The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Wordsworth Collector's Editions) by Arthur Conan DoyleBy the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had completed the twelve stories for The Strand Magazine that are gathered together in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, he was already growing tired of his most famous creation, but the financial incentive to continue was too great. So began the second series of stories, known as The Memoirs; these introduced such notable characters as Holmes' indolent brother, Mycroft, and Holmes' most dangerous adversary,

detailing not only their life cycles and the structure and function of their anatomical features

A weekend's worth of reading and a reference that you'll use for years

Conaboy's book isn't a parenting manual but rather a work of pop science jam-packed with neurobiological research

Travel: Dream Vacation

and coffee

inviting portrait of a mushroom day and night

Greta Anderson is also the author of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women and More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Wisconsin Women (both by Globe Pequot)

He does not notice monkeys following him

and becomes trapped in an unhappy marriage

Madeleine L'Engle possesses the same ambidextrous skill of storytelling as other literary giants

that is both soothing and entertaining for baby

as in some mythologies