National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons?the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparent00An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his incomparable career. Now, for the first time, with his trademark...

Africans in America is our shared history seen through the lens of slavery. It is told from the point of view of the Africans who came in shackles, created the agricultural foundation and wealth of this nation, believed the language of the Declaration of Independence, watched as perpetual slavery was sealed into the Constitution, and forever bore the yoke of racism. The rich cast of characters goes far beyond the usual view of the founding fathers...

"For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector-- 'Commannder Peter Quincy Taggart, ' 'Lt. Tawny Madison, ' and 'Dr. Lazarus'-- set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space-- and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for 'historical documents' and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director...

Twenty years after the cancellation of the television program, Galaxy Quest, the stars cling to their careers appearing at sci-fi conventions and electronic store openings. When a distressed interstellar race mistakes the show for 'historical documents, ' Jason Nesmith and his crew of has-beens are unwittingly beamed up onto their alien ship with the misguided hope that they can defeat a genocidal space nemesis.