"A new book of essays by the cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum, author of The Queen's Throat and Jackie Under My Skin"--

This anthology pays tribute to Allan Berube (1946-2007), a self-taught historian and MacArthur Fellow who was a pioneer in the study of lesbian and gay history

Recalls past camping trips, reminisces about people from the author's childhood, and considers issues about conservation and the quality of life in the United S

The former U.S. Poet Laureate contemplates life, death, and the view from his window in these “alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny” essays (The New

'Personal inclination made me a historian. Personal encounter with public policy made me an activist.'