On a primary school field trip to the zoo, David, age six, lets go his companion’s hand, jumps over the retaining wall and flings himself into the pool where the seals are being fed. Oscar is in third grade, but when reading aloud he... Read More

“Some assert that a mindset of optimism in itself tips the scale toward a positive outcome, and the negative of the converse. This is not my experience.” This contrarian admission understandably follows from the author’s struggle... Read More

“Sisterhood not only describes the relationship a woman shares with other women, but also the relationship she has with herself.” This self-development book helps women as individuals, in relationships, and in the workplace to create... Read More

The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis reveals that God planted the first garden. In the 1600s, Abraham Cowley said that all a man needs before descending “to the grave” is “a small house and large garden.” While gardening can be... Read More

A naive young Scottish doctor is assigned by the Allied army to a Russian-guarded refugee camp during World War II. No one seems to know why, but refugees are dying of a grotesque illness. The Russians are at a loss. Can the doctor... Read More

In the late 1920s, a Blackfoot Indian chief from Montana caused a sensation in New York society’s upper-echelon. The dark, ruggedly handsome man who spoke flawless English was a celebrity in his own right—West Point man, World War I... Read More