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Frazier recounts his experiences among the Oglala Sioux when he visits the descendant of Crazy Horse and Black Elk on Pine Ridge Reservation, now one of the poorest places in America. The author of the bestseller "The Great Plains" portrays the survival--through toughness and humor--of the great people whose culture has shaped American identity. Photos throughout.

What does it feel like to be weightless?Would a sneeze propel you backwards?What happened to your body in space?How do you scratch your nose in a space suit?How did you cook your food?What Earth features show up best?What is the greatest fear in space?Did you have any difficulty adjusting to gravity again?Have you ever wondered what it's really like for an astronaut in outer space? From the exciting moments to the day-to-day details, from the ...

In 1929, 14-year-old Minyon is given to the employment of a white madam in the famously elegant brothel called Hazelhedge in a coastal South Carolina community. As Minyon grows among the other black people who provide behind-the-scenes support for Hazelhedge, she cannot escape her childhood memories, yet still seeks to find her place in the world and peace within.

Winner of the National Book Award A brilliant literary portrait, "Isak Dinesen" remains the only comprehensive biography of one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Her magnificent memoir, "Out of Africa, " established Isak Dinesen as a major twentieth-century author, who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize. With exceptional grace, Judith Thurman's classic work explores Dinesen's life. Until the appearance of this book, the life and...

First published over a decade ago, "The Inheritor" fits neatly into the same story cycle as Bradley's "Ghostlight" and "Witchlight". Now available in a trade paperback edition for the first time, "The Inheritor" tells the story of a reluctant psychic who is trapped, very much against her will, in a battle with the forces of darkness.

The bestselling author of They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? is at it again with more of his zany spoofs of The Great Outdoors.

As a researcher and collector of historical source material, Mr. Gilbert has no peer among contemporary historians." --"The New York Times" According to Jewish tradition, "Whoever saves one life, it is as if he saved the entire world." In "The Righteous, " distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert explores the courage of those who, throughout Germany and in every occupied country, took incredible risks to help Jews whose fate would have bee...

Traditional scholarship has tended to omit the obvious truth that European, Indian, and African women of 17th- and 18th-century America were critical actors in shaping the new nation's culture and history. FIRST GENERATIONS examines women as active participants in the creation of their society and, finally, gives early American women their proper place in history.

In this fascinating collection of essays, noted cultural critic Geoffrey Hartman raises the essential question of where we can find the real or authentic in today's world, and how this affects the way we can understand our human predicament. Hartman explores such issues as the fantasy of total and perfect information available on the Internet, the biographical excesses of tell-all daytime talk shows, and how we can understand what is "true" in...