Master storyteller Philip Pullman tells the story of the Scarecrow, brought to life by a lightning bolt, and Jack, a boy who become his faithful servant. As the valiant Scarecrow plunges them into terrifying dangers, he never realizes he's being followed by the one family who desperately wishes he'd[...]
In their straight-talk couple's memoir, "Carry-on Baggage: Our Nonstop Flight," Cynthia Bailey Thomas and Peter Thomas chronicle their journey of raising a blended family, running a mini-empire, and keeping the fire burning in marriage after age forty. The book's title is a playful euphemism that de[...]
Edited by two renowned Allen experts, A Companion to Woody Allen presents a collection of 26 original essays on the director's films. Contributions offer a number of divergent critical perspectives while expanding the contexts in which his work is understood.[...]