Safe Young Drivers: A Guide for Parents and Teens
by Phil Berardelli
Our newest book is the renowned reference on teen driving instruction. First published in 1996, Safe Young Drivers offers parents a solid blueprint for getting their teens through one of the most dangerous passages of their lives. Sixteen is by far the most hazardous age on the road. A 16-year-old is twelve times as likely as older drivers to die in a crash as a single occupant. Put two young teens in a vehicle, and the odds of death and injury nearly double. Three or four unsupervised teens riding together constitutes a recipe for disaster.
Despite these sobering facts, the procedure for obtaining a drivers license in most states remains minimal. Some don’t even require a learner’s permit. Some allow the permit to be obtained before age 16. Although some states have installed graduated licensing, with sensible restrictions for the youngest drivers, many still impose only the most minimal requirements.
Safe Young Drivers helps to address this enormous problem. It is an indispensable guide for teaching teens to drive. Written by Phil Berardelli, a father and former teacher who understands this often frustrating - and potentially dangerous - passage into adulthood, Safe Young Drivers is intended for parents and teens to use together. Each new lesson addresses parental issues such as "How do I choose a car for my teen?" and provides teens with simple instruction and important tips to remember.
With simple graphics, a complete index, and "Some ABC's for the Road," - a mini-encyclopedia for teens - Safe Young Drivers offers a valuable tool for all new drivers and their teachers. | |
Requiem for the Bone Man
by R.A. Comunale, M.D.
Requiem for the Bone Man depicts the events in the life of Robert Galen, the son of working-class immigrant parents who grows up to pursue his life’s work and dream—the practice of medicine. After a series of tragedies and challenges, in which his faith and dedication are severely tested, he finds himself on the brink of despair. It is then that Galen is reunited with a close friend from his youth, and in the process discovers a renewed reason for hope and even optimism. Requiem for the Bone Man is a unique look at an individual whose life has consisted of peering inside other people, but who now must confront the most difficult challenge facing us all—looking squarely inside ourselves.
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R.A. Comunale is a semi-retired physician in family practice and a specialist in aviation medicine who lives and works out of his home/office in McLean, Virginia. He enjoys writing, gardening, electronics, pounding on a piano, and yelling at his dimwitted cat. He describes himself as an eccentric and iconoclast. The cat has provided no comment.
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Requiem for the Bone Man is a moving, compelling first novel, told with the assurance and skill of a born story-teller. It is also a meditation on the art of healing, as seen in the adventures of its unforgettable central character, Dr. Robert Galen. From his youth as a street-smart son of immigrants, to his career as a gifted doctor, Galen is tough-minded yet compassionate. Above all, he is deeply human, willing to risk the pain of loss and failure that inevitably comes to those with an unshakeable commitment to a vocation and to friends and loved ones.
Author R.A. Comunale, himself a doctor, has given us further proof, if any is needed, that fiction can often be the deepest form of truth.
--William F. Gavin, author of One Hell of a Candidate |
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