“Quantum change [is] like waking up one morning to suddenly discover that your skin is a different color.” If a reader can imagine this visual for even a moment, perhaps they can glimpse what these people, quantum changers, have... Read More

Fingerplays and action songs are the stuff that preschool and story hours are made of. This title offers opportunities to create new favorites for children to enjoy. Organized according to the four seasons, each section contains... Read More

Fans of military science fiction have undoubtedly heard variations on this one: “Join the Marines, travel to fascinating planets, meet exotic natives, and kill them.” But this book’s delivery of the line, by assorted troopers in... Read More

In an early journal, John Muir listed his address as “Earth-planet, Universe.” His interests, beyond the American wilderness he defended so staunchly, included the Amazon, the planned destination of his youthful 1,000-mile walk... Read More

Vietnam is not a pretty place to be, according to this talented writer, who emigrated to America at a young age after the fall of Saigon. She finds that the United States has its share of problems as well. From the banks of the Red River... Read More

This is a cookbook with weight and authority. A native of Sri Lanka and chef-instructor at the University of Hawai?i’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific, the author trained in England and France. She blends these gifts into a cookbook... Read More

Selected from Gowanus, the web magazine devoted to the contemporary writings of third-world authors, this anthology enlightens its audience with a thought-provoking mélange of essays and short stories. The reader is constantly... Read More

In his preface, Elias notes that baseball “offers a common denominator that cuts across conflicting ideologies. Baseball provides and also illustrates some of the best that America has to offer. It also features some of the more... Read More