1929-

The author chronicles his and his wife's nine desperate weeks adrift in the Pacific on a six-foot raft, twelve hundred miles from land with little food and surrounded by sharks, after their intended circumnavigation of the globe was cut short by a whale attack upon their sloop.

Describes the work of Project Gemini, the 1960s space program that helped U.S. astronauts develop space survival skills, and includes color photos of Gemini's training and 1965 mission.

Photographs and text help profile the life and career of architect Frank O. Gehry.

James Stevenson remembers what it was like growing up in a village, sometimes taking the train to New York City, and waiting to get older.

James Stevenson remembers his family life during his ninth year, particularly a summer car trip through several states in the West.

The author recalls events in his childhood and divides them into two important categories.

The author recalls his efforts to win the Second World War, including planting a victory garden, collecting tin foil, and looking for spies.

The true story of fifteen-year-old Elly, who, along with her mother and brother, were taken from their Romanian town to the Auschwitz-II-Birkenau concentration camp and how she alone survived.

The author recalls the summers he and his brother spent at their grandparents' house near the beach.