocaust of World War II. This is the riveting; true story of a young boy's survival in the face of Nazi atrocities. In the mid-1960s; the German government contacted David Faber to testify against Nazi war criminals. Until then; he did not know that his older brother; Romek; whom the Nazis had tortured to death many years earlier; had been involved in a Polish Underground plot to avert Nazi Germany's ability to create an atomic bomb. When David finally agreed to testify; he began to relive all the horrors of his experiences during the war: concentration camps; murders; tortures; starvation; and disease. When David Faber was 13 years old; he had witnessed the Nazi murders of his parents; brother Romek; and five of his six sisters. He survived nine concentration camps between the ages of 13-18; from 1939 to 1945; including Auschwitz and Buchenwald. When he was liberated in 1945 from the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen; he weighed a mere 72 pounds. Because of Romek fulfills David's promise to his dead mother that he would survive and tell the world about the horrors committed against him and his family. This moving narrative is also a useful tool for educators. To today's students; the Holocaust too often seems to be an abstract event in the dim past. Because of Romek pulls the reader into the story; thereby illuminating the past and putting a face on history.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Dense Yet Very HelpfulBy J. SiporinIt's dense and slow reading; but it has great information with a plethora of detail about many expressions of the same basic pose for different needs and degrees of openess. I have to read a paragraph; then get on the floor and feel it for myself. It has details like if this part of a pose is tight then it might be this muscle which you might try opening with this other pose. It's been helpful to me as a yoga teacher.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Coulter is amazingly insightful. On a few topics that ...By Brian HillCoulter is amazingly insightful. On a few topics that I thought I had some special; personal knowledge on; he is right there putting my experience into a broader context.This is hard-won knowledge; neither merely theoretical nor merely anatomical; but instead you can feel the simultaneous result of observation; personal practice and modern anatomy. If you are tired of the medieval; mystical and unscientific descriptions of the body that usually go along with yoga classes you will find Coulter a breath of fresh air.This book is a much more challenging read — less pictures; more info — than the Kaminoff/Matthews book. I find that book to have a frustrating coloring book quality. By contrast; many people find this book intimidating and that is why the Kaminoff/Matthews book is more often assigned in yoga courses. Only get this book if you can deal with a book that reads as densely as a course textbook.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Yoga anatomyBy Y SkorykThis book is like your Abatomy and Physiology textbook written fro a yogic perspective. Just imagine you are taking a course in Anatomy and Physiology and everything you learn is tied to the science of yoga. It is so interesting to read about human anatomy and then see how it relates to a particular asana or a yogic practice. There are good quality illustrations too; born in electronic and hard copy books.
