As soon as he passed the narrow tray through the grille, Marda seized it and began to devour the food. The priest watched her gorge, then said in a clipped voice, ‘I have brought you a Bible. I will permit you light for one hour.’ It... Read More

Gardening isn’t just for adults. It can be a very rewarding activity for children. In this Quick Starts for Kids title, the fun of gardening is introduced with more than twenty-eight exciting projects. Beginners can start with the... Read More

Abadi is of the new generation of Jews who share and celebrate their heritage with others. Her guardian angel of cooking is Grandmother Fritzie. Abadi dedicates her book to this Syrian grandmother who carried a bottle of Tabasco sauce in... Read More

In 1879, “an octagon turret or gun-room, nine feet in diameter and ten feet high—holed for rifles” was built as part of an office fortress at Yellowstone National Park. Previous events, such as the Nez Perce War in 1877, had... Read More

On a September evening in 1931, Oxford scholars Jack Lewis and Ronald Tolkien talked late into the night. They discussed myth and metaphor and grappled with Lewis’s religious issues. Ordinarily, such a late-night confab would be of... Read More

Unless they’re remarkably well-adjusted, most teenage girls go through a period of feeling embarrassed and slightly horrified by their parents, mainly their mothers. Suddenly, the woman who once tucked them in at night begins to say... Read More

“Run like Hell, Change Directions, and Run Like Hell.” That’s the secret of success for one CEO of a large company, who acknowledges that corporate goals and environmental opportunities change frequently and that savvy business... Read More

This wonderful example of a literary potpourri offers readers poetry and essays on such varied subjects as language, travels, exile, family, Judaism, memory, Latin America, human rights, painters, and Jewish women. The beautifully... Read More