Rich Cohen chronicles the experiences he had while growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, focusing on how the friendships he had during that time impacted his life both then and now.
Recounts the true story of Ben Eisenstadt, a short-order cook who, after returning from World War II, created the sugar packet and Sweet 'N Low and amassed a fortune that eventually destroyed his family.
Fifth-grader Alex Trumble builds a "dingus"--a time machine--when his brother Stephen is kidnapped by dangerous, evil time-travelers, to get back to the past and into the future to save his family from disaster.
A history of the idea of Israel offers insight into the views of people behind the polemics and politics of today's Israel, exploring how Israel was transformed sixty years ago from an idea into a place that is once again subject to destruction.
