The World I Live In and Optimism

These poetic, inspiring essays offer remarkable insights into the world of a gifted woman who was deaf and blind. Keller relates her impressions, perceived through the senses and imagination, of the world's beauty and promise.

Helen Keller was a social activist and author who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelors degree. A serious illness left Keller deaf and blind as an infant but that did not stop her from becoming one of the greatest and most inspirational people in American history. The

Helen Keller was an American author, lecturer, and political activist. At nineteen months, she suffered an illness that left her deaf, blind, and eventually mute. Helen remained in a lonely state of sensory deprivation until she reached the age of six, when Anne Sullivan (also visually impaired) was employed by

"My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness."--2 Corinthians 12:9 From schlubby sitcom heroes to mommy blogs to online articles, there is a broad cultural perception that men constantly mess up and women must fight an uphill battle to fix them. Men are a burden, constant

"The most important addition to American arts and letters in Lord knows how many years." -- Dorothy Parker. Reproduced in full colour and featuring Mr. O'Malley, McSnoyd, Gorgon, Gus, and other delightful comic creations, here are 13 of the most popular Barnaby adventures. Includes the famous scrap iron drive and