Ann Kramer: 13 books

“Drawing on extensive primary sources, Kramer describes the inter-war peace movement that gave birth to many conscientious objectors” (Military History Monthly).   Even today, most histories of the world wars focus on those who fought. Those who refused to do so are often overlooked. It is perhaps...

The story of conscientious objection in Britain begins in 1916, when conscription was introduced for the first time. Some 16,000 men — the first conscientious objectors — refused conscription because they believed on grounds of conscience that it was wrong to kill and wrong of any government to...

“A thrilling, challenging and educational book . . . examines the roles of spies such a Edith Cavell, Mata Hari, Violette Szabo and Noor Inayat Khan” (Pennant Magazine).   Women spies have rarely received the recognition they deserve. They have often been trivialized and, in cinema and popular...

Written in British English, Drugs gives the straight facts about all sorts of drugs, from illegal "street drugs" to solvents and prescription drugs. It offers advice on the effects of each drug and help and support to anyone affected by a drug problem.

Demonstrating the power and potential of educators working together to use literacy practices that make changes in people's lives, this collaboratively written book blends the voices of participants in a teacher-led professional development group to provide a truly lifespan perspective on designing...

Meet the puppies of the Cloud 9 Animal Shelter: Caboodle, the big poodle; King Tut, the most divine of all mutts; Lollie the collie; andBoom-Boom the Basset hound. When a shy yellow Lab named Marilyn is abandoned at the Cloud 9 Animal Shelter, she thinks her whole world has shattered. With the help...

Join Marilyn, a pretty yellow Labrador retriever, as she discovers helping others can have surprising rewards. Marilyn, a pretty yellow Lab, is excited to be settling into her new home. Though she misses her puppy friends, she finds herself caught up in a mission to help the Martians. The...

Twentieth Century History Makers: Nelson Mandela offers a fascinating and complete look at one of the 20th century's great leaders and humanitarians. Beginning with his early life in a rural part of South Africa, the book traces the course of Mandela's life - his legal studies, helping to found the...

Drugs gives the straight facts about all sorts of drugs, from illegal "street drugs" to solvents and prescription drugs. It offers advice on the effects of each drug and help and support to anyone affected by a drug problem.

When, at the height of the First World War, many Allied governments introduced conscription, there were thousands of individuals who, for personal or religious reasons, refused to fight. After tough questioning, some were exempted but the majority were forced into the army anyways. Those who 'refused...

This in-depth study compares and contrasts how manufacturing and technology have been employed by both major powers and the "Newly Industrialized Countries" since 1945 as an effective tool for sustained economic growth.

The Women's Land Army, better known as the Land Girls, were vital to the war effort from their early days in the First World War and their hard work in the Second World War until they were finally disbanded in October, 1950. Using original interviews and photographs, as well as other primary sources,...

Clearing the Path for First-Generation College Students comprises a wide range of studies that explore the multidimensional social processes and meanings germane to the experiences of first-generation college students before and during their matriculation into institutions of higher education. The...