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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963 - SUPPORTING BUTLER: Since the start of 2023, Amazon seems to have gone on a quiet campaign to rid itself of small sites that, collectively, generate revenue worth noticing — and
Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living - "Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances,” Allan Lokos writes in “Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living.” “Forgive me, Allan,” I thought, when I read his book for
Patisserie: Mastering the Fundamentals of French Pastry - Guest Butler Wendy Burden is the author of Dead End Gene Pool, a memoir of her absurd childhood as the great-great-great granddaughter of the richest man in America. She is
Patricia Highsmith & Michael Jackson: How the Dark Lady of American Letters Met the Self-Styled King of Pop - It is early December, 1984, just two years after "Thriller," the twin towers of Michael Jackson's revolutionary music video and album, shot to the top of the charts. Patricia Highsmith,
Patricia Highsmith & Oscar Wilde: The Dark Lady of American Letters Meets Her Match in Père Lachaise - Oscar Wilde died on November 30, 1900. To Joan Schenkar --- author of the massive, definitive, shocking and entertaining biography, The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art
Patricia Highsmith: The Price of Salt - "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" is a French movie set in the 19th century. It tells a recognition story: two women --- one a painter, one about to be
Patti Smith: Just Kids - Patti Smith, in her seniority, is ubiquitous, and now, in New York, she'll really be everywhere --- local readers have voted “Just Kids” the 2019 winner of the "One Book,
Patti Smith: M Train - Patti Smith has just published her second memoir, “M Train.” I was an early fan of her first memoir, Just Kids, which went on to win the National Book Award and
Paula Fox: Desperate Characters - Jonathan Franzen has just published a novel, Crossroads, and “everybody” is either writing about it or chatting with him. Elle had some questions. What Franzen most wanted to talk about
Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist - SUPPORTING BUTLER: Since the start of 2023, Amazon seems to have gone on a quiet campaign to rid itself of small sites that, collectively, generate revenue worth noticing — and
Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity - When I met Sarah Ban Breathnach, she was riding the crest. The #1 bestseller, week after week. Oprah, in her pocket. She was “the spiritual Martha Stewart” to millions of American
Pema Chodron: Awakening Loving-Kindness - Longtime Butler readers know I promote Pema Chodron every chance I get --- her no-bullshit Buddhism makes sense even if you have no interest in Buddhism. The full-length book to
Pema Chödrön: Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better: Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown - GUEST BUTLER BETSY ELLIS, when not reading, is a Life Enrichment Specialist at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul and an artist. She loves nothing more than putting books in
Pema Chodron: Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears - My mother is 100. She lives in California. I call her almost every day. The other day I screamed at her and hung up. Awful, I know. I make a joke
Pema Chodron: The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness - I tend to go to Pema Chödrön when I discover that what I believe is my open, compassionate, loving heart is actually encased in concrete. Not that her
Pema Chodron: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Deirdre Blomfield-Brown went to the posh Miss Porter's School and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She married, moved to New Mexico, became a teacher, had two children.
PEN PALS: A 15-year-old fan writes to film director John Hughes. He replies. And… - Letters of Note is my guilty pleasure. Its creator, Shaun Usher, says he "lives for letters, lists, and beautiful books," and he doesn't fib. In 2009, his love of
Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal - January 8, 2003. A pleasant house with a river view in a charming town not far from New York City. Julie Metz, a freelance graphic designer, is working
Perfection: A Q&A with the Author: “The irony is I’m quiet and shy” - Some books --- mostly really vivid memoirs and novels --- don’t end when you finish reading them. Perfection was like that: Soon after her 44-year-old husband dies, Julie Metz discovers
Personal Days - Lizzie, Jonah, Pru, Crease, Lars, Jill, Jenny and Jack II work in a Manhattan office that is the eastern outpost of an Omaha-owned company. Once this place was
