Gathers quotations by President Reagan about his childhood, education, political career, opinions on public issues, and perspectives on coping with illness and retirement.

"No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death."

They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought-and, in some cases, fell-in America's most controversial war. They bring new insights and imagery to a conflict that still haunts our hearts, consciences, and the conduct of our foreign policy....

Stories of oppression and survival, of heritage denied and reclaimed -- twenty-two American writers recall childhood in their native land.

What Does It Mean To Grow Up Chicana/o?

When I was growing up, I never read anything in school by anyone who had a "Z" in their last name. This anthology is, in many ways, a public gift to that child who was always searching for herself whithin the pages of a book.
from the Introduction by Tiffany Ana Lopez

Louie The Foot Gonzalez tells of an eighty-nine-year-old woman with only one tooth who did strange and magical healings...
Her name was Dona Tona and she was never taken seriously until someone got sick and sent for her. She'd always show up, even if she...

Finally, ideas for successful ways to go to bat, or battle, against those inconsiderate, unruly, unusual, or downright obnoxious neighbors. In this hands-on guide you'll find ways to cope with problems through apartment walls or over back fences, among owners or renters. Whether the situation calls for a friendly negotiation or an all-out war, "Outwitting the Neighbors" is the source to call on.

Here is the ultimate collection of the funniest, nastiest, and most outrageous classic insults in one easy reference. You'll find putdowns and zingers from famous literary figures, politicians, comedians, and movie stars on everything from appearance, marriage, and manners to food, politics, sports, and religion. A few choice picks:

On the Sexes:
"Girls bore me-they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known."-- Walt Disney

On Food:
"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead-not sick, not wounded-dead."-- Woody...

"If you've got a problem with New York City
being the capital of the world,
take it up with the Pope."
As the mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani was as controversial as he was determined to revitalize "the greatest city in the world." Never one to pull punches, he did things the way they had to be done, not the way everyone else thought they should be done.
But during the chaotic aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Giuliani's courageous actions and bold decisiveness propelled him from his place as the leader of a...

With the phenomenally successful film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the bespectacled boy wizard's popularity shows no signs of slowing. Here is a charmer of a book for everyone who has ever read and loved a Harry Potter book. Now available in paperback, this is a collection of warm and amusing letters in which kids from all over the world express their admiration and affection for the imaginative, resourceful Harry. In addition to a generous sampling of children's enthusiastic, candid, and often humorous messages that illuminate reader's love affair with Harry Potter, this book also...

From Manassas to Antietam to Sherman's march to the sea, The Civil War Quiz Book offers challenging questions on every major battle and campaign of the most momentous war in American history. It will enlighten both experts and novices alike.