Franklin’s Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed “deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.

FIRST SHE ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST AND THE POVERTY OF THE SHTETL. AFTER THAT, SHE MOVED IN MANY WORLDS. AND IN EVERY ONE SHE MADE HER MARK.


"Henry Massie never blinks as he creates an astonishing chronicle of a life in diaspora. Only a son could capture this passionate spirit, who escaped both Adolf Hitler and Joe McCarthy." --Patty Friedmann, author of TOO JEWISH


From the author:

I had listened to my mother’s tales all my life and wanted to share them. She was an escapee from a Polish shtetl wiped out by the Nazis, a high-school political activist in Lithuania, a university student in France who lost her first love tragically, a partisan for Arab-Jewish co-existence in Palestine who was caught in the first intifada in 1936, and a penniless arrival to America in 1937.

Yet when she died she had amassed one of the most important collections of Modern Art in the world and was a university lecturer on the subject.

In writing about her, I understood for the first time how her experience of losing loved ones to the Nazis had been passed on to her American son.

But as a psychiatrist, I was drawn to Felice’s story because it shows so much resilience in the face of terrible emotional trauma. Her life dramatizes how just keeping on through days of having nothing but a belief that "someday I will have something," can be a powerful survival tool.
– Henry Massie


From the publisher:

One of Felice’s friends called her “the quintessential perfect modern woman.” I call her a role model. We should all be so inventive, so quick, so brilliant and mesmerizing. When I got to the part of the narrative where she immigrates to America, I held my breath, afraid the exciting part was over. But I just didn’t know Felice. I ended up fascinated to the end, riveted by Felice’s ability to be herself, to make her mark no matter where she was.
-- Julie Smith


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Henry Massie is a psychiatrist, award-winning author, and pioneering researcher in the field of autism. FELICE'S WORLDS--From the Holocaust to the Halls of Modern Art, is the a memoir and biography of his mother, a brilliant and beautiful woman who participated in many of the most critical periods of the 20th Century.


If you liked AWAY by Amy Bloom, or LOST IN TRANSLATION by Eva Hoffman, you should really meet Felice.

FIRST SHE ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST AND THE POVERTY OF THE SHTETL. AFTER THAT, SHE MOVED IN MANY WORLDS. AND IN EVERY ONE SHE MADE HER MARK.


"Henry Massie never blinks as he creates an astonishing chronicle of a life in diaspora. Only a son could capture this passionate spirit, who escaped both Adolf Hitler and Joe McCarthy." --Patty Friedmann, author of TOO JEWISH


From the author:

I had listened to my mother’s tales all my life and wanted to share them. She was an escapee from a Polish shtetl wiped out by the Nazis, a high-school political activist in Lithuania, a university student in France who lost her first love tragically, a partisan for Arab-Jewish co-existence in Palestine who was caught in the first intifada in 1936, and a penniless arrival to America in 1937.

Yet when she died she had amassed one of the most important collections of Modern Art in the world and was a university lecturer on the subject.

In writing about her, I understood for the first time how her experience of losing loved ones to the Nazis had been passed on to her American son.

But as a psychiatrist, I was drawn to Felice’s story because it shows so much resilience in the face of terrible emotional trauma. Her life dramatizes how just keeping on through days of having nothing but a belief that "someday I will have something," can be a powerful survival tool.
– Henry Massie


From the publisher:

One of Felice’s friends called her “the quintessential perfect modern woman.” I call her a role model. We should all be so inventive, so quick, so brilliant and mesmerizing. When I got to the part of the narrative where she immigrates to America, I held my breath, afraid the exciting part was over. But I just didn’t know Felice. I ended up fascinated to the end, riveted by Felice’s ability to be herself, to make her mark no matter where she was.
-- Julie Smith


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Henry Massie is a psychiatrist, award-winning author, and pioneering researcher in the field of autism. FELICE'S WORLDS--From the Holocaust to the Halls of Modern Art, is the a memoir and biography of his mother, a brilliant and beautiful woman who participated in many of the most critical periods of the 20th Century.


If you liked AWAY by Amy Bloom, or LOST IN TRANSLATION by Eva Hoffman, you should really meet Felice.

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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.

Steve Jobs’ legacy is clear: The most innovative business leader of our time, the man FORTUNE named CEO of the Decade in 2009. Now from the pages of FORTUNE comes an anthology of 17 classic stories spanning the years 1983 to 2011 about the cultural icon who revolutionized computing, telephones, movies, music, retailing, and product design. The stories lay out in unparalleled detail the career of a man with relentless drive and a single underlying passion—to carry out his vision of how all of us would use technology. Writes managing editor Andy Serwer in the book’s foreward: “In the end he was proved right a billion times over, and his company Apple became one of the most successful enterprises on the planet.” All these stories are the product of deep reporting. In many cases FORTUNE’s writers spent hours interviewing Jobs and delving into his mind. The result is a singular journalistic collection, which will leave you with a comprehensive picture of Steve Jobs and Apple, a picture that is complex in the making yet simple in its triumph.

Steve Jobs’ legacy is clear: The most innovative business leader of our time, the man FORTUNE named CEO of the Decade in 2009. Now from the pages of FORTUNE comes an anthology of 17 classic stories spanning the years 1983 to 2011 about the cultural icon who revolutionized computing, telephones, movies, music, retailing, and product design. The stories lay out in unparalleled detail the career of a man with relentless drive and a single underlying passion—to carry out his vision of how all of us would use technology. Writes managing editor Andy Serwer in the book’s foreward: “In the end he was proved right a billion times over, and his company Apple became one of the most successful enterprises on the planet.” All these stories are the product of deep reporting. In many cases FORTUNE’s writers spent hours interviewing Jobs and delving into his mind. The result is a singular journalistic collection, which will leave you with a comprehensive picture of Steve Jobs and Apple, a picture that is complex in the making yet simple in its triumph.

Four fox tales from Aesop's fables presented with modern illustrations: The Fox and the Crow, The Fox and the Goat, The Fox and the Grapes and The Fox and the Cat. These are short stories that are fun and easy to read. Each story is summarized with a moral that you might have even heard of.

Four fox tales from Aesop's fables presented with modern illustrations: The Fox and the Crow, The Fox and the Goat, The Fox and the Grapes and The Fox and the Cat. These are short stories that are fun and easy to read. Each story is summarized with a moral that you might have even heard of.

Dr. Frankenstein learns the secret of imparting life to inanimate matter. To test his theories, he collects bones from the charnel-houses to construct a "human" being, and then gives it life. The creature, endowed with supernatural size and strength, is revolting to look at, and frightens all who see it. Lonely and miserable, it comes to hate its creator. The monster murders Frankenstein's brother and his bride, and flees. The doctor pursues his creation in order to destroy it, but dies himself in the attempt. The story of Frankenstein was first written as a ghost story to be told as part of a contest between Mary Shelley, her husband, and Lord Byron. This tale of terror has been a world favorite since it was first published in 1818, and has been made into countless movies.

Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image … but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates.

This set of 5 level one readers brings together the best of the "I Love Reading" series. Five books and word lists are included. The simple text and bright, colorful illustrations make these books a favorite for kids and parents alike. Perfect for shared reading or those just beginning to read alone.

Titles include:

Funny Cat
Big type, simple words, and bright illustrations will capture your early reader's attention in this fun book featuring an adorable brown cat. This level one reader uses words directly from the Dolch Pre-primer Word List. Perfect for shared reading or those just beginning to read alone.

Dog Park
Featuring several cute dogs playing at the park, this book includes simple text and words from the Dolch Pre-primer Word List.

Fun At School
Big type, simple words, and engaging photo illustrations will capture your early reader's attention in this sight word book featuring children at school. This level one reader uses words directly from the Dolch Sight Word List.

Shoe Shopping
Kids love shopping for shoes! Come along on this shoe shopping trip and see all kinds of shoes for each member of the family. Bright, colorful illustrations and simple text will engage beginning readers.

Snow Day
This "I Love Reading" rebus reader uses pictures within the text and sight word vocabulary to introduce basic reading skills. Children will enjoy reading about activities typically enjoyed on a day off from school due to a "Snow Day."

Bestselling author Cindy Bracken is a former Kindergarten teacher and elementary school librarian.

This set of 5 level one readers brings together the best of the "I Love Reading" series. Five books and word lists are included. The simple text and bright, colorful illustrations make these books a favorite for kids and parents alike. Perfect for shared reading or those just beginning to read alone.

Titles include:

Funny Cat
Big type, simple words, and bright illustrations will capture your early reader's attention in this fun book featuring an adorable brown cat. This level one reader uses words directly from the Dolch Pre-primer Word List. Perfect for shared reading or those just beginning to read alone.

Dog Park
Featuring several cute dogs playing at the park, this book includes simple text and words from the Dolch Pre-primer Word List.

Fun At School
Big type, simple words, and engaging photo illustrations will capture your early reader's attention in this sight word book featuring children at school. This level one reader uses words directly from the Dolch Sight Word List.

Shoe Shopping
Kids love shopping for shoes! Come along on this shoe shopping trip and see all kinds of shoes for each member of the family. Bright, colorful illustrations and simple text will engage beginning readers.

Snow Day
This "I Love Reading" rebus reader uses pictures within the text and sight word vocabulary to introduce basic reading skills. Children will enjoy reading about activities typically enjoyed on a day off from school due to a "Snow Day."

Bestselling author Cindy Bracken is a former Kindergarten teacher and elementary school librarian.

- Are you struggling in this recession?

- Are you being kept awake at night worrying how you're going to pay the next round of bills?

Admittedly saving money isn't the most exciting subject in the world. However in an economic downturn such as the one we're all currently going through... saving as much money as possible makes perfect sense. Money saved which can be better spent to help you keep on top of everything and in control of your monthly expenses.

Each of the steps detailed in this book are all actions that the author implemented together with his wife in their family. And in doing so... they're saving close to $10,000 per year! Just by making some tweaks here and there to their family finances.

This guide is different from other advice you may find online. Most sites simply list areas to reduce expenses and then send you on your merry way. Unfortunately, these lists never give you detailed instructions on how to actually achieve these cost-cutting benefits. It's like sitting down for a meal consisting of ice chips... after finishing the meal, you haven't satisfied your hunger and have wasted valuable time.

Money Savings Blueprint is packed with 17 practical and proven ways to save hundreds of dollars each month. At your own pace, in the comfort of your own home you can have this highly valuable book that shows you how you can...

- Are you struggling in this recession?

- Are you being kept awake at night worrying how you're going to pay the next round of bills?

Admittedly saving money isn't the most exciting subject in the world. However in an economic downturn such as the one we're all currently going through... saving as much money as possible makes perfect sense. Money saved which can be better spent to help you keep on top of everything and in control of your monthly expenses.

Each of the steps detailed in this book are all actions that the author implemented together with his wife in their family. And in doing so... they're saving close to $10,000 per year! Just by making some tweaks here and there to their family finances.

This guide is different from other advice you may find online. Most sites simply list areas to reduce expenses and then send you on your merry way. Unfortunately, these lists never give you detailed instructions on how to actually achieve these cost-cutting benefits. It's like sitting down for a meal consisting of ice chips... after finishing the meal, you haven't satisfied your hunger and have wasted valuable time.

Money Savings Blueprint is packed with 17 practical and proven ways to save hundreds of dollars each month. At your own pace, in the comfort of your own home you can have this highly valuable book that shows you how you can...