"Why, that's exactly what I needed to know " Helena Powell's Expressions & Truisms is a literary treat bursting with wise anecdotes and humorous witticisms gleaned from her long and fascinating life in the US and abroad. The wife of a globetrotting businessman-husband, when Helena wasn't busy raising their two children, she presided over a Brazilian PTA, or volunteered at a local hospital. In the midst of her busyness, she kept her antennae up, ready...