Of all the poetry and fiction that Michael Field created, none was as interesting as the creation of Field himself. The fictitious author was the front of two eccentric spinsters, Katherine Bradley, and her niece, Edith Cooper. Lovers as... Read More

It is ironic indeed that the inventor of the modern mystery story died under mysterious circumstances. Now, 150 years after his death, Walsh comes a-sleuthing. Did Edgar Allan Poe die, as is commonly believed, from complications arising... Read More

Chocolate lovers aren’t the only readers that will find this book about the Hershey Chocolate Company and its founder to be a treat, as it is a fascinating history of a man and how he turned his vision into a reality. It is an... Read More

In an age that is virtually a second Renaissance of Shakespearean appreciation, it is testament to his infinite variety that the man himself remains as elusively mandarin as ever, and his grave’s inscription as minatory: “Curst Be He... Read More

Remedios is a compelling mixture of collective historical memoir and personal history, of poetical anthropology and oral myth. As the title implies, this complex book by Morales offers us carefully chosen herbal remedies. The writing of... Read More

This is a substantially revised edition of the well received, but out-of-print Forbidden Journey: The Life of Alexandra David-Neel (Harper & Row, 1987), then indisputably the best biography of its amazing subject. The revised edition... Read More

Extraordinary stories can come from the most ordinary of lives. First-time author Gretchen Wilson’s chronicle of the life of her great-aunt is one such tale. With All Her Might is a compelling insider’s guide into the struggle that... Read More

Film Director Frank Capra worked for the young Columbia Pictures Studio from 1928 through 1939. His work at Columbia was a favorite of Depression era audiences. Critics have, in general, been less impressed, faulting the optimistic... Read More