Myrtilla Miner was an important abolitionist who took the bold step of opening a school for African-American girls in Washington DC in the years leading up to the Civil War. Michael M. Greenburg introduces young readers to this often... Read More

We must preserve the planet’s vital beauty and resources, this collection of essays passionately declares. To convey love for and commitment to our planet and all life upon it, the book was organized by spiritual theologian and... Read More

In "Sentimental Tales", Mikhail Zoshchenko masterfully exhibits a playful seriousness. Hilarity flits over a biting satirical indictment of the 1920s Soviet literary scene. As explained across four comical prefaces, the tales are... Read More

Caught up in the heady magic of 1968 in California’s Haight-Ashbury district, journalist Malcolm Terence found that the world was changing fast—much faster than the attitudes of his employer, the Los Angeles Times. Terence chose to... Read More

"The Little Book of Sufi Stories" collects more than forty ancient tales and puts a modern spin on them. Several of the most memorable stories involve Mullah Nasruddin, a “wise fool” who appears in stories throughout the Middle East,... Read More

By turns quirky, touching, amusing, and sad, Inside the World: As Al Lehman is an intellectual achievement that rivals some of the best literary fiction of the last half century. Marvin Cohen’s biography of the fictional Al Lehman,... Read More

In "Bordered Lives", activist and journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai surveys Western Europe’s refugee camps—primarily in Italy, Britain, France, and Germany—and those seeking asylum there. Many interviews with refugees are included, and the... Read More

Spanning ten years, this inspiring biographical novel illuminates the personal life of jazz singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Lena Horne was a woman to be reckoned with. She lived a long, eventful life, but this novelization... Read More