The untold weirdness of history’s greatest geniuses. Laugh & learn with 30 mini-bios that humanize these larger-than-life figures. Perfect for teens and adults

Edward Lear (12 May, 1812 – 29 January, 1888) – poet, author, musician, and artist from England, remembered for his nonsense collections in the Book of Nonsense

Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen (בנגאזי–ברגן־בלזן ) Yossi Sucary tells of the plight of North African and Libyan Jews during World War II

Donovan’s Devils brings to the forefront the unquestioned bravery of the operatives. The help they provided behind the lines was priceless

Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva is the 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series, where the retired Israeli spy is investigating an art forgery ring

The strength of this book is the fantastic research that went into the story, Jewish culture, as well as life in Salerno, the medicine Rebecca used for healing

A fine book & a great choice of authors. I never realized the contribution of most of these authors to the world, as well as the significance of their stories

The book focuses, primarily, on four remarkable soldiers and the heroics they achieved in saving the world from certain doom. Consisting of short biographies

Mayor Speranza has a problem; his village of Prometto, Italy (pop. 212) must come up with 70,000 euros. Otherwise, the water pipes will not be fixed

The author & his family on a series of vacations following Jefferson’s 1788 book attempting to observer what he saw and experienced