Nonfiction
Hancox: A House and a Family
The author grew up and still lives in a house that has been in her family since 1888. Yet Hancox…
Berlin at War: Life and Death in Hitler’s Capital 1939-45
This is an absorbing account of what life was like for the ordinary Berliner during the six years of the…
Medic
The Royal Army Medical Corp has as their motto ‘In Arduis Fideles’; John Nicol and Tony Rennell show in Medic…
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
When Wayne B. Wheeler died in 1927, an obituary in the Washington Post stated, “No other private citizen of the…
The Empire Stops Here
This fascinating book follows the frontiers of the Roman Empire, and Philip Parker is an excellent guide: knowledgeable, accessible and…
Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America
To tell the history of medicine in America is a Herculean task. How can the story possibly be told in…
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
In this absorbing biography, Harriet Reisen examines the intriguing life of Louisa May Alcott. Written in an engaging narrative that…
Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr
As Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife, Katherine Parr has often been relegated to a footnote in history, or caricatured…
Don’t Forget to Write
This is a charming and intelligent account of one woman’s memories of being “relocated” as a child in Great Britain…
Oscar’s Books
This is a wonderfully well written biography of Oscar Wilde, and one which takes a very different approach, for it…
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