From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books. Told with her tra
This book-although full of stories taken from a childhood spent in the country and family life in the city-is really about the frustrations and triumphs that are part of the human experience. These tr
This book-although full of stories taken from a childhood spent in the country and family life in the city-is really about the frustrations and triumphs that are part of the human experience. These tr
In this richly illustrated cookbook, Jamie DeMent opens a bright kitchen window onto the newest kind of North Carolina farming life. On fifty-five acres of beautiful Piedmont farmland in Hillsborough,
This second volume of Chekhov's stories draws from his work of the 1880s and 90s and comprises "A Daughter of Albion", "An Incident", "A Dreary Story", "The Duel", "The Chorus Girl", "Ward 6", "The Te
"Of all the places I have lived in my life, Ohio seems to be the only one that really reminded me of home in Oregon (people holding doors for you when you approach a building is more appealing than o
""I paced my cell with a book in one hand and a knife under my mattress. I knew I could have a long and happy life with a book in my hand or I could have a miserable short life with the shank that was
As one of the largest and most successful yoga-based retreat and education centers in the world, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, Massachusetts, attracts many of the leading teachers of yog
As a female surgeon, Dr. Kellee Slater works in one of the most demanding areas of medical operations, liver transplantation. In this inspiring, heartbreaking, and darkly humorous memoir, she opens up
Stories from My Heart A Cardiologist’s Reflections on LifeStories from My Heart is a collection of stories and essays that come right out of the author’s heart. These are real li
Joe Zee, the Editor in Chief of Yahoo Style, former creative director of ELLEmagazine, and co-host of the new ABC talk show FAB Life, takes readers behind the scenes of the crazy and wonderful world o
Joe Zee, the Editor in Chief of Yahoo Style, former creative director of ELLEmagazine, and co-host of the new ABC talk show "The FAB Life", takes readers behind the scenes of the cra