The author, editor-in-chief of Yankee magazine, recounts his Boston childhood, education, experiences in the Army, and involvement with the family-owned magazine

The Education of a Yankee: An American Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Hale, Judson

Professionals & Academics

Harpercollins

The first issue appeared when George Washington was president. Ever since, Americans have turned to The Old Farmer's Almanac for a yearly dollop of homespun wit, tried-and-true advice, amazing trivia, and, of course, remarkably accurate weather predictions. Editor Judson Hale has revisited two centuries' worth of back issues, and culled the most revealing, remarkable, entertaining, and irreverent articles, advertisements, and essays. The result is an enduring treasury of tips, cures, recipes, and curios -- and a fascinating, nostalgic journey through American folk history. Here's some of the unpredictable information you'll find in this first-ever Old Farmer's Almanac anthology: -- The lowdown on how a pig may have provoked the War of 1812. -- A fail-safe method for hypnotizing a lobster. Time-tested tips on how to find the perfect mate. A "sure-fire" remedy for the common cold. And much more, including the answer to that age-old question Which came first, the chicken or the egg? -- A report on the first case of artificial insemination by a bullet. Illustrated with more than three hundred cartoons, photographs, woodcuts, and movie stills, and leavened with intriguing historical sidelights -- including how Abraham Lincoln used the Almanac to free a wrongly accused murderer -- this one-of-a-kind collection is a book you'll dip into again and again whenever you need a lift, a laugh, or a bright idea.

The Best of the Old Farmer's Almanac: The First 200 Years

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Random House]

The author and his sister had always considered their brother, Drake, to be their parents' problem or, as most would say, tragedy. And their mother wanted it that way. She never encouraged them to become involved. When she died at age 89, however, Drake became their responsibility. So in 1996, reluctantly, apprehensively, they decided they would fly over to Switzerland to be with him for his 70th birthday. They would go without their spouses, just brother and sister. For 66 years, Drake had been living there in a home for mentally handicapped children. He was by now the patient who had been living there the longest...and he spoke no English. Neither the author nor his sister spoke German. This would be the first meeting of all three Hale siblings. And this would be their first effort to truly know him. Discovering Our Faraway Brother is essentially about the week that followed-and about a very different world.

Discovering Our Faraway Brother

Whitcomb, Patricia

Memoirs

Publishamerica Inc

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