Barbara Williams

"On the day she is leaving town to escape her troubled family and to start over at twenty-four--she finds a note on her mother's door. Her brother has shot himself. In stories that face reality so squarely they express what usually goes unsaid--from exhilaration to despair--Barbara Williams remembers her childhood leading up to this moment. Her father is a logger, nomad, and born dreamer. Her mother has too many kids and never enough money to support...

Based on the best-selling books by Robert B. Parker that The New York Times calls 'one of the great series in the history of the American detective story'. Includes: 'Ceremony', 'Pale Kings and Princes', 'The Judas Goat' and 'A Savage Place'.

An easy-to-read invitation to jump in a variety of ways.

The trouble-causing monster that only Gary can see disappears when he gets a real puppy.

When a talkative sixth-grader arrives at Walt Whitman Elementary in the spring of 1939, she has an unusual effect on her classmates.

As the only one in the Turtle family without a gift for Grandmother, Albert is discouraged until he remembers one very special gift that only he can give.

A guide to the history, growing, buying, storing, popping, and flavoring of popcorn accompanies special recipe, decorating, and party ideas for occasions throughout the year.

One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait. Following the notorious incident in which he caught on fire while high on cocaine, nearly losing his life, Pryor exorcised his inner demons by writing, producing, directing, and starring in this dizzying hall-of-mirrors biopic and backstage drama, which traces a young comedian's rise to fame, from his childhood growing up...

Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat takes viewers into the heart of the volunteer fire service, and by extension on a journey through the many facets of America. Locations like California's wine (and wildfire) country, a small Nebraska farming community, and an Orthodox Jewish enclave in New York set the backdrop for a series of stories about service, personal growth, and finding purpose. Together they convey the depth, diversity, and critical role volunteer...