Even if you’re staying home this summer, Midge Raymond’s Forgetting English will make you feel like you’ve been on an amazing journey around the world while, miraculously, keeping you grounded on familiar emotional terrain. These universal stories are so beautifully written, you’ll want to read them slowly and savor every word. Here’s my conversation with Midge,…
I have to admit: What drew me to Rhoda Janzen’s memoir, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, were my own memories of Quaker boarding school and the day that our Mennonite classmate, Romy Flichenbacher*, showed up for the first day of class. Romy came riding up the long country driveway, sitting upright and facing backward…
Full disclosure: World War II is my era. I have a natural affinity for it. My daughter is certain she was born in the wrong time, having missed out on the Summer of Love in the ’60s and soaks up everything she can about the time when the times they were a changin’. My fascination…
Read the introduction to Laura Vanderkam’s life-changing book, “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think,” and start making over your attitude toward time. We’ll be featuring this book in detail – including a Challenge with the author herself — down the line but just spending 10 minutes drinking in this new way of…
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