In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

A portion of the sale of this book will be donated to Reading Partners, a youth literacy program, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Charleston, South Carolina.

Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical and often very amusing guide he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire.

"A very satisfying book, persuasive in showing how material culture and household devotion are central to the workings of `lived' Anglicanism in eighteenth-century Virginia." David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School.

... cheerfulness to include social behavior. It is the opposite of “disdain,” or pride. It stands as the necessary glue that binds social relations and fixes our relationship to God. Not to be cheerful is to undermine community. As a gauge ...