“Jose had a dream. In his dream, he saw brightly colored costumes swirling around, and he heard laughing and tapping shoes. Everyone was dancing.” Jose danced anywhere and everywhere he could, at schools, senior centers, and... Read More
“By learning to connect with the warmth and intelligence in men, you can build strong connections that will bring great fulfillment in your life,” Sage advises women. The business coach and her partner, Becker, feed political... Read More
As she lay dying, Khatia Quigley’s mother gives Khatia a new name—the Chinese middle name of Wu Shan. This sets Khatia on a journey to define who and what she is, most evidently in terms of sexuality and race. The common “struggle... Read More
Anne Morrow Lindbergh labeled them the “vacationless class.” They’re the wives and mothers stuck with housekeeping duties—averaging a full shift of thirty-five hours or more every week of unpaid household labor to their... Read More
Why do parents in Japan buy a Koi Nobori (carp banner) for a new baby boy? So he will “be like the koi, swim upstream, fear nothing and never give up.” This description of the Children’s Day Festival is just one of many holidays... Read More
An abridged version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of the orphan boy, Oliver Twist, is told on this theatrical, audiobook set aimed at young readers. Unlike many audiobooks, a narrator reads most of the story but various actors read... Read More
In the early part of the twentieth century, families gathered around radios to be entertained by a new play. Repertory companies made up the cast of voices for these plays. Voices came through the radio, taking their audience on... Read More
It seems that almost all little girls in North America love horses and many women have a palpable affection for a horse’s majesty, even if they have never raised, trained, been kicked by, or even ridden one themselves. The Native... Read More