The first complete English translation of Jules Verne's epic fantasy novel.

Three generations of Northern Appalachian women confront poverty, violence, and isolation.

The story of Lucy Diggs Slowe, a pioneering African American figure in sports and education

Winner of the Codhill Poetry Chapbook Award for 2011.

A tragedy in early June sets off a cascade of deception for the summer people from Manhattan and the local teens on Grand Isle.

A daughter struggles to get her mother to talk about her Holocaust experiences, and tries to understand how those experiences have shaped her own life.

A visionary journey into the crucible in which America was born, a tale of love and war and of a master shaman who folds time to seek the key to the survival of his people.

A literary love story.

Thirty writers look back at the the people, events, and books that launched their literary lives.

A renowned authority on East Africa examines the effects of witchcraft beliefs on African culture, politics, and family life.

The banner of humankind blows over Pacem in Terris whenever it is open. The five stripes symbolize five subdivisions of the one human race; brown, black, red, white, yellow, unite at the top, each one ...

Uses new poetic forms to explore various themes such as the nature of the self and our relations with nature.

The robust memoirs of an unusual twentieth-century seeker and student of G. I. Gurdjieff.

A lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service to the city and state of New York.

A new translation of a modern Yiddish masterpiece.

Poems that ponder the conundrums of existence and religious faith in wartime.

A two-week canoe trip down the Hudson offers an opportunity to reflect on America’s past, present, and uncertain future.

An American adventure in the Antonioni vein—visually rich and emotionally mysterious.

Food and its preparation play an integral role in this novel of a young Italian woman struggling to find her own identity in a family of strong personalities and colorful figures.

Depicts the Cultural Revolution through stories in a variety of voices.

--Pointed, absorbing novel about an indigenous artist’s long journey of creativity and coming-of-awareness from White Earth Reservation to Paris

The remarkable and true story of the nineteenth-century novelist, journalist, and feminist Fanny Fern.

An insightful and often humorous tale of rural life and how an old house and its land can bring a broken person back to wellness.

A biography of one of America’s neglected grand masters.

Twenty-five celebrated writers share the encouraging words and timeless wisdom of the coaches who influenced their lives.