anecdotes

Antony Penrose describes his boyhood friendship with artist Pablo Picasso, whom he met when his parents entertained the artist at their home in England.

Craig Robinson, an English artist, illustrator, and writer, describes his love of baseball, tracing the sport's history, rivalries, clubs, and unique aspects of baseball with text, charts, graphs, and photographs.

The poignant, harrowing story of four siblings--Amanda, Liz, Dan, and Diana Welch--who despite their wrenching loss and subsequent separation, retained the resilience and humor that both their mother and father endowed them with--growing up as lost souls, taking disastrous turns along the way, but eventually coming out right side up and being together again.

Deborah Hicks shares her experiences teaching in a poor neighborhood.

An exploration of the Sinatra mystique, drawing from interviews with Frank and his friends to discuss how he felt about style, friendship, women, love and marriage, and the adventure of living.

Author Jeff Wells provides a collection of anecdotes from his time as a veterinarian. Wells describes the lessons his animal patients have taught him and recounts some of his more memorable cases with humor and an appreciation for the animal world.

Bill Bryson recounts some of the strange experiences he had when he returned to the United States after living in Britain for twenty years.

Presents a collection of observations of Abraham Lincoln by his former White House secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, who describe Lincoln's character, actions, and reputation while in office.

Greg Mortenson describes his efforts to promote peace throughout the world, and details how he was able to establish over 130 schools--mostly for girls--in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan with the backing of the Central Asia Institute--a nonprofit organization.