'Brilliantly gripping' Sunday Times; 'Compelling' Daily Mail; 'Heart-rending' Sunday Telegraph; 'Excellent' The Times; 'Engrossing' Independent
The UK's only war crimes trial took place in 1999 and had its origins in the horrors of the Holocaust, but only now in The Ticket Collector from Belarus? can the full story be told.
The Ticket Collector from Belarus tells the remarkable story of two interwoven journeys. Ben-Zion Blustein and Andrei Sawoniuk were childhood friends in 1930s Domachevo, a holiday and health resort in what is now Belarus. During the events that followed the Nazi invasion in 1941, they became the bitterest of enemies. After the war, Ben-Zion made his way to Israel, and 'Andrusha the bastard' to England, where he found work as a British Rail ticket collector in London.
They next confronted each other in the Old Bailey, over half a century later, where one was the principal prosecution witness, and the other charged with a fraction of the number of murders he was alleged to have committed. There was no physical evidence, just one man's word against another, leaving the jury with a series of agonising dilemmas: Could any witness statement be trusted so long after the event? Was Andrusha a brutal killer, a hapless pawn or a scapegoat? And were his furious protests a sign of guilt or the justified anger of an innocent old man?
Mike Anderson was gripped by the story, and so began his quest to find the truth about this astonishing case and the people at its heart. As he discovered, it was even more remarkable than he could ever have imagined.
Did you ever wonder where Santa got the bag that holds more toys than it should, or wonder about flying reindeer? Hugo Kringle, Santa's little brother, tells about growing up with the boy who would become Santa. For additional information, visit www.HugoKringle.com.
Life for Josh isn't the easiest. He moved into a new school, attracted the wrath of Brenda, an opinionated and quite capable classmate who believes John is making up wild stories and passing them off as true, and has conversations with the corn. A school fieldtrip to a local retirement home unearths a bit of the town's unspoken oral history. It seems Alice and Henry, two teenagers who lived in Wagston long before Josh, had run away causing embarrassment to their families. Josh is taken into the confidence of the corn leading him to a meeting with a long-dead Alice. Josh is quickly plunged into danger, intrigue, and adventure as his relationship with his classmates deepens into friendship and respect.
Devoted to the travels of Mike and his next door neighbor Denny! From the time of living in the country, to moving to town and first meeting Denny, to sling-shotting Denny's cousin into space, this is a recording for every kid! Includes: Hey Diddle Diddle, Peas, The New School, The Return of the Poultrygeist, & Riding Trees.
Mike Anderson is one of the most versatile folk performers in the Midwest. He is best known as an outstanding mountain dulcimer player. Along with playing dulcimer, he tells stories, plays guitar, banjo, jawharp, bones and more. The combination of music, storytelling, and humor has made Anderson one of the most sought after performers, workshop leaders, and speakers in the Midwest. An award-winning educator and writer, Mike Anderson has been awarded several honors for his short stories and an award-winning children's television program that he wrote and hosted. Mike is also nationally renown, appearing at the Nat'l Mt. Music Festival, holding a prestigious position on the faculty of the Mt. Dulcimer Workshops at The Ozark Folk Center, Mt. View, AR, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC and West Carolina Univ., NC, as well as presenting workshops and concerts across the US.
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