It is difficult to keep in mind that the era of illegal abortions ended only 27 years ago.

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This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate...

Revered historian Baker, the author of books on Augustus, Tiberius, and Hannibal, tells the story...

Tap dance innovators and stars Harold and Fayard Nicholas are the focus of this biography that no...

A penetrating study of the life and writings of Stephen Crane, author ofThe Red Badge of Courag...

Sheaffer's two-volume biography of American platwright Eugene O'Neill-the second volume of which ...

Written with Lead offers a compelling narrative history of twenty-one tragic episodes in American...

Based on extensive interviews, Oscar Peterson is a well-informed and provocative exploration of P...

Danish poet and novelist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is best known for the dozens of fair...

This anthology collects 51 of Stein's most experimental poems, stories, portraits, and plays.

Illustrated with twenty-five reproductions of Pollock's paintings, the book looks into the passio...