A revealing portrait of the dramatic life of writer and intellectual Mary McCarthy. Christian Science Monitor A compelling life story: richly detailed, vibrant and revealing....

From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that--in ways small or large--helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of...

With his distinctive clarity and wit, "Bhante G" takes us step by step through the myths, realities, and benefits of meditation and the practice of mindfulness. We already have the foundation we need to live a more productive and peaceful...

Written in a warm and easily accessible style, the book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. Zen Meditation in Plain English emphasizes the importance of...

The fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad.   "A groundbreaking work."--Emerge In...

Martin Lemelman's elegiac and bittersweet graphic memoir Two Cents Plain collects the memories and artifacts of the author's childhood in Brooklyn. The son of Holocaust survivors, Lemelman grew up in the back of his family's candy store in Brownsville during...

Every meditation tradition explains that there are two aspects to any effective meditation practice: insight and concentration. In Mindfulness in Plain English, author Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, a monk from Sri Lanka and venerated teacher of Buddhism, offered basic instruction on...

The prime object of (this book's) preparation has been to call attention to the great prevalence of sexual excesses of all kinds'...

Debates the meaning of the scripture passages that address homosexuality in light of contemporary scientific and exegetical evidence.The topic of homosexuality is arguably the most hotly debated issue in the church today. This book arises directly out of the current...

Hidden just beneath the surface of the simple, every day moments of our lives is "magic" - but only if we take the time to notice. This is the lesson author Leonard Woolsey is learning...