Recounts the author's life-long obsession with Graham Greene's writings on the experiences of being an outsider, which informed both the author's travels and his private explorations of his relationship with his elusive father.

"A luminous collection of essays from one of our most original and influential poets. Five decades after her debut poetry collection, Firstborn, Louise Glück is a towering figure in American letters. Written with the same probing, analytic control that has long distinguished her poetry, American Originality is Glück's second book of essays--her first, Proofs and Theories, won the 1993 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. Glück's moving...

"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Explore imagination and pretend play - Interpret music through movement - Learn to draw lines & shapes - Sing and express emotion creatively"

Traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.