It's Human Nature A Story Collection

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I T ' S H U M A N N A T U R E SEVEN STORIES ILLUSTRATING NATURE'S CONTROL OF HUMAN ACTIONS AND REACTIONS "AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" The re-segregation of the town's public high school, because of the flight of the white student population, forged a riff between a politically ambitious father, who was campaigning for a top municipal office, and his veteran son who wanted to get his high school diploma. "HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" A family's Christmas was nearly ruined when the parents took their two children on a tropical vacation for the holidays. "UP AGAINST IT" When an Assistant Bank Manager lost his job, wife, home and money, he became a criminal in his quest to get back to his hometown to start over. "OH, DANNY BOY" A young man's driving ambition to become a successful rhythm'n'blues entertainer caused him to hurt the ones who cared most for his success and well-being. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND JULIUS ROSENWALD, AND THEIR "INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE ." "PEACE ON EARTH" (A Play) Astronauts are shuttled into space, to repair a spaceship, when one has a nightmarish dream about the outbreak of global conflict and destruction their mission could cause. "SENIOR PASSION" A small clique of senior ladies in an Assisted Living Residence organize a club to bolster the sex drive of their significant other and themselves.