Based on details taken from real accounts, The Shoes of Maidanek is the fictional diary of a young man's daily experiences in a concentration camp. Fifteen-year-old Lon tells his family's story in simple, but eloquent terms. The combination of evocative narrative together with Mark Sherman's powerful drawings summons a clear, profound image of the horror that was the Holocaust.
Arnold P. Goldstein, Ph.D., is Professor of Special Education at Syracuse University, Director of the New York State Task Force on Juvenile Gangs, a member of the American Psychological Association Commission on Youth Violence, and a member of the Council of Representatives, International Society for Research on Aggression. He has developed three increasingly competitive approaches to prosocial skills training, skillstreaming, aggression replacement training, and the Prepare Curriculum. Reflecting his role as Director of the Syracuse University Center for Research on Aggression, much of his research and teaching have centered on helping youngsters replace antisocial, aggressive behaviors with constructive, alternative means of seeking life satisfaction and effectiveness.
