Washington Square Press / Social science

Life As We Know It: A Collection of Personal Essays from Salon.com

by Jennifer Foote Sweeney

"...these essays are jewels of the unexpected, and in introducing them, I don't want to steal any of their surprise. Suffice it to say that family life...is alive and well, but it is not like anything you ever...

Scheherazade Goes West

by Fatema Mernissi

Throughout my childhood, my grandmother Yasmina, who was illiterate and grew up in a harem, repeated that to travel is the best way to learn and to empower yourself. "When a woman decides to use her wings, she...

Afterwords: Stories and Reports from 9/11 and Beyond

by The Editors of Salon.com & David Talbot

AFTER September 11, 2001,

emotions couldn't be clearly defined.

There were no WORDS

strong enough to justify, avenge, explain, or express the sheer magnitude of

this horrifyingly unique moment in history....