Suzanne David dreams of being an opera singer. When World War II arrives, she learns that sometimes pursuing one's dream can lead to other things. This book is based on a true story. The author's husband worked with the daughter of the main character. When Brubaker's husband said she had to meet the woman, the author reluctantly agreed. After talking with the woman for 30 minutes, she knew she had to tell her story!

Dealing with my many personal losses during the last four years, I am always looking for books to help me cope. This book is one that I find helps. Most of the stories are very short so they only take a few minutes to read and all of them offer hope or a positive way of looking at a life's challenges.

I continue to have the hope and dream of getting my life and home organized, so I am always on alert when I hear the word "organize". Then, one day when listening to my television, I heard the word. Oprah was doing a show on the topic, so I tuned in. Peter Walsh was her guest that day. He seemed to have some good ideas so I read his book which I thought does a great job and gives the reader practical tips and ways to begin. Is my home and life now organized? Well, I'm still waiting for the organizational book you open and a little guy comes out and cleans your house!

Hugo and Nebula winning author Ted Chiang offers a variety of thought provoking science fiction and fantasy short stories in this collection. Whether the stories deal with the building of the Tower of Babel, a man coping with the death caused by an Angel leaving the earth or people who can't perceive beauty, Chiang achieves startling plot twists and acutely observed portraits of humanity. This is one of the best science fiction collections to appear in recent years.

Down on their luck playwrights Philip Cavanaugh and Claire Simmons get the chance of a career to write a screenplay for two top Hollywood stars. Unfortunately it's all too good to be true and the pair soon find themselves dealing with blackmail, disguises, prostitutes, a vindictive District Attorney and too many plot complications to list. "Frasier" series writer and co-producer Keenan returns to the characters he created in Blue Heaven and Putting on the Ritz for a truly hilarious series of mounting calamities.