“Elayne! Get up, right now!” It is three-thirty in the morning, but Elayne obeys automatically. Her mother is using her coach tone. Even in Newport, Rhode Island, a Russian figure skating coach is God. On the Edge follows the trials... Read More

Rain forests once covered twelve percent of the earth’s surface; now they cover only two percent. Every day, an area the size of New York City is destroyed. Experts predict that this ancient ecosystem will have disappeared by 2025,... Read More

“We made a mistake with your generation,” a Catholic priest admitted to Marea Morgan’s sister in 1979. “We taught you the fear of God, not the love of God.” Marea held the Morgan family record for canings in her parochial... Read More

Alzheimer’s disease has been called the “death of the mind.” Sufferers not only forget their keys, but what keys are for; they get lost in familiar surroundings; they become suspicious and agitated as life becomes increasingly... Read More