Twenty-three colorful tales — including "The Duel," "What You Want," and "The Proof of the Pudding" — recapture city life at the turn of the 20th century.

Essays on Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Charls Willson Peale, and Gilbert Stuart.

A memoir of life in the family of Utah fundamentalist leader, polygamist, and naturopathic physician Rulon C. Allred.

A provocative call for environmentally sound gardening from PBS's Victory Garden host Roger Swain--who shows why gardeners are in the best position to become environmentalists through their garden techniques. Groundwork displays the author's talents as a storyteller as well as writer, biologist, and gardener.

Explores mainstream society's embrace of alternative rock, chronicles the postpunk years, and interviews such musicians as Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Paul Westerberg of the Replacements