Loneliness Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick Paperback 317 pages, $ $ 17.95 August 2009 ISBN: 978-0-393-33528-6 Ashley Montagu, who died in November ten years ago, explained to his students and...

State of the World 2009 Into a Warming World a project of the WorldWatch Institute Published by W. W. Norton, 2009 Paperback, 262 pages, $ 19.95 Book web page. Copenhagen Climate Conference is coming soon to Denmark from December 7 to December 18....

The Rabbi's Cat 2 Story and drawings by Joann Sfar Translated by Alexis Siegel Pantheon Books Hardcover, 130 pages ISBN: 978-0-375-42507-3 In the first volume of The Rabbi's Cat, Joann Sfar introduced us to the rabbi, his delightful daughter Zlabya,...

Essay by Michael Pastore My first lesson in the embarrassing art of conversation came from my grandfather, when I was ten years old. Noticing that I had less energy than usual — I was not running up and down his living room walls — he guessed the...

Affordable health care for everyone may be on its way. This evening, around 11:10 p.m., the U.S. House voted in favor of new health care plan. The decision was won by almost the narrowest of margins: 218 "Yea" votes were needed, and 220 "Yea" votes...