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Travels with Tarra

“What has 16 wheels and a trunk? Tarra—the world’s only roller skating elephant,” read the headlines of the Los Angeles Times in the spring of 1981. Tarra displayed her skating skills in shows around the world, in Korea at an... Read More

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Phantom Limb

“We need a new language for pain so we don’t experience it as simply a message delivered by an insulted nerve. Instead let us read pain as a story of all that has happened in our lives.” The author, a widely published poet and... Read More

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Cinema's Illusions, Opera's Allure

by David Reid

Whether or not one verbalizes a like or dislike of opera, everyone, according to the author, has been “raised culturally on something very close to opera”—the movies. Elements of opera are evident in a wide variety of films,... Read More

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Word Work

Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance received over a hundred rejections before it became a best seller. This fact helps many writers not take rejection personally, but the author of this writing book argues that... Read More

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Anchoress of Shere

As soon as he passed the narrow tray through the grille, Marda seized it and began to devour the food. The priest watched her gorge, then said in a clipped voice, ‘I have brought you a Bible. I will permit you light for one hour.’ It... Read More

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Garden Fun!

Gardening isn’t just for adults. It can be a very rewarding activity for children. In this Quick Starts for Kids title, the fun of gardening is introduced with more than twenty-eight exciting projects. Beginners can start with the... Read More

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