The origins of the politically incorrect and slightly racist story of the airplane about to crash unless lightened is explained in this authoritative volume on westward settlers vs. the Indians. As the story goes, one passenger crying... Read More

Lost luggage in New York. the Summer Olympics in Sydney. An eccentric Washington, D.C. landlady with a flying car. a mysterious pen pal in London. With four titles, the new “Going To” series offers readers aged nine to thirteen... Read More

“Science Fiction.” The term conjures up images of Star Trek, Star Wars, campy Flash Gordon movie serials and famous authors such as Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury and Ursula K. LeGuin. In its broader meaning, “SF,” as it is known... Read More

Dick Wimmer’s stroke of genius in his fifth work is resurrecting his irreverently bawdy hero and world-renowned painter, Seamus Boyne (Irish Wine, 1989). Boyne’s antics of faking his own death to escape the burdens of fame backfire... Read More