Queen Mary of Teck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, was a reserved intellectual. But some historians and descendants argue she was also an "upmarket kleptomaniac".

Even though Disney has been synonymous with animated movies for a while, people forget they often have a robust live-action library of some great movies.

Leave it to beavers . . . to fix the environment for us. Eager: The Suprising, Secret Life of Beavers, by Ben Goldfarb, Chelsea Green Publishing, 304 pages, $24.95. Buy it online at Chelsea Green.