When I was still small enough to sit on my great grandmother’s lap I wasn’t afraid of anything. I remember trips out to the Olympic Peninsula where my siblings and I slept in tents or beneath the stars. The murmur of adults speaking against the last embers of a fire and the crawl of the …
From the archives: The March Trilogy is one of the most important graphic novels created. A superbly told history of the civil rights movement, John Lewis’s personal account of the actions of individuals and organizations throughout the South (but focused largely in Alabama) is a gripping, passionate, and richly detailed narrative of the events that would eventually …
Finn Murphy dropped out of college and has been driving a long haul moving truck for over 30 years, and wrote this great book about it all. I just could not put it down. He brings to life the seemingly mundane job of a mover in this rollicking story, sharing his intelligence and insights on …
Jimmy Carter has written yet another wonderful book. Looking back on his life of 90 years, he shares aspects of his boyhood in Georgia, talks of his war years, and comments on highlights both in politics and his long life. Despite his magnanimous achievements and the honorary award of the Noble Peace Prize, Carter is …
