Harrison, Kathryn

Stretching across Asia and into eastern Europe and northern Africa, the Silk Road opened the world to new ideas, products, and cultures. This book takes you on a journey along the Silk Road.

Examines the life and career of Tina Fey, comedian, actress, and long-running cast member and writer of Saturday Night Live, who rose to fame in Chicago's improv circles to change the status quo for women in comedy.

A fully documented, inspiring portrait of the 15th-century peasant-turned-saint draws on historical facts, folklore and centuries of critical interpretation to evaluate the questions attributed to her character.

Presents the biography of nineteenth-century French Carmelite nun Saint Therese of Lisieux, also known as the Little Flower of Jesus, who devoted her short life to obedience and service to God.

May, a Chinese woman who suffered from the ritual of foot binding, develops a close relationship with her husband's Jewish niece.