As recipient of the Nebula Award for best Novel, the Yiddish Policemen’s Union is a novel authored by Michael Chabon. The book is a detective story that takes place in an alternate reality. In this world, the millions of displaced Jews from World War II have migrated to the United States and have settled in the Alaskan wilderness. While inhabiting the Alaskan wilderness, these new inhabitants experience challenges and obstacles that test their strength and persistence.

A man teaching his child how to read and walk. The proud father showing his son how to be a man. The teary-eyed dad escorting his daughter down the aisle at her wedding. The father thanked at graduation for being an inspiration. Sentimental, but not reality—at least not in Georgia. Unless the parents of a child are married, the man is not legally recognized as a father and has no parental rights—but may still have obligations.

Their names embraced in granite, with reflective tints of black;
Written as a mass to show a sense of unity.
“Their names embraced in granite, with reflective tints of black; Written as a mass to show a sense of unity.”

“So many people look to others be cool—they look to Justin Timberlake or Beyonce or lil Wayne—but coolness comes from within. It’s about knowing who you are; knowing your likes and dislikes; knowing your thoughts, passions, emotions, interests and values and articulating those elements outwardly through your clothing, your body language and even through the [...]

Author’s Description
The Chakras is a book about, well, the chakras of the human body. My modifications to it are illustrative, serving to give the reader some visual stimulation while reading what is, otherwise, a fairly boring book.
Editorial Board Review
Nicholas utilizes unusual symbols, reminiscent of Sanskrit.  The Sanskrit word “cakra” (written chakra in English) means “wheel” [...]

“I don’t know what it is about him. Or what it is with all this. It’s like nothing’s happening, but at the same time everything is.”

“There is no bigger centerpiece for a woman than her hair.”

“I found myself looking around me with a different view of everyday things.”

“I immediately knew Robinson Crusoe was the book I wanted to alter. Disheartened by his submission to fate and family in Defoe’s telling, I was excited to take the opportunity to make Crusoe into an existentialist hero.”

“Better days, people praise”

“I feel like if a doctor tells me, ‘You’ll die soon if you don’t stop riding coasters,’” Brian told me, “I probably still would.” “When he rode Top Thrill Dragster, one of the tallest coasters in the world that catapults you to the top of the 420-foot structure, his first thought was simply, ‘Well, that’s a nice view.’”

Memories of mom’s cooking. Memories of happy segments in time. Memories before leukemia. Such an exotic word, isn’t it? Sounds innocuous, charming even. But it’s a dark word.

A heaven made as time goes by, simply worded, it’s our memories

It was kind of like when you’re a kid on your first real roller coaster, not sure what to expect and scared out of your mind. You just want to hold on to your mom or dad and have them reassure you that it’s all going to be okay.

Enjoy the great stories of our Writers Workshop class. These articles will lead you through a great journey about the struggles of life, history, Marketing on budgets, international life on campus, media infection attack children, and how to become cool. These articles will inform you about the many things that people in our everyday life [...]