Amherst College professor and prolific writer Ilán Stavans' most recent book, Resurrecting Hebrew , recounts the story of how, at the end of the 19th century, Lithuanian-born lexicographer Eliezer Ben-Yehuda reinvented the Hebrew language as the "centerpiece of Zionism" -- "the living tongue" of a new, modern nation to be known as Israel. The author, 47, who teaches Latin American...

From wines entered into 2008 "Terravino," the Mediterranean annual wine competition, almost 40 wines, produced or imported by Royal Wine Corp USA, were named winners of gold or silver medals. This further endorsement of the quality of wines that emanate from Royal rings out loud and clear. It should, therefore, come as no surprise to those who have read Robert...