Anna Shapiro: 4 books

A novel about an ambitious Long Island girl filled with “pitch-perfect observations about adolescence, the suburbs, [and] the 1960s” (Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion).   It is 1966, and fourteen-year-old Maude longs to escape Levittown. When she obtains a scholarship to a prestigious...

“Gentle Yoga With Great Benefits” is a holistic guide to a better health, regardless of a person’s age and level of physical fitness, of one’s mobility and agility. The book offers a complete system of exercises for body, mind and soul, and is based on a time tested unique combination of modified...

The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice. This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...

Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no...