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A new cover and new interior art bring a new life to Cohen's classic uplifting story about a young Russian refugee who redefines what it means to be a pilgrim in America and learns the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Illustrations.

Ten-year-old Sam Green shares a special friendship with an older man named Davy, both love the Dodgers. When Davy suffers a heart attack and lies dying in the hospital, Jackie Robinson gives Sam an autographed baseball for Davy. But even this wonderful gift cannot prevent Davy from dying.

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Russian emigre Molly is embarrassed by her mother's attempts to help with her Thanksgiving project. She makes a pilgrim doll--but dresses it in Russian clothing. Soon, however, Molly learns that it takes all kinds of "pilgrims" to make a Thanksgiving.

Ein Zeugnis der verlorenen Liebe: Im Alter von 59 Jahren erinnert sich Albert Cohen in einem Brief an seine Mutter, die während des Krieges im besetzten Frankreich starb. Es sind Erinnerungen voller Innigkeit, aber auch in Reue darüber, die Mutter nicht genügend anerkannt zu haben. Der Schriftsteller aus der Schweiz schildert ihre rührende Unbeholfenheit, die stets erfolglosen Versuche, Diät zu halten, ihre grotesken Hüte und ihren unverbesser...

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In 1386, Chaucer recorded, or created, the stories spun by 30 pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury. Cohen and Hyman have responded to Chaucer's masterpiece with lively prose and unforgettable pictures that evoke the colorful world of 14th-century England. Full color.

This photographic ode to New York City beautifully showcases the everyday yet oft-remembered sights of the City That Never Sleeps. Polaroids that have been manipulated and painted with oils to reflect the glow of the city lights grace each month with intimate vignettes depicting iconic images of the Big Apple. Marked with all the major holidays and moon phases, this calendar has ample room for noting appointments, meetings, and special events,...

Sparkling new illustrations refresh this Thanksgiving classic based on the true experience of a member of Barbara Cohen's family. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award winning live-action short film.

Ten-year-old Sam Green shares a special friendship with an older man named Davy, both love the Dodgers. When Davy suffers a heart attack and lies dying in the hospital, Jackie Robinson gives Sam an autographed baseball for Davy. But even this wonderful gift cannot prevent Davy from dying.

In an ancient Arabian city dwell two brothers. One has seven sons and is considered wealthy and blessed. The other has seven daughters and is cursed and called forsaken by God. Determined to earn a fortune for her family, Buran, his fourth daughter, disguises herself as a boy and travels to a distant city. An ALA Notable Book and Booklist Best Book of the Year.

Sparkling new illustrations refresh this Thanksgiving classic based on the true experience of a member of Barbara Cohen's family. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award winning live-action short film.

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Building on this intellectual legacy, the contributors instantiate and extend the practice and ethics of sustained close reading that is Miller's hallmark. The book culminates in a moving piece by Jacques Derrida, Miller's close friend of forty years, who engages Miller's readings of Gerard Manley Hopkins in a historical encounter between French philosophy and American reading practices.

This book is a marker of the "state of theory" today. Its rich array of wide-ranging essays explores the dimensions and implications of the work of J. Hillis Miller, one of the most eminent literary scholars in America. For nearly half a century, Miller has been known for his close and imaginative engagement with the implications of European philosophical thought and for his passionate advocacy of close reading. Building on this intellectual l...