Seldom

The author recreates the lives of her mother's family in Seldom, a tiny village in a remote area of Newfoundland, populated by proud people accustomed to hardship, where one family's secrets profoundly affected all their lives.

Duford awakens readers from a survival mentality and deliberately guides them through a biblical path where the result is true life. He examines life outside of the proverbial box--should the individual dare to venture away from his man-made habitats. (Practical Life)

Are you bothered by the roles accorded to girls and women in Bible stories? If so, Lois Miriam Wilson's Stories Seldom Told is for you. Her collection features more than 40 stories of women in the Bible. Though the stories are sometimes difficult to hear, Wilson tells them in new ways, affirming the struggles and perspectives of contemporary women.

Stanley and the "usual suspects" return to immerse the reader into their lives -- their loves, losses, spiritual journeys, and enduring friendships. Sprinkled into the mix are some new and enduring faces and souls, as well as some high profile contemporary figures. Thoroughly engaging, this second novel of Hall's brings to the reader laughs and tears and the resulting message that we are all connected to one another and, of course the Eternal Daddy. A delightful "read" from beginning to end!

A man from Kansas City tells of his 2 1/2 month journey wandering across the Midwest to Montana, in this portrait of heartland America.

From admired historian—and coiner of one of feminism's most popular slogans—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich comes an exploration of what it means for women to make history. In 1976, in an obscure scholarly article, Ulrich wrote, "Well behaved women seldom make history." Today these words appear on t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, greeting cards, and all sorts of Web sites and blogs. Ulrich explains how that happened and what it means by looking back at women of the past who challenged the way history was written. She ranges from the fifteenth-century writer Christine de Pizan, who wrote The Book of the City of Ladies, to the twentieth century’s Virginia Woolf, author of A Room of One's Own. Ulrich updates their attempts to reimagine female possibilities and looks at the women who didn't try to make history but did. And she concludes by showing how the 1970s activists who created "second-wave feminism" also created a renaissance in the study of history.

Poems and quilts pay tribute to the unique creatures and landscape of the Everglades. The unusual waterways and exotic vegetation of the Florida Everglades create a home rich with sea creatures and wildlife, especially birds. Colorful and often majestic, these feathery residents evoke images that can tickle the imagination: the ballerina-like spoonbill; the biker-cool, wild-eyed cormorant; the snowy egret, elegantly dressed in white tails and black spats. Sue Van Wassenhove, who lived in Florida for many years, shares her passion for the Everglades in thoughtful poems and--in an unusual twist--with breathtaking quilts, creating a one-of-a-kind poetry book for readers to savor.