Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher reflects on humanity’s interdependence and reliance on each other, in "A Shared Moment of Trust," her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they hav...

This book is about men who understand that there are things that they are allowing to be more important to them than God. These men understand that they have a calling on their lives, but it is not easy to get in position in order to receive what the Father has for them. They want it, willing to become it, can’t get over self, so the growth doesn’t come. At times, the babe remains or the steps of that good man are never taken. That work they were created to do sometimes goes undone. Our br...

Witness the dramatic urban history of a rocky archipelago evolving into a booming global megacity. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative sweeps you across centuries of maritime trade, imperial rivalries, and relentless industrialization. Dive into a vibrant, gritty world where ambition built a financial empire on the shores of the Arabian Sea.Feel the urgent pulse of a metropolis where railways, roaring textile mills, and sprawling docks drew millions seeking for...

Composers 1 to 20By: Christopher WarrenIllustrated by: Dalian GrantComposers 1 to 20 is a book that combines the subjects of math, music history, literature, and geography. The book gathers a collection of composers across a time span of over 300 years starting from the Baroque era all the way until the 20th Century Modern era. It also covers a diverse grouping of musical styles, genres, and countries. The goal of Composers 1 to 20 is to introduce children to classica...

Varian Fry, a young editor from New York, traveled to Marseilles after Germany defeated France in the summer of 1940. As the representative of the Emergency Rescue Committee, a private American relief organization, he offered aid and advice to refugees who found themselves threatened with extradition to Nazi Germany under Article 19 of the Franco-German armistice — the “Surrender on Demand” clause.Fry risked his life to rescue those targeted by the Gestapo in “the most gigantic man...

Jumper the zebra loves to jump. In fact, one night he dreams about jumping. He jumps over trees, and houses, and even a plane. He dreams he can jump over everything. In the morning, he tells his parents and grandfather about his awesome dream. They tell Jumper his dream can come true and he is capable of anything and everything he decides to do. He wants to become the world’s famous zebra. Jumper works hard and practices jumping in the forest every day. He wins a competition for jumping ov...

Christopher H. Warren wrote All the Noise of It: Living in a Tuscan Hilltown, a fascinating account about the thirty years he has spent in the small medieval village of Sorano, renovating his home and investigating traditional life. In that time he was indulged in the kitchens of many of the warm and welcoming townspeople, and became an accomplished cook. In Feasts from Paradiso he turns his attention to his breathtaking garden, which Warren restored and now cultivates; its flowers, vegeta...

I Foodini are Sean Lawson, Jenn Andreoli and Chris Warren- cooks who collaborated on a series of videos and webcasts documenting their friends, stories and recipes in Tuscany, Italy and the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. In the over 30 years that I have lived in the medieval hilltown of Sorano in Tuscany, I have had the great fortune to be invited into the homes of and been fed by many of the welcoming townspeople. Two, in particular, became my adoptive aunties, and between them, the...

A companion book to the PBS documentary series exploring the history of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.A companion to the groundbreaking documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed and revered as the music that moved them.Included in this stunning collection are:Essays by David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Suzan-Lori Parks, Elmore Leona...

Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909) was, during his life, an acclaimed and prolific writer in multiple genres: poetry, travel sketches, personal memoir, and conversion narrative. His most popular works were dispatches primarily from the South Sea Islands but also extended into Palestine, Egypt, and what would become known as Hawai‘i, most of which were published in the San Francisco Chronicle and then collected into books.For the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of t...

At Berkshire Hathaway, we like companies that are easy to understand. Doris Christopher’s “keep it simple” approach has a lot to teach anyone who is reaching for the American Dream. Frankly, if I can’t understand a company’s business, I figure their customers must have a pretty hard time figuring it out, too.I would challenge anyone on Wall Street to take $3,000 and do what Doris Christopher has done: build a business from scratch into a world-class organization. But follow the sim...

If you’re here for a ghost story, you may be disappointed.It’s a romance, it’s a mystery, it’s full of intrigue, it’s a celebration of the magic of books, but (spoiler alert?) you’re not going to find any supernatural beings on these pages. If that disappoints you, well, this book may not be for you.But if you love a good book, you’re about to meet a kindred spirit. His name is Roger Mifflin, and he can’t stop talking about how books can save your life, save your soul and p...