"With her trademark wit, compassion, hard earned wisdom and everywoman approachability, Jackie Guerra has written a self-help memoir as unique as she is herself"

Beaded jewelry is taking the craft world by storm—and so is Jackie Guerra. She makes the art of creating fun and easy. With her help, plus these amazingly simple techniques, anyone can achieve attractive results quickly.

Written by 30 accomplished women from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds, the selections are alternately outrageous, heartbreaking, self-deprecating, and hilarious.

Maria Perez-Brown is president of Dorado Entertainment and the creator and executive producer of Nickelodeon's Gullah Gullah Island and Taina, named Best Children's Series for 2002 by the Imagen Foundation and the National Council of La Raza.

For frustrated voters who like their politicians left of center, the era of George W. Bush has been a time of exasperation, eye-rolling, hand-wringing, and even despair.