Lois Jenkins: 3 books

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...

Stories abound about the lengths to which middle- and upper-middle-class parents will go to ensure a spot for their child at a prestigious university. From the Suzuki method to calculus-based physics, from AP tests all the way back to early-learning Kumon courses, students are increasingly pushed...

As San Francisco reels in shock to a winter storm that blankets this normally balmy city in sleet, ice, and snow, lives are changed in unforgettable ways. Six stories, each of a different genre, are blended in this collection to illustrate the various shades of the human experience, ranging from the beautiful and inspiring to the dark and forlorn.