Earth Songs unveils extraordinary views of the world discovered by a soldier-turned-poet amid a bitter war and brittle peace.

Jan Barry provides a pragmatic, common-sense handbook to civic action. Using case studies from his home state of New Jersey, Barry has crafted what he calls a "guidebook for creative improvement on the American dream.

Material relating to three anthologies edited by Barry: "Winning hearts and minds : war poems by Vietnam Veterans" (1972) / edited by Larry Rottmann, Jan Barry, and Basil T. Paquet; "Demilitarized zones : veterans after Vietnam" (1976) / ...

The poetry in Earth Songs spans the world - from small town America to Vietnam to the steppes of Russia and back home, chronicling the transformation of a boy who wanted to be a soldier into a poet challenging war.

Around her the world was rapidly changing and Belle held on tight and rode right along with it. This is a tale of a life lived well in a time of change and disaster.

Lawnwood School sat silently for over seventy years its mysteries held close.