Whether accompanying a march, a sit-in, or a confrontation with police, songs and protest are inextricably linked. As a tool for political activism, the protest song spells out the issues at the heart of each cause. Over a surprisingly long history, it has been used to spread ideas, inspire political imagination, and motivate political action.The protest song is - and has always been - a form of political oratory as vital to political representation as it is to performance. Investi...

Tales of wise, ancient dragons hoarding treasure, terrorizing villages, and doing battle with noble heroes have long fascinated us. But dragons were not born old and wise, nor were heroes born brave and noble.Wings of Change gathers tales of young dragons growing into their scales and claws, and human youths making choices that shape their destinies – destinies that will be forever changed by their interaction with the dragons that share their world.

Los cuentos completos de la gran Eudora Welty, maestra y principal influencia de Richard Ford y Alice Munro.«[En Welty hay] evidencias de una imaginación activa y disciplinada trabajando firmemente en una fuerte línea de continuidad, la facultad despierta de la razón diurna recordando y registrando la lógica loca del sueño».Katherine Anne Porter«Intento —escribió Eudora Welty— entrar en la mente, el corazón y la piel de un ser humano...