Me Talk Pretty One DayDavid Sedaris moved from New York to Paris where he attempted to learn French. His teacher, a sadist, declared that every day spent with him was like giving birth the Caesarean way! These hilarious essays were inspired by that move.

'The Buy Side' is Turney Duff's high-adrenaline journey through the trading underworld

Ingram became one of the world's leading cherry experts and shared the joy of sakura both nationally and internationally

was that of Taihaku

and from there to South Korea and at last to freedom

She was also the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award

Anna Wahlenberg and others

though it's a lesson in following your heart

Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters

as benefit cuts

and finally a cantankerous old lady

and finally her emergence as a leading human rights activist - all before her 21st birthday

in conjunction with Joni's 75th birthday celebrations