In 1906 the king of Cambodia took forty-two dancers to perform at an exhibition in France. While there, the French artist Auguste Rodin is captivated by the engaging dancers and asks the king for permission to sketch three of the young... Read More

Many writing books help with the act of writing; this one helps with the art of it. Using her experience as a writer, editor, and teacher, the author has gone beyond the mere constructs of plot and characterization to ferret out the... Read More

Wicca is not just about magic. Wicca is a religion, a “New-Old” religion that entered the radar of the general population during the 1950s, when Gerald Gardner wrote The Meaning of Witchcraft and popularized the term “Wicca.” So... Read More

These poems offer an everyday world made strange by yearning, attention, and what is either a delightfully whimsical invention or some curious acquaintances. Is his endodontist really a “sly Buddha / teaching the noble truth of... Read More

Personal power, charisma, and success elude most people. Yet the skills to manage the mind and achieve those benefits are available to anyone—from workers on the shop floor to inhabitants of the executive suite, according to the... Read More

People in leadership positions aren’t likely to read this book or accept the advice it offers, and the author gamely acknowledges this fact in his foreword: “Within their operations, their power is like that of a king. The question... Read More

Football player, coach, artist, and actor—William Lone Star Dietz played each of these roles during his long, celebrated career, and in each of these personas he found success. Questions from the hazy background of Lone Star’s early... Read More

“Trying to get an education at Princeton is like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hydrant,” observed a student in 1994. Such high praise for the intellectual environment at one of the country’s most prestigious... Read More