"An unflinching memoir about childhood, food, books, and our ability to see, become, and protect ourselves"--

The great-great-great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt gives readers a grand tour of the world of wealth and WASPish peculiarity, in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir.

A family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. A Tale of Love and Darkness is the story of a boy who grows up in war torn Jerusalem, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages. The story of an adolescent whose life changes forever with his mother's suicide. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family to join a kibbutz, change his name,...

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.

Provides a fictional account of the childhood of the woman responsible for the founding of the Girl Scouts of America.

"Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist" -- Title page verso.

After her immigrant father's suicide, her mother leaves her daughters in an orphanage and later sends for them to grow up at the Taylor, Alaska, roadhouse her mother runs.

"Young Derek Jeter is excited when his father becomes coach of his baseball team, but things don't go as he had planned"--

A creative legend about the father of the world's freat religions.

A collection of personal tales features the author's wry observations about such topics as eBay addiction, gay personal ads, and Santa Claus.