1951-

Presents the biography of Queen Noor of Jordan against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment.

Collects travel stories about the author's experience as a field naturalist in various countries while learning about turtles, tigers, ants, piranhas, and other dangerous animals.

Columnist Patricia Williams share stories from her life as a lawyer, scholar, writer, African-American, and single mother, and offers her opinions on various aspects of modern American culture.

Gene Cheek describes his childhood in North Carolina with his loving mother and abusive, alcoholic father, tells how he was torn from his mother's home at the age of twelve when his father filed a complaint in court that she was unfit due to her involvement with an African-American man, and discusses the lasting impact of that event on his life.

A companion to the novels of young adult author Joan Bauer, featuring an interview with Bauer, discussing her literary techniques, providing analyses of books written between 1992 and 2006, and including a bibliography.

Timothy Murphy chronicles the experiences he has had while working on his Minnesota farm.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Gail Caldwell conveys her own memories of her childhood in Texas and her admiration for her father, her college life in Austin during the 1960s and 1970, the peace and liberation movements of that era, and her own growth and development as an author.