The Bravest VoicesThis timeless memoir documents two sisters bravery leading up to WWIIa singular historical account that shines a light on one of humanitys darkest hours. Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobsIda as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in

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Gary shares his philosophy on working harder and smarter than the competition

and the werewolf strikes again

Afghanistan’s progressive president

Charles Simic roots his poetry in the ordinary world while still taking in the wide sweep of the human experience

for in the end

the famously irreverent chef also offers playful riffs on classics

one of India's finest painters of natural phenomena

They had no idea that they had actually been hired for sub-contract work on an American military base in Iraq

and Big Government

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we re-visit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole…