In a masterly act of literary transformation, celebrated novelist Hanan al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life and times of her mother, Kamila.   Married at a young age against her will, Kamila soon fell head-over-heels in love with another man—and was...

When you come from a mixed race background as Paisley Rekdal does — her mother is Chinese American and her father is Norwegian– thorny issues of identity politics, and interracial desire are never far from the surface. Here in this...

Having grown up in the shadow of her father, a German Methodist minister, Kathryn Adams Doty entered a popular radio talent contest called Gateway to Hollywood while a student at Hamline University. In the final round of competition, she was...

Situated in Virginia's southwestern corner in the splendor of the Blue Ridge Mountain Highlands, Marion and neighboring Hungry Mother State Park are steeped in natural beauty. Marion, the name chosen to honor American Revolutionary War hero Gen. Francis Marion,...

Billy and his sister, Mirna, are back to once again take life by the horns and bravely stumble through the challenges that lay before them. In this, the second book of the trilogy, Billy and Abraham are to find that...

Leave it to The Knot, the most prestigious name in the bridal industry, to create a wise and heartwarming book for the second most important woman in the wedding. The Knot Guide for the Mother of the Bride explains the...

The Mother of the Bride is an elegant, practical book that celebrates and informs a mother's important rite of passage: the marriage of her daughter. Planning and celebrating this time-honored event can be memorable both in its joy and in...

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Examining the remarkable life of Cornelia, famed as the epitome of virtue, fidelity and intelligence, Suzanne Dixon presents an in-depth study of the woman who perhaps represented the ideal of the Roman matrona more than any other.Studying her life during...

A gynecologist "delivers the kind of frank, down-to-earth information about sex and sexuality that so many of us need and crave. With facts, drawings and plenty of plain-spoken advice, this is a great book to share with your daughter when...