This tribute to Commager on his 80th birthday contains excerpts from interviews and biographies discussing how he arrived at his interests and persuasions, historians who have impressed him, areas in which he and contemporary historians disagree, and failures during our own era. (RM)

Williams is an increasingly successful sculptor whose humor and optimism take form in his work. However, in his lifetime, at least, he expects that Black artists in America will continue to live in a double culture--having to prove themselves as people and then as artists. (Author/MC)

Traces some of Wilbur Schramm's early influence in shaping and defining the field of communications in comparison to what the other founding fathers contributed from their external disciplinary positions, and places Schramm's career within its historical context. (MS)

A short biography of Saint Jerome (331-420), the patron saint of librarians, describes his education, personal library, spiritual crisis, and pilgrimages. Several reasons why he is considered the patron saint of librarians are summarized. (7 references) (MES)

This article presents a brief review of James Cross Giblin's "The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin" (Scholastic, 2000). This book provides a real look at the life of one of America's most famous statesmen who was also a printer, inventor, and writer. The book additionally includes a chronology of Franklin's life, information about his many…

Remaking Adult Learning provides an exciting and innovative addition to the literature on adult learning. Charting challenges and successes in the sector, it illustrates how taking part in well-thought-out programmes can have a positive and sometimes life-saving impact on people's lives. While grounded in adult learning practice, the book draws…

Recently, theories and research in the new field of "emerging adulthood" have indicated that young people may currently view adulthood based on individualistic criteria and not according to the passing of one or another of the transitions many sociologists use to frame the analysis of youth. Based on qualitative interviews conducted with…