Paul Joseph Travers Livres

Published in association with The Maryland Historical Society.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the lives of almost every American, and began the process of putting 17 million of them in uniform to fight in World War II. Yet in the long and fascinating body of literature about this terrible event, most historians have neglected the compelling and moving accounts of the surviving military personnel and civilians who were on Oahu at the time of the attack, at dawn on December 7, 1941. Eyewitness to Infamy is their story--the astonishing oral history of the brutal attack that pushed the United States into WWII on the side of the Allies: the British, French, and Russians. With the help of the Pearl Harbor Survivors' Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion, Paul Travers collected more than 200 eyewitness accounts from which he painstakingly selected those critical to this behind-the-scenes narrative account. With breathtaking clarity, the narratives cover the full range of military activity on the island, along battleship row, and around the harbor, while portraying the human side of the event--the heroic, the tragic, and the terrible reality of the assault.

"When the cosmic tumblers click into place and the universe opens its vault, miracles can happen. Inspired by his dying father's dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail, Paul Travers hits the trail and finds that miracle in the healing power of America's sacred mountains. Dancing with the Mountains... Alzheimer's, Angels, and the Appalachian Trail - A Journey of Spirit chronicles Paul's thru-hike to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association and prove that "60 is the new 40." More than a travelogue, it is a love story about fathers and sons, families battling Alzheimer's, and the people and places along the Appalachian Trail. Sprinkled with humor and humanity, It is the spiritual response to Bill Bryson's bestseller A Walk in the Woods. On his pilgrimage, Paul eludes the FBI, meets his guardian angel, survives a lightning strike and a near drowning, encounters the ghost of a relative, acquires a trail name (Sondance), finds a Field of Dreams, walks off the war, solves the death of a Hollywood starlet, discovers Saint Francis and the Buddha in New York, embraces a religious cult, visits ground zero for the 60s hippie movement (Arlo's not Alice's Restaurant), receives a sacred stone from a Lakota medicine man, meets a female apostle, discovers his father's parallel spiritual journey, and copes with the death of his parents. His adventure ultimately reveals nature is not only the handiwork of God but the hand of God that leads each of us on a unique spiritual journey"-- Provided by publisher

Growing up is difficult when you're a young boy trying to navigate the perils of life. It is even more difficult when your childhood has been riddled with mental, physical and sexual abuse. From Paul to Paula -- the story of a Teenage T-Girl follows the life of a young boy named Paul who has never seen even a glimmer of love. It is through his yearning for love and understanding that he soon discovers that the secret to his happiness, and to the life he wishes to live, can be found in the unlikeliest of places. Young Paul soon learns that with a little help from his friends, he can go a long way and live the life he wants to live; a life where he is known as Paula rather than Paul. This is the story of a young boy who, in the face of the greatest of adversaries, discovers that the power of love transcends all.

Growing up is difficult when you're a young boy trying to navigate the perils of life. It is even more difficult when your childhood has been riddled with mental, physical and sexual abuse. From Paul to Paula -- the story of a Teenage T-Girl follows the life of a young boy named Paul who has never seen even a glimmer of love. It is through his yearning for love and understanding that he soon discovers that the secret to his happiness, and to the life he wishes to live, can be found in the unlikeliest of places. Young Paul soon learns that with a little help from his friends, he can go a long way and live the life he wants to live; a life where he is known as Paula rather than Paul. This is the story of a young boy who, in the face of the greatest of adversaries, discovers that the power of love transcends all.