In the early 1960s, with the Soviet Union threatening to build a wall to separate East and West Berlin, Louisa Meier, a young American postulant, is sent to Munich by her Wisconsin convent. She has been assigned to learn German so she... Read More

Imagine creating a life as a great movie, complete with main characters, supporting cast, plots, and interweaving sub-plots. Drama. Adventure. Idylls. Passages. The author, a time management expert, recognized that his own life was... Read More

Ritchie’s resonant writing evokes humanity’s most endearing traits. Whether showcasing American diplomats, struggling fishermen or worried parents, her work will remind readers of the many serendipitous connections and missed... Read More

Veterinarian Herb Tanzer’s clients have called him a quack. “Some people leave,” he writes, “others flay me with insults.” All because he’s exposing what he dubs “The Pet Game.” Tanzer’s approach to doctoring pets... Read More

Sam Pickering, the author of this, his 10th book of essays, was the model for the Robin Williams? character in the 1989 film Dead Poet’s Society. He is an English professor at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, one of many... Read More

As a word, Alaska creates thoughts of independence and freedom. As a state, Alaska conjures up images of wildness, a kind of separate reckless place beyond the safety of home. This wanting to be far beyond home is the basis for The Last... Read More