In 2008 a group of women serving life sentences for capital crimes sought to reach out to at-risk youth and warn them of the consequences of bad choices. With the mantra: If we can help just one kid, all this work will be worth it, they produced and performed a play: FACES. The play became a phenomenon and reached hundreds of people-in the prison and at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This is their story. It is also the author's story. How she went from knowing nothing about the Criminal Justice System to becoming an advocate for these women and an activist for change. The women's...

From the various regions of China sample over 3000 years of Chinese gourmet cooking in addition to new culinary ideas from Taiwan. Betty May with over 20 years of teaching experience, present the recipes both traditional family recipes that have been handed down through generations and the latest imaginative innovations of Chinese chefs throughout the world, these recipes from her popular cooking classes with beautiful photograph by herself, clear instruction and lists of ingredients. Traditional and contemporary gourmet Chinese recipes adapted to modern lifestyle. Healthy and economical,...