Shocking yet scholarly book paints very real portrait of NYC poverty through the centuries. The mention of homelessness and New York City generally conjures images of men with ragged clothes clutching cups and begging for spare change.... Read More

Author’s strong command of language and ability to escort readers through a complicated plot make for a fascinating page-turner. A former lover in the morgue is a nightmare even without the prospect of her murder tormenting a living... Read More

Detailed and fantastical story and drawings of grave robber’s son’s research of congenital deformities. The nineteenth century is remembered in American culture as a time of optimism, expansion, and scientific advancement. But one... Read More