It was a day like any other day, yet somehow quite different. For today, the small boy's grand old tree had some unwelcome visitors. Rather than sharing, the small boy let his anger grow and grow until he made a fateful decision that would change his...

The Travails of a Tanzanian Teacher is a riveting account of the bumpy first decade of the work life of Karim F Hirji, a retired Professor of Medical Statistics. Filled with a distinctive variety of eye-opening episodes, it covers lecturing at the...

A shaky truce. A pregnant Medusa. And a dedicated doctor who keeps legends alive.Even during a truce, I have my hands full as a MASH surgeon to an army of warring gods-especially when Medusa herself turns up pregnant. I frankly have no idea what to...

When he published its third edition from London, Garvey described The Tragedy of White Injustice in these terms: "It must be remembered that this is not an attempt at poetry: it is just a peculiar style of using facts as they impress me as I go through...

When he published its third edition from London, Garvey described The Tragedy of White Injustice in these terms: "It must be remembered that this is not an attempt at poetry: it is just a peculiar style of using facts as they impress me as I go through...

The traditional values by the pioneers that settled the Trabue Woods community in South West Florida enabled the community to survive and to thrive. These values passed genration to generation, from 1885 to the late 1960's, were learned by the author...

* Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award * In this award-winning story, two classmates set out to create affordable toothpaste and become accidental millionaires! Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower is betting that he can make a whole gallon of...

A son's tribute.His father waged war without bullets, triumphing over communist oppression during Dictator Ceauşescu's final decade in rural Romania. Communism robbed freedom, so Nicolae's father led the family to subtle and overt resistance to...

A son's tribute. His father waged war without bullets, triumphing over communist oppression during Dictator Ceauşescu's final decade in rural Romania. Communism robbed freedom, so Nicolae's father led the family to subtle and overt resistance to...

Micahel Sokolove presents an unforgettable tale of families grasping for opportunities, of athletes praying for one chance to make it big, of all of us hoping that the will to succeed can triumph over the demons haunting our city streets. The year was...

The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling...

Three women scorned, one wealthy, vengeful bigamist--and killer bad news no one saw coming. In Shelly Ellis' shocking follow-up to The Three Mrs. Greys, a trio of betrayed wives finds that no one can be trusted--definitely not their wealthy, vengeful...