Written by a self-described “old hick with chickenshit on his boots,” The Small-Scale Poultry Flock is a welcoming and decisive guide to the poultry-keeping experience. But keeping poultry, readers quickly learn, is not an accurate... Read More

A child literally bangs her head against a wall in frustration. She wants something, but can’t seem to tell anyone what it is. Her mother gently but firmly pulls her into her arms to protect her little girl as her heart aches. It’s... Read More

Knitting doyenne Katie Boyette loves to surprise people with her fun and funky creations. Once, while at soccer practice, another mother asked her what she was working on. “Well,” she responded, “it’s a toilet … a toilet... Read More

“So when it comes to the actual patient, well, you don’t usually get too involved,” Dr. Beach Conger is informed upon joining the staff of a large Philadelphia hospital. For the prior two decades, Dr. Conger had been practicing... Read More

One devilishly hot July day, Robinson quotes Dean Koontz in response to her family’s depression about the weather: “Where there’s cake, there’s hope. And there’s always cake.” Thus was born “Cake Day,” designated as... Read More

Howard Cosell was one of those personalities who was either loved or hated. Loud, smart, unattractive, and possessing a distinctive (and according to detractors, most grating) voice, he was, nevertheless one of the most influential... Read More

When the first edition of this work, When the Earth Moves: Women and Orgasm, appeared in 1998, author Mikaya Heart received numerous letters from grateful women who’d used her advice to improve their sex lives. In this major revamp,... Read More

We think of childhood as a time to be carefree and happy. Instead, it’s often a difficult period during which mysterious judgments are handed down by the adults who rule the world of school and home. This is the case in the stories... Read More