The stories collected shattered many lives, not the least the childhood of the person telling. Several of them never recovered after their childhood ended.

A book about the author’s grandfather, John Cowdry befriending the Blackfoot warrior Crop Eared Wolf. Mr. Chamberlin is a professor at the University of Toronto

I never thought I’d enjoy a book about pigeons. A thrilling book about an oddball corner of history including brave citizens, and creative intelligence officers

A nonfiction book of extremely short biographies of those people the author deemed as changing the world they lived in. Mr. Montefiore is a prize winning author

Queen Victoria ruled England when she was at the height of her power, a stable world leader, and a powerful player on the world’s stage.