Linda Simon Knihy

The book explores the paradox of American attitudes towards electricity in the late 19th century, highlighting a mix of suspicion and fear despite its potential benefits. While many embraced electrotherapy for various ailments, only a small percentage of families adopted electrical wiring in their homes. This dichotomy raises questions about societal responses to technological advancements and offers insights into contemporary reactions to innovation. The narrative delves into historical context, illustrating the complexities of human adaptation to new technologies.

Step right up! and buy a ticket to the Greatest Show on Earth - the Big Top, containing death-defying stunts, dancing bears, roaring tigers, and trumpeting elephants. The circus has always been home to the dazzling and the exotic, the improbable and the impossible -a place of myth and romance, of reinvention, rebirth, second acts, and new identities. Asking why we long to soar on flying trapezes, ride bareback on spangled horses, and parade through the streets in costumes of glitter and gold, this captivating book illuminates the history of the circus and the claim it has on the imaginations of artists, writers, and people around the world.

Lost Girls: The Invention of the Flapper is a spirited revisionist history of the iconic, mythic flapper, which gives fresh insight into young women's experiences in America and Britain from the 1890s to the 1920s.

This work offers an in-depth examination of the scholarship and criticism surrounding one of America's most acclaimed writers. It explores various interpretations and analyses, highlighting significant themes and contributions to literature. The book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of the author's work and the impact it has had on American literature and culture.

Simon gives us a new biography of the iconic, iconoclastic fashion designer Coco Chanel. Drawing upon rich archival sources, Coco Chanel provides a lively, clear-eyed account of the life and work of a woman whose influence transcends the world of fashion.

A history of the circus that is as enchanting as a night at the big-top itself.