D.G.Wills Books

Sixty years have passed since the Nuremberg trials of the major Nazi war criminals, but that event still stands as the foundation of international justice. Nuremberg not only ignited a revolution in international law but affected domestic law as well with its simple but profound principle that every individual accused of crime is entitled to a full and fair hearing. This book reveals how the precedents set at Nuremberg have affected human rights, race relations, medical practice, big business and even Germany's post-war development. It also examines the Nuremberg trials' influence on the modern war crimes trials of tyrants like Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.

Norbert Ehrenfreund has served as a judge for thirty years in the Superior Court of California. He served as a correspondent for The Stars and Stripes during the Nuremberg trials.

"The Nuremberg trials hold many lessons in justice and human rights that resonate today. From his unique vantage point as an eyewitness to the trials and as a judge, Norbert Ehrenfreund sets out a clear warning about the direction our nation is taking but gives us hope with this refreshing new take on the founding principles of justice as we know it."

--Senator Christopher J. Dodd

"Most Americans today don’t even know the difference between the Nuremberg laws (Nazi racist legislation enacted before WWII) and the Nuremberg principles (the rules that emerged from the trials of Nazi war criminals after WWII). This readable eyewitness account – combining fascinating anecdotes with brilliant insights – will educate and inspire. It is as relevant today, as we confront a new form of totalitarian terrorism and can only hope that we are able to bring its perpetrators to justice under the Nuremberg principle." --Alan M. Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

We all sail across the wine-dark sea, and Sailing Home gives humane, wise instruction for our voyage. In these pages, Zen master and poet Norman Fischer, beloved for his forthright honesty and kind heart, guides us to understand our own odyssey, our own hard-earned, vulnerable, mysterious life journey, with genuine compassion and newfound understanding. -- Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology and A Path with Heart

This book reminds us that the great literature of the world and the great religions of the world share something in common. They each reveal us to ourselves. Fischer focuses on the actual experience of our life as an odyssey -- a journey toward our unknown fulfillment, which is welling up in the ground beneath our feet. -- James Finley, author of Merton's Palace of Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart

Homer's Odyssey has a timeless allure. It is an ancient story that is significant for every generation: the struggle of a homesick, battle-weary man longing to return to love and family. Odysseus's strivings to overcome divine and earthly obstacles and to control his own impulsive nature hold valuable lessons for people facing their own metaphorical battles and everyday conflicts -- people who are, like Odysseus, "heartsick on the open sea," whether from dealing with daily skirmishes at the office or from fighting in an international war. Sailing Home breathes fresh air into a classic we thought we knew, revealing its profound guidance for navigating life's pitfalls, perils, and spiritual challenges. Norman Fischer deftly incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, Christian, and popular thought, as well as his own unique and sympathetic understanding of life, in his reinterpretation of Odysseus's familiar wanderings as lessons that everyone can use.

Zoketsu Norman Fischer is a poet and Zen Buddhist priest. For many years he has taught at the San Francisco Zen Center, the oldest and largest of the new Buddhist organizations in the West, where he served as Co-abbot from 1995-2000. He is presently a Senior Dharma Teacher there as well as the founder and spiritual director of the Everyday Zen Foundation, an organization dedicated to adapting Zen Buddhist teachings to Western culture. He has taught extensively with his old friend Rabbi Alan Lew on the relationship between Buddhist and Jewish practice; has taught Buddhist principles to business people, Buddhist compassion-in-action to lawyers and conflict resolvers; led workshops at Esalen Institute in California, the Open Center in New York City, and Hollyhock Farm in British Columbia; teaches Zen regularly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe; and has participated with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conferences on Buddhist Christian dialogue and non-violence. His many books include I Was Blown Back, Slowly But Dearly, Like a Walk Through a Park, On Whether or Not To Believe in Your Mind, The Devices, Turn Left in Order to Go Right, The Narrow Roads of Japan and Success.

From Baghdad to America is Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman’s heartfelt sequel to his international bestseller about Lava, the dog he adopted in Iraq (From Baghdad, With Love, 2006). Kopelman, now retired from active duty, discusses how he and Lava have adapted to life in San Diego. Kopelman and Lava’s trainer see obvious signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Together, dog and man help each other heal. Unmistakably, the most damaging war wounds inflicted on our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are not the ones we can physically see. As Kopelman puts it: “Every marriage that ends in divorce; every serviceman who kills him – or herself; and every time a young warrior experiences substance abuse issues, we witness a casualty of war.” This book addresses these wounds and offers much needed solutions for all who serve our country.

“From Baghdad to America is the courageous and sometimes brutally honest story of a veteran Marine and his dog as they journey toward healing after returning from a war zone. Kopelman reminds us in this tale that no one can recover from the dehumanizing mental and moral effects of combat alone, and he presents us with the startling truth that sometimes the best of what it means to be human can be found in a non-human companion.”

--William P. Nash, M.D., Director of Psychological Health, United States Marine Corps

Jay Kopelman retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in February 2007. He is the bestselling author of From Baghdad, With Love.

From its opening pages, Mike Farrell's memoir reveals the distinctive voice of a man for whom life is an ongoing odyssey of self-discovery, personal commitment, and uncompromising social engagement. With deep insight and disarming candor, Farrell describes his early years as a timid but restless teenager in West Hollywood, delivering groceries to the homes of Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, and countless other celebrities, while dreaming of having his own career as an actor. In stark but riveting language, he relates his formative years as a Marine recruit--confused, conflicted, and eager to prove himself as a man. Farrell humorously portrays his professional development from a young soap opera player on Days of Our Lives to the amiable star of two popular television series, M*A*S*H and Providence, to the respected producer of successful motion pictures like Dominick and Eugene and Patch Adams starring Robin Williams.

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