100 Best Books For Children
School Library Journal Review: What makes a book a classic? Silvey, a longtime children's book specialist and literature lover, addresses that question in order to identify books that represent a "basic literary heritage." The result is a highly select list of 100 titles published from 1902 to 2002. These are titles that have been or […]
A Time Before New Hampshire : the Story of a Land and Native Peoples
The territory delimited by a foreign government less than four centuries ago, says nature writer and ecologist Caduto, has in fact been distinct geographically for millions and culturally for at least centuries. He draws information from many disciplines to describe each in turn and their interaction. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages
What are your kids' interests? Whether it's art, aviation, books, ciphers, Disney, history, inventions, magic, music, pen pals, religion, science, sports, or even television, NetMom Jean Armour Polly's got a Web site to keep them interested and help them learn.
Two Lives
Donated to the library by Ruth Marshall in memory of Una Campbell- Kirkus Reviews: The Indian-born poet (The Golden Gate, 1986) and novelist (A Suitable Boy, 1993) extends his already impressive range with this replete family memoir. It's the story of Seth's London-based great-uncle (his grandfather's brother) Shanti Behari Seth and Shanti's German-Jewish wife Hennerle […]
Reflections From a Different Journey : What Adults With Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
Library Journal Review: Klein, a noted attorney and advocate for people with disabilities, and Kemp, a clinical psychologist and former editor of Exceptional Parent magazine, have gathered 40 essays from a large sample of disabled adults to answer the question, "What do you wish your parents had known?" Organized by common themes (e.g., "Sexuality" and […]
Esterday, I Cried : Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving
What is the lesson in abuse, neglect, abandonment, rejection? What is the lesson when you lose someone you really love? Just what are the lessons of life's hard times? Bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant has had an amazing and difficult life — one of great challenges that unmasked her wonderful gifts and led to wisdom gained. […]
Freethinkers : a History of American Secularism
At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers celebrates the noble and essential secularist heritage that gave Americans the first government in the world founded not on the authority of religion but on the bedrock of human reason.In impassioned, elegant prose, Susan Jacoby offers a powerful […]
A History of Women in America
From colonial to modern-day times this narrative history, incorporating first-person accounts, traces the development of women’s roles in America. Against the backdrop of major historical events and movements, the authors examine the issues that changed the roles and lives of women in our society. Includes photographs.
Ten Hours Until Dawn : the True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
FROM THE PUBLISHER “In the midst of the blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having […]
Divided by God : America\’s Church-state Problem– and What We Should Do About It
Library Journal Review : Starred Review. Feldman (NYU Law School; What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building) traces the evolution of the role of religion in American political life from the Colonial period to the present, paying particular attention to the development of legal doctrines. The First Amendment stipulates that Congress […]