Maira Kalman

"Sheds light on the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president"--

A whimsical introduction to the thousands of activities going on everyday in Grand Central, a train station in New York City.

When Pete the dog, who has an insatiable appetite, arrives at school, he and his owner are sent to the principal's office, where he devours a set of encyclopedias and is suddenly able to speak and answer any question.

The original edition of the most trusted writer's guide to American English, this is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, sentence construction, and other writing essentials. In brief and concise terms, author William Strunk, Jr., identifies the principal requirements of proper American English style and concentrates on the most often violated rules of composition. Originally published...

Sixteen-year-old Min Green writes a letter to Ed Slaterton in which she breaks up with him, documenting their relationship and how items in the accompanying box, from bottle caps to a cookbook, foretell the end.

"The remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the writer Michael Frank over the course of six years bring to life the vibrant world of Jewish Rhodes, the deportation to Auschwitz that extinguished ninety percent of her community, and the resilience and wisdom of the woman who lived to tell the tale."--Amazon.