The Dressmake of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
tells the true story of Kamila Sidiqi, who mobilized her community in Kabul under the Taliban. This story of war, women who are the backbone and heart of their nation, and seilience in the face of despair is an inspiration.
Shock of Gray by Ted C. Fishman
reports on the economic and political ramifications of an aging world, in which nations, cultures, and human relationship are changing. There are interviews with families, employers, workers, gerontologists, government officials, economists, health-care professionals, coporative executives, and small business owners.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
is a novel set against the backdrop if New York near the turn of the twentieth century. Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his stained-glass debut at the Chicago World Fair, hoping for honour and prestiege. Behind the scenes is Clara Driscoll, who conceives of and designs the Tiffany leaded-glass lamps.
Spiral by Paul McEuen
is a debut thriller in which the race in on to stop the devastating proliferation of the ultimate bioweapon. The players in this game of power, treachery, and intrigue are a skilled and sadistic assassin, an infamous Japanese war criminal, and a ruthless American government official.