diaries

How buried WWII memories brought a boy and his grandfather together.

Reprints the 1918 diary of Tsaritsa Alexandra, providing insight into her thoughts about her children, her husband Tsar Nicholas, and the revolution sweeping Russia; covering a period that ranges from January 1 until the night of her death in July.

Presents entries from the diary of actor Sir Alec Guinness, covering the eighteen months from January 1995 to June 1996, in which he discusses the details of his life as an octogenarian, and shares anecdotes from his distinguished career.

Arranges chronologically excerpts from Emerson's fifty years of journals, giving the pithiest part of his personal writings.

A collection of journal entries in which writer Anne Lamott chronicles the first year of her son's life.

A compilation of writings, drawings, and poems by Rachel Corrie that provide insights into the thoughts and motivations that led her from her home in Olympia, Washington, to the Middle East where she was killed in 2003 while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip.

Newsman Koppel offers his observations on significant matters of 1999--the Clinton impeachment, the war in Kosovo, the global economy, even Viagra.

The author takes the reader on a thirty-day journey in the daily life of a caterer, focusing on her responsibilities and challenges.