Einstein’s general theory of relativity is arguably the greatest contribution to science by one human mind. The legendary physicist described his inspiration as the happiest thought of his life. Unfortunately, nearly a century later,... Read More
In the hourless depths of the night…I grieved for the dreambaby who had died and loved the one who had been born. In Babyface: A Story of Heart and Bones, Jeanne McDermott tells of her life with her second son, Nathaniel, born at... Read More
I think about what Pa said. About how Americans like to find new places, try new things. Lisa and her family decide to move from Illinois to Oregon. The year is 1849 and they must go by wagon train. Lisa’s father sells the family home... Read More
Slave catchers have been spotted in New Bedford! In 1822 the community of Nantucket, Massachusetts, rallies around Arthur Cooper, a former slave. Told from the voice of ten-year-old Phebe Folger, the true tale of Arthur’s second escape... Read More
Christina Braganti is well acquainted with the adage, “Never mix families and business,” but she never dreams how bad it can get. With her brother, Jake, she buys a townhouse in Manhattan that once housed a psychiatric hospital and... Read More
Imagine a book of essays that covers, among many other subjects, the ever increasing underground traffic in stolen transplant organs; or “identity cards” ostensibly used for identifying legal residents of the United States, but which... Read More
Few people today know the satisfaction of plowing a straight furrow behind a strong team of draft horses. Readers of Bailey’s Covenant, however, will come close to that knowledge vicariously as they live italong with Harry Isaacson.... Read More
This uncommonly common man, so ordinary, so invisible, carried himself in an unassuming way that spoke of strength. El Indio Jesus, the “uncommonly common man,” is introduced in scenes describing his activities during a typical week... Read More