A fictional biography of German meteorologist Alfred Wegener follows the groundbreaking scientist from his 1880 birth to his final Arctic exploration in 1930, discussing the offbeat scientific adventures and exploits that marked his life--from a reco...
When a traumatized Jewish girl is admitted to the town asylum for alleged nymphomania, Dr. Hoffmann of 1850s Frankfurt exhausts all traditional forms of treatment before resorting to a talking form of therapy, a technique that enables the doctor to c...
A commentary on an oppressive colonial system that people fled from in order to start a new life, this historical novel examines the hardships suffered by Welsh colonists who settled in Patagonia. Following a devastating sea journey, Silas James enco...