The American author Philip Roth (born 1933) used his Jewish upbringing and his college days for the basis of many of his novels and other works. Roth used his experiences in growing up in the Weequahic section of Newark, New Jersey, and his days as a col...

[This entry was updated by S. Lillian Kremer (Kansas State University) from her entry in DLB 173: American Novelists Since World War II, Fifth Series, pp. 202-234.] A major writer of twentieth-century American literature, Philip Roth has produced an impr...

In 1973, Philip Roth wrote a satirical novel about baseball which he entitled The Great American Novel. The title refers to the parodies of a number of classic American novels in the book, but it also may be an answer to critics who keep waiting for him...

Some of my friends objected to A History of the Breast as a dismembering of the body, even if only in historical memory; others objected to what they saw as the voyeurism of Marilyn Yalom's enterprise. It seems to me, however, that in...

Wendy Block lives in Los Angeles, where she writes about nutrition and healthy personal care. You can provide a potentially life-saving service for your customers next month. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Several natural personal care and supplement companies manufacture...

How To Carve Poultry    Carving a turkey is less about smoke and mirrors and more about simply understanding turkey anatomy. Here are the simple steps to work carving magic.  First assemble your tools, a sharp carving knife, a long-handled fork and a sturdy cutting...

An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not _ without having to do a biopsy. In a small study...