THE SEED AND THE SOWER by Laurens van der Post. 256 pages. William Morrow. $4.50. South Africa-born Author Laurens van der Post has spent half a lifetime trying to prove to himself that what ...

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Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

Katharine Spurrier dives into the stunning selection of photographs by Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe in this new book which takes us behind the scenes of iconic designer, Yves Saint Laurent. Alexander ...

In Los Angeles, moms have often led the charge to bring new perspectives to children’s books that better reflect today’s multicultural kids. Lulu Cheng and Lacey Benard are two of those moms.

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Savvas helps city leaders brainstorm through some of the world's greatest urban challenges. A veteran educator, he has been teaching at the London School of Economics for over 20 years and was ...