The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision.

Flower gardening is more popular today than it ever has been before, but most folks don’t know where to start. They hear the words annual, perennial, tuber, or corm, and they’re ready to head for the hills! But wait just a cotton-pickin’ minute-it’s easy to grow the biggest, brightest, most beautiful flowers with a little help from Jerry Baker, America’s Master Gardener .

A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or old sames - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong s descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or old sames - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong s descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.

Intimate portraits of flowers, the supermodels of the plant world. These striking studio shots use bright backdrops, bold compositions, and vivid lighting to present their floral subjects simply yet stunningly. Poppies, sunflowers, daisies, and roses strike poses in these colorful images.