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90: A Conscientious Objector's Journey of Quiet Resistance
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO AVOID BEING FORCED TO KILL?
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On a cold December night, a young man’s future is hijacked. It’s 1969 -- Bruce’s lottery number guarantees he will be drafted, sent to fight in Vietnam. In this compelling coming-of-age memoir, one young man’s moral dilemma forces him to question everything he believes. Would a real man do whatever his country asks? Or must he follow his conscience, placing integrity above friends, family, and his own future?
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A Grief Journal for Bereaved Parents
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Children are not supposed to die before their parents.
No parent ever imagines outliving their child. Yet, for too many, this devastating reality becomes their own.
Losing a child of any age shatters the heart and leaves behind an unrelenting storm of pain, shock, and grief.
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Often, bereaved parents find themselves isolated and without adequate grief support. We live in a grief-illiterate society; most people don’t understand the profound depth of emotions that parents experience when faced with child loss. It’s an unbearable tragedy that challenges friendships, faith, and fundamental beliefs about the world.
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Healing through writing can be one of the most powerful paths toward resilience in grief. Putting thoughts and feelings into a grief journal provides a unique opportunity to sit with your sorrow without being consumed by it. Writing helps document intense feelings, allowing you to carry them more lightly over time.
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Your story of loss deserves to be told in The Grief Journal for Bereaved Parents. This workbook offers compassionate grief support, guiding you toward finding solace and discovering your resilience.
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Praise & Reviews
Jim Lieber, author, Pulitzer Prize nominee
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"This is an extraordinary memoir of an extraordinary time. I was with Bruce Wasser at Princeton then, and in 90 he has totally captured the characters of the students, professors, older Black men in the college kitchen where he worked, family members, and government officials who informed his rare, fateful, and courageous choice to renounce war and become a conscientious objector."
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Martin Duberman, Author, American Historian,
Gay Rights Activist
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“I loved it. "90" is a passionate record of a life well lived. A rocky and admirable tale of a man who faced hardship and doubt... and emerged from his struggles with a firm sense of self and a no less firm commitment to expanding the options of others.”
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About Us
Gussie Rose Press is a small, independent publishing house with a big heart.
We specialize in:
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✨ Adult memoirs that inspire
✨ Therapeutic workbooks that heal
✨ Young adult historical nonfiction works that educate
✨ Children's stories that spark joy and imagination
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Many of our works illuminate a moment in history through a personal narrative. Our mission is to share meaningful, powerful stories that connect with readers of all ages.