“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

The famous wild-foods writer Euell Gibbons may have stalked the wild asparagus, but now comes Robert K. Henderson to stalk not only wild greens and nuts but domesticated day lilies and Japanese maples, too. Henderson has written what may... Read More

This book is one to hold while sinking into a hot bath or sitting under the shade of a tree after a long, hectic day. Well Being is among a number of books about the resurgent interest in herbs, meditation, nutrition, exercise, yoga,... Read More

Following in the successful hoofprints of The Complete Cow (1998), this latest animal compendium definitely brings home the bacon on pig legend, lore, and history from ancient to modern times. Those who are familiar with Rath’s work... Read More

For 135 years The Nation has been a feisty and opinionated magazine of liberal politics and culture. The Best of The Nation collects essays from the last ten years covering both familiar subjects, like the L.A. riots, and unfamiliar... Read More

“In a land of enchantment, a garden most gorgeous, a plain sprinkled with coloured meteors, a forest with sparks of purple and ruby and golden fire gemming the foliage.” With laudanum-washed eyes, heroine Lucy Snowe swallows the... Read More

In the essay, “Trudy Goodman: An American Zen Teacher,” the secret behind the successful Buddhist woman is perfectly summarized. She writes: “As women we need to feel our own power and mastery, not power over something, but the... Read More

When it first happened, she was shocked. When it happened again, she decided maybe that was just the way she wrote. Maybe all writers write through to strong characters, tricky plots, a scary detail. Maybe a writing room made to resemble... Read More