A former F. B. I. profiler describes the nature of vicious serial criminals. A memoir of the Russian ice skater Sergei Grinkov by his longtime partner and wife. A portrait of the Sage of Monticello. A collection of photographs of infants dressed up as flora and fauna, with brief comments. Illustrated by Tom Bloom.
Children express their thoughts, wishes, beliefs and doubts.
The story of how Thomas Jefferson sponsored Lewis and Clark's exploration. Satirical pieces from The New Yorker and other venues, by a hereditary wit who is none the less sharp for lacking real malice. The ways in which animals teach humans about life and death. The former New York judge recalls his imprisonment. A poet recalls her restoration of a Tuscan villa and her discovery of Italian landscape, history and cuisine.