Chasing Ghosts by Paul Rieckhoff

Chasing Ghosts by Paul Rieckhoff

Mom's Homespun Homilies is a collection of poems that will make you appreciate mothers. It covers a vast collection of poems depicting a mother's daily routine. Discover how these simple, regular works turn out to be something special when it is carried out by a mother. Not only that, it also presents the genuinely unconditional love of a mother to her family-sons, daughters, husband, and the entire household. Poems delicately written such as My Baby Girl, My Boys, A Beautiful Day, and Home are only a few of Bernadette Anderson's fine works. Fishing, First Camping Trip, and Trucks are poems that show that even the most ordinary activity can turn out into something special in the eyes of a loving mother. Overall, the poems are perfectly stitched for easy reading. Its poems are light and fun. Anderson's Mom's Homespun Homilies is definitely a must read for everyone

Paul Rieckhoff is the executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) (formerly Operation Truth), the first and largest organization for veterans of the War on Terror. During his time in the Adamiyah section of central Baghdad, he led his light infantry platoon on hundreds of combat patrols with the 3rd Infantry and 1st Armored Divisions. He continues to serve his country as an Infantry Officer in the New York Army National Guard.

Rieckhoff is a nationally recognized authority on the war in Iraq and issues affecting our troops, military families, and veterans at home. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator and has appeared on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, FOX's Hannity & Colmes, NBC Nightly News, 60 Minutes II, CNN's Paula Zahn Now, ABC's World News Tonight, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Air America's Al Franken Show, and NPR's All Things Considered, among many other programs. He and IAVA have also been featured across the country in numerous major national newspapers and magazines. He was named one of America's Best and Brightest of 2004 by Esquire. On May 1, 2004, in a spot normally reserved for governors and senators, Rieckhoff delivered the Democratic response to President Bush's national weekly radio address.

Prior to his deployment to Iraq, Rieckhoff worked as a high school football coach and an investment banking analyst on Wall Street, and later spent several weeks contributing to the rescue effort at Ground Zero after 9/11. He is a graduate of Amherst College, where he studied political science. He lives in New York City's East Village.

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ISBN 13	9780451218414
ISBN 10	0451218418
Title	Chasing Ghosts
Author	Paul Rieckhoff
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2006-05-01
Number of pages	326
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