A Life in Letters amy cornwall We are hard-wired to make

We are hard-wired to make bum bets on "trends" and "winning streaks" that are illusions

and a well-read nose tackle: they make up a strange and complex family

Smithsonian

Brimming with the vivid prose and historical research that has won Robert Hicks recognition as a "master storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle)

Dead Ringer

A Life in Letters amy cornwall We are hard-wired to makeAmerica's most beloved columnist shares 40 years of advice through letters to her only child, published here for the first time. In this witty, wise, and intensely personal collection of letters to her daughter Margo, Ann Landers delivers her own unintentional memoir.