For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in thi…
A comprehensive, practical guide to playing chess from beginner to more advanced play with over 700 colour photographs and artworks.
Pet hermit crabs have cool body parts that burrow, pinch, and climb. Take an up-close look at these shell-toting friends.