Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien ChengUpon its initial publication, Life and Death in Shanghai, Nien Cheng's searing memoir of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, was an instant international best seller. This phenomenal, unforgettable book captured the attention of the world just as Communism started to collapse, and is considered a twentieth century classic, both for Cheng's incisive writing and the light it throws on totalitarian history. In August 1966, a group of Red Guards ransacked

Adds a touch a magic and make-believe to everyday outings

After showing kindness towards each one

another heartwarming charmer only recently discovered by the author's son

American Historian and two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize

Beautiful princesses

Pub Date: June 01

A hilarious and reassuring gift for every mom: because we're all doing the best we can

With its many helpful illustrations and detailed

a deft explainer

From the Organ Pipe Cactus in Arizona and Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan to Gullah Geechee in South Carolina and Litchfield Hills in Connecticut

and a painter

Too often math gets a bad rap